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Millican Resets NHRA National Record, Hagen, Nobile and Vancil Lead Fields At Winternationals!

(Photos by Jeff & Mike Burghardt) Clay Millican powered his Great Clips/Parts Plus dragster to the No. 1 qualifying Top Fuel position with a national elapsed time record of 3.628-seconds at...

2018 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Photo Coverage: Nitro, Pro Stock, and More From Pomona

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re back with more great action photos from the 2018 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway Pomona. The opener of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag...

BangShift Project Files: Project Ares, A Cheap-Build Craigslist BMW Project That’s About To Get Blown

Buried in the BangShift Project forum is the $5,000 Challenge file. The goal is simple: five grand total to go from nothing to hot rod. Anything goes, and who knows…at some point you might...

A Proper Reincarnation: 25 New Stratos Builds Are Going To Become Available!

The Lancia Stratos of old should require no introduction to you. It was a Ferrari-engined, rally-crushing doorstop with all the calm and collected serenity of a pissed off Tasmanian devil. It is one...

How Well Does An Ex-NASCAR Racer Do On The Street? Cleetus Bought An Old Craftsman Truck And Is Putting It To Use!

The other day I found a street-legal Ford-bodied ex-Craftsman Truck racer that got you guys talking a bit. Surely, having a street-legal ex-racecar would be a riot, right? Safety equipment that is...

Rough Start: Busting The Budget With A Restomod 1976 AMC Hornet That Is Too Good To Pass Up!

AMC’s Hornet series was one of the most brilliant moves the company made…mainly, because it was a platform that the company was able to stretch as thin as angel hair pasta to use for many...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Grid Kids, Bubble Cars and More Diesel Bad News

Looking outside the office window, I keep thinking I was supposed to build a giant boat to live in for a few months. It is to raining what using a firehose to water the roses is. At least the office...

Clay Millican, Jack Beckman & Drew Skillman Lead Friday Pro Qualifiers At Winternationals!

(Photos by Jeff & Mike Burghardt) The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season kicked off Friday with Jack Beckman leading Funny Car qualifying at the 58th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals...

King Of The Hammers Rock Bouncer VS Rock Crawler Shootout – End Over End Action!

Watching Rock Bouncers and Rock Crawlers battle it out on a shootout style course to see which one is going to be the top of the heap for the King of the Hammers Rock Bouncers vs Rock Crawlers is a...

I Think This Weiand Blower Would Be Perfect On The Dually! What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

No normal person would think that ruining a big block powered truck by bolting on a blower, but we’re not normal. There is something cool about the torque and snappy power that comes from a big...

This Is What Every Fuel Car Team Needs For Pomona. The Ultimate Race Support Wagon.

Back in the day my dad and his buddies pulled their dragsters with wagons. Everyone did. And they were awesome. In fact, one story that is permanently burned into my brain is of their friend Don...

2018 NHRA Winternationals Photo Coverage: Professional Qualifying Images From Pomona!

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re here at the 2018 NHRA Winternationals and the photos are coming in hot and heavy. Friday qualifying was exciting with many interesting story lines...

Money No Object: How To Make A 1974 Chevrolet Camaro Look Absolutely Perfect

The original, the first, the car that my entire love of everything automotive roots down to: the 1974-77 Chevrolet Camaro. If there was any question as to the origins of my questionable taste in...

Lawnmower Mudding?! It’s A Real Thing…Who Needs A Lifted Truck When A Riding Tractor Can Do The Job?

As I type this, the area that BangShift Mid-West is situated in is currently under flood watches. I’m grateful that it’s not snow, but instead we are forecasted to receive as much as...