This Home Movie From The 1969 NHRA US Nationals Will Put A Smile On Your Face
Aug 30, 2017Brian Lohnes5
Dads and video cameras. What is it about that? As a kid in the 1980s, my dad would have the big shoulder mount home movie camera out taking footage of every road trip, vacation, and other thing we...
The Beater Bomb Mustang Is Back!!! As Usual They Won’t Tell Us What Is In It So We’re Making Stuff Up!
Aug 30, 2017Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Beater Bomb Mustang Is Back!!! As Usual They Won’t Tell Us What Is In It So We’re Making Stuff Up!
Okay we’re not, but the guys at 1320Video are! Kyle and the gang have decided it is an 800 horsepower turbocharged 2JZ combo that is stuffed under the hood of this famed Fox body Mustang. Since...
Legendary Drag Racing Photographer Tom Schiltz Has Died – We Remember Him Here
Aug 29, 2017Brian Lohnes3
(By Bret Kepner) – Tom Schiltz January 19, 1945 – August 25, 2017 Acknowledged as one of drag racing’s greatest photographers, Tom Schiltz will forever be remembered for his business...
Watch The Final Rounds From The 1987 NHRA US Nationals – Thrashing, History, and More
Aug 29, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch The Final Rounds From The 1987 NHRA US Nationals – Thrashing, History, and More
Let’s hop in the way back machine and travel 30 years into the past to the final rounds from the 1987 NHRA US Nationals. Bob Glidden was appearing in his 11th straight Indy final round, Kenny...
Project Malibuuhoo: Meet The Turbocharged Malibu That Will Run Drag Week 2017!
Aug 29, 2017Bryan McTaggart6
Andy Warren is many things: he’s a friend to BangShift, he’s a five-time NMCA Nostalgia Muscle Car champion (his 1971 Chevrolet Caprice is a dominant force in the class) and he’s a...
Ratty Muscle Cars’ “No Shine Sh*t List” Under The Lights 2017: Part Two, Arm Drop Drags At Jake’s Dragstrip
Aug 29, 2017Bryan McTaggart3
Jake’s Dragstrip is a small, eighth-mile outlaw strip near Moulton, Alabama. It’s one of those places that requires a trip down a dirt road to find, and when you get there you might as...
Epic Video: 26 Minutes Of The Amazing Vintage Drag Racing Greatness Right Here
Aug 28, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Epic Video: 26 Minutes Of The Amazing Vintage Drag Racing Greatness Right Here
This two part professionally produced drag racing film from early 1971 is, in our opinion, the most fantastic vintage drag racing movie we’ve ever watched on the internet. The film was...
Citing Need For More Time In Top Alcohol Dragster Troy Coughlin Jr. Has Resigned From His Driving Position At Kalitta Motorsports
Aug 27, 2017Brian Lohnes5
In an unexpected announcement that was released on Saturday it was announced that Troy Coughlin Jr. has resigned from his driving position at Kalitta Motorsports. Coughlin was sitting in 10th place...
Farm Truck And AZN Finally Race Each Other! Dung Beetle VS Farm Truck Baby!
Aug 27, 2017Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Farm Truck And AZN Finally Race Each Other! Dung Beetle VS Farm Truck Baby!
Farm Truck and AZN are the best of the friends, and are always side by side setting each other up for races on the street and on the track. At the recent Outlaw Armageddon no prep race, AZN and Farm...
Watch New Hampshire’s Dan Page Win Top Alcohol Dragster At The 2016 NHRA US Nationals – Epic!
Aug 27, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch New Hampshire’s Dan Page Win Top Alcohol Dragster At The 2016 NHRA US Nationals – Epic!
I am totally geared up for the 2017 NHRA Chevrolet Performance US Nationals. I was reflecting on my favorite moment from the 2016 race and one of my favorite moments from my nearly 20 years of...
Watch Wayne Bailey’s Incredible Top Fuel Save From The 1995 US Nationals – Stuck Throttle!
Aug 26, 2017Brian Lohnes3
We love sharing these classic NHRA US Nationals moments with you out there in readerland because we’re super excited for the big race to start next week and we’ll be sharing the same view...
BangShift Candidate Endorsement: Scott Palmer Needs Your Votes To Race In The Traxxas Shootout At Indy!
Aug 25, 2017Chad Reynolds2
So here’s the deal, we like all three of the guys up for the 8th spot in the Traxxas Top Fuel shootout at the US Nationals. Terry McMillan, Troy Coughlin Jr., and Scott Palmer are the three...
Eight In A Row Make It Go! This Dragster Has Been A Lakester And Uses A Buick Fireball 8 For Power
Aug 25, 2017Brian Lohnes7
Eight in a row make it go! While it is not common to see Buick straight eight powered dragsters at the strip these days, the engines are practically sprouting out of the ground at the Bonneville Salt...
eBay Find: This 1965 AMC Rambler Is A Long Way From Ramblin’ Again, and That Power Plant!
Aug 25, 2017Brian Lohnes11
(By Greg Rourke) – I love me some AMC’s. Something about my oddball personality attracts me to the underdog marque. They always did the most with what little they had to work with up in...