The 56th NHRA Winternationals At Pomona Is Here, Let The Season Begin!
Feb 14, 2016Darr Hawthorne11
Photos by Jeff Brughardt and Mike Burghardt Lights, action and camera… the 2016 NHRA Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona is upon us. One of the most talked...
The Jungle Jim Nova Funny Cars – Get Some Killer Winternationals History On These Neat Machines
Feb 14, 2016Brian Lohnes1
There’s some irony here. As you are reading this the guy you’ll see talking in this video, Ron Huegli is at Pomona for the NHRA Winternationals with the car on the right side of the...
Classic YouTube: This Chevrolet Caprice Coupe Is The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of – Nitrous, Slicks And All
Feb 14, 2016Bryan McTaggart6
Consider this collection of videos me exorcising a demon. You see, every now and then I get fixated on a particular model of car and I grind my teeth, trying to figure out how to acquire one. What...
Show Coverage: 2016 Racecar and Motorsports Expo – Pennsylvania Racers Come Out in Force
Feb 14, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Show Coverage: 2016 Racecar and Motorsports Expo – Pennsylvania Racers Come Out in Force
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – As the first major snowstorm of the year began to dump 2 plus feet of snow on Southeastern Pa, racers and fans from all over filed into the Greater...
Scary Ride: Watch Gary Densham Suffers A Parachute Failure And Hit The Catch Net Hard At Pomona
Feb 13, 2016Brian Lohnes7
Gary Densham is OK after having suffered a very scary incident during qualifying for the 2016 NHRA Circle K Winternationals. As you will see in the video below, Densham suffered a parachute failure...
FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO From The IHRA Pro-Am In Bradenton Florida Right Here!
Feb 13, 2016Chad Reynolds1
More live drag racing right here at BangShift.com baby! The IHRA Season is in full swing, and the IHRA Pro-Am Series is in Bradenton Florida right now with great side by side drag racing action. If...
Want To Buy The Coolest 1967 Chevelle In The World? Good It Is For Sale Right Here
Feb 13, 2016Brian Lohnes3
Sometimes accuracy is overrated. History tells us that a 1967 Chevelle wasn’t much of a contender in the gasser era but it matters not when you look at a car like this and see how flipping cool...
Aeromotive Becomes 2016 NHRA Contingency Program Sponsor – Win and WIN!
Feb 13, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Aeromotive Becomes 2016 NHRA Contingency Program Sponsor – Win and WIN!
Good news for you NHRA racers out there as Aeromotive has rejoined the NHRA contingency program in a big way. Aeromotive products will be part of the program in the following classes: Pro Mod Pro...
Race OR Cruise! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2016 Registration Opens At Noon Eastern Saturday Feb 13th!
Feb 12, 2016Chad Reynolds2
RPM Magazine’s Rocky Mountain Race Week is the ULTIMATE test of street car drag racers, competing on quarter mile strips every day for a week while driving 1300 adventurous miles between...
Great Video: The Unbreakable John Force – No Jokes, No Act, Just A Man Looking To Dominate Again
Feb 12, 2016Brian Lohnes3
The 2016 season marks an important milestone for John Force and the massive operation that he’s built around himself. He’s in good health, his cars have the right parts, and most...
NMCA Announces Purse And Contingency Awards To Holley EFI Factory Super Cars Class
Feb 11, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on NMCA Announces Purse And Contingency Awards To Holley EFI Factory Super Cars Class
One of the last remaining questions with respect to the NMCA’s new Holley EFI Factory Super Cars class was the purse. What was in it for the racers to show up and compete in this thing? As it...
NHRA Winternationals History: Watch Kenny Bernstein’s Spectacular Final Round Crash From 1993
Feb 11, 2016Brian Lohnes1
Sometimes drag races can best be described as a writer once described a war. Hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror. Such was the case at the 1993 NHRA Winternationals which took the...
Take A Quick Video Tour Of Alan Johnson Performance Engineering And See Their Block Making Operation
Feb 11, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Take A Quick Video Tour Of Alan Johnson Performance Engineering And See Their Block Making Operation
When it comes to drag racing and other extreme horsepower applications, the name Alan Johnson Performance Engineering is not a stranger to anyone’s lips. From the 500ci V6 engines that have...
Deep Tech: Compensating for the Dozens of Variable that Affect Engine Balance Requires Serious Research and Experimentation
Feb 11, 2016Brian Lohnes2
(By Judson Massingill) – For decades, machinists and engine builders have been taught that when balancing a crankshaft, its counterweights should equal 100 percent of the rotating mass and 50...










