Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
Funny Car Chaos Season Recap: Nothing Stops The Chaos As Singleton Scores Second Consecutive World Championship
(Words by Chris Graves. Photos by Wes Ramsey, Bob Snyder and Russell Brown) The challenges faced across the globe due to the pandemic created challenges in motorsports unlike anything we’ve ever...
Project Hay Hauler: We Install The New Engine, A New McLeod RXT Twin Disc Clutch, And Prep For Rocky Mountain Race Week.
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) If you have been following along on my build of 1967 GMC pickup we call Project Hay Hauler, you will have seen I took a 383 I had collecting dust in the corner...
The Fall Throwdown In T-Town Goes LIVE This Afternoon! FREE Livestreaming Drag Racing Right Here Friday and Saturday!
The Throwdown in T-Town races at Tulsa Raceway Park are some of our favorite events of the year, because not only do they celebrate everything that is awesome in the drag racing world, but they do it...
It’s The FinalFinal Day Of FREE LIVE Streaming From The Spring Fling Million!$30k Saturday Spills Over To Sunday!
That’s right, the Spring Fling Million, normally held in Las Vegas, and streamed right here on BANGshift.com, that was moved to Bristol, is reaching its final day. It’s $30,000 Saturday...
Day 5: El Toro Update. Build An 8-second Car In 8 Days! They Are Jamming Now
Can they pull it off? An 8-second quarter mile capable car in just 8 days? I think they can and with 5 days down, the boys are making headway. With the talent and resources these guys have they...
Small Block Chevy Power Combos: 400-1000 Horsepower, We Got You Covered Right Here With 7 Different Combos.
I get asked all the time about combinations that will make certain horsepower levels. Whether it’s a small block, an LS, a big block, or whatever, everyone has some magic power number...
Bargain Racement Part 3: Can You Build A Race Car For The Same Money As A Racing SIM? Watch…
SIM Racing has been getting more and more popular, and the popularity has gone through the roof since COVID-19 came around, and I get why. But wouldn’t you rather spend that money to go real...
Engin Swap How To: Swap A Gen-3 HEMI Into Your B-Body Mopar With Bolt On Parts!
When engine swaps first started in the early days of hot rodding they were a rarity to see anywhere in public. They were done to race cars and the random hot rod, but not to normal street cars. Over...
Motion Raceworks Is Building An 8 Second Car In 8 Days!!! Meet El Toro!
I’ve been part of a team that built a car in just 48 hours, and I’ve been part of a team that twice built an 8 second car in 10 days, and both required a lot of planning. The task of...
Scott Palmer Brings Everything Nitro Powered He’s Got To Ozark Raceway Park And SENDS IT!
Scott, or Scotty, Palmer is an awesome dude. He’s a friend, an amazing human, a killer competitor, and a guy that doesn’t do anything unless it is at least a little fun. In fact, fun is...
SDBA Drag Boat Races Will Be LIVE Here On BANGshift Starting Sunday Morning!
That’s right folks, we’ve got more Southern Drag Boat Association racing coming to you live right here at BANGshift.com. We were live Saturday morning and will be live again Sunday...
Bargain Racement: Can You Build And Race A Car For The Same Or Less Money Than SIM Racing? YES, YES YOU CAN!
Before you start going all gamer bitch on me and start spouting examples of SIM racing setups that are cheap, realize that everyone knows you can do SIM racing at a bunch of different budget levels....
The Fall Fling At Galot LIVE Continues Sunday For $125,000!
The Fling events, whether the Spring Fling, Spring Fling Million, Fall Flings, etc, are some of the finest run bracket races in the world. They have arguably changed the landscape of bracket racing...
Rainmakers: New Orleans Offers A Wet And Wild Street Car Experience For Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car Racers
(Words by Jim McIllvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelly) By the time the world’s best street cars rolled into NOLA Motorsports Park in New Orleans, five events were in the books for OPTIMA’s...