This 1973 Mercury Comet Is Stupid Clean And Would Great With The Front Wheels Up
Dec 28, 2016Chad Reynolds6
As in wheelstands baby! Can’t you see this thing on an Outlaw 8.5 or MX 235 tire with the wheels in the air huffing nitrous or taking all the boost you could give it? Some would say that is a...
Holy Crap We Want This 7.50 Cert 1969 Toyota Corolla Drag Car! $9999!
Dec 28, 2016Chad Reynolds2
We’re sure the Hemi headed 4 banger with the giant Precision Turbo on it is a great thing, but we’re glad this sucker is being sold as a rolller. We’d do something different. But...
Customs and Hot Rods of Andice Is Building An Insane, Steel, 1950 Mercury Coupe For Drag Week!
Dec 28, 2016Brian Lohnes1
(Photos John Jackson/Good-guys.com) – In the realm of “HOLY CRAP THIS IS AWESOME”, the 1950 Mercury coupe that Customs and Hot Rods of Andice is building for Hot Rod Magazine Drag...
Brighten Up Your Man Cave With One Of These ‘Legends Of Nitro’ 2017 Calendars!
Dec 27, 2016Darr Hawthorne1
Every year our friends at Stith Printing and Legends of Nitro compile some of the best photography available to create real, old school, wall-hanging printed calendars. In previous years, owner Kevin...
Minitruck Monday: This 1977 King Cab Datsun Is Street Machine Ready!
Dec 26, 2016Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Minitruck Monday: This 1977 King Cab Datsun Is Street Machine Ready!
This is just one of three Minitrucks that we’ll be drooling over this Monday morning. We’ve decided that we’ll pick three from Craigslist, and spotlight it for one of three uses,...
Merry Christmas Done Right! The Guys From Joe Dart Racing Fry The Hides With A Tree On The Roof
Dec 24, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on 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
Dec 24, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on 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!!!
Dec 23, 2016Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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
Dec 23, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on 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
Dec 23, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on 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!
Dec 23, 2016Brian Lohnes11
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
Dec 22, 2016Chad Reynolds2
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
Dec 22, 2016Brian Lohnes5
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!
Dec 22, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on 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....










