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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NHRA Pro Mod Series Eliminations And Qualifying Sessions LIVE from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Ultimate Door Car Action!

NHRA 4-Wide Drag Racing is going on in Charlotte this weekend and that means Pro Mods! 4-Wide Pro Mod drag racing might be some of the coolest, and the action is always amazing at this race. We know...

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Is This The Most Interesting Fox Body Ever Built? This 2500hp, 6 second Quarter Mile R35 GTR Engine Swapped Ride Is Awesome!

When Kyle and the crew at 1320Video see a Fox Body Mustang and are blown away, you know it is something special. And this one is uniqe, that’s for sure. How about an R35 GTR engine swap?...

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Watch LIVE FIA Drag Racing From Germany’s Famed Hockenheim Ring This Weekend!

(Words and photos by Dennis Vos) – Once a year the best of the European teams gather on the “Rico Anthes Quartermile” for their joint trial of strength and this wonderful drag...

Tune In To Live Audio From Bonneville Speed Week 2016 – We’ve Got The Link

If you want live video from Bonneville, pay attention to the BangShift Facebook page for videos that Chad and I will do from around the salt over the course of the next week. They will be sporadic...

Street And Strip Master: This 1972 Pontiac Ventura Will Run Tens All Day Long, Then Cruise Home

We like speed on a budget. The less money you have to spend to haul serious ass, the happier we are. And no car has spelled “low-buck” quite like the GM X-cars. The NOVA series (for...

Jason Rupert Repeats With 3rd IHRA Funny Car Championship At Northern Nationals

(Photos by Big Bob Snyder – Words by Darr Hawthorne and IHRA Communications) Mother Nature once again came into play at the IHRA Northern Nationals in Martin, Michigan and prevented teams from...

The Crow Mod Will Be Pontiac Powered At The Chevrolet Performance NHRA US Nationals

(Photos: Jason ‘Nubs’ Dun – Larry Jeffers Race Cars) – So the internet has been openly speculating about what will be powering Justin Shearer’s Crow Mod at the...

Money No Object: This Blown A/Gas 1964 Dodge 330 Is Giving Us Visions Of Racing Heaven!

It’s almost too perfect: a 1964 Dodge, packing a Hemi with a blower, set up to rock A/Gas, so close to being street worthy it’s not funny, painted bright red, with great trim and a stance...

More No Prep Nuttiness! This Radial Equipped Nova Spins A High Speed 360 and Only Hits Cones

We’re back with another crazy video from the no prep race at Kansas Speedway the other night. This time we see a pair of genuinely beautiful Novas lined up next to each other. Both cars have...

Buy These Two Whitney Twin Wasp 800hp Radial Engines And Start Your Bonneville Freak Today!

So this week at the Bonneville Salt Flats has done what it usually does. It gets our brains spinning at like 8,900rpm and we want to build some sort of bizarre freakshow car or truck to come out and...

The Scoop! Here Are All Of The Cars (and Trucks) Making Record Run Attempts On Tuesday Morning

The winds kicked up on the Bonneville Salt Flats yesterday afternoon causing SCTA officials to cut the Monday portion of Speed Week off earlier than planned. Runs were halted around 5pm and the...

No Prep Insanity: Watch This Blown Camaro And A Crazy Datsun Do A Bad Job At Crashing

The pit road at Kansas Speedway was recently used as a no-prep drag strip at an event called Operation Octane. As you will see, the event drew a BUNCH of people and there was a lot of wild racing...

Danny Thompson Clobbers Way To 400mph Record In Challenger 2 Streamliner!

As of this writing Danny Thompson is the fastest man on the salt at SCTA Speed Week 2016 after a triumphant 402mph run in his Challenger 2 streamliner on Sunday morning that sealed his place in the...

Salty Secret: Here’s An Old Turbocharged Triumph (We Think) Engine That Isn’t

I was cruising the Bonneville impound area last night with Chad and Bret Kepner and we happened upon a motorcycle that will be running for record book status today. It looked to us like the bike was...

Caption This Photo: Is Lee Sicilio Communicating With The Gods Of Speed?

During my travels through the expansive pits at Bonneville yesterday I snapped this photo of a man and his car. Not just any man or any car, but rather our pal Lee Sicilio and his (currently 283mph)...

Watch LIVE: Drag Racing From IHRA Martin, Loose Rocker Colonial Classic, And PDRA Memphis.

Can’t decide what flavor of live drag racing you want to watch this weekend? Don’t worry, we’ve got it all! IHRA, PDRA, or Bracket Racing at the Loose Rocker Colonial Classic,...