FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Pro Stock, Pro Stock Bikes, And Factory Stock 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Ford Big-Blocks Unleashed! FE Race & Reunion Muncie Dragway! 352, 390, 406, 427, 428, SOHC!

The Ford FE powerplant is arguably one of the most important engines in Ford’s racing heritage. Sure there have been plenty of other powerful combos over the years, but when Chevrolet and Ford...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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NMCA World Street Nationals LIVE Starting This Morning! See Final Eliminations and Champions Crowned

We’re heading to Norwalk for the NMCA World Street Finals this weekend and racing starts on Friday afternoon LIVE right here on BangShift.com around 1:30 pm eastern. If you live within a few...

Gear Jammers: Check Out This Awesome Video Featuring Stick Cars At The 2015 NHRA US Nationals

For the entire (near) week at the 2015 NHRA US Nationals, Les Mayhew was hustling around the track to get footage to build a series of videos from the race that included Roy Hill’s high flying...

Watch LIVE! Street Car Super Nationals Anarchy at the Arch Continues Today!

That’s right folks, we’re going back to St. Louis for Street Car Super Nationals Anarchy at the Arch 2016 and racing will be fast, furious, and LIVE right here on BangShift.com starting...

Motorcycle Drag Race Fail Video: Watch This Rider Go Over The Wall Like A Pommel Horse

There’s an old saying that “a bad day at the race track is better than a good day at the office” and we think that those words ring true about 80% of the time in real life. This...

Gassers 3 – Over Eighty Straight Axle Coupes, Sedans And Madness Expected!

The Automobile Driving Museum is one of the lesser-known museums of Southern California, yet in the past few years has been adding more cars to the collection and hosting more visiting automobile and...

Legends: The Series – Jungle Pam Tells The Story Of Life On The Road With Jungle Jim

This is the story that so many people in the world of drag racing have longed to hear. This is the story of Jungle Jim as told by Jungle Pam. It is honest, it is raw, it is informative and at the end...

Burnouts, Baby! Tire Frying, Smoke Making, Fun At Thornhill Dragway

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Burnouts.  We all enjoy either watching them or doing them.  This gallery is made up of photos from the tradition that ranges from just cleaning the...

The Farmington Quick 8 Reunion Was Awesome And We Were There! Door Slammer Perfection

(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – The Farmington Quick 8 Reunion is a special event with great heritage when it comes to the roots of pro modified. Once a year, retired and active racers...

Drag Racing Action Gallery: Big Fun At Old School Thornhill Dragway

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We’re back at Thornhill Dragway, possibly THE oldest continuously-operated track in the country, for a night of nostalgia cars and regular brackets. This...

The Spirit of Sunshine Belly Tanker Is a Real Australian Beast: Listen to the Sweet Holden V6’s Howl!

In case you’d been living under a rock, or perhaps a sun-baked clump of Utah salt, Brian Lohnes has covered every nook and cranny of Bonneville Speed Week this year. It’s awesome and you need to...

Crew Chief Cam: Get A Cool Perspective On The Final Prep And Run Of An Alky Funny Car

Here’s a cool video that we think shows a perspective at the drag races few people get to see. Made by the Pomponio Racing alcohol funny car team, we get taken through the final preparations...

NMCA World Street Finals Coming This Weekend! Drag Pack Shootout, BangShift LIVE Stream, Tons Of Racing

This weekend’s the big one, kids! The NMCA World Street Finals will be contested at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio starting on Friday morning and BangShift will be...

Aerospace Components Back To School Sale! 25% Off And Free Shipping – Buy Now!

For many moms and dads out there, it is the most wonderful time of the year. The air is beginning to cool, the leaves are starting to hint at turning, and the school bus once again arrives each...

Watch This Blown Hemi Powered Olds In Brazil Try To Make A Run As Rain Starts To Fall

Want to know how hardcore our drag racing brethren are down below the Equator? They try to run a blown, hemi powered Olds in the beginnings of a rain storm at this strip! It wasn’t like this...