‘Nostalgia’ Pro Mods Return To California Hot Rod Reunion
Oct 08, 2015Darr Hawthorne1
Words by NHRA Communications Department Photos by Mike Burghardt The racing action at the California Hot Rod Reunion® presented by Automobile Club of California has grown to include the...
The 2015 Byron Power Wheelstand Championships Did Not Disappoint! Mass Casualties!
Oct 08, 2015Chad Reynolds10
The photo above is when things were only sort of screwed up. Given the amount of damage we see each and every year at the Byron Power Wheelstand Championships you would think they were giving away $1...
NMRA World Finals Coverage: Mustangs On The Track and In The Pits At Bowling Green
Oct 08, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on NMRA World Finals Coverage: Mustangs On The Track and In The Pits At Bowling Green
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Like many other races across the country last weekend, the NMRA Word Finals had some moisture to contend with during the event. This meant that the action was at...
First Dedicated Drag Racing Facility To Be Built In India – NHRA Worldwide Network Plays Big Role
Oct 08, 2015Brian Lohnes5
So I guess this is “international drag racing day” here at BangShift. From the all wheel drive insane hot rod in Poland to the announcement that India will have its first dedicated drag...
NHRA Nitro Spring Training Returns to Phoenix In 2016!
Oct 07, 2015Darr Hawthorne1
The 2016 preseason of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will be bigger than ever with the addition of NHRA Nitro Spring Training at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Feb. 3-6. The event will...
No LIVE Streaming Video From NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion
Oct 07, 2015Chad Reynolds65
It is with a heavy heart that we announce today that BangShift.com will NOT be LIVE from the California Hot Rod Reunion this month. It pains me because the CHRR was our very first LIVE Broadcast and...
This Saturday At Lancaster Dragway Is Pro Mod-A-Palooza – We’ll Be There! Pro Mods, Small Tire Cars, Brackets – HUGE SHOW
Oct 07, 2015Brian Lohnes1
Coming this Saturday to historic Lancaster Dragway is a late fall spectacular so freakin’ good I’m going to be there myself! That’s right, it is Pro Mod-A-Palooza at Lancaster...
Maple Grove Glory Days: More Car Show Photos Featuring The Coolest Iron At Da Grove
Oct 07, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Maple Grove Glory Days: More Car Show Photos Featuring The Coolest Iron At Da Grove
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Our own Joe Grippo is like the mayor of Maple Grove. Lots of people there know the guy and by the time I was done announcing at the Keystone Nationals last weekend I...
Aiming Nose High At The 2015 World Power Wheelstand Challenge At Byron Dragway!
Oct 07, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
The World Power Wheelstand Challenge isn’t a race. It’s simply a game of one-upmanship: who can hang the hoops higher, who can do the longer burnout, who can make it all the way through...
This Pro Street 1962 M37 Dodge Power Wagon Has A Blown Hemi And A Look All Its Own
Oct 07, 2015Brian Lohnes2
I have to say that I actually admire guys who have the vision and the means to actually dream up a freaky build and then pull it off. For instance, the guy who funded the construction of this wild...
The Rudezon Lives! Here’s The Scoop On The 2-Stroke V8 Powered Volvo From Sweden
Oct 07, 2015Brian Lohnes3
It was about a year ago that we first told you about the Rudezon, a classic Volvo Amazon that was being fitted with a 2-stroke V8 engine with the intention of using it as a drag race car. The company...
Watch This 6.2L Hellcat Hemi Make An Engine Dyno Pull At Arrington Performance – HUGE Numbers
Oct 06, 2015Brian Lohnes6
It seems we can’t go a day around here without showing you some sort of Hellcat content and there’s a reason for that. The engine is the most fearsome mass produced power plant to ever...
The Devil’s Taxicab: An Australian Valiant 10.5 Outlaw Quarter-Mile Monster
Oct 06, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
There is just something sinister about seeing a monster door car pulling into the lanes with a great big bug catcher sitting on top of a ton of cubic inches, isn’t there? In the case of Custom...
eBay Find: Two Wheels, Two Tires, $5,000 Starting Bid – Scary Thing? They May Be Worth It
Oct 06, 2015Brian Lohnes3
I have not been trying to turn BangShift into eBay rare tire weekly but after finding the old Firestone Bonneville tires last week and not stumbling upon this pair of magnificent wheels/tires I...










