Big News: NASCAR To Reenter Sport Of Drag Racing – National Series Planned For 2016
It has been about 50 years since NASCAR abandoned their burgeoning drag racing division in 1967 and stepped clearly away from the sport but reports from inside the halls of the company indicate that...
These Two Hellcat Owners Nearly Get Tossed Out Of Texas Motorplex – Owning A Fast Car Does Not Make You A Racer
In a race there are two parts to the equation of winning: the car, and the driver. Most drivers look to the car to do all of the work, but as most good racers know, owning a badass car doesn’t...
This VW Golf Is An Evil Little 10-second Sleeper – Quiet And Quick!
Most ten-second cars have some kind of giveaway, and usually it is noisy, be it exhaust or a power adder. It takes a lot of effort to package up that kind of performance and keep it as quiet as a...
TX2K15 Coverage: A Look At The Cool Exotics And Muscled Up Sports Cars At The Wild Event In Texas
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – (Editor’s note – For those of you not 100% familiar with the TX2K event, it is a street car geared weekend of insanity that takes place in...
This 401-powered Gremlin Needs A New Home – Just Pretty Enough To Be Nice, Just Dirty Enough To Be Fun
There is a fine line between show car and beater, and it varies a little from person to person, but it goes like this: is it too nice to take out into the rain? It’s a show car. Is it so...
Father And Son English Drag Racers Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Leading Drug Smuggling Operation
This is the second time that Graham Ellis’s name has appeared on the front page of BangShift and sadly, neither time has it been in celebration of good news. The first time was due to a massive...
Watch This Crazy Diesel Drag Truck From Thailand Make A Dyno Pull And Belch Soot Like Crazy
We have showed you more than a couple videos from Asia that illustrate how hardcore the drag racing/hot rodding scene is in places like Thailand. In fact, this video below comes from Thailand and in...
Pit Thrash Photos From The PDRA Season Opener In Texas – Door Slammers In The Mist!
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – While wheelies, burnouts, and nitrous purges are part of the glamour and allure of Drag racing, some of the best glances into what racing is really like...
Watch Jason Michalak Run 3.97/194 On Drag Radials, In Memphis, Between Snowflakes – Quickest Radial Pass Ever In Competition
While we were shaking off the cold and enjoying the sunshine in Charlotte, North Carolina at the NHRA race, small tire and drag radial fanatics were packed into Memphis International Raceway to take...
Watch an Ardun Headed Flathead Churn Out 400hp @ 6200 RPM on the Chassis Dyno
While Speed Week at Bonneville is still some months away, that doesn’t mean we can’t lust after cool LSR machinery. This video shows the Kohler Racing “Street Roadster” entry...
Awesome Video: Why Top Fuelers Don’t Run in the Rain
Spoiler alert: This goes about like you would expect it to but let’s be honest, it is kind of fun to watch. The video you’ll watch below was shot in Japan about 7 years ago and it...
Drag Coverage: Action Photos From The PDRA Season Opener At The Texas Motorplex!
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – We’ve been teasing you all week with coverage from the PDRA event at Texas Motorplex. Even with forecasts calling for rain most of the weekend, the...
This Sleeper Dodge Ram Can Move And Scoot, But Nobody Is Going To Be Happy With How It Does It
First things first: that 1988 Dodge Ram isn’t a Cummins truck, which is the most common thought when you see one pulling onto the starting line. Most Ram owners won’t take on a Nissan...
Show Coverage: The I-X Piston Powered Autorama Is The Wildest Gearhead Show Ever! Tanks, Planes, Drag Cars, More
(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – The Indoor car show season is still in full swing for 2015, and nobody has brought you more coverage than Bangshift! Those that know me know that I try to...
