Vintage NHRA Winternationals Video: Pro Stocks, Stockers, Altereds, and More From The Early 1970s
The NHRA Winternationals are approaching at a rapid pace and because of that we’re digging up all kinds of fun old video to highlight the past of this awesome race. We found this video that...
More Drag Racing Awesomeness From Italy! Check Out This Willys Woody As It Runs Rivanazzano Dragway
Drag racing in Italy doesn’t seem right, does it? The home of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Alfa Romeo and many boutique car designers doesn’t seem to lend itself well to monster V8s...
Watch This 426ci Gen 3 Hemi Make 1,038 and MASSIVE Torque With A 4.0L Whipple Blower On It
In today’s world it is probably getting dorky to be so excited about seeing an engine make 1,000hp or more but the reality is that it still blows us away that such things are capable...
This 1966 Pontiac 2+2 Has A 421, A Four Speed, And 8-Lugs – We’re In Love!
I guess I am hooked on big cars from the 1960s this week. The other day it was the monstrous Olds 98 and today it is the smaller but equally as awesome 1966 Pontiac 2+2 that has a four speed, a...
This Back-Half 1967 El Camino Project Is A Steal At Just $5000!
Sometimes it pays to be in the right place at the right time and this could be one of those instances. Someone needs to call on this thing and get it as the number of great parts under this newly...
Maxton Memories: A BangShifter Remembers His First Trip To The Former Home Of The ECTA In Maxton, North Carolina
(Words by Jake Nicolas) – I’ll never remember exactly how I found out about the Maxton Mile. It could have been from a local drag racing regular at the auto parts store, or from my boss...
Mustang Goes Through Metal Guardrail! This Is Why Dragstrips Need Concrete Barriers.
If you want a really good example of why metal guard rails are bad, here it is! Way back in the day, dragstrips didn’t have guardrails. Then ARMCO came along, the long metal guardrails, and...
Cool Winter Welding Project: Truck Rim Wood Stove For The Shop
ChuckE2009 is one of our favorite welders on YouTube. He is always building something cool, and if you have followed him for years like we have then you know that his space and business has gotten...
Ride Along With Larry Larson And His Wife Sherry As They Make A Run In The Nova Down Under
This video has plenty of stuff you are used to seeing. Larry Larson in the driver’s seat, those familiar Lenco levers coming through the floor, and a jungle gym of tubing behind his head. There...
Doug Gregory 2016 Photo Highlight Reel: Part 1
(Photos by Doug Gregory) – We’re back with more 2016 photo highlights. This is the first of a two part series that we will run featuring the work of Doug Gregory. Doug has really done a...
Craig Breedlove Suing Museum Of Science and Industry For Alleged Damage To Original Spirit Of America – $395,000 Worth!
Craig Breedlove and his historic, land speed record busting Spirit Of America are back in the news again but for very different reasons than you may expect. Breedlove is suing the Museum of Science...
Wait Until This Monster Gets Dialed In: Izzy Performance’s 1,600 Horsepower, All-Wheel-Drive Turbo Silverado!
In the BangShift Mid-West fleet, there is one vehicle that generally is kept off-limits from any sort of hijinks: that would be the Chevy Silverado SS that my wife uses as her daily driver. She...
On The Street Testing And Grudge Racing Video Fix Right Here
For most of the country it is wet or cold or snowy or all of the above, which means that there are A LOT of racers and hot rodders around the country that are jonesing for racing action. But thanks...
Sad News: George Howard, One Of Drag Racing’s Greatest Promoters Has Died
(Lead photo credit: CompetitionPlus.com) – Every sport has its legends, its influencers, its gamblers, and its innovators. George Howard embodied all of those things and more during a career...
