FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 5 At SRCA Dragway – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 5! 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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We’ve Got Street Week Sweden Photos! Check Out Our First Gallery of Photos From Mantorp Park Right Here! More To Come!

We’ve reached the midway point of Street Week Sweden 2026, and are about to start Race Day 4 at Tierp Arena in Sweden within hours of you reading this and checking out the photos. It has been a...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Martin Lundqvist Racing Goes After Another Street Week Sweden Victory! Here’s What It Took To Even Get To Day 1 At Mantorp Park

We’ve been sharing Martin Lundqvist Racing Fabrication videos here on BANGshift for the past few months as they are putting together a new drag and drive machine for Sweden’s Street Week...

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Dylan McCool Bought an UNKNOWN Drag Car at Auction… It Had ROD KNOCK! Can They Race It?

You never know what you are going to get when buying cars at auction, and that’s because you may or may not even be able to start them and hear them run. It totally depends on the auction, and...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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STOLEN! Help Us Locate Mark Williams Racing Enterprises Display Trailer

Thieves are the worst and that’s especially true when they mess with your friends. Well, thieves have messed with our friends at Mark Williams Enterprises, stealing a trailer from their shop....

2017 NHRA Dutch Classic Coverage: Stockers Are WAY COOL!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – A while ago up here in the Land of NED, the 2017 NHRA D1 seasons came screeching to a halt with the running of the Pennsylvania Dutch Classic National Open...

Watch Larry McBride Make The Quickest Top Fuel Drag Bike Run In History 5.611!

Larry McBride, the Ruthian motorcycle drag racing legend added even more size to his amazingly massive resume of accomplishments a couple of weeks back when he annihilated all previously existing...

NHRA Pro Stock News: In 2018 Teams Can Use ANY Accepted Engine Combo In ANY Accepted Body – Team Requested – OEM Approved

December 4th, 2017 will be a date that’ll live forever in the annals of NHRA pro stock history. Why? It is the date that the NHRA announced that pro stock teams will be able to run any accepted...

Hooker BlackHeart LS Engine Swap Systems For 1996-2004 Mustangs Have Arrived

Let’s face the facts here, people. LS swaps are not only NOT going away, they seem to continue to gain popularity. It seems to defy the odds but when you look a the variety of part and pieces...

2017 Mad Mule Season Finale Coverage – Wheels Up And Flying At GALOT Motorsports Park

(Words and photos by David Whealon) –  As to be expected, the last race of the sophomore drag racing season at the cutting edge, multi-use Galot Motorsports Park was nothing short of awesome....

Mike Dunn Named Senior Consultant For International Hot Rod Association – No Longer President Of IHRA

In an announcement that we cannot say we were 100% surprised to hear, Mike Dunn has been named senior consultant for the International Hot Rod Association and is no longer the president of the...

Better Stopping By Design – Mark Williams Disc Brakes Can Stop Your Fast Ride

Mark Williams builds some of the best drivetrain components on the planet. Axles, housings, ends, gears, yokes, driveshafts, and so much more. Whether you are building a hot rod, a race car, a truck,...

This 1971 RX-2 From Australia Has 4 Rotors, Thanks To A Double 13B Install

I’m not exactly sure how they stacked two Mazda 13B rotary engines together, but I sure do like it! Rotary engines are super loud, and quite honestly rather inefficient, but man they sound cool...

This 1960 Corvette Tilt Front End Is Gasser Perfection – Hang It On A Vette Or The Wall, It’s That Good!

Holy crap we want this thing. I don’t even have a Corvette, not will I anytime in the next decade, and probably never one that this nose would fit on, but that wouldn’t stop me from...

Retiring: Troy Coughlin Sr. Is Calling It A Day Racing, Will Focus On The Business

Troy Coughlin Sr., fresh from his third Pro Mod world championship title, has announced his retirement from racing in order to focus more of his time on family and JEGS Automotive, the mail order...

Sonoma Raceway Announces Guaranteed Purse Drag Racing Schedule – Check It Out!

Sonoma Raceway, which will always be Sear’s Point to me, is one of the coolest drag strip and racing facilities in the country. I grew up going to Sear’s Point and have raced there in a...

17 Awesome Wheelstands From Urban Hillbilly Videos To Commemorate 2017

Which one is your favorite? Today we’re sharing a cool video from our friends at Urban Hillbilly Videos because it is all about wheelstands and we like them as much as we dig burnouts. So, we...

This Hemi Powered 1970 Plymouth GTX Is Pro Street Goodness We Would Love To Cruise

Even if you are a small tire or radial racer, there is still a part of every car fanatic that just loves something about seeing a big tire under the back of a car. After all, nothing says racecar...