1972 Chevrolet Crash Test Video: Watch A 1972 Chevrolet Vega Crash Head On Into A 1972 Chevrolet Impala For Science

Everyone thinks of a Vega as being super small, because it was a compact car back in the day, and that an Impala is super huge because at the time they really were and especially when compared to a...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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WATCH FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod RIGHT HERE! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power going on, and all the action is LIVE right here! This event is a pre-cursor to the...

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IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT Keep Coming!

(Photos by David Whealon) If you live under a rock and haven’t realized how huge of a splash the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series made in 2025, then are you in for a treat! With amazing events, huge...

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Hot Rod Hoarder Feature: Finding the History of this Forgotten Slingshot Dragster Is Harder Than You Might Think!

Forgotten hot rods and race cars all have a story, and some of them are more interesting than others. But regardless of the story, it takes some home work and a lot of research to be able to find the...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – $30,000 Saturday!

It’s time to finish off the Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas, after one heck of a Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the country’s big dollar bracket racers head...

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Fast Is Cool: This 900hp Turbocharged Acura Integra Is Good For 190 MPH In The 1/2 Mile

While I wholeheartedly agree with Lohnes’ statement that “fast is cool”, I feel like testing it out in the only way I know how: by walking straight up to a wasp nest with a baseball...

Here’s The Worst Challenger Hellcat Launch Ever Caught On Tape – Leaving Is Tough But This Is Ugly

(Video credit: VictoryRedColorado channel) – I can speak from personal experience on the difficult of getting a Challenger Hellcat moving with aggression from a standing start. There’s...

Carnage Video: “Daddy Dave” And His New Nova Go Barrel-Rolling At Amarillo!

“Daddy Dave” Comstock, famous from the “Street Outlaws” television show, is recovering from a serious concussion after he lost control of his 1963 Chevy II at a no-prep drag...

2015 Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl Coverage! Pit and Action Photos From The Biggest Race In Years!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Over the next couple days we’re going to be slamming epic levels of coverage at you from the 2015 Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl race here in Joliet,...

WATCH Live Streaming Coverage Of The Nitto Tire NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl RIGHT HERE! — Sunday Final Eliminations!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR STREAM OF THE NMRA/NMCA SUPER BOWL From July 31st through August 2nd BangShift.com will provide live streaming video coverage of the 10th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super...

Relive The Most Monstrous Wheelstand Of The Entire 2014 NHRA US Nationals

Among all of the things that happen at the US Nationals, one of the most fun is the Factory Showdown class. This is where the Cobra Jets, COPOs, and Drag Packs get together for all out war on the...

UPDATE! Beckman & Prock Set NHRA Nitro Funny Car Record

Photos by Jeff Burghardt Words by Jeff Wolf/DSR Don Schumacher Racing’s record-setting efforts in qualifying Friday and Saturday during the NHRA Sonoma Nationals will look great on highlight...

California Drag Racers Sweep Division 7 NHRA LODRS At Sonoma

Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt Words by NHRA Field Marketing   Seven California racers took home wins from the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series presented by Korbel at Sonoma Raceway over the...

Beckman’s Awesome 3.921 ET – Quickest In NHRA History

Photos by Mike Burghardt Words by Don Schumacher Racing Jack Beckman was a little lightheaded when he got out of Don Schumacher Racing’s Infinite Hero Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car on Friday...

Drag Photos: The NHRA Images Keep Rolling In From DRD Photos

(Photos by Dom Damato/DRD Photos) – We’ve still got a ton of fantastic Dom Damato photos to run from the NHRA race in Chicago and we’re going to run them. Why? Why not! We never...

Barnstormin’: Menace, Tumult, And Gulliver Starts To Strain Against The Ropes

This is likely going to be a bit of a ramble, so I am warning you of that right off the hit of the throttle here. People have asked me if the races I announce run together. For the most part the...

Watch This Ford Thames Van Stand On The Bumper, From The Inside Too!

Ford Thames, British Fords, Anglias, we like them all. In fact, we hate to admit it but the British versions of the Fords are higher up on the list of Fords I would want to own than most built here...

Aussie Burnouts Baby! It’s Brasher Nats Video Time! This Blown Gemini Owns It!

Apparently a Gemini is a little compact car that was built by Isuzu and sold under Opel and Holden as well, but I assure you they never came with this kind of drivetrain in them! This one is tearing...

Gassers! A Look At The Hellacious, Tiny, Wild, And Iconically Cool English Bodied Machines At Bowling Green

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This gallery is devoted to the Anglia and the Austin – two of the most-prominent examples of gasser-style builds for decades.  Their small size and...