Mud And Dirt Racing Photos: The Lee County Darryl Jones Memorial Race Was Epic And We’ve Got The Photos!

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) With the unfortunate passing from a courageous battle with cancer back in 2021 of famed and beloved mud racer Darryl Jones, pilot of the legendary “Scooby Doo”...

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BIG TIRES & BLOWERS – The Hot Rod Hoarder Hits Up The Spring Pigeon Forge Rod Run 2024 And Man There Were Cool Cars On Parade.

Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination, and home to several awesome car and truck events, in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. It’s a cool town full of restaurants, shops, hotels, Dollywood,...

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Our Final Gallery Of 2024 PDRA East Coast Nationals Action Photos: Check Them All Out Here, Along With A Link To Any You Might Have Missed!

We’ve got our fifth, and final, photo gallery from the PDRA East Coast Nationals below, but if you missed the previous galleries from the race, you can use the link we’ve included as...

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Kansas City Cash Days Video: Street Racing In Kansas City Mexico with an EPIC Final Race! Big Matchups And Some Serious Side By Side Racing.

Boy oh boy were the Kansas City Cash Days something to see! Street racing in Kansas has always been strong, I mean we’re talking for decades, but it has been a while since the guys at 1320...

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Featured Product: This Easy to Apply KBS Bed Liner Protects Truck Beds and Body Panels And You Can Do It At Home!

We’re big fans of KBS products around here, but if you haven’t seen their products here on BANGshift or haven’t caught up with them at the PRI or SEMA shows, then you need to check...

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Influence & Impact Episode 19 – Jason and Marcel Talk About Obscure Muscle Cars: Buick Grand National, Ford Torino, CTSV, And Muscle Trucks

Remember when a Buick Grand National first came out? Do you remember how they were weird because we were in desperate need of some speed and fun but couldn’t quite wrap our heads around why it...

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Video: Steve Morris Built This Blown Dart LS Engine For An Airboat – Watch To See What Makes It Different!

Engine builders are interesting guys. They all have their own approach to things and many of them have their specialties that people know them for. Steve Morris is known as a guy who builds...

Retro Pro Mod Video: Watch The Pro Modified Action From The 2004 US Nationals – Loads Of Fun Action!

Last weekend at Indy the E3 Spark Plugs pro mod category provided some of the most incredible action of the entire event. There were upsets, there were notable non-qualifiers, and there were loads of...

50th Cobra Jet Anniversary Celebration Photos: Norwalk Was Brimming With Ford Horsepower

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – It was the coolest gathering of Ford people, card, and history that anyone had ever seen and our man Joe Grippo was on the scene to check it out. The 50th Cobra Jet...

Morning Symphony: The Stick-Shift Class At Street Car Takeover Bowling Green

Come this weekend, the rolling hills around Bowling Green are going to be echoing with the sounds of all things GM as LS Fest East kicks off. For the next few days, there will be tons upon tons of...

Watch The Stock Eliminator Final Runs From The 1963 NHRA US Nationals!

While stock eliminator has morphed and changed and adapted with the times over the years there is still an aura about the class and what it represents. In this video you will see the conclusion of...

Flowtech Small Block Ford Turbo Headers Are A Hassle Free Solution To Getting Your Turbos Mounted

One of the most vexing things about adding turbochargers to your car is determining where to place them, how to make them fit, and how to get the plumbing right in your engine bay. Budget minded...

Whipple + LS Engine = Big Numbers – This 1,082hp Screamer Makes Incredible Torque As Well

The US Nationals provided an interesting look at the role of the LS in traditional drag racing and perhaps not in the way that you think. Yes, the SAM Tech factory stock showdown was populated with...

LSD – Legal Street Drag Racing! Check Out The Footage From Enid, Oklahoma!

The question always kicks in: if there isn’t a track, where are people going to race? In places like the Los Angeles metro, the answer isn’t easy since politics, neighborhood issues,...

All Big Block Chevy Oil Pans Are Not Created Equal! Lean About Different Options From Moroso

Your oil pan is one of those things that is insanely important to the performance and longevity of your engine but you likely don’t think about much. Many of you are probably running a stock...

PSA Video: Running 145psi Of Compressed Air Through Your Turbo Keychain Has A Negative Result

It’s Friday and many of you out there are going to be headed off for a long weekend. It could be a long weekend of racing, of hanging out with family, or just relaxing at the unofficial end of...

Morning Symphony: The Nitrous Backfire – “Oh, S#!%” In One Big Boom

Rocket-propelled grenades. Vehicle-born improvised explosive devices. Mortars by the bucketful. A Hydra 70 rocket going off at close proximity. One incident that involved a Hellfire missile and a...

Middle Child Syndrome: This 1981 Dodge Challenger Has To Go All-Out To Be Noticed!

Which is less appreciated by their fan base, the Mustang II or the second-gen Dodge Challenger? It’s kind of a wash, really…neither car truly lived up to the billing of the nameplate and...

Historic video: Jim Nicoll’s 1970 US Nats Clutch Explosion And Massive Crash

It’s not often that a wreck cements a guy into near legend status, but this one did the trick for Top Fuel racer, the late Jim Nicoll. Facing down the far better funded, equipped, and known Don...

This One Minute Video From The 1964 US Nationals Will Have You Wishing For A Time Machine

In the span of one minute, you’ll get an amazing appreciation for the fan experience at the 1964 US Nationals. While there are many fans who cruise to races these days with their motorhomes and...