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Pretty/Wicked: Justin Moses’s 1956 Chevy Steals The Show, Then Puts One On!

At an event like the Holley Hot Rod Reunion, it’s very, very difficult to stand out when everybody and their mother is trying to stand out. You have to have an “X-factor”, something...

An Attention-Getter: Watch Mitchell Luke Go For A Fiery Ride At Willowbank Raceway!

Some days, it just ain’t your day. You’ll usually know it within ten minutes of waking up. But there are other days where your luck runs out just as things were going good, and for...

Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2017: Saturday’s Throwdown In The Sun – Eliminations Time!

Enough about the weather. What everybody wanted to get down to was racing, and not just qualifications, and Saturday at the Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2017 delivered. Where do we start? We can look...

Historic Drag Racing From Tracks Around Illinois and Missouri – Four Wide Action and More!

This weekend I’ll be calling the action at the NHRA event in Norwalk, Ohio. I am looking forward to this race as it will have lots of fun stuff going for it like pro mods, championship...

The LA Roadster Show Is The West’s Largest, And A SoCal Legend, Our Photos Start Here.

We’ve visited the LA Roadster Show almost every year since moving to SoCal, and can tell you that it is not just a car show, but a lifestyle event that has people from all over the country...

Pulling Coverage: The 4th Annual Mule City 300 Was Awesome – Photos From The Pits And The Course!

(Words and photos by David Whealon) – As if the drag racing isn’t badass enough at Galot Motorsports Park, the multi-use facility knocks it out of the park again with the running of the...

Watch This Huge-Wheel Equipped Monte Carlo Shear The Wheel Studs And Get Crazy!

(By Greg Rourke) – Why do most drag racers not run on giant rims? Perhaps a visual aid is in order and this huge-wheel equipped Monte Carlo is it. Here we have the Track Mania event at Memphis...

Watch Clay Millican Win His First NHRA National Event In Top Fuel – Overwhelming Emotions, Incredible Story

It was the most emotionally charged top fuel final round I have ever experienced in person and when Clay Millican charged down the track ahead of Leah Pritchett, the entirety of Bristol Dragway went...

Ever Seen A 1973 Ford Torino Station Wagon? This One Is Cool, But It Needs Some Help

Maybe I have simply lived a sheltered life but until I happened upon this 1973 Ford Torino station wagon, I had never actually seen one before. The thing is huge and its curves and general shape seem...

Here’s A Great Video Look At The First Ever Holley LS Fest West! Trucks, Drags, Autocross and More

Back in May, Chad attended the 2017 Holley LS Fest West event at Las Vegas Motors Speedway and took us all around the deal via live video. We saw drag racing, we saw autocross action, we saw trucks,...

Unhinged: Coming Full Circle At The Holley Hot Rod Reunion

The Holley Hot Rod Reunion is, far as I’m concerned anyways, my Genesis when it comes to BangShift. It was the first major photo assignment I had, the first time I worked with Brian and Chad,...

This 1976 AMC Pacer 4×4 Build Looks Surprisingly Good! V8, 4-speed And Ready To Go!

American Motors built some really cool machines during their short span. The Hornet is a neat little compact that was vital to the company’s overall health for decades. The Eagle 4×4...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: They Did It For How Long?

  If you are reading this…why? There is so much going on out there right now! Just this weekend Power Tour and the Holley Hot Rod Reunion wrapped up, Ratty Muscle Cars held another...

Send Your Mom Off-Roading In A Luxury SUV And Film Her Reactions…Sounds Awesome!

Getting my mother to do anything automotive was like pulling teeth. Outside of the occasional half-throttle blast onto the highway in her 1975 Olds Omega, she was trepidation personified behind the...