2026 PDRA East Coast Nationals Photos Start Right Here! Big Power, Big Smoke, And A Big Show At GALOT.

(Photos by David Whealon) The PDRA East Coast Nationals at GALOT Motorsports Park were some badass drag races and for good reason. This is one of the coolest dragstrips in the country, and when the...

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Manual Cars Shouldn’t Be THIS FAST! 6-Second Stick Shift Drag Racing At Street Car Takeover In Rockingham.

I grew up in a stick shift drag racing family, so anything with a clutch pedal is near and dear to my heart. There is something about a stick shift car that just makes it more fun to drive, and even...

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5.30 OUTLAW SMALL TIRE GANGSTERS AT MOORESVILLE! 704 OUTLAWS SEASON OPENER APRIL 2026!

We’ve said it multiple times, but it still makes me smile when I see heads up no-prep racers running an index class, and the awesome popularity of Lil’ Gangsta’s and other classes...

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IHRA ACQUIRES EMPIRE DRAGWAY, EXPANDING NATIONAL FOOTPRINT IN THE NORTHEAST

Fairfield, OH — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has officially announced the acquisition of Empire Dragway, marking a major step in our continued growth and investment in premier...

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KALITTA, CAPPS, HARTFORD & HERRERA RACE TO WINS AT NHRA 4-WIDE NATIONALS IN CHARLOTTE

– Kalitta breaks TF track speed record in win – Capps powers to another FC victory – Hartford rolls to second PS win in four races – Herrera sweeps weekend in PSM CONCORD,...

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Let’s Talk ENGINES, PROJECT CARS, CHiPS TV, and More With David Freiburger!

David Freiburger’s Socials and YouTube channel have grown dramatically since the Motor Trend Studios that he and Finnegan were working for shut down and he went out on his own. It’s been...

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PRI 2016: Mark Williams Enterprises Was Chock Full Of The Hardest Core Race Parts On Earth

It takes special kind of confidence to make racing parts. It takes and even more intrepid belief in your own skills to make the kinds of parts that get most harshly punished by the ever increasing...

PRI 2016: A Tour Of The Moroso Booth In Photos Yields New Products And Killer Fabrication

When we stopped by the Moroso booth at PRI 2016 we were in search of a couple of things. We wanted to see what new stuff the men and women at the Connecticut based company were working on and we...

Drag Freak: This 1987 Toyota Has A Rear Mounted Chevy 4.3 V6, Four Link Suspension And More Questions Than Answers

We know what you are thinking. Ok, we actually have no idea what you are thinking because we’re not even sure what to think about this insane mashup of ideas that vary from interesting to...

Drag Strip Time Machine: Vintage Photos From Montgomery Dragway/Capitol City Dragway – Montgomery, Alabama

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I have looked and looked for more history on this track and have found almost none.  Most of what I know about it is from the time I was stationed at...

Watch: ANDRA Recaps the 2015-2016 Australian Drag Racing Season

We’ve shared with you some of the wilder moments from the most-recent Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA), but the series has deftly composed a single season-review video with many...

Dutch Classic Photos: The Best Of The Rest – Photos Of All Different Classed Cars

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We have finally made it to the end of the photos that Joe Grippo sent us from the 2016 NHRA Dutch Classic at Maple Grove Raceway in Pennsylvania. We have taken you...

Stockers Rule! More Wheels Up Action From Maple Grove Raceway This Fall

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’re back with more Joe Grippo photo goodness from Maple Grove Raceway. These photos were taken during the NHRA Dutch Classic and unlike the super stock cars we...

Winter Got You Down? Watch Tony Netzel Have Fun In His Twin Turbo 1961 Belvedere

There are still lots of people trying to get home from PRI, snow is actively falling a BangShift eastern world HQ, and the icy grip of Old Man Winter had brought all outdoor hot rodding activity to a...

Video: Cruz Pedregon Announces Aaron Brooks To Become Crew Chief For Snap-On Funny Car

The NHRA silly season continues and yesterday some major news was made when Cruz Pedregon announced that he had hired Aaron Brooks to take the role of crew chief for the Snap-On funny car. Brooks has...

This Road-Racing Subaru Runs 7-Second Quarter-Miles On Its Off-Days

Andy Forrest races his Subaru WRX everywhere. And if you were the Scottish driver who had built such an insane piece, you’d do the same. The 1,200-horsepower Subie primarily competes in time-trials...

Sam Uthman’s 2009 Dodge Challenger Is Set Up For Standing Mile, But The Twin-Turbo Monster Can Still Run Quarters, Too!

One cool thing about being in our position is that we get to see guys we make friends with out at events come up in the world. Guys who put in the blood, sweat, tears and yes, the dollars needed to...

PRI 2016: McLeod Racing Partners with Raybestos Powertrain to Provide Performance Automatic Rebuild Kits

Big news from PRI this week as another pair of big companies have teamed up to introduce new products that BangShifters will love. In a move that both diversifies and widens their product line,...

Wanna Buy 644 Vintage Carbs For $19,999? Now You Can! All Rebuilt

This is one of the more interesting eBay ads we have ever seen. Pallets and pallets of vintage carbs, 644 of them in total all for sale in one lot for the low, low price of $19,999 bucks! The carbs...

Warm Up With This Killer Super Stock Photos! Leap Those Winter Blues Away

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Few things are more fun to watch than super stock drag racing. From the range of cars that go from Detroit’s glory days to stuff that was produced this year, the...