Buy it NOW! There’s A Real 1968 Hurst Hemi Dart For Sale On eBay – Restored, Original Block, Heritage!
Few singular cars have had the impact on the sport of drag racing that the 1968 Hurst Hemi Dart and Barracudas did. When we look at the roots of today’s small tire racing and putting tons of...
Watch Video Of Rob Valden Setting A New Drag Radial Record At 3.856 At Denton!
We were there streaming all the action live, and it was still hard to believe that Rob Valden set a new Drag Radial record at 3.856 seconds at over 212 mph! The car, a bitchin Corvette owned by...
Radial Tire Racing Association Action Photos – The Cars That Made History At Denton!
(Photos by Bad Brad’s Speed Shots) – It was one of the most exciting races we have ever streamed, one of the quickest races we have ever streamed, and one of the wildest. The Radial...
This Ford XE Falcon Doesn’t Look Like The 9-second Quarter-Mile Car That It Is!
If it weren’t for the small aftermarket hood scoop on top of this Ford Falcon, you’d be forgiven for thinking that it was just a wicked-up street car. It makes a nice, cammed idle and...
NHRA Chief Starter Mark Lyle Passes While Vacationing With Family In Mexico – Was Attempting To Rescue Friend
Mark Lyle, the Chief Starter for the NHRA passed away yesterday while vacationing in Mexico with friends and family. Reports from around the web are stating that Lyle drowned while attempting to help...
Watch A Staging Duel Turn Into Starting Line Drama – Choke Holds And All!
As long as there has been drag racing there have been people willing to try to get a psychological or mechanical edge on their opponent at the starting line. There are a million ways to do it and...
Kaboom! This Nissan’s Differential Makes A Grand Exit On The Starting Line At TX2K16!
Test and tune runs aren’t supposed to be brutal on parts unless you just flat-oh didn’t bother to tune up your ride. You line up, make a pass and double-check your setup…not...
eBay Find: This Q-Code 1963 Galaxie Is Ford Performance Heritage Perfection
Long before there were Hellcats, Cobra Jets, COPOs, to anything else, the factory drag racing wars were fought on much more clandestine terms. Rather than lead with cars that had flashy names and...
Looking For A Job In Drag Racing? The IHRA Is Hiring A Bunch Of People
We know that there are lots of you who sit at your job, stare out the window, and wish that you could make a change and get involved full-time in something that you love. Well, you may have a chance...
This Coffin Hot Rod Appears To Be Morbidly Quick – Tunnel Rammed Small Block!
Ever see a car and think, “I know just the guy!” That is the mental revelation I have when Andrew Banks sent a note to the BangShift tip line alerting us to this wild coffin based hot rod...
Records Destroyed! Rob Valden Drives Andrew Alpea Corvette To A PAIR Of 3.85/212 Drag Radial Record Runs!
(Photo credit: Radial Tire Racing Association) – It was late last night when we were declaring Kyle Huettel the king of the drag radial world after running a pair of 3.87 elapsed times in his...
Not Quite The Easter Bunny: This Violent Volkswagen Is Hopping Around Like A March Hare!
When building a racing car, starting with the lightest possible platform is always a good way to go. A first-generation Volkswagen Golf (Rabbit for us Yanks) is a great platform: it weighs as much as...
Kyle Huettel Resets All-Time Drag Radial Mark Multiple Times At RTRA Radial Round Up
(Photo Credit: Chris Graves/CompetitionPlus.com) – If you have been watching the BangShift.com live streaming broadcast of the RTRA Radial Round Up season opener at North Star Dragway in...
