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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New NHRA Pro Mod Show Debuts On Velocity Channel This Sunday – 1:30 PM Eastern Standard Time

If there is one group of racers in the NHRA that could fill a weekly television show with entertaining racing, entertaining interviews, and just plain fun it is the racers of the NHRA Pro Mod series....

Drag Week Uncensored Part 7: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country!

When we woke up Friday morning, the last “official” day of Drag Week, the weather was not looking good and we had plenty of work to do. Since we had some issues the night before, and were...

This Cool Video Looks At The NHRA Stock/Super Stock Racing Progam Of The Calvert Family And Their Cobra Jet – They Made The Switch To Holley EFI, Here’s Why

Stock and Super Stock are two of the coolest classes in NHRA drag racing and as a guy who has literally called about half the races on the tour this year I can say that with some confidence. Classic...

This Aerial Video Of The Construction Progress At Dragway 42 Is Awesome And Shows The Scope Of The Massive Project

We’ve been following the rebirth of Dragway 42 since the very beginning when it was announced that the Matcham family had purchased the facility and planned to “revamp” it. Well...

Ride With Bobby Fazio As He Rips The Gears In His Super Stock L 289 Mustang – Grandma Steering Wheel Wrap And All

We have showed you video of Bobby Fazio’s Mustang in the past but since he recently posted this video of him beating up on his SS\L 289 Mustang running at Atco in New Jersey. This is a neat...

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

In part 5, I ended telling you about the horrible drive to Great Bend, and our complete lack of sleep and therefore multiple near death experiences. Waking up in Great Bend sucked. We had gotten in...

This Is The Greatest Chevette Sleeper Of All Time And It Is For Sale – This May Be The Nicest Chevette In America, Period

First off we have to thank the ever talented eBay trolling Nate for finding what has to be the nicest Chevette in America, no matter the engine or year. This thing is like a flipping concours quality...

This Awesome Video Sums Up The Leanders Brothers Racing Team’s Experience At The 2014 US Nationals – Swedish Alky Funny Car Hitters!

The Leanders brothers campaign the Haas Automation alcohol funny car in NHRA competition and do a damned fine job at it. In fact, their car is one of the hardest running pieces on the whole tour...

Drag Gallery: The Last Drag Race At Lancaster Dragway – A Night Of Bittersweet Celebration – Does The Track Have A Future?

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’ve been reporting on the fact that Lancaster Speedway is for sale since we first heard about it and a couple weeks back we published Rob Kozak’s...

Historical Footage: Warren Johnson and Scott Geoffrion’s Burndown At Houston

Since I’m still stuck on a RWD V8 Dodge Daytona kick, I decided to dive into one of the few things I remember from watching Pro Stock racing as a kid: the burndown between Warren Johnson and...

Remember The Sand Dragging Paddle Tire Fox Mustang? Turns Out That Thing Is An Asphalt Killer As Well!

Last December we ran some video of a Fox-bodied Mustang down in Puerto Rico running at the sand drags with huge paddle tires under it. The car really made some steam and looked like something out of...

Drag Week Uncensored Part 5: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country!

Normally we’d be starting a new day of Drag Week from the hotel near the racetrack. Such was NOT the case when we started day three of Drag Week 2014. While it had been the norm so far for us...

Lift Off Video: Watch This Camaro Launch, Get Vertical, Drag The Bumper And Land On All Four!

So we’re currently in some sort of a wheelie video phase here at BangShift with three mondo wheels up clips in the last few days. This one is hard to beat in both the height and duration...

Peter Farber Suffers Pro Mod Crash In St Louis – Vows Return By Las Vegas NHRA Pro Mod Season Finale – Crash Video Here

We were setting up here at the Ohio Mile when I got word that Peter Farber had suffered a crash at the NHRA race in St Louis. My heart sank because Pete’s been having the best year of his NHRA...