York US30 Reunion Muscle Car Madness – More Historic Drag Iron And Cool Hot Rods
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’re back with more great Joe Grippo photos from the York US30 Muscle Car Madness show that occurred last July. Why are we so late with the photos? Well, my...
NHRA Announces 2015 Heritage Series Schedule
The National Hot Rod Association finally released their primarily west coast-based Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series headlined by the nitro Nostalgia Top Fuel and Nostalgia Funny Car categories. 2014...
2014 York US30 Reunion Muscle Car Madness Show: Our First Blast Of Photos From One Of The Summer’s Big Ones
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Each July, one of the great weekends of drag racing historical celebration takes place in Pennsylvania with the York US30 Drag Strip Reunion and Muscle Car Madness...
Project FatLane Is Done, Delivered, And Preparing To Terrorize Drag Strips With Six Second Fury – Here’s A Look At The Final Product
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – For a couple of years we have been showing you the incremental progress of a car we dubbed FatLane, a Ford Fairlane being built to run in some Outlaw small tire...
BangShift Breaking News Exclusive: John Mihovetz Runs 5.92/248 At Pomona! First Mod Motor In The 5s – We Have The Slip!
Just minutes ago John Mihovetz ran 5.92/248mph to break a performance barrier he has flirted with several times in his modular motor powered car. Mihovetz recently Ran six flat and was knocking on...
Indiana’s Historic Bunker Hill Dragway Is For Sale – Track, Restaurant, House, Plus An Additional Speedway Could Be Yours!
It is that time of the year again! First we told you about I-40 Dragway going up for sale a week or two ago and now we’re back with another track that is being offered up to the highest bidder....
One Of Jeb Allen’s Old Top Fuel Cars Has Been Turned Into A Legends Bodied, Triple Blown Freak Show
When you combine a former top fuel car, a Legends mini-stock car body, a big block and THREE superchargers, this is what you get and we’re not sure exactly what “this” is but it...
Video: The First True 200mph Remote Controlled Car Is A Streamliner That Sounds Like An Electric Shaver From Hell
Yesterday we showed you a guy running 200mph on a hydrogen peroxide powered rocket bicycle. While that accomplishment was more risky to life and limb than this one, we rank them both on the same...
Ford Drag Racing Legend Phil “Daddy Warbucks” Bonner Has Died
Phil Bonner had a relatively short career in the world of top level drag racing but his impact is still felt today and fans of the blue oval brand still herald Bonner as one of the best that ever...
eBay Greatness: This Chrysler Conquest TSI Is Perfect With Boosted Late Model Hemi Power
When Cody Nickerson sent in the link to this eBay listing, he wrote “Here’s one for McTaggart.” Well since Mc is in Scotland vacationing, I’m going to write about this one...
Watch Francois Gissy Top 200mph On His Hydrogen Peroxide Rocket Bicycle – Yes, Bicycle
Last year we showed you video of Francois Gissy running nearly 180mph on his bicycle which is powered by a hydrogen peroxide rocket. At the time, Gissy was running at an airfield of some kind and was...
California’s Samoa Drag Strip Preyed Upon By Idiot Junkie Theives – Wiring For Timing System Stolen
So let me begin by saying that I am adding the “junkie” part to this story because it sure fits the bill of other news stories we have seen over the years where some guy all strung out on...
One Of Nine Swiss Cheese Catalinas Known To Exist Is For Sale – Bring A Brinks Truck
They were 14 cars that changed drag racing history forever. The vaunted swiss cheese Catalinas that Pontiac produced in 1963 were the most hardcore and advanced specialty drag car ever produced by a...
Take A 100mph Ride On A Drag Racing Modified Walk Behind Kubota Tractor – Madness In Thailand
As we have proven over the years, people will race whatever is available to them, literally. Take Thailand for example. These guys race all kinds of neat stuff. There’s small displacement...
