1972 Chevrolet Crash Test Video: Watch A 1972 Chevrolet Vega Crash Head On Into A 1972 Chevrolet Impala For Science

Everyone thinks of a Vega as being super small, because it was a compact car back in the day, and that an Impala is super huge because at the time they really were and especially when compared to a...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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WATCH FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod RIGHT HERE! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power going on, and all the action is LIVE right here! This event is a pre-cursor to the...

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IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT Keep Coming!

(Photos by David Whealon) If you live under a rock and haven’t realized how huge of a splash the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series made in 2025, then are you in for a treat! With amazing events, huge...

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Hot Rod Hoarder Feature: Finding the History of this Forgotten Slingshot Dragster Is Harder Than You Might Think!

Forgotten hot rods and race cars all have a story, and some of them are more interesting than others. But regardless of the story, it takes some home work and a lot of research to be able to find the...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – $30,000 Saturday!

It’s time to finish off the Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas, after one heck of a Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the country’s big dollar bracket racers head...

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Merry Christmas Done Right! The Guys From Joe Dart Racing Fry The Hides With A Tree On The Roof

Brandan Gant and his Dart may be familiar to BangShift readers as Gant is a multi-time participant in Hot Rod Magazine Drag Weekend and in 2015 Gant won the end of event bracket race in the very Dart...

2016 Drag Racing Memories: Shane Westerfield and Jeff Jones Nearly Marry Two Funny Cars In Dallas

I saw a LOT of close calls in 2016 during my time calling drag races. Whether we’re talking wild NMRA and NMCA small tire stuff to the traditional NHRA scene, there’s never a shortage of...

An Insanely Clean 1974 Camaro For Less Than $9000!!!

We don’t know what else to say but WOW! Sure it’s a 6 cylinder, but who cares! It’s insanely clean, you are going to swap out all the suspension and drivetrain anyway, and if it was...

Mopar Announces 2017 Drag Racing Support Initiatives – Cool Stuff For Sportsman Racers

When Mopar announced that they were basically leaving the world of NHRA pro stock with the release of both Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Erica Enders from their respective contracts, many were wondering if...

DRAG NEWS: Scott Palmer Announces Plans To Race Entire 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Series Tour

In the midst of a volatile NHRA off season that has seen new drivers announced, some cars parked, teams being added, teams being parked, and personnel shuffling all over the greater Brownsburg,...

Andy McCoy Releases 1979 Corvette Pro Mod Body – The Cure For The Common C7!

New pro mod body styles are always exciting and Andy McCoy has made a habit of releasing some of the coolest over the last few years. His Chevelle body is bad ass and stands as one of our favorites...

The Famoso Speed Shop 1930 Bantam Comp Coupe Altered Is For Sale

When we say that Randy and the gang at Famoso Speed Shop had decided. they were going to thing the heard of cars in order to fund a Nostalgia Funny Car effort, we were both excited and sad at the...

The Coolest Speed Part For Sale On eBay Right Now Is This Insanely Rare Latham Blower

While Turbonique certainly get the nod as the most wild speed part of the 1960s, we think that the Latham blower may actually be second. These were axial flow superchargers that were tremendously...

Stats, Man: Here’s The Top 10 Stats From The 2016 NHRA Season As Picked By Their Stat Guy!

(Photo credit: NHRA.com) – As any drag racing fan well knows, the sport of straight line performance is one that is chock full of numbers. Not all numbers are stats but all stats are numbers....

Hot Stuff! Mark Rebilas Has Released His Best Drag Racing Photos Of 2016 And You Gotta See ‘Em!

(Photos by Mark Rebilas) – Well guys it is that time once again. Time for the yearly Mark Rebilas “Best of 2016” photos! In today’s installment Mark has concentrated on his...

2016 Memories Video: Jay Payne Has A Very Bad Day During Pro Mod In St Louis

Earlier this week, I shared a video memory of some wild pro mod action in Atlanta, well today I’m fast forwarding to the St Louis NHRA event and a run that went very, very wrong. The St Louis...

The Famoso Speed Shop Opel Is For Sale! Selling To Fund Nostalgia Funny Car!

If you have watched any of our Good Vibrations March Meet coverage, ever, then you have seen some of the cars of the Famoso Speed Shop. They all rule. They are all this awesome green. And they are...

Drag News: Bradenton Motorsports Park Switches To NHRA Sanction

If there is a track that dominates the early season drag racing headlines more than Bradenton Motorsports Park we’re unaware of what that place is. Seriously. With an insanely good surface, the...

Buy Gifts From The PSCA Store And Get Free Stuff Through December 31st!

You don’t want to be the person that buys a really boring or horrible gift for someone during the holidays. And you don’t want to find yourself wondering what to buy with the gift cards...