Drag Race Coverage: Match Race Madness At North Star Dragway – Denton, Texas
(Photos by Bad Brad Klaassen and Patrick Red Williams – Words by Brad Klaassen) – So, how do you kick off your 2015 racing season in North Texas at North Star Dragway, just outside of...
Lincoln Of Doom: Bob Underwood’s Twin Turbo Coyote 1998 Mark VIII Is An All Ford 9-second Killer That Shined At TX2K15
Like most things in hot rodding, Bobby Underwood’s Lincoln did not fall from the sky fully built one day and start ripping off 9-second elapsed times at the drag strip. The car that we ran...
Here It Is: The Master Cut Of The Lunati Bootlegger Film In Its Entirety – No Parts, Just One Unbroken Movie
We have showed it to you in parts and in sections but here for the first time is the master cut of the Lunati Bootlegger cams film, “The Legacy Of An Outlaw”. If you have been watching...
Ever Wondered What New Zealand’s Home Version Of The US Nationals Looks Like? This Great Race Report Will Tell You
(Photo credit: Drag News Australia) – We love shining the light in places where you may not be expecting us to and in this case the spotlight is aimed at the racers and fans who attended the...
MSD Desert Dust Up 2015: Show and Shine, Dyno Pulls, Heads Up Drag Racing, The Biggest Gearhead Party El Paso Has Ever Seen!
Leave it to the boys and girls at MSD to crank the wick up on what was already a pretty awesome thing. The first annual MSD Desert Dust Up will take place in two locations. Two locations? Read on to...
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...
