More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Pro Stock, Pro Stock Bikes, And Factory Stock 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Ford Big-Blocks Unleashed! FE Race & Reunion Muncie Dragway! 352, 390, 406, 427, 428, SOHC!

The Ford FE powerplant is arguably one of the most important engines in Ford’s racing heritage. Sure there have been plenty of other powerful combos over the years, but when Chevrolet and Ford...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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We’ve Got NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Pro Mod And Outlaw Street 4-Wide Drag Racing Is Right Here!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Sunday $50,000 Big Money Race #2

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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The Mickey Thompson Turn & Burn: Alex Runs Her FASTEST Pass EVER and Then WON!

Alex and Nick Taylor, along with a bunch of other sicko drag and drive folks, are in Norwalk Ohio of the Mickey Thompson Tires Turn and Burn. This is the inaugural event, and it is the kind of drag...

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Tool Testing: This Is The World’s Most Powerful Cordless Impact Gun. Check Out The Power This Thing Makes!

We’re fans of the Torque Test Channel around here and for good reason. Nobody does a better job of testing power tools, and then sharing the information with everyone out there. Hell, if you...

Behind The Scenes At The 20th HOT ROD DRAG WEEK With FREIBURGER, LOHNES, and KJ JONES! CHECK IT OUT RIGHT HERE!

I was so disappointed to have to miss the 20th Anniversary of Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week this year. They shuffled the schedule around and it ended up right on top of Race Week which I help...

Watch This 427 FE High Riser Crank Out 670hp On The Dyno – This Thing Sounds Grand!

We’ve told you about the 427 FE high riser engine a bunch here at BangShift over the years. One of the meanest versions of the venerable engine, it powered Ford to make race wins on circle...

Our Final Gallery Of NHRA Zmax Carolina Nationals Action Photos: More Pro Stock Cars And Motorcycles, Plus Top Fuel Bikes Tearing Up The 1320 At ZMax Dragway In Charlotte

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a beautiful weekend to go drag racing at zMax! The NHRA Mission Tortilla Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Cars And Bikes really provided incredible action through...

LIVE NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing: Division 3 Racing Action From World Wide Technology Raceway St. Louis.

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 3! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

More NHRA Zmax Carolina Nationals Action Photos: Pro Stock Cars And Motorcycles, Plus Top Fuel Bikes Tearing Up The 1320 At ZMax Dragway In Charlotte

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a beautiful weekend to go drag racing at zMax! The NHRA Mission Tortilla Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Cars And Bikes really provided incredible action through...

David Newbern Helps Make Bert’s Junkyard 1957 Chevy A Driver With A Blown Small Block! First Drive Before Cruisin’ The Coast.

When Newbern and the gang got a bunch of Tri-Five Chevrolet’s out of Texas a couple years ago, they ended up in the hands of several folks who were intent on building cool rides. Some are going...

More NHRA Zmax Carolina Nationals Action Photos: The Wildest Door Slammers On Earth! Pro Mod Action From Charlotte.

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a beautiful weekend to go drag racing at zMax! The NHRA Mission Tortilla Drag Racing Series Pro Mod Doorslammers really provided incredible action through...

A Window Into History: This Video From 1966 At New England Dragway Shows Off Two Infamous Funny Cars

This is a cool video for a bunch of reasons. The first  is that it was shot at New England Dragway at one of the first “big” events they had at the facility during the short opening...

Awesome Engine Rebuild: Bringing A Packard V-12 Back To Life In Big Time Detail

If we started the day with a kind of strange engine in the form of that twin NSU home built project, we continue with one of the best engines ever. This video goes through every step of the...

More NHRA Zmax Carolina Nationals Action Photos: Burning Nitro And Shooting Flames At zMax Dragway!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a beautiful weekend to go drag racing at zMax! The NHRA Mission Tortilla Drag Racing Series nitro burners really provided incredible action through qualifying...

Holley LS Fest 2024 Photos: More Car Show Photos From Beech Bend Raceway Park’s Biggest Event Of The Year! More Of The Cool, The Weird, The Awesome…

Here’s our seventh gallery from Holley’s LS Fest in Bowling Green. There were way too many cool cars, trucks, boats, and planes! I’ve been the voice of Holley’s LSFest since its inception...

JUNKYARD TURBO LS-A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO BOOST. HOW TO PICK A MOTOR, A TURBO, HEADS, CAM AND INTAKE!

No matter how much info is out there on the web there still seem to a be lot of folks who are unsure about combinations for their rides. That is especially true when it comes to turbo LS combos as...

These 1960s Race Car Classified Ads From The Back Of National Dragster Will Make You Smile AND Cry – Awesome Stuff

I have a pretty decent collection of old drag racing books, magazines, and newspapers. It gets bolstered every now and again by my friend Mike Williams who provides me with “treasures”...