Dylan McCool Bought an UNKNOWN Drag Car at Auction… It Had ROD KNOCK! Can They Race It?

You never know what you are going to get when buying cars at auction, and that’s because you may or may not even be able to start them and hear them run. It totally depends on the auction, and...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 20th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing – Sunday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

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LIVE: LARIS Motorsports Insurance $100K Presented by Vintage at Beech Bend Raceway Park – Sunday

Watch the Motormania LIVE Coverage from the TB Promotions Laris Insurance $100k at Bowling Green. This is going to be some great racing with a $25K race, two $50k races, and the big $100,000...

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FREE Big Money Bracket Racing LIVESTREAM: The SuperBucks Showdown Presented by Get’M Performance Saturday $20,000

More big money bracket racing coming to you live! It’s Thursday at the SuperBucks Showdown presented by Get’M Performance and that means there is $5,000 on the line to warm up everyone for two...

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eBay Find: This Tiny Axial Supercharger Is Fit For A Motorcycle And A Tiny Glimpse At One Of The Rarest Speed Parts Available In The 1960s

The words “Latham Axial Flow Supercharger” may not ring a lot of bells immediately in the heads of even hardcore muscle car fans and that is because they were not produced in very high...

We Found The Most Destroyed Drag Car Ever On Copart And Then We Found Video Of The Wreck That Killed It

As you know by the semi-regular “Copar Cadavers” blog items we run around here, I enjoy traipsing through the virtual rows of cars at Copart junkyards all over the country to find stuff...

PDRA Coverage: Great Drag Action And Pit Photos From The 2014 PDRA Finals At Virginia Motorsports Park

(Photos by David Whealon) – Since we have been talking about the end of the NHRA season, the end of the SCTA season, and ignoring the end of the NASCAR season today we thought it was only...

Watch This Factory Supercharged Kawasaki H2R Make 296hp At The Tire On The Dyno And Make Noises That Will Leave You Sweating

The Kawasaki H2R has been the hot topic on the lips of many sport bike enthusiasts since being unveiled a little while back in Germany. The supercharged engine on the Kawasaki H2R was to be rated at...

York US30 Muscle Car Madness Coverage: More Stockers, Gassers, Vintage Pro Stocks, And More!

(PHOTOS BY JOE GRIPPO) – It is a kind of cool split to have this great collection of photos that look back into the history of drag racing while just last night the NHRA crowned all of its...

John Force Racing and Lucas Oil Team Up For The Future

Auto Club Raceway at Pomona was the place that John Force Racing announced a multi-year sponsorship with Lucas Oil Products. The announcement makes Lucas Oil the “Official Oil of John Force...

Tony Schumacher Nails Record 8th NHRA Top Fuel World Championship

Tony Schumacher grabbed a record eighth Top Fuel world championship title Saturday of the 50th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona and put away a giant half-million dollar...

NHRA Finals At Pomona – Jon Capps Insane Slow Motion Fire Video – Qualifying Photos, Header Flames, Track Records!

The NHRA World Finals have not always been held at historic Pomona Raceway, now called Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, but the event has always provided a showcase for the best in Professional and...

This 1957 Chevy Pro Mod Has A Small Block Chevy Engine And A Supercharger That Whines Like Nothing We Have Ever Heard

How much whine are we talking about here? When I played this video my wife and kids (who were all in another room) asked what in the world I was watching because the noise was so nasty. That’s...

Nitro Under The Lights At Historic Pomona Raceway For NHRA Finals Friday Qualifying

With two qualifying rounds crowded into a busy Friday of the 50th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Doug Kalitta raced to the lead in Top Fuel Friday evening....

Tom Bailey States That Goals For New Drag Week Car Are 5.50s Quarter Mile!

(Photo Credit: Tom Bailey Racing FB Page) – Wow, how about this for being serious? Tom Bailey stated on the Bailey Racing FB page that his goals for the next car he will roll out to Drag Week...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Next Car That Should Be Made Into A Pro Mod? Great Examples Inside!

You know the names ID Motorsports Design and Stu Wotypka from their appearances on the pages of BangShift before. Stu has worked with some of the most well know chassis builders and body builders in...

Photo Highlight Reel: BangShift Contributors Mike Brooks And Jose Ferrer Crushing It With Gasoline Images Inc. – Great Photos Here

(Words and photos by Mike Books/Jose Ferrer) – (Editor’s note: BangShift contributors Mike Brooks and Jose Ferrer spend lots of their summer at events and tracks around the eastern USA....

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...