Registration Is OPEN For Holley LS Fest 2017 – Don’t Wait And Miss The Fun, It’ll Sell Out!
Jun 06, 2017Brian Lohnes1
We come at you today with great news. Registration is open for Holley LS Fest 2017. The annual throw down in Bowling Green, Kentucky has become a must attend event for drag racers, auto crossers,...
Nostalgia Drag Racing With The Southwest Heritage Racing Association
Jun 06, 2017Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Nostalgia Drag Racing With The Southwest Heritage Racing Association
(Words and Photos by Bad Brad Klaasen) Round two of the Southwest Heritage Racing Association’s traveling road show rolled into North Star Dragway, just north of Denton, Texas, on May 6th. The...
Watch Terry McMillan Suffer A Nuclear Level Explosion At The 2017 NHRA New England Nationals
Jun 05, 2017Brian Lohnes1
This one nearly registered on the richter scale. Terry McMillan suffered one of the worst and most violent engine explosions in modern top fuel history on Sunday at the 2017 NHRA New England...
Can A Clapped-Out Malibu Run Nines For Under $2,000? This Guy Is Trying!
Jun 03, 2017Bryan McTaggart13
We love a good budget build around here. Mainly because we all are working underneath a budget. What can we say…we aren’t farmers, we can’t grow cash trees. But you can have fun for...
NHRA Sanair 1972: Wally, Grumpy, Buster, Linda Vaughn, the Last Winning Front Engine Top Fueler, and More!
Jun 02, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on NHRA Sanair 1972: Wally, Grumpy, Buster, Linda Vaughn, the Last Winning Front Engine Top Fueler, and More!
(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – Our historic deluge of photos featuring the groovy and awesome 1972 NHRA Le Grandnational held at Sanair Super Speedway in Canada continues! Bob Boudreau was awesome...
Jegs NHRA SPORTSNationals 2017: Our Final Gallery From The All-Sportsman Showdown!
Jun 01, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Jegs NHRA SPORTSNationals 2017: Our Final Gallery From The All-Sportsman Showdown!
Many people picture Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars when NHRA is mentioned, and I can’t say that I blame them. If you’ve ever been near either one of those monsters when they launch and...
Let’s Drive The RPM Act Home – Click Here And Take 30-Seconds To Save our Race Cars
May 31, 2017Brian Lohnes19
Last year, the RPM Act was introduced to congress and that was a huge step forward, validating the hard work that SEMA had done to that point. As we all know, the old congress was shuffled out after...
1970s NHRA Sanair Action Photos – Never Before Published Images From Le Grand National!
May 31, 2017Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – Sanair Super Speedway in Canada was a longtime host of NHRA national events. The longstanding name was Le Grand National (then followed by a company’s name like...
Best Of BangShift: 1980s Promotional Video For RacePak Narrated by Steve Evans and Featuring NHRA Greats
May 30, 2017Brian Lohnes1
Yesterday we talked about the development of the RacePak on board racing computer during our interview with Dale Armstrong. After that story ran, we got tipped off to a really cool video that must...
1972 NHRA Sanair – New Never Before Published Photos From The Race, Cars, Stars, History In Living Color!
May 30, 2017Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – It was a while back that Bob Boudreau was generous enough to share some of his awesome photos from the 1972 NHRA national event at Sanair Super Speedway in Canada...
Jegs NHRA SPORTSNationals 2017 Gallery: More Sportsman Racing Goodness From Beech Bend!
May 30, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Jegs NHRA SPORTSNationals 2017 Gallery: More Sportsman Racing Goodness From Beech Bend!
By sheer luck, the weather that was expected to spoil the fun of the Jegs NHRA SPORTSNationals at Beech Bend had all the ferocity of a kitten mewling. Things might not have looked cheery at first...
Leah Ochs Suffers A Hard Hit In The Lead Sled Wagon In Texas – She Is OK, Wagon Hammered
May 30, 2017Brian Lohnes4
(Video Credit: NXGonzoVideo channel YT) – The Lead Sled wagon is a fan favorite wherever it shows up to run. Last weekend it happened to be at the Texas Motorplex for the Redemption No Prep...
Awesome Historic Drag Photos: Super Stock Nationals At York US30 Dragway Circa 1972/73
May 29, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Awesome Historic Drag Photos: Super Stock Nationals At York US30 Dragway Circa 1972/73
(Photos by Thomas Sayers) – York US30 Dragway stood as one of the great hot spots of the drag racing world for a period of nearly 20 years. The track was an airport that would suspend...
Best Of BangShift: Watch Two Alcohol Burning Funny Cars Engage In A Tug Of War At Atco Dragway During The Summer Of ’89!
May 28, 2017Brian Lohnes1
The video is weirdly awesome. For starters we think that the two “funny cars” in the film were built for this competition as they seem to be rear engine (judging by where the header...