Drag Action Photos From The Kontinentals Car Club Day Of The Drag Race – So Much Cool Stuff
Oct 25, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Action Photos From The Kontinentals Car Club Day Of The Drag Race – So Much Cool Stuff
(Photos by Bob Paxton) – For 13 years the Kontinentals car club has been putting on an awesome weekend of old school drag racing at Little River Dragway and after rain pushed them off their...
The Parting Shift: A Look Inside The Stick Shift Life Of Super Stock Racers At The 2014 NHRA US Nationals
Oct 24, 2014Brian Lohnes6
There were more stick shift drag cars at the 2014 Chevrolet Performance US Nationals than I had ever seen in one place before. I’m not sure how I missed this awesome Les Mayhew video that he...
2014 California Hot Rod Reunion – More Great Action Featuring Altereds And ONLY Altereds
Oct 24, 2014Brian Lohnes5
We’re continuing to work through our massive pile of 2014 California Hot Rod Runion photos and that’ll roll on over the next few days because we have that much stuff left to go and our...
Bartone and Horan Jr. Dominate – Taking The California Hot Rod Reunion Nitro Titles & Championships!
Oct 23, 2014Darr HawthorneComments Off on Bartone and Horan Jr. Dominate – Taking The California Hot Rod Reunion Nitro Titles & Championships!
Over a year ago, loyal fans began checking their favorite hotel rooms for the October weekend of the California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield, California like a modern-day Woodstock for the...
2014 California Hot Rod Reunion: Awful, Awful Altereds – Fuel, Alky, and Gas Burners All Here
Oct 23, 2014Brian Lohnes1
Altereds are drag racing’s worst and most entertaining idea ever. No wheelbase, no weight, a horsepower to weight ratio that’s better than the space shuttle, and typically a blower...
MSD Releases Power Grid 3-Stage Delay Timer – Maximum Control For Power Adders And All Of Your Needs
Oct 22, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on MSD Releases Power Grid 3-Stage Delay Timer – Maximum Control For Power Adders And All Of Your Needs
Now is the time of the year when race cars are making their final hits, guys are trying to take advantage of great air, and people are making plans on what they’re going to change out for the...
2014 California Hot Rod Reunion: More Funny Car Photos From Famoso Raceway – Nothing But Flops!
Oct 22, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on 2014 California Hot Rod Reunion: More Funny Car Photos From Famoso Raceway – Nothing But Flops!
Dan Horan was the victor in the funny car category at the 2014 California Hot Rod Reunion and he also locked up the NHRA Heritage Series Championship with his victory, closing the deal that he could...
PDRA World Finals Action Photos: Door Slammers At The Never Ending Event In Virginia
Oct 21, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on PDRA World Finals Action Photos: Door Slammers At The Never Ending Event In Virginia
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – The second PDRA stop at Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP) was also the last 2014 event for the series. Continuous rain forced the event to last an extra...
Bayou Bomb: Leroy Brown Is Heading For The 8s – Here’s A Last Look At One Of The Tamest Looking Deep 9-second Street Cars In America
Oct 21, 2014Brian Lohnes66
(Photos by Charles Wickam) We’re breaking from normal protocol here. Why? Normally when a car owner tells us that he’s going to be blowing the car apart to make changes that should speed...
Funny Car Action At The 2014 California Hot Rod Reunion – Fiberglass Forest At Famoso!
Oct 21, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Funny Car Action At The 2014 California Hot Rod Reunion – Fiberglass Forest At Famoso!
Nostalgia funny cars have singlehandedly elevated the profile of “nostalgia” drag racing higher than anyone could have predicted it would be even 10 years ago. At first the cars were a...
Naked Motors And Thrashing In The Pits At The 2014 California Hot Rod Reunion – Sweet Photos Here
Oct 21, 2014Brian Lohnes1
Perhaps the coolest thing about the 2014 California Hot Rod Reunion is the fact that so many vehicles at Famoso were burning nitro. From the cackle cars to the AA/FA exhibition machines, to the top...
Raymond Beadle Has Died – All Time Drag Racing Great Was Phenomenal Driver, Visionary Promoter, Loved The World Over
Oct 20, 2014Brian Lohnes8
We hate writing these. Funny car giant Raymond Beadle has died. We had been hearing that Beadle was having some medical issues and were hoping for the best but it seems as though that will not be the...
Check Out These Awesome Hot Rods And Historic Race Cars From The Famed Famoso Grove At The CHRR
Oct 20, 2014Brian Lohnes3
While the action on the track is hot and heavy at Bakersfield each year during the California Hot Rod Reunion, it is only part of the show. Note that this event is specifically called a...
Nothing But Wheelstand Photos From The 2014 California Hot Rod Reunion
Oct 20, 2014Brian Lohnes2
We love us some wheelies around here at BangShift. Watching cars that weight a ton or sometimes closer to two tons reach for the sky when the throttle is laid flat at the drags has been captivating...










