The Anatomy Of A Run: What It Really Takes To Make One Run
Race cars can be evil bitches, or they can be the sweetest things, but regardless they take work. Just to make a single run down the racetrack takes time, skills, and organization. And those are just...
Lancaster Dragway Pro Mod Shootout Action – Sportsman and Crazed Pro Mod Photos
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – It was a good old fashioned drag strip brawl at Lancaster Dragway’s pro mod shootout a short while back. Held on a weekday night, the place was filled, there...
Watch Aussie Top Fuel Driver Phil Lamattina’s TF Dragster Break In Half Just Like Larry Dixon’s – He Is Banged Up
In an incident that was eerily similar to Larry Dixon’s at the NHRA Gatornationals, Australian top fuel hero Phil Lamattina’s dragster split in two during a run at Willowbank Raceway last...
Tune In! Live Audiocast of ECTA Ohio Mile Meet Right Here – World Records To Be Set!
It is race day at the ECTA Ohio Mile meet in Wilmington today and there’s live audio where you can tune into the action to hear about the big speeds, unique vehicles, and awesome...
GoPro Gone! The View When A Camera Escapes A Fuel Altered At 200+ MPH Is Pretty Weird, Wild, and Awesome
(By Jason Mazzotta) – Over the last decade the onboard camera technology has grown immensely due to the GoPro cameras. The high definition picture, sound quality, and picture stability in such...
Mother Load: This Massive Collection Of Ford SOHC Parts Can Be Yours For $150,000
Of all the interesting exotica that Ford has produced over the years is interesting, but it is the infamous SOHC engine that still leaves us (and many others) spellbound. Initially made to dominate...
This C6 Z06 vs. Hellcat Charger Race Is A Quick Lesson In Power To Weight Ratio
In the right lane we have a C6 Corvette Z06. It isn’t anything to sneeze at, with 505 horsepower, 470 ft/lbs of torque, and a rev range that swings into the 7,000 RPM territory. It isn’t...
This Trailer For An Upcoming NitroAmerica 2015 March Meet Film Will Have You Running To The Drags
This weekend I am in Wilmington, Ohio at the ECTA land speed meet and away from the drags. I love the land speed world and clearly have a strong affinity for the drags as well so this video is a fun...
Fremont Dragstrip Top Fuel And Funny Car Video With Jungle Jim!
This one is pretty cool, especially since I grew up at Fremont Dragstrip. I was born in 1972, and at Fremont Dragstrip at only a month old, and man it still makes me wax nostalgic when I see this...
The Super Camaro Funny Car Is Back, And We Have Photos!
We are stupid excited about the photos we just got of the Super Camaro Funny Car that is coming back for 2015! It’s just one of the cool 2nd Gen Camaro funny cars coming out right now, and this...
Drag Coverage: The $10,000 To Win Tuesday Night Pro Mod Shootout At Lancaster Dragway Was A Hit!
(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – The last feature I sent to Bangshift was from last fall. At the time, the future of Lancaster International speedway & dragway was unsure. Many of us...
Take A Listen To This 10-Second Supercharged Harley Run The Strip – The Anti-Crotch Rocket!
Outside of the professional ranks of racers, the majority of motorcycles you see at the dragstrip are crotch rockets…light weight, excellent power-to-weight ratios, and high speeds are the...
If Throttle Stop Drag Racing All Looked Like This, It Would Be WAY More Entertaining – Ludicrous Speed!
(By Jason Mazzotta) – As a bracket racer, I understand and enjoy .90 throttle stop racing in Super Street/Gas/Comp, but to some throttle stop racing is repetitive and boring. Cue, Ernie...
NAFRA Nostalgia A/Fuel Dragsters Are Ready To Run This Weekend!
Nostalgia A/Fuelers are going to be running this weekend at Rocky Mountain Raceway. The Summer Kick-Off and Funny Car Fever event promises to kick ass, and the Nostalgia A/Fuel Racing Association...
