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
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...
