2016 Bennett Auto Supply RPM Pro Mod Winter Warm Up – Action Photos and Video!
Feb 28, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on 2016 Bennett Auto Supply RPM Pro Mod Winter Warm Up – Action Photos and Video!
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Because my photography skills are weak and crummy on my best day, we’re totally fortunate to have Benoit Pigeon here with us at Palm Beach International...
This New Edge Mustang Doesn’t Have A Ford Motor, Or An LS Block. But It Will Whip A Hellcat!
Feb 28, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
Ok, ok…we’ve stirred up enough LS hate for the week. Have no fear, it’ll probably be about a week or so before the next big Chevy-swapped hatefest shows up on these pages, but for...
Danger Close: This Holden Ute Nearly Tags The Wall During The Powerskid Event At Powercruise!
Feb 28, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Danger Close: This Holden Ute Nearly Tags The Wall During The Powerskid Event At Powercruise!
Powerskidding: Break the rear tires loose and take off. You’re doing it right if it looks like a space shuttle launched horizontally with smoke pouring out of the rears at good speed. No...
Zoom-Zoom To Another Planet In This Insane LS-Powered Mazda 3!
Feb 28, 2016Tony Sestito6
(Photos courtesy of Leash Electronics and forum member Leashed on LS1Tech.com) I have a confession to make: I daily drive a 2012 Mazda 3. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking…...
Force, Brown & Butner Lead Friday Qualifying At NHRA Phoenix!
Feb 27, 2016Darr Hawthorne2
Photos by Jeff Burghardt, Mike Burghardt and Bob Wingfield Courtney Force raced to the qualifying lead in Funny Car Friday with a track record performance at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA...
Pro Mod Action Gallery! Photos from the 2016 Bennett Auto Supply RPM Pro Mod Winter Warm Up
Feb 27, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Pro Mod Action Gallery! Photos from the 2016 Bennett Auto Supply RPM Pro Mod Winter Warm Up
We had an awesome day at the kick off of the 2016 Bennett Auto Supply RPM Pro Mod Winter Warm Up here at Palm Beach International Raceway yesterday. The best cars in the country are here and there...
Beauty And A Beater: Is There A Better Combination Than A Junkyard LS Engine In A Ford Fairmont?
Feb 27, 2016Bryan McTaggart17
It’s strange to think that LS swaps really took off because of one Ford Fairmont. The “Leroy Brown” 1982 Fairmont sedan built by Matt Happel was known for clubbing unsuspecting...
Here’s A Fun Look Back At The Best NHRA Winternationals Funny Car Finals In History
Feb 27, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Here’s A Fun Look Back At The Best NHRA Winternationals Funny Car Finals In History
The NHRA Phoenix event is underway as you are reading this but we wanted to share this recently dropped NHRA video that looks back at some of the most memorable funny car final rounds in...
Go! vs Woah! – Les Mayhew Tackles The Great Debate Of Tradition Versus Progress In Nostalgia Racing
Feb 26, 2016Brian Lohnes10
As you diehard BangShifters well know, we’ll be LIVE from the 2016 Good Vibrations March Meet at Bakersfield next weekend. That is one of the largest and most prestigious nostalgia drag races...
Freaky Funny Car Barn Find: Odd Chassis And Configuration Have Us Scratching Our Heads
Feb 26, 2016Brian Lohnes11
This is truly a case of a story being more than skin deep. Most people would look at this 1969 Nova bodied funny car and think that it was some sort of old match racer or nitro burner from the glory...
Record: Watch The First 250+ MPH Quarter Mile Pass By A Six Cylinder Car EVER – EKanoo Does It!
Feb 25, 2016Brian Lohnes1
We were alerted to an awesome piece of drag racing history that happened today in Bahrain by Bret Kepner when he sounded the alert that the first 250+ mph quarter mile pass ever made by a six...
Merrill Ice Drags Coverage: Huge Horsepower, Spikes, And Hot Rods On A Frozen Lake
Feb 25, 2016Brian Lohnes3
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – As a Midwesterner, I’ve always hated winter. Those vile white flurries mean salted roads and the end of gearhead fun; no more cruising, no more racing,...
Cool Video: Watch The Diesel Powered Ram Mini-Wheat Truck Hook And Launch At Lights Out 7
Feb 25, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Video: Watch The Diesel Powered Ram Mini-Wheat Truck Hook And Launch At Lights Out 7
It wasn’t all big blocks and turbos at Lights Out 7. There were plenty of small block cars, a couple of six bangers, and even a rotary machine as well. The real knockout for us was the fact...
Down Under Mopar Muscle: A 9-Second Valiant VG Making Runs At Sydney Dragway!
Feb 24, 2016Bryan McTaggart4
If you look at the car and see mostly 1968 Dodge Dart, you’re just about right…the Valiant VG was the last U.S. designed Valiant to appear in Australia, and was replaced with the 1971...










