Chad Talks Clevite Bearing Tech With Mahle’s Bill McKnight
There are few names that garner more respect in their given part of the aftermarket than Clevite. The brand has been around for decades upon decades and the main reason is that the quality associated...
Ohio Mile Motorcycles: A Look At The Wide Variety Of Two Wheeled Terrors That Raced At The May ECTA Event
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I will admit I am not a biker. I like bikes and can appreciate the effort that goes into building them and am in complete awe of the courage it takes to...
Huge News! Multiple Rocket Cars Will Be Testing A Brainerd International Raceway In Just A Couple Of Weeks – Be There!
While we’re not sure of the exact date, we’re relatively certain that multiple rocket cars have not appeared at the same drag strip at the same time since Ronald Reagan was in office and...
Wheelstand Video: This Collection Of 10 Great Wheelstands Will Have You Trying To Lift The Front Tires On Your Car Today
There’s nothing cooler than cars that can pull the front wheels off the ground. Whether it is just enough to slide a piece of paper into the air gap or tall enough that a herd of elephants...
Small Missouri Airport Has Drag Racing Problem And Apparently Little Security – Rodders Using Airport As Private Strip
Hannibal Regional Airport in Missouri is a small place with a 4,400ft runway and apparently not much security. People have literally been driving in and using the runway as a private drag strip and...
This Awesome Old 1960s Gasser Is Perfectly Preserved In Race Form And Has An Engine You’ll NEVER Guess
History tends to favor the really fast stuff in drag racing and we suppose that it is only human nature. The cars the wowed crowds with crazy performances and feats of strength are the ones that...
Rapid Fire: A Former Sand Dragger Go 8s At The Strip And Sniff 200 On The Salt With a Poncho ‘Banger!
Roger Manson’s Rapid Fire is so BangShift approved we can hardly stand it. This car started life as a sand dragger, was bought by Roger who then put it on the drag strip, got it to go 8.70s...
Ohio Mile Coverage: Unique Cars And Weirdo Engines From The ECTA
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Getting to the site of an event when it first opens is usually a great time to walk around and catch some really good photos as the sun comes up....
American Sleeper Video: Watch A Hammered Looking Dodge Ramcharger Nearly Bust Into The 12s At Englishtown!
Yesterday we showed you a cool Aussie sleeper station wagon that looked like a grandmother left it in the church parking lot but went 10s. Today we’re back on our own shores and looking at an...
This 1966 Ford Econoline Van Has Big Block (Chevy) Power And Is Totally BangShifty
1960s Ford Econoline vans are pretty awesome. Those bread boxes on wheels were based on the Falcon and sold like hot cakes for Ford. This is a kind of ratty looking Econoline van and Ford people will...
Ohio Mile May 2015: Cool Non-Race Vehicles (Or Bits From The Land Speed Pits!)
(Photos and words by Doug Gregory) – Anytime you visit a land speed event you are bound to see some interesting stuff that isn’t going to run the track. As we check out the competition we...
2015 FE Race And Reunion: Here’s Our Last Blast Of Wheels Up Photos From The Strip
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we’re back with a final installment of drag strip photos from the 2015 FE Race and Reunion at Beaver Springs...
Fuel Delivery: The Value Of Sumps Over Pickup Tubes In The Tank Of Cell Of Your Hot Rod From Aeromotive
We talk a lot about how we’re spoiled living in today’s world of seemingly limitless access to horsepower in our street machines and race cars but the reality is that with the increased...
Unlucky: A Compilation Of 13 Major League Drag Racing Crashes From Urban Hillbilly Action Video
Sean Melton at Urban Hillbilly Action Videos went face first into his massive archive again and came up with 13 spine tingling, weird, and altogether nasty wrecks from his extensive collection of...
