Is This Two Lane Blacktop Themed 1964 Pontiac GTO As Cool As We Think It Is?
Ok, now THIS is interesting! The guy who put this car together did it with an idea in mind and he executed it to a T. Basically the mythical back story that he created is that in 1972 the famed Two...
That Howl: This Holden FJ Ute’s Inline Six Is Good For High Eights!
The Holden FJ line isn’t the first Holden product. That title goes to the Holden FX series, but the FJ was more of a mid-cycle refresh than a completely new design. The FJ was available in...
Watch The Bruder Brothers Make The Quickest X275 Run In History With Their Blown, EFI-equipped Small Block Ford
It was a crazy night of qualifying at the Outlaw Street Car Reunion on Friday. There were huge runs made in many categories but one of the most significant came from the Bruder Brothers in their X275...
How To Do Everything (even securing your helmet) Wrong At The Drags
This video was shot in South America (Brazil we think) but the location is irrelevant, the thing that is valuable in this video is the ability to see someone do literally everything wrong on a pass...
2018 Challenger Demon Video: The Demon’s Got A TransBrake And We See It Here For The First Time
Well, it’s Thursday or as we here at BangShift have renamed it, “Demon Day”. Every week for the past 11-weeks Dodge has released a teaser video for the upcoming 2018 Challenger...
This Guy Knows How To Make An Entrance! Water Plus Burnout Equals Unplanned Stunt Driving
Any time a drag race encounters water past the water box it usually doesn’t end well and as you have already figured out by the lead photo things are not going to plan for Australian drag...
This Farmpunk Slingshot Dragster May Be The Slowest, Coolest, and Purest Hot Rod We Have Seen In A While
Why do people build things? Why do some guys look at a pile of otherwise useless stuff and create things from it? The answer (we think) is pretty simple. Personal satisfaction. Guys build cars to...
Awesome Interview: Carl Tasca Talks About The History of The Tasca Ford Name At The Drags
There are certain names in any realm of competition that have a legacy, an aura, and a history. When we talk of Ford drag racing, that name is Tasca. The family that continues to operate one of the...
TX2K17 Coverage: The Night Time Is The Right Time In Houston!
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – It’s 2 am. I pop the tab on my third energy drink of the day, screw my next lens into my Nikon, and head for another night meet. As my feet shuffle...
Barnstormin’: Upper and Downers – Drag Racing Performance Marks Are Falling Weekly, Is That Good?
While at the various races I have worked over the last few weeks, I have been thinking a lot about how people relate to performance barriers. Of course last weekend in Gainesville was the 25th...
TX2K17: Photos From The Pits Of A Packed Royal Purple Raceway in Texas
(Photos by Jacob Marshall) – The latest running of the famed TX2K series, the aptly named TX2K17 was held last weekend in Baytown, Texas at Royal Purple Raceway and the place was filled with...
Watch The Really Close Call That Stevie Fast and Sidnei Frigo Had At The Gatornationals
There were a few close calls during the J&A Service Pro Mod class last weekend during the 2017 Amalie Oil Gatornationals but thankfully no overt wreckage was recorded. The craziest of them all...
Watch This (Claimed) Stock Rebuild L78 396 Engine Make A Dyno Pull – Guess What It Made For Power?
The L78 was Chevrolet’s big power engine for a few of the most pivotal years of the muscle car era. Between 1966 and 1969, the L78 was the engine you optioned if you wanted the baddest...
