The Final Of The McLeod Stick Shift Shootout Was A Gear Jamming, Clutch Dumping Affair In Norwalk
While the automatic transmission has certainly taken the volume lead in the sport of drag racing, there’s a bunch of guys left who are stuck doing it the hard way and we love them all. As if...
Lutz Race Cars Open House: More Cars, More Horsepower, More Drag Week Rides, And One Freak On The Rollers
(PHOTOS BY MIKE BROOKS) – Mike Brooks won’t stop talking about how much fun he had at the Lutz Race Cars open house he attended last weekend but that’s a good thing because the...
Watch Jay Leno Cruise A 1,000 HP 1941 Willys And Meet The Cool And Surprising Owner
There’s something about a flat hooded, pro street Willys that will be cool until the end of time and maybe a couple hundred years after that. This particular car is even more interesting and...
Wild Drag Action: King Of The Streets Chi-Town At Great Lakes Dragaway!
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – Every year I look forward to the Chi Town King of the Streets event. A historic track, stupid fast cars, big cash money, and the excitement that only an...
NHRA New England Nationals 2015: A Photo Diary From The Region’s Biggest Drag Race
(Photos by Rich Pasley) – For the third year in a row the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing series invaded New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire and held the New England Nationals. This...
This 1994 Dakota Has A Hemi Surprise Under The Hood But Not In The Way You Expect
When BangShifter Will Sanders sent us the link to this truck, he was all on board with the program aside from the hood. We’re kind of with him although in light of all the other coolness...
Weekend Race Report: Results From Drag Races All Over The Place
There was a lot of racing going on across the country this weekend, and we’ve decided we’re going to try and share some results with you. Here is our weekend race report. If there is...
Lutz Race Cars Open House Coverage: Drag Week Heroes, Freaks, Racers, And Dyno Pull Madness
(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – When Lutz Race Cars announced that they were putting together an open house and dyno day at their shop, we knew there was no way we could pass it up. We...
Mega Mopar Action Maple Grove Coverage: The Nation’s Biggest Mopar Tour Comes To The Grove
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Maple Grove Raceway is one of my favorite places to hang out by my love for it pales in comparison to the feelings that our own Joe Grippo has for the place. Recently,...
Watch the LSx Willys Pull A Massive Bumper Standing Wheelie – No Roll Bar, No Hope Of Survival, Nuts!
The LSx Willys is famed for the fact that it may be the most overpowered vehicle ever. With the addition of a ProCharger D1, nitrous, and DIY Autotune controlled EFI, the 4.8L thing is officially...
Three Words: “Dirt Drag Bikes”. Check This Video Out!
We like dirt bikes around here. We like drag bikes around here. But for the life of me, I can’t recall ever seeing a purpose-built dirt-track drag bike before…ever. These aren’t...
This Mercedes C63 Is A Ten-Second Stomper With A Bellowing Exhaust Note
“Wait a minute,” you might be thinking, “the Mercedes C-class…isn’t that the small one? Why does it sound like Hell’s own guard dog growling?” That,...
Hit Up Lucas Oil Speedway For Drag Boat Racing And Dirt Track Action This Weekend!
Looking for something fun to do near Wheatland Missouri this weekend? Well here it is! On Friday and Saturday the John Haas Memorial Classic is going to be tearing up the WATER, yes WATER, at Lucas...
BangShift 1320 Question Of The Day: Street Outlaws, NHRA, Or Throwdown in T-Town?
Which one would you rather watch? With all the success that the Street Outlaws TV show has seen, and with an ever increasing diversity in the world of Drag Racing, we wondered which you would rather...
