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Drag Gallery: The 2012 Paradise Drag Strip Show and Go!

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – This past weekend, a couple of events in North Georgia kept Tommy Lee Byrd busy, as he pulled a double shift with two great drag racing events. First off...

Comp Cams Question Of The Day: What Car Do You Hate To Admit You Love?

We have to admit that the guys over at Comp Cams come up with some pretty interesting photos and questions each week on their Facebook page. And somehow we always get suckered into reading all the...

Drag Gallery: The Kontinentals Day of the Drags – Our Final Gallery

(Photos by Charles Wickam) -We’ve been doling out Charles Wickam’s awesome photos from the 2012 Day of the Drags at Little River Dragway in Texas. The event, which celebrated its 10th...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Would You Rather See An 8 Second Bumper Dragger Pass OR ?

With the Byron Power Wheelstand Championships happening last weekend, and all the cool drag racing photo galleries we’ve got up, the question about what kind of drag strip pass you most like to...

Event Coverage: Byron World Power Wheelstanding Championships Photos… Bumpers Beware!

These dudes are nuts. I mean we love watching wheelstands, and nothing is more fun than driving a car that pulls the wheels hard, but given the incredible wheelstand it takes to win the Byron World...

Jump Cancelled for Today Check Back Tomorrow TO WATCH THE RED BULL STRATOS EDGE OF SPACE SKY DIVE!

The Red Bull Stratos mission, which will have Felix Baumgartner free falling from the literal edge of space, some 23-miles above the Earth is being live streamed on the internet and you can watch it...

Drool Worthy: Awesome Fab Work and Photos as DMC Racing Updates Paul Major’s Drag Radial Corvette – Turbos to the Front!

Paul Major’s wild twin-turbo radial tire Corvette has been one of the great pieces to come out of the DMC Racing shop over the last couple of seasons. The car has run very well all over the...

Event Photos: Radial Revolution, No Mercy 3 Wheels-Up Action Photos From South Georgia

The Radial Revolution races at South Georgia Motorsports Park are some of the best small tire races anywhere. And every year we look forward to the No Mercy event because it is a run what you brung...

Explosivo Video: A Late Model Challenger Suffers A Big Nitrous Explosion and Major Fire – Whoopsie Doodle!

It isn’t a mistake or coincidence that nearly as soon as a new performance car is released, nitrous companies are on the scene with bolt on plate kits for them. It is cheap horsepower and when...

Video: Champion Wheelie From the World Power Wheelstanding Championships – Eighth Mile, No Wreck!

Of all the great ideas, innovations, and wacky creations that Byron Dragway’s Ron Leek came up with over the years as one of the nation’s best drag strip promoters, his master stroke was...

New Product: Rocket Racing Wheels Adds New Bolt Patterns to Their Wheel Lineup!

Rocket Racing Wheels has announced that they’ve added 5″x5″ and 5×5.5″ bolt patterns to some of their wheel offerings. We think that this is a great move as there’s...

Drag Gallery: More Vintage Cars and Competition From Day of the Drags 2012!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Yesterday we dropped the first load of photo goodness on you as shot by Charles Wickam at The Kontinentals Day of the Drags 2012 held at the historic Little River...

Event Coverage: Autocross Action and Car Show Photos From Goodguys Lonestar Nationals

It was cold as hell at the Goodguys Fall Lonestar Nationals this weekend, but that didn’t stop a huge crowd from showing up at the car show and autocross. The Texas Motorspeedway was packed,...

Found: A Perfect 1972 Opel GT Trar – Tiny Car With 44-Inch Tires = BS Approved!

BangShift tipster Rich Hintze is establishing himself as a true ninja of the internets. He’s dug up a bunch of cool stuff from eBay and CraigsList over the last few weeks, but this is the king...