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FREE Blaster Coils From MSD This Week! MSD Lucky 7 Summer Sale Event

That’s right, MSD is giving away Blaster Coils! Order a distributor from MSD during week 2 of the MSD Lucky 7 Summer Sale and get an MSD Blaster Coil FREE! This is a really good deal folks, and...

Video: What May Be The Best Sounding Chopper Ever. Radial Engine Greatness

Greg Mann sent us this Content Submission saying “I know, I know, it’s a motorcycle, but it may have the best sounding engine I’ve ever heard!”, and we have to agree,...

BangShift Exclusive: FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO From Virginia ADRL Race! Drag Radials Too!

REPLAY AVAILABLE NOW! CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH THE REPLAY OF THE ADRL U.S. DRAGS IN VIRGINIA ON-DEMAND HERE AT BANGSHIFT.COM. CLICK THIS LINK TO WATCH That’s right folks, it’s on...

Land Speed Gallery: The East Coast Timing Association June 2013 Meet – Wilmington Mile!

So while Chad was at the ADRL race in Virginia, I was at the ECTA meet in Wilmington, Ohio calling the action. It was a weekend of fantastic weather, tons of record breaking runs, and really fast...

BangShift Question of the Day: What was your first car?

At Wilmington this past weekend, there was a 17-year old racer who managed to run 200mph under the guidance of his dad, who is an experienced land speed competitor. The kid kid a great job, followed...

Gallery:Hot Rod Power Tour Chattanooga, Tennessee—Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, More!

The Hot Rod Power Tour made its return to Chattanooga, Tennessee this year, having made its first appearance in 2010. The city welcomed the return, and the Power Tour folks were glad to be back, so...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Rocking Down The Highway – The Doobie Brothers (1972)

So by the time you read this, I’ll have been driving for a bunch of hours on my way home from the ECTA meet in Wilmington, Ohio. Also, I bet there are still a few intrepid Power Tour...

Breaking (Record) News: Hot Rod Power Tour Participants Do The World’s Largest Burnout – 73 Cars At Once!

Short story long, a new unofficial world record for the biggest burnout ever done has been set by 73 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour participants at zMax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. Previously,...

Happy National Donut Day! Here’s How The Camaro Team At Chevrolet Celebrates

Happy National Donut Day from a couple of guys who know how to get their eat on. We also know a lot about the other kind of donuts. The tire smoke, fun in parking lots kind. Oh and the ones in the...

Crazy Video: A Drag Bike Runs 6.87 While Pulling a Quarter Mile Wheelie!

Motorcycle drag racer Chip Ellis has competed and won at all levels of the sport and on top of a multitude of different motorcycles. Most of you know his name from NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle...

Gallery: 50 Photos of 1932, 1933, and 1934 Fords!

When the words “hot rod” hit your ears, chances are that an image of a 1932 Ford shows up in your mind’s eye. If there were no 1932 Ford, there is an excellent chance that the car...

Retro-Gallery: 2012 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion – Cacklefest Photo Gallery

(Editor’s note: One week from now, we’ll be in Bowling Green at the Holley National Hot Rod Reunion bringing you live video and great photos. Were going to look back at some of...

Friday Reason To Go Home Early And Drink: The Fisker Karma Is The Modern Delorean

My loathing of Deloreans has been well documented on the pages of BangShift. So well documented, people occasionally taunt me on Facebook regarding it. That wouldn’t bother me much except for...

Drag Week Prep Is ON! Watch Tom Bailey’s Sick Seconds Camaro Put Down 2,108hp At The Tires With Holley EFI!

Oh yeah, Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week prep is in full swing all over the country. Some guys are still cutting and welding, others are making test hits on the strip, and still others have tweaked combos...