PDRA Rockingham Action: Great Photos From Dragstock XII
(Words and photos by David Whealon/DW-photos.net) – On the second trip for the PDRA in 2015 to the legendary Rockingham Dragway for the 2nd Annual Dragstock XII, most of the attention was...
The Top 11: Best Funny Car Names – Iconic Cars From Drag Racing’s Past
Racecar names are no longer the norm on modern nitro-burning Funny Cars, which sucks. Cars with names are good for promoters to put in their advertisements, good for racers who can cash in on...
IHRA World Finals Features Nitro Jam at Memphis International Raceway, Watch It Live!
Words by IHRA Communications Photos courtesy of IHRA and Darr Hawthorne The Summit Racing Equipment World Finals featuring Nitro Jam takes place this weekend at Memphis International Raceway...
Ultra Trick A990 Hemi Dodge Coronet With EFI And More!
This has to be one of the cooler HEMI cars we’ve seen if forever! Not only is it a spectacular restoration clone of a 1965 A990 Hemi Dodge Coronet, but it’s got all kinds of hidden...
Ride On The Roof Of Frank Saponaro’s Wagon As It Pulls An Eighth Mile Wheelie!
Drag Week hero Frank Saponaro is going to have to start charging Cecil County Dragway an appearance fee if he keeps up with his high flying antics at the Rising Sun, Maryland strip. His awesome twin...
‘Nostalgia’ Pro Mods Return To California Hot Rod Reunion
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!
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
(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
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!
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
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
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
(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!
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...
