How To Make New Wheels Look Like Old Steelies, With A Twist! A New Way Of Doing Things!

For several years there have been people using custom bolt on adapters to mount dog dish hubcaps onto Weld Draglite wheels, and while it sounds weird, it really does work. The dog dish caps cover the...

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RJ Fab Tech Talk: Custom Headers Explained – Rob Lindsay Goes Over Tips, Tricks, And Proven Methods For Custom Header Fabrication.

You may not have heard of RJ Fab, but you’ve probably seen something they have built. When Rob Lindsay started RJ Fab a few decades ago I doubt he thought he’d build a brand that covered...

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The Last LIL GANGSTA standing get’s $30,000 Cash! – Biggest Payout EVER! Here Is Street Car Bragging Rights at Rockingham Dragway

Lil Gangstas just keeps on keeping on, and at Street Car Bragging Rights at Rockingham Dragway they not only put on a hell of a show, but also put up the biggest payout in LG history at $30,000 for...

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Here are 16 of the COOLEST GASSER Combinations from the Southeast Gassers Association. It’s the 1960s All Over Again!

Every Southeast Gassers Association race is a flashback to the 1960’s, which is why everyone loves going to their races so much. These races are all about the showmanship and the fun and...

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Finnegan’s Drag and Drive Cadillac Project Continues: Fabricating Custom Floors In Preparation For Custom Interior.

Mike and Joe are back at it, working on the Cadillac to get it on the road this year. There is a lot to do, but they keep chipping away at it and in the video below it’s time for the floors to...

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Pro 275, Limited Drag Radial, and Radial vs The World Racing Action From The Shakedown at U.S. 131

US 131 has been throwing one hell of a drag race with both the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series during the Shakedown at US131. Both sanctioning bodies on the grounds for...

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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...

Ride On The Quarter Panel Of A Bad Ass Pinto As It Pulls A 350+ Foot Wheelstand! (Video)

Thunder Valley Dragway in Marion, South Dakota is one hard hookin’ strip. How do we know? Because in the video below you are going to ride on the rear quarter panel of a screaming yellow Pinto...

Pacific Raceways For Sale – Legendary Multi-Use Track That Opened In 1960 On The Market

We’ve reported on some racetracks for sale recently with places like Lancaster Speedway in New York but for sure the biggest and most famous track for sale on the market today is Pacific...

This Ford Racing Mustang XX.99 Challenge Video Is Pretty Awesome – The 2015 Mustangs Are Strong On The Strip

The full-on media blitz for the 2015 Mustang has begun. From the media junkets to cruise the new cars (Ummmmm….where was our invite?) to the cool videos promoting the cars, it is prime time fun...

Drag Week Uncensored Part 4: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country!

After what seemed like zero minutes of sleep, we ended up at Topeka for Day 2 of Hot Rod Drag Week 2014. And just like every other time we were around the truck, people were asking what it’s...

Our Last Blast Of Photos From the 2014 Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod/NOPI Event At Atlanta Dragway

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – When Benoit Pigeon sent us his great collection of photos from the recent EOPM/NOPI event at Atlanta Dragway we were interested in seeing the “clash of...

This Vintage Video Of Oswego Dragway Is A Look Back At The Golden Days Of The Dead Track’s Life

(By Greg Rourke) – Those that know me know that I love me some sportsman drag racing. To me, a Friday night test and tune is as good as Sunday at the Big Show.  My friends also know I love...

Drag Week Uncensored Part 3: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country!

Oh yeah, we had to push it. Stupid truck. I had been referring to this thing as the “Evil Little Bastard” for several weeks now after it bit me or fought me on several occasions....

Is The Coolest Ranchero Ever Built Worth $149,000? This Seller Wants To Think So – Do You Agree?

Make not mistake about it, this is the coolest Ford Ranchero ever built. How could it not be? The thing has a 900hp Kaase Boss 429 style engine, it has stance for days, huge rear meats, IRS, and...

Drag Week 2014: Justin Oney’s Photo Journal – Day Four At SRCA Drag Strip In Great Bend, Kansas

(Photos by Justin Oney) – When competitors rolled into the beautifully manicured grounds of SRCA Drag Strip in Great Bend, Kansas on the fourth day of Drag Week everything felt different. For...