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...
FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Radial Racing! 2PM EST START From The Texas Radial Roundup RTRA Season Opener
CLICK HERE TO WATCH RTRA ACTION LIVE That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for weeks, but it’s finally here! The Radial Tire Racing Association’s (RTRA)...
Watch Big Chief Run 4.033 In Memphis – Quickest/Fastest Full Bodied Pontiac Ever?
We have to give major props to Big Chief for his amazing 4.022/186mph charge which was made at the Outlaw Street Car Reunion III at Memphis last weekend. The run is astoundingly quick for anything to...
Saturday Movie Matinee: The Awesome 1970s Drag Racing Flick American Nitro
When it comes to drag racing films, the 1970s was really the best time to catch them. Thanks to a tip from BangShifter Anthony Castillo, we have for you the full length film American Nitro below....
2016 NHRA Gatornationals: Pro Mod and Pro Stock Action Photos From The Historic Race
(Photos by David Whealon) – There’s lots of stories in the NHRA world this year but the Pro Mod category and of course Pro Stock are central to a couple of them. For Pro Stock it was the...
Meet America’s Coolest New Nostalgia Funny Car – The Iron Outlaw! Photos and Info Here!
(Photos by Jeff Karabin) – We got a note last weekend from Jami Russell who let us know that he and his dad Bob had put the finishing touches on their family’s new nostalgia funny car...
Barn Find 1956 Chevy Gasser! Stored And Forgotten, But Now Found
Now this is a cool Craigslist Find, and it’s not that expensive! This barn find 1956 Chevy Gasser was pulled from longterm storage in Texas where it was campaigned in the 60’s and...
