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2016 Buffalo Motorama Coverage: The Big Show Keeps Getting Better!

(Photos by Mike Brooks – Gasoline Images) – For the last five years Joe Haniszewski Jr. has been the driving force behind the Buffalo Motorama and his hard work has resulted in an ever...

Watch Video Of Rob Valden Setting A New Drag Radial Record At 3.856 At Denton!

We were there streaming all the action live, and it was still hard to believe that Rob Valden set a new Drag Radial record at 3.856 seconds at over 212 mph! The car, a bitchin Corvette owned by...

Radial Tire Racing Association Action Photos – The Cars That Made History At Denton!

(Photos by Bad Brad’s Speed Shots) – It was one of the most exciting races we have ever streamed, one of the quickest races we have ever streamed, and one of the wildest. The Radial...

Question Of The Day: What Tiny Detail Of Your Ride Must Be Perfect For You?

You see that little plastic box on the table? That is part number E3EB-10B924-AA, a Ford seat belt buzzer from the early 1980s. And brother, I mean “buzzer”…this isn’t the...

More I-X Piston Powered Autorama Coverage: Trucks, Cars, Equipement, Fun Lurking At Every Corner

(Photos by Jose Ferrer) – We like that fact that a few of the guys you see contributing to BangShift actually travel in packs. For instance, Mike Brooks and his buddy Jose Ferrer can be found...

Hot-Lapping: This Half-Mile Corvette Catches Fire After A 180+ MPH Run!

Everything about this C6 Corvette Z06 is awesome: the stance, the 1,000 horsepower supercharged mill under the hood, the exhaust note that could wake the dead, the ability to run 181 in the...

The Nicest, Cleanest, And Most Original Four Banger Third Generation Chevy Camaro In The World Is For Sale

(By Eric Rood) – Behold, the world’s nicest 20-second Chevy Camaro! What a strange part of automotive history were the years of the early 1980’s, a time where the bloated Malaise Era...

This Ford XE Falcon Doesn’t Look Like The 9-second Quarter-Mile Car That It Is!

If it weren’t for the small aftermarket hood scoop on top of this Ford Falcon, you’d be forgiven for thinking that it was just a wicked-up street car. It makes a nice, cammed idle and...

61st Omaha World Of Wheels – Our Last Look Inside The Huge Show With Fresh Photos

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – Well, we have reached the end of Scott Liggett’s handiwork at the 2016 Omaha World of Wheels. He did a great job shooting all of these photos and giving us...

NHRA Chief Starter Mark Lyle Passes While Vacationing With Family In Mexico – Was Attempting To Rescue Friend

Mark Lyle, the Chief Starter for the NHRA passed away yesterday while vacationing in Mexico with friends and family. Reports from around the web are stating that Lyle drowned while attempting to help...

Watch The Quickest And Fastest Injected Nitro Fuel Altered Reset Its Own Records – The Wild Rat Is BangShift Perfection

This is not the first time we have showed you video of the truly awesome Wild Rat injected nitro fuel altered and it will not be the last. Why are we back with more cackling madness from this Fiat...

eBay Find: This 1982 Dodge Power Ram 350 Wrecker Isn’t Restored, Just Well-Worn!

When did pickup-based tow trucks disappear? As a kid, I remember seeing Fords, Dodges and GM trucks kitted out with wrecker units, massive push bumpers, and custom painted logos all over the place....

Watch A Staging Duel Turn Into Starting Line Drama – Choke Holds And All!

As long as there has been drag racing there have been people willing to try to get a psychological or mechanical edge on their opponent at the starting line. There are a million ways to do it and...

Kaboom! This Nissan’s Differential Makes A Grand Exit On The Starting Line At TX2K16!

Test and tune runs aren’t supposed to be brutal on parts unless you just flat-oh didn’t bother to tune up your ride. You line up, make a pass and double-check your setup…not...