ECTA Ohio Mile Coverage: More Photos, Action, and Results From The Last Meet Of 2016
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We’ve done up 6 galleries of the LAST Ohio Mile meet for the ECTA. To start off on highlights for this album we must mention the insane top speed of...
Keith Berry To List Entire Racing Operation For Sale -Famed Corvette Right Down To The Firesuit
(Photo credit: Steve Baur/Fastest Street Car Magazine) – In news that the drag racing world did not see coming on Tuesday, Keith Berry has announced that his entire racing operation is for...
Action Gallery: Photos From The Final ECTA Ohio Mile Meet Of The 2016 Season
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This is it. We’ve captured our last photos at the ECTA’s Ohio Mile. The Wilmington Air Park will serve more of its primary function by continuously...
BangShift Adoption Services: This 1961 Ford Falcon Is In Need Of A Loving Home!
Whenever I get a text from Jensen Masters at Short Street Rod Shop, I know I’m gonna see some good stuff. From the moment I met the guy three years ago, he has had nothing but some of the most...
Aussie Sleeper Heaven: Check Out These Ten Subtle Monsters!
We love sleepers. Absolutely love them. And we aren’t just talking about a 10-second Mustang that looks like it’s a 14-second Mustang, either…we love seeing some of the most beserk,...
Ride Along IN The Awesome Boss Bird Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car As It Runs 6.02 With Pontiac Power!
The nostalgia nitro funny car world is interesting. For as many teams as there are on the west coast trying to run 5.50s with all of their killer parts, there are teams dotted across the country...
2017 Okie Nitro Tour: Follow Along With The Grand Prix Racing Nostalgia A/Fuel Team
(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) – Many drag racing fans go to an event and see all the on track excitement and think, man that’s really cool. I want to do that too! Little do they...
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...
