This 1947 Renault 440 Hot Rod Is A Right Hand Drive Street Freak With Chrysler Power
Of all the crazy body styles we have seen hot rods built out of over the years, this 1947 Renault is in a class by itself. No, it is not a Fiat Topolino, it is a French Renault with 440ci of Chrysler...
Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Weekend Announced! West Coasters, Check This Out!
That’s right, folks, Hot Rod Magazine is announcing their first Drag Weekend, a shortened version of the vaunted Drag Week that will be taking place in the Southwest. With many racers put off...
More Dirt Drag Bike Action – How Much Would It Take For You To Ride One Of These Monsters?
Dirt drag bikes are the racing equivalent of riding a bull: you hop on the monster and pray that in a few seconds, all of your bones are still together. We are still in awe of anyone who willfully...
Why Didn’t We Think Of That?! Burst Panel Design Hood Scoop For Nitrous Racers Is A Great Idea
(By Jason Mazzotta) – We have all seen so many times a nitrous powered pro modified car launching off the starting line, header flames beginning to shoot out of the pipes and then boom, a...
Launch Pad Photos: Cool Cars Ripping Down The Strip At The 2015 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – As much as everyone loves a good burnout – wheelies seem to stick in our memories more. Perhaps it’s the power needed to actually get the nose up or...
Crash Compilation Extravaganza: One Hour Of “And They Walked Away”
If you like watching crash videos on YouTube, and you love carnage, then you need to thank Steve Evans and the guys from Diamond P Sports who took crash footage to the next level with their series of...
Gas-Tastic! Photos Of The Neatest And Best Running Gassers At The Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion In Bowling Green
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – What we have here is a collection of gasser-ishness in the form of 50s and 60s cars. There were a lot more of these things rolling around than what we...
Summoning The Beast: Listen To Danny Thompson And The Challenger II Crew Fire Up The Streamliner
With Bonneville rapidly approaching (only a month away!) land speed racing teams are making their final preparations, entering the final phases of their thrash, and sorting our cars of all shapes and...
This 1962 Buick Invicta Custom Estate Wagon Is The Perfect Cruiser And Slingshot Push Car
If you had yourself a dragster in the middle to late 1960s, chances are strong that you had a wagon like this one to drag the thing to the track and then push start it. Sure, some of the fancy tracks...
2015 Orange Drag Strip Reunion: The Coolest Rods, Trucks, Muscle Cars, and…Vans?!
(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – It was a heck of a weekend at Sterling Airport during the 2015 Orange Drag Strip Reunion. Steve Magnante was announcing the action, hundreds of the coolest...
HUGE NEWS: BangShift To Provide LIVE Streaming Coverage Of 10th Annual NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl!
From July 30th through August 2nd BangShift.com will provide live streaming video coverage of the 10th annual NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing. This is a race that combines the...
Battle Of The Titans! The 800HP AWD Cutlass Meets An 800HP Jeep SRT-8
Brian King’s AWD Hurst/Olds is a beast. Running an 800hp 6.6L ProCharged LS engine and all-wheel-drive, the G-body Cutlass is capable of not only handling itself at a race, but handing plenty...
Grand Plans: $1000 Tubbed Project That Could Be A Riot For CHEAP!
Ever just search Craigslist and eBay for cars or trucks that cost $1000? Well if not, we’re sorry for suggesting it. It’s amazing what you can find for a cool grand, and this tubbed RX7...
This 10.68-Second Toyota Starlet Is One Wicked Little Tic-Tac! Getting It Done With 1.5 Liters!
It isn’t everybody’s cup of tea, for sure, but if you can’t look at this Toyota Starlet and at least appreciate the engineering and build that propels this 2,055 pound hatchback,...
