Five-Wide Reverse Drag Racing Makes Figure-Eight Racing Look Like a Sunday Drive
The wide world of motorsports has a bit to offer for just about every car enthusiasts’ tastes, but sometimes you just need a healthy dose of entertainment for everyone. This is the realm of school...
We double dare you to find a better sleeper than this clapped-out, nitrous-huffing ice cream drag van
Sleepers are a wonderful thing in drag race. Street Outlaws’ Farm Truck is maybe the best-known and there are certainly plenty of other greats like the 700-horsepower Toyota Camry that looks like...
Street Car Shootout At Brainerd Optimist Dragway – Coverage Of The Strip And The Cruise
(Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Tommy Lee Byrd has been killing it lately with tons of great photos from places like Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip in Georgia. His latest dispatch came to us in the...
ECTA June Coverage: More Cool Cars, Trucks, and Hot Rods From The Ohio Mile!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – In the 1st article from this event we posted the top speeds for nearly everything in the photo gallery. I will attempt to keep this up, but can’t...
NMCA Pro Stock – What You Can Expect To See This Weekend And The Aussie Star Making His US Debut (Video)
When the NMCA announced the creation of a new NMCA Pro Stock category lots of people around the sport of drag racing perked up and took notice. With a rather unique rules package that allows for a...
8.29@180 Miles Per Hour: This Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R Is A Street Legal Rocket!
The R32 Skyline is considered by many to be the ultimate Nissan. We won’t go that far, but there is little doubt that they are certainly wicked machines that are a far cry from the “rice...
This 1928 Ford Is A Far Cry From An Old Dog With New Tricks…It Can Hold It’s Own Nicely!
When did the old hot rods, the real hot rods…the Deuces, the highboys, the roadsters…when did they get relegated to the manicured lawns and parking lot shows? Was there a good reason for...
ECTA Ohio Mile Coverage! Cars, Trucks, and Bikes Ripping Down The Mile Under The Ohio Sun
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The June ECTA meet was full. Tons of runs, lots of spectators, and a bucket-load of racers came out for what was suspected could be the last Ohio Mile...
More Good Drag News: New And Improved Crossville Dragway Readying To Open! Win!
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – We published a story on Bangshift about the purchase of I-40 Dragway last year, and we could see that the new owners had big plans for the facility....
This Pro Street 1969 Camaro Isn’t Red, And Says It’s A Real Runner
We love 1969 Camaros. And we love Pro Street. So they go together like peanut butter and jelly, or anti-seize and everything you touch, or…well you get the point. But most of the time, Pro...
Drag Action Coverage: Southeast Radial Wars At Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – If you rewind the clock about 20 years, the whole “outlaw” street car thing was really starting to take off. It was packing the stands, and carving...
This 1978 Sanger Jet Boat Is A Blown Big Block Chevy Powered Beauty!
While we have surely heard the term “trailer queen” used to describe cars and trucks before this is the first boat that may fit the title and unlike cars and trucks, we’re not sure...
(Good) News From The Strip: Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip Is Under Enthusiastic New Management
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – We’ve shown you some wild eighth-mile drag racing coverage from Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip, located in Ringgold, Georgia on many occasions. The track...
