Remembering 2018 – Francois Gissy, The Frenchman Known For His Incredible Homebuilt Rockets Has Died
It was a note from BangShift contributor Benoit Pigeon and the comments on a video I posted yesterday that floored me. Francois Gissy, the Frenchman who built a series of incredible rocket powered...
Best of 2018: Bradenton Motorsports Park SOLD: Young New Operator With History At Track and Commitment To Keep It Fresh
In news that is big time stuff through the drag racing world, BangShift learned that Alan Chervitz has sold his operating stake in Bradenton Motorsports Park, a track that he has been the primary...
Best of 2018: Rocky Mountain Raceways’ Night Of Fire – Lighting The Candles One Last Time, Part Two
(Note: The Night of Fire event at Rocky Mountain Raceways was supposed to be a streamed event, but due to technical difficulties that didn’t happen. Instead, we shot galleries of the final...
Cleetus McFarland’s Leroy The Savage Has An Injured Bullet! Turns Out Several Bald Eagles Were Not Carrying Their Weight.
Well, low compression can sure be the cause of low power issues, even on a boosted application like Leroy the Savage, Cleetus McFarland’s bad ass 7 second Vette Kart. This is one bad beast, but...
LIVE RACING VIDEO: The 4th Annual New Years Nationals From Palm Beach Florida
We’ve covered tons of live racing action from West Palm Beach Florida’s Palm Beach International Raceway, and I raced there plenty when it was called Moroso Motorsports Park back in the...
Best Of 2018: The Footage Of The Power Driven Diesel Dodge Ram’s Runaway Explosion!
For the last couple of days, this green Dodge Ram has been all over my computer screen in various locations, all for the same reason: as you can plainly see, something severe happened under the hood....
I Wish Santa Had Put This One In My Stocking For Christmas!
There are a million things that would be cool to get for Christmas but this Chevette is definitely the one I wish I had gotten this week! At $1,200, this is one affordable hot rod project and one...
Best of 2018: The Story Of How Drag Racing Ended Up With 7-Second Factory Built Cars
(Photos by RacePagesDigital.com) – In my estimation, history will be made this weekend when a racer in the NMCA Factory Super Car class dips their toe into the 7-second zone for the first time...
Best of 2018: A 1983 Ford Thunderbird That Flies Far Under The Radar – 460, Five-Speed, 4.10s!
First impressions are key. Within the first seven seconds of meeting someone, they’ve already made their mind up about you, regardless of whether or not you have opened up your mouth far enough...
Best of 2018: Watch This Time Lapse Of Santa Pod’s Complete Concrete Resurfacing Job
I have often professed my love of Santa Pod Raceway, the famed English drag strip that I have never actually been to. It’s been the site of some great history and it serves as the European...
Best of 2018: Check Out This Diesel Longtail Racing Boat As It Gets On The Boost!
Here’s a scary thought: pull the engine from a small diesel pickup, put the screws to it until it’s a coal-rolling beast, stick it in a long, shallow draft boat that’s barely wider...
2018 Memory: Frank Soldridge’s Massive Crash From The $101k To Win Sweet 16 Last Night
It was a pass that should have been reason for celebration. Allen, Kentucky’s Frank Soldridge had blasted through the traps with a 3.84-second elapsed time and a 203mph speed putting him in the...
Best of 2018: Watch The Six Quickest Radial Tire Cars on Planet Earth Make Their Historic Rips
There’s nothing like being at a drag strip when all of the elements of potential performance come together. When the cars are tuned up, when mother nature provides the perfect air and...
