IHRA Acquires Historic Memphis Motorsports Park In Millington Tennessee. Big Race Weekend’s Planned For 2026!

Well folks, the rumors that someone is buying Memphis are finally true! For the last 15 years I’ve heard rumor after rumor that someone was coming in to buy the race track formerly known as...

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Merry Christmas From BANGshift! We Hope You Enjoy Christmas With Your Loved Ones And That Santa Is Good To All Of You!

Every year the message is pretty similar, and on behalf of the Reynolds family, along with our amazing BangShift.com sponsors, I’d like to wish all of our friends and readers a very Merry...

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DID SANTA FAIL YOU? DON’T WORRY, THE BACONSHIFT SALE IS ON!!! FREE BACON, Plus $250 Discounts! It’s The BACONSHIFT Sale At American Powertrain And It Ends January 9th!

One of the most exciting times of year is when the BACONSHIFT SALE starts at American Powertrain! With $250 in savings on your favorite 5 and 6-speed kits, there is no doubt this is the perfect...

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Building a 1967 Corvette Racecar! Horsepower Depot Is Outfitting It With A 25.2 Chassis and 2500+HP! This Thing Will Be FAST!

The 1967 Corvette is arguably one of the most popular Corvette’s in history, and is certainly the most popular mid-year model as it was the final year for this body style and the one with the...

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Westin Champlin Built a V8 Powered Sleigh to Deliver Presents! Santa Might Have Some Competition!

Oh what fun it is to ride in a lots of horsepowers open sleigh! Westin Champlin is one goofy dude, and he’s a riot to be around, so it should come as no surprise to anyone that he’d build...

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CHRISTMAS TREES GOING 6 SECONDS IN THE 1/4?!?!? MORE CHRISTMAS TREE DRAGS FROM BRADENTON!!!!

Spoold Media was on hand at the Christmas Tree Drags at Bradenton, and we’ve got their video right here. We’ve already shared the video from 1320Video and KSR, but this one is different...

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Thornhill Drag Strip Coverage: Straight Axle Cars Abound At The Historic Kentucky Strip – Check These Out

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The fact my son’s birthday was the 30th played heavily into ensuring we made the trip up to Thornhill to enjoy some racing and hang out with car folk...

Denny Bolf Wile E. Coyote Gasser Chevelle For Sale Online!

We might be crazy, but the Denny Bolf Wile E. Coyote Gasser Chevelle is for sale and we think it’s a screaming deal! This is the original car, and has been on display all over Southern...

Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion: Photo Coverage From Beech Bend Raceway Continues

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – While it wasn’t the greatest weather weekend in the history of the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, the faithful showed up to brave the elements and...

Joey Severance’s Wild Save At The NHRA Dallas Event Needs To Be Seen To Be Believed! (Video)

This here is some absolutely wild video that ends happily, against all odds. The dude you’ll see go on one of the craziest non-crashing passes in top alcohol dragster history is Joey Severance....

This Crazy Triple Engine 1985 Custom Panther Is One LONG Cruiser – Would You Roll In It?

This is a 1985 Custom Panther that was obviously designed and conceived by a crazy person who enjoyed cartoons because how else in the world would someone dream this up? The thing literally looks...

HISTORY! Alan O’Brien’s Twin-Turbo AMC Dragster Makes 5-second Pass – Quickest and Fastest AMC Ever

There was some history made at the NHRAV Thunder Valley Nationals when Alan O’Brien charged down the quarter mile in his awesome AMC powered dragster and stopped the clocks in 5.997 seconds at...

Near Disaster Video: Another Calamity From The Legal Street Race In Oklahoma – This Time A Repair Truck Causes Chaos

(By Jason Mazzotta) – We have already seen plenty of action from the crazy legal street race on Route 66 in El Reno, Oklahoma, including the near flattening of a crewman when two cars came...

Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage: Cars, Trucks, And Coolness Galore In Bowling Green

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – While the weather was not cooperative during the weekend in Bowling Green, it did not take the wind out of anyone’s sales or dampen spirits at all during...

BASTARDS: Thieves Steal $1,000,000 In Race Engines And Parts From Charlie Buck Racing Engines – Help Find ‘Em!

We have to thank Jeff Lee for sending us a tip to a story that has our blood boiling. Charlie Buck Racing Engines has been a force to be reckoned with in the nitrous and heavy duty drag racing engine...

Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage: Our Photo Blast Begins NOW!

(PHOTOS BY BRYAN MCTAGGART) – While mother nature doesn’t seem to want to cooperate with the plan at the 2015 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, we’re on the grounds and...

Irwindale Starts Saturday Night Racing! Be There July 11th!

After years of packed house racing on Thursday nights, Irwindale is going to start a Saturday program starting July 11th! Southern Californians are in a better spot than ever before with the...

Mopar HEMI® Challenge 15th Anniversary At 2015 U.S. Nationals

Six time and defending Mopar HEMI® Challenge Champion Charlie Westcott Jr. in his War Fish ‘Cuda. Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt For the 15th consecutive season, Mopar will underscore its...

Thornhill Dragway Nostalgia Drag Photos: Freaky Funny Cars, Straight Axle Mafia Coolness

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – So what we have here are the Straight-Axle Mafia and some other classic-style racers that came to play old-time drags.  The racing was 1/8th mile and was...

Vintage Drag Video: What It Was Like to Be Two Regular Guys Running An Injected Nitro Car In The Early 70s

Chances are that you’ve never heard of the Best and Gordon Purple Haze A/Fuel dragster from the early 1970s. Don’t worry, you are not alone because we hadn’t either, and frankly...