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COMP Performance Group Announces A Raft Of New Hardcore Products To Debut At SEMA 2013

Yesterday we told you that the SEMA 2013 news would be coming hot and very heavy this week and we weren’t kidding. Hot on the heels of Hedman announcing that they would be rolling some 350 new...

Pro Mod Racer Dennis Radford Crashes Scooter, Can’t Race Sunday In Vegas!

(Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne) Oregon Pro Mod racer Dennis Radford’s return to the NHRA Pro Mod wars after taking a one-year hiatus proved to be a successful, but took a bad turn Saturday...

Action Gallery: Bodacious Racing Action From Battleground Speedway in Texas!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It has been a while since Wickam attended a dirt circle track event and picked dirt out of his teeth after a night shooting cool cars sliding around on the slick...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Do You Want To See Us Do With The ZL1 Camaro?

When the guys from GM called and said that a new ZL1 Camaro was on it’s way to my house last week, it was a surprise. We didn’t have anything planned, and we didn’t know what the...

Caption This Photo: Yeah, I’m Just Going To Leave This Right Here…

(Photo by Charles Wickam) – During Charles Wickam’s weekend of photo blasting at the Houston ADR event, he captured the aftermath of a pretty gnarly nitrous explosion out of what looks to...

Drag Photos: Wheels Up Gassers And Nostalgia Door Cars Invade New London Dragstrip

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) BangShift Photo Contributor Benoit “The Frenchman” Pigeon made a trip over to New London Dragstrip this weekend to snap some photos of Gassers and old school...

Craigslist Find: A Scooby Van With An Epic Description Of It’s “Smuggling Potential” Must Read

When we come across these funny Craigslist Ads that have very colorful descriptions, we try to share them whenever possible as Craigslist Finds here on BangShift. We’re going to be honest with...

Daily Update 4: We Spend A Week Driving A ZL1 Camaro Everyday And So Far We Love It

If you haven’t been watching our back and forth antics with regards to the ZL1 Camaro and Z71 Silverado that GM loaned us for a week, you have missed a lot. Besides the daily update videos like...

Courtney Force And John Force Kick Ass In Vegas. Force Wins 16th NHRA Championship

That’s right folks, after a year of ups and downs within the Force Racing camp, John Force has clinched his 16th NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car Championship this past weekend in Vegas. The final...

Retro Drag Gallery: Liam Garritty Captures The California Hot Rod Reunion ’70s Style

(Photos by Liam Garritty) When BangShift.com Photo Contributor Liam Garritty shows up at an event he’s not there to capture ALL the action. He’s there to create artistic impressions of...

Big News! BangShift Announces The Violent Valiant Scavenger Hunt! Meet Cool People, See Cool Parts, Win Free Stuff!

As we have been showing you and telling you, Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle has teamed up with some of the best companies in the industry on the completely awesome Violent Valiant build. These guys are...

Gasser Video Perfection – 10 Minutes With The Ohio Outlaw AA/Gassers – Kick Ass Cars Putting On A Kick Ass Show

As it gets cold here in New England and I already crave some of the summer months back, videos like this absolutely awesome gasser film keep me warm and hopeful for next year’s drag racing...

Hedman’s Bringing The Heat For SEMA – A New Catalog And 350 New Part Numbers On The Way!

We’re going to be talking lots about SEMA 2013 this week because it is coming like a freight train and we want YOU to know what’s coming, who has surprises in the works, who is thrashing...

The American Way 1970 AMX Was Customized In 1975 And Never Changed – Street Freak Meets Country Music – eBay Found!

There were lots of regrettable automotive things that happened in the 197os. For a long time it was the decade that we all loved to hate. Like picking on a fat kid with toilet paper stuck to his...