Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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We’ve Got NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Pro Mod And Outlaw Street 4-Wide Drag Racing Is Right Here!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Sunday $50,000 Big Money Race #2

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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The Mickey Thompson Turn & Burn: Alex Runs Her FASTEST Pass EVER and Then WON!

Alex and Nick Taylor, along with a bunch of other sicko drag and drive folks, are in Norwalk Ohio of the Mickey Thompson Tires Turn and Burn. This is the inaugural event, and it is the kind of drag...

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Engine Dyno Video: The New BTR Gen 3 Hemi Trinity Intake Makes HOW Much Power?! Full Dyno Results!

The guys and gals at Brian Tooley Racing never slow down when it comes to developing parts that make horsepower and we love them for it. Their Trinity line of intake manifolds have been setting the...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Mod, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, Top Fuel, And More! Pro Eliminations From Darana National Trail Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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Crane Cams Now Offers 10W-40 Non-Synthetic Break-In Oil For Flat Tappet Cams – Don’t Break In Without It

If you are unaware of the importance of breaking in your flat tappet cam and doing so with right oil, please hand in your BangShift card at the door on the way out. The reality is that oils have...

Not Over By A Long Shot: Andy Frost Vows Changes To Red Victor Three – No Plans To Walk Away From Street Legal Record Chase

When Larry Larson laid down a 6.16/219mph run at the tail end of Hot Rod Drag Week 2014, the internet went nuts. It went nuts crowning him the king and it went nuts reminding Andy Frost that he...

Drag Action Gallery: The Fall Show-N-Go At Paradise Drag Strip – Calhoun, Georgia

(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Paradise Drag Strip in Calhoun, Georgia has been around since 1961, and it’s still operated by the same family that founded it. If you’re interested...

Bad News: Ohio’s Historic Kil-Kare Raceway Closes Abruptly – Track Claims “Restructuring” For 2015 Season

Talk about a month of highs and lows for the racers of Kil-Kare Raceway in Xenia, Ohio. Back in September, the Kil-Kare team won its 6th NHRA bracket finals championship for division three and then...

Epic News: Noted Engine Builder And Super Stock Racer Charlie Westcott Jr. Buys Former Cunningham Ford Pro Stock Operation – Will Compete In 2015

There are certain people in the world who are simply motivated by opportunity and challenge. Charlie Westcott Jr is one of those people and the proof is in the recent announcement that Westcott...

Watch NMRA Racer Drew Lyons Pull A Three Gear Wheelstand In His Coyote Stock Mustang! Multiple Angles Of This One

The NMRA’s Coyote Stock class is one of the neatest in drag racing, especially if you are a fan of late model Ford performance. Competitors must obviously derive the power for their cars from a...

This Blown Olds 455 Powered, Screaming Yellow, 1977 Pacer Wagon Is Cool And Slightly Confusing

At first blush you are saying, “What could possibly me confusing about a blown Pacer wagon?!” The fact is at first blush we thought that the car was completely over the top awesome. The...

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE SHAKEDOWN AT THE SUMMIT STARTING 10AM TODAY EST!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE SHAKEDOWN AT THE SUMMIT STARTING AT 11AM EASTERN SATURDAY     Ohhhhh this is gonna be good! BangShift will provide LIVE and FREE streaming coverage of the 2014...

Funny Car Great Frearless Fred Goeske Dead – From Funny Cars With Doors To Rockets, The Man Drove ‘Em All

They don’t build ’em like Fred Goeske anymore. His story of evolution in the sport of drag racing mirrors that of many from his era. He began tinkering with cars in his teens, spent time...

ROADKILL! Freiburger and Finnegan Cruise The Heartland Of America In A Sweet Ford Wagon They Bought In A Parking Lot

The newest episode of Roadkill is dropped and the show is a cool look at a roadtrip that Freiburger and Finnegan took across the central part of the country in a classic Ford wagon. While that may...

This 1966 Dodge Coronet Has The Attitude And Looks Of A Real Street Sweeper, But Does It Have The Guts?

There’s something about a 1966 Coronet. When I was a kid and started thumbing through my dad’s old Hot Rod Magazines, I would always go check out the classified/line ads in the back of...

Drag Week Uncensored FINALE: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country! – The Aftermath

A 6.16! I still can’t get over that, even though our whole goal with building the truck is to run in the 5’s. And on that last pass, I’m not sure it would have gotten there. It was...

Drag Week Uncensored Part 8: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country!

Holy Crap!!!! Isn’t this week ever going to end?! Why is it that while you can’t seem to remember your own name after a drag week like this, or what you ate for your last meal,  somehow every...

This 1941 Ford Truck Gasser Style Hot Rod Is Cool From Tip To Stern – The Price Seems Pretty Good Too!

Lots of times guy will build a gasser themed hot rod and it kind of goes off the rails. You know what we mean. It starts out with good intentions and then ends up looking like something Homer Simpson...