Video: Larry Larson’s 204-MPH Pass at Drag Week 2009
Sep 19, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Videos
Larry Larson’s 1966 Chevy Nova with twin-turbo power from Mike Moran is legendary right now. Not only did the car earn the 2008 title of Fastest Street Car in America from Hot Rod magazine, but...
Gary Satterlee Takes Big Block Naturally Aspirated Class By Just Over a Tenth
Sep 19, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Simply amazing. That’s how we’d call the epic battle that went down this week between Gary Satterlee and Brent Bowman in the Big Block Naturally Aspirated class. This two were .011...
Curt Johnson Takes Pro Street Naturally Aspirated Win
Sep 19, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Pro Street Naturally Aspirated class came down to a two horse race by the end of the week. It was Curt Johnson’s bitchin’ black 1994 S-10 truck and James McEntire’s killer red...
An Upset Win in Pro Street Power Adder at Drag Week
Sep 19, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
It’s never over until the fat Monte Carlo sings! All week long at Hot Rod Drag Week, the attention in Pro Street Power Adder has been on Eric Yost’s 7-second turbo ’82 Firebird, but...
Brad Personett Goes 5.80s in Turbo Pro Mod Camaro at zMax
Sep 19, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Holy Cow! A short time ago, Brad Personett ran 5.87 at 246.89 mph in his turbocharged Camaro Pro Mod at the NHRA Carolina Nationals. This is the quickest run ever for a turbocharged Pro Mod....
Amazing! Larry Larson Blasts 204 MPH in the Last Moments of Drag Week!
Sep 19, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
BangShift Chad just called in the news: Larry Larson cranked it all the way up and made a glory pass in the last moments of Drag Week: 7.30 at 204 mph! That’s the first 200-mph run ever in the...
Mike Crow Wins Small Block Naturally Aspirated Class at Drag Week; See the Video
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Videos
Would you believe a naturally aspirated small-block car could drive 1,200 miles to five drag strips in five days and run 10.50s and .60s every day? It’s also a stick car. The winner of Small...
Mike Wood of Nitrous Express Wins the Diesel Class at Drag Week, With a Mustang
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
The Diesel class winner at Hot Rod Drag Week 2009 is Mike Wood of Nitrous Express in his ’94 Mustang with Duramax power. Weird. But how can you argue with a best ET of 9.88 at 142? The Mustang...
Jon Huber Wins Small-Block Power Adder at Drag Week, With a 4-Banger!
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
Don’t get me wrong, nothing against the other racers in the Small Block Power Adder class at Hot Rod Drag Week V, but Jon Huber was killing them all week, running low 9s to everyone...
Jay Brown Wins the Modified Naturally Aspirated Class at Drag Week 2009
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
Hot Rod Drag Week 2009’s Modified Naturally Aspirated class is another one that was hotly contested. Jay Brown, the only racer to participate in all five Drag Week events, has been in the lead...
Doc Fox Runs 8.86 to Win Modified Power Adder at Drag Week 2009
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
The Drag Week 2009 Win in Modified Power Adder goes to Rick Fox in his 540-powered ’67 Corvette! He’s been running 9-teens and 9-0s, with one 8.99 in Norwalk, Ohio, on Wednesday. His...
Mike Thompson’s 1968 Caprice Wins Big-Block Power Adder at Drag Week
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
By Day 4 of Drag Week 2009, there were just three cars left in the Big Block Power Adder class, all of them very cool. There was a ’70 Pontiac Grand Prix with a Pontiac mill on nitrous, a...
Breaking News: Larry Larson Wins Hot Rod Drag Week Overall!
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
It’s the first-ever back-to-back win for Hot Rod Drag Week! The Unlimited class winner for 2009 and the new Hot Rod Magazine Fastest Street Car in America is Larry Larson in his 1966 Nova. The...
Friday Question: Can Turbos Make Anything Cool?
Sep 18, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
So here’s a question. Does installing a turbo make anything instantly cool? We ask because we were confronted with the same question when watching the video below. We never thought much of...
