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...
Last Blast: One More Collection Of Action Photos From Mt. Park Dragway
(Photos and words by Doug Gregory) – If you don’t appreciate altereds or dimes then this gallery isn’t for you. We caught this trio of open-cockpit cars pitted together, in staging, and...
PRI Show 2016: WELD Racing 17-Inch Spindle Mount V-Series, Alumastar, and Full Throttle Spindle Mount Drag Fronts
The PRI Show 2016 is packed with racing parts, innovation, and stuff that is simply downright awesome. The fine people at WELD Racing have new 17-inch spindle mount heels in the V-Series, Alumastar,...
