Heeeee’s Baaaaaacccckkkk! Gary Putnam And His Gnarly Mustang Are Loaded To Take On All Comers For Drag Week 2016
If you can believe it, this is a relationship built on bacon…and almost destroyed by it. Ok, that sounds like a horrible line from a soap opera but it kind of happened. See, Gary Putnam went on...
This 1979 Ford Mustang Ghia Would Make The Perfect Drag Car For Anyone With An Engine Ready!
They’re feather-light, have a great aftermarket backing, and make for some of the wildest race cars you can find. Yes, they are a dime a dozen and you see them everywhere, but the Fox-body Ford...
Rocky Mountain Race Week Day Three And Four Video Updates
Rocky Mountain Race Week is going strong, with beautiful scenery, bitchin fast cars, and killer folks to travel the country with. There are times when we wonder why the hell we do this, but...
When The Mouse Roared: A Look Back At The Awesome, Small Block Powered Career Of Dale Hall
(Photos Courtesy of Hall family archive) – While Dale Hall’s may not be a household name in many dwellings across this country, he’s a guy that has a life and a career that was 100%...
Goodbye Art Chrisman: One Of The Greatest Hot Rodders Who Ever Lived Has Passed
(Photo: NHRA Archive) – Art Chrisman, one of the greatest hot rodders who ever lived, a man who saw success as a pioneering drag racer, land speed racer, and a hot rod builder of nearly...
Cheap Way Into The 10s: A Small-Block 1976 Chevrolet LUV That Is Ready To Go!
I’m going to go out on a limb here, but this might be one of the very few Chevrolet LUV trucks in the Western Washington area that my stepdad didn’t get his hands on. It’s low...
Buy This NOW! A Blown Classic Slingshot Dragster That’s Awesome From One End To The Other
On a day when we remember Art Chrisman and his legacy in the sport of drag racing, we thought it only appropriate to point you towards an awesome old school styled classic slingshot dragster you...
The NHRA Has Made A Ruling On Funny Car Headers: Here’s Why You Look Dumb If You Freak Out
It has been announced that NHRA officials have put a cap on the angle that nitro funny car teams can lean their header pipes back. Lots of people are freaking out about this and we think it is...
NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl Video: A 5-Second Pro Mod Spots A 7-Second Tiny Tire Mustang – Does He Catch Him?
(Video credit: VictoryRedColorado channel YouTube) – In just a couple of weeks, BangShift will be LIVE streaming the 2016 Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl thanks to our great sponsors and...
BOOM! The Black Hawk Firehawk Finds The Nitrous Oxide Limit For An LS1 At Ozarks Raceway Park!
“Too much power…did not enjoy.” That brief but accurate summary of what happened to Joe Hunt’s Pontiac Firehawk doesn’t do justice to what really happened. The Firehawk,...
Screamin’ Demon Feature: This 1971 Dodge Has A Nasty Small Block And A Retro Look That’ll Be In Forever
As some of you may or may not know, my name appears in the byline in a few places outside of BangShift. One of those places is Mopar Muscle magazine. A few weeks ago, editor Johnny Hunkins...
Old-School Bitchin’! This 8-Second Ford Coupe Is The Runner In The Night They Sang About!
This is the original recipe, right here: take one Ford coupe, stuff as much motor as you can in between the radiator and the firewall, figure out how to keep everything else together, and make sure...
2016 Rocky Mountain Race Week Day 1 Coverage! Photos And Updates From Nebraska!
Rocky Moutain Race Week is on and currently on the move, with competitors currently heading to Denver, Colorado today to prepare for the next round of racing at Bandimere Speedway. The thin air of...
