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2024 Highlight Video: NHRA Shares Their Wildest Of Wild Rides From The 2024 Mission Drag Racing Series

One of the best things about New Year each year is that the previous year’s best of everything gets listed and highlighted. For us in the drag racing world, that means best wheelies, best hole...

Not Stock Feature Video: 1970 Pontiac TransAm by BBT Fab, Plus What’s In The Shop And Behind The Scenes Extras.

Early 2nd Gen Firebirds are awesome. I guess Firebirds in general are pretty awesome, but there is something special about these early 2nd Gen cars. They just look tough. Like a Camaro, but with more...

Truck Show Video: C10 Intervention 2024 In Woodland California Was Small Town Cool And Had Awesome Rides

I was talking to a friend of mine the other day and he was asking about car events in California and whether there were really as many as it seemed. He had recently found a website that lists...

Check Out This Great Video From The 2024 Shelby American Demo Day At The Simeone Foundation

Grippo is back at it, this time with video from the 2024 Shelby American Demo Day at the Simeone Foundation and boy were the cars cool! We’re talking about an incredible Daytona Coupe and a...

The Hidden HISTORY of Synthetic Oil (1974-2024) – 50 Years Of Mobil 1?! Synthetic Oil Is Nothing New!

Synthetic oil is nothing new, but I had no idea it had been around for 50 years already! But it’s true, Mobil 1 came out in 1974 and was the first synthetic motor oil. Who knew? Apparently Lake...

Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Weiler Tiger X And DeWalt Elite Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 10.

Last Week we shared the video from Fireball Tool where Jason was building the ultimate grinding disc test rig in preparation for the ultimate grinding wheel test we’ve ever seen. And now it is time...

NHRA’s Top 5 Top Fuel Underdog Moments From 2024: Mission Drag Racing Feel Good Stories That Make You Want To Back The Little Guy.

Everyone loves and underdog, except the guy who’s NOT the underdog. And when an underdog is on a roll, or has their back in the corner, you never know what they might do. It sets the stage for...

THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING! FINNEGAN HAS HUGE NEWS, AND THE LATEST FUN STUFF, FROM THE 2024 PRI SHOW!

The 2024 PRI Show was awesome as always and we got to see tons of stuff. We’ve been taking care of lots of business though and haven’t shown everything we loved. Fortunately for you,...

Introducing The Mangled Mercury Project: The 1939 Mercury Gets Some Love – The Iron Trap Garage Crew Is Chopping This Bad Boy And So Much More!

The Iron Trap Garage crew are never without projects, but this one is special because it feels like it has been forever since they chopped or channeled anything. But that is all about to change with...

Dirthead Dave’s Unreal Adventure Saga Continues: Part 2 Of His Unreal Adventures, On Unreal Adventure.

In the first part of Dave’s adventures in getting to Unreal Adventure, Dave had to drive this thing pretty far in order to even start the Unreal Adventure and he’s on his own and has been...

Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Walter All Steel Turbo And Ezarc Metal Master Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 9.

A couple days ago we shared the video from Fireball Tool where Jason was building the ultimate grinding disc test rig in preparation for the ultimate grinding wheel test we’ve ever seen. And now it...

2024 Top 5: Holeshots from the 2024 NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series That Made An Impact

Holeshots are an interesting phenomenon at the dragstrip. On one side of the race track you have someone who is thrilled with cutting an awesome reaction time that opened a window that just might...

Happy New Year From BANGshift.com! Here’s To A Happy, Healthy, And Fulfilling 2025!

On behalf of the entire BANGshift Family, I want to thank you all for being a part of our 2024 and hope that your 2025 is even better! We are super thankful for such a great year of racing in 2024...