Daniels Wins Fourth U.S. Nationals Mopar HEMI Challenge In A Row!
Sep 12, 2019Darr Hawthorne3
(Photos by Mike Burghardt) – The hugely popular Mopar HEMI Challenge at the U.S. Nationals continued again this year with 16 of the drag racing’s best period SS/AH Hemi Darts and Cuda’s,...
Holley LS Fest X: The Show Fields, From The Sweet To The Suicidal
Sep 12, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
Okay, so I spent a lot of time wandering through the show fields of LS Fest X. I’ll admit it, I was looking for something that I wasn’t finding on the dragstrip or the autocross course....
Small But Mighty: This 550-horse Seat Arosa Runs VW TDI Power!
Sep 11, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Small But Mighty: This 550-horse Seat Arosa Runs VW TDI Power!
Volkswagen’s TDI diesel engine program was supposed to be a gem, a method of clean fuel technology that saw diesel powered vehicles not as coal-rolling pickup trucks, but small, efficient cars...
Holley LS Fest X: Rides And Fun In The Kentucky Sun!
Sep 11, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Holley LS Fest X: Rides And Fun In The Kentucky Sun!
So for the last few days, we’ve told you, as best as we can, just how unreal Saturday was at LS Fest X. We’ve tried to tell you with numbers, with visions of scale, with photographs...
Holley LS Fest X: The Motherlode Arrives For The Festivities!
Sep 10, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Holley LS Fest X: The Motherlode Arrives For The Festivities!
The event is over, but we’re still coming to grips with just how huge LS Fest X really was. We’ve seen the drone shots, and we doubt we’ll ever know just how many tens of thousands...
Drag Race Time Travel Video: Hang Out At Thompson Drag Raceway Circa 1977-1978 – Frank Mazi’s Blown Opel and All!
Sep 09, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Race Time Travel Video: Hang Out At Thompson Drag Raceway Circa 1977-1978 – Frank Mazi’s Blown Opel and All!
Over the years here at BangShift we have featured some cool videos that were made at Thompson Drag Raceway in Thompson, Ohio. The place was a hot bed of gasser action during the golden age of that...
Fire Dance: Watch The Rice And Williams AA/FD Cackle At Night On 100% Nitro – So Cool!
Sep 09, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Fire Dance: Watch The Rice And Williams AA/FD Cackle At Night On 100% Nitro – So Cool!
Depending on what time of the day you are watching this video of the Rice and Williams AA/FD cackle, we have different recommendations on the volume level. First thing in the morning when you are...
Epic Video: Urban Hillbilly Has Put Their First Carnage Video From 2006 On YouTube – Bret Kepner, Scott Palmer, Wreckage Aplenty
Sep 09, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Epic Video: Urban Hillbilly Has Put Their First Carnage Video From 2006 On YouTube – Bret Kepner, Scott Palmer, Wreckage Aplenty
Back before everything was posted on the internet, guys like Sean Melton of Urban Hillbilly Action Video made their money by making DVD compilations of their footage. Like the famed “And They...
This Video Of The Imperial Construction NHRA Alcohol Funny Car Making A Hub Dyno Pull Is Awesome
Sep 09, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on This Video Of The Imperial Construction NHRA Alcohol Funny Car Making A Hub Dyno Pull Is Awesome
I love alcohol funny cars. As we have told you a million and a half times here over the years, they are among the most difficult cars to drive in the sport, they are fast as the dickens and they are...
Holley LS Fest X: Filling The Parking Fields On Saturday Morning
Sep 08, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Holley LS Fest X: Filling The Parking Fields On Saturday Morning
When you are working LS Fest, you are afforded the privilege of getting into the gate before the crowds are allowed in. In our case, the three of us were in at least forty-five minutes before the...
Holley LS Fest X: Roaming The Show Fields On A Lovely Friday
Sep 07, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
As a general rule, the weather at LS Fest does one of two things: either it is a hot, swampy mess or it floods…period. I’ve had years where I’m literally eating watermelon by the...
Holley LS Fest X: Cars, Trucks, And Yes, Even Vans On The Property!
Sep 07, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Holley LS Fest X: Cars, Trucks, And Yes, Even Vans On The Property!
I’m not going to use the meme-worthy quote about a particular type of person on Viagra, but yes, the GM LS engine really is stuck into just about everything. Don’t worry, I’ll have...
Holley LS Fest X: Autocrossing And Other Activities!
Sep 07, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Holley LS Fest X: Autocrossing And Other Activities!
When I checked in on Thursday to get my passes for Holley’s LS Fest X, I ran into Josh Korsower of Three Pedals. He’s always a welcome sight at LS Fest, because between his friendly...
LS Fest X: The Early Morning Wake-Up Call
Sep 06, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on LS Fest X: The Early Morning Wake-Up Call
Five o’clock in the morning comes quick. It comes a hell of a lot quicker when you usually go to bed at three in the morning, but such is life. That being said, there is no way I was going to...