Drag Action Gallery: More Photos From The Paradise Drag Strip Fall Show-N-Go
(Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – For more than half a century, Paradise Drag Strip in Calhoun, Georgia has been sending cars, two by two, down the asphalt aisle from the Spring through the Fall...
Shakedown At The Summit Action Gallery By DRD Photography – Awesome Photography Of Wild Doorslammers
(Photos by Dom Damato/DRD Photos) – Last weekend’s Shakedown at the Summit 2014 is still reverberating through the brains of drag racing fans the world over. There were monster runs...
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...
