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...
Check Out Our Video Profile On The BBF Powered Nitemare II Ice Drag Mustang
(Video by Jacob Marshall) – The Nitemare II Ice Drag Mustang is fielded by Perry Redeker and it is one of the if not the single meanest ice drag racing door slammer ever built. Our man Jacob...
This Look Back At The Hot Rod Dirt Drags In Colorado Is Awesome – Vintage Hot Rod Fun
There has been a marked return to simplicity in the hot rodding world over the last few years. Events like the Race of Gentlemen and others have really gotten people into looking at hot rods as...
PDRA Tulsa 2016 Action Photos: The Ultimate All Doorslammer Series Kicked Off In Oklahoma
(Photos by Bad Brad’s Speed Shots) – After a year away from the facility, the PDRA returned to Tulsa Raceway Park with a rocking season opener that was pushed back a week by rain. Once...
This 1983 Toyota Starlet Drag Racing Project Is Way Cool In Our Book
The Australians are always running little cars down the dragstrip. Some with big engines, some small. Some with small tires, some large. But it’s not as often that you see this kind of thing...
