First Heads Up Drag Race At The New Flying H Drag Strip! YES, A BRAND NEW DRAG STRIP, AND IT’S BEAUTIFUL!

Despite the fact that there are more operating dragstrips in the country today than ever in history, the news we are always listening to is that tracks are closing in record numbers. And yes, there...

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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 7 Regional #3 From The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 7! 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...

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Holley Spring Cleaning Sale: Get All The Hardware You Need For Your Favorite Engine. Intakes, Valve Covers, Accessory Drives, And More!

If you are looking for some fun stuff for your project, then this Holley Spring Cleaning Sale is one you need to pay attention to. With all kinds of engine hardware on sale, you just can’t...

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1,800 Miles Home! Will This Classic Ford Mustang RUN AND DRIVE From Arizona To Tennessee? Vice Grip Garage Part 2

We shared Part 1 of this whole Mustang II adventure last week and now it’s time for Part 2. Will it actually run and drive and make it all the way from Arizona to Tennessee? Watch to find out....

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Our 2024 PDRA East Coast Nationals Action Photos: Door Cars And Dragsters, Burnouts, Wheelstands, And So Much More.

We’ve got our fourth 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 well. (Photos...

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Gassers At Shadyside! Southeast Gassers Association 2024 | A/Gas Eliminations | Shadyside Dragway

The Southeast Gassers Association puts on some of the most fun drag racing in the world. It’s an awesome series with old school gassers being driven like God intended and they certainly know how to...

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Watch The Insane Robert Hight, Matt Hagan Double Explosion Run From The 2018 NHRA Gatornationals – Both Walked Away

This is something that even the most salty, grizzled, drag racing veterans at the Gatornationals had never seen before. Two funny cars exploding on the same run within a second of each other. Below...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Pistons, Turbines, Multiple Engines, Or One? Does It Matter When Talking Streamliners?

This is a personal preference question, not a tech question. I wanted to qualify that because of course there is a difference in classification between a streamliner running a turbine or piston...

Showstopper: Michael Britt’s Monte Carlo Came Out Swinging At Shut Up And Race!

Michael Britt’s 1982 Chevrolet Monte Carlo isn’t a race-only machine. And it’s not a recent build, though looking at it, you’d swear it was. He’s had the car since the...

Am I Horribly Sick For Wanting This Chevette? Wouldn’t You Love To Own It?

Okay, I know I sometimes march to the beat of a slightly different drummer, but call this my weakness that makes me connect with McTaggart. He likes all the weird Mopars that nobody in their right...

Even More March Meet 2018 Nostalgia Drag Racing Photos To Love

(Photos by Dyan Lover and Darr Hawthorne) What’s not to love? Especially when Dyan Lover is showing off her photos here at BANGshift.com! Her and Darr Hawthorne were busy as hell running around...

The NHRA Gatornationals Were Full Of Excitement In Qualifying, Here Are The Results!

NHRA’s Mello Yello Drag Racing Series is in full swing this weekend as the third National Event of the 2018 season is going on in Florida at the Gatornationals. The season has been full of...

Best In The West Award Announced for LS Fest West 2018

Listen up LS Fest West fans! LS Fest event staff are pleased to announce the Best In The West, a unique new award for LS Fest West 2018 participants. How will the winner be decided? We’re going to...

The St. Patrick’s Day Classic Big Money Race Is LIVE All Weekend Long

That’s right folks it’s time for another weekend of big money racing! This weekend it is the St. Patrick’s Day Classic from Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie Virginia. There is...

March Meet 2018 Nostalgia Drag Racing Action Photos Keep On Coming

(Photos by Dyan Lover and Darr Hawthorne) If you missed the 2018 March Meet, and didn’t tune into the live broadcast, then it’s a good thing we’ve got tons of photos to share with...

Morning Symphony: An Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme That’s All About The Launch

Outside of my weird Mopars, the next prolific vehicle type I’ve got in my back catalog is the GM G-body. I’ve owned one Monte Carlo SS, two 1979 Cutlasses, and have worked on various...

Fuel Altered Veterans Tell Stories From The Past In This Video From The NHRA Motosports Museum

While I was at the Good Vibrations March Meet at AutoClub Famoso Raceway earlier this month, I spoke to my good friend Tony Thacker who couldn’t stop smiling while telling stories of the Fuel...

A $40,000 Guess – Watch Cali Chris Go Virtually Perfect And Saw Birdman Off At The Knees

It was a moment that triggered a landslide of opinion, screaming, yelling, crying, and entertainment on the internet. When “Cali Chris” Poncia used his mental clock to leave the starting...

2018 Mad Mule Opener At GALOT Motorsports Park Action Photos : Doorslammer Thunder In The Carolinas

(Photos by David Whealon) – There have been great door slammer racers from all over the place but the Carolinas have launched a load of careers in the world of drag racing and the area...

Grandpa’s Got A Brand New Bag: This 1998 Lincoln Town Car Is A Monster!

The Lincoln Town Car…the pride and joy of limo drivers, airport “black car” operations, low-ranking politicians, and that nice retired couple up the street. Towards the end, the big...