Caption This: If You Think This Drag Racing Skateboard Is Impressive, You Oughta See The Ramp He’s Aiming For
We’ve showcased many things over the years that simply shouldn’t belong on a dragstrip…be it golf cart, lawn mower, even a jet-propelled porta-potty. But this one just might be the...
Ride With Tony Bartone On His 271mph Run In Epping – The Listen To Him Issue Vow, “Wait ‘Till Bakersfield”
Tony Bartone, Steve Boggs, and the rest of the crew have been romping and stomping their way through every round of competition they have seen this year. The car has won ever race it has appeared at...
BREAKING NEWS! Hot Rod Releases Proposed Drag Week Rules For 2015 And Beyond!
We all knew it was coming, and it’s now official as Freiburger released the new proposed set of rules for Hot Rod’s Drag Week. While it’s not finalized, this is a heads-up of what...
Race Coverage: The 2014 Nitro Nationals At Osage Tulsa Raceway Park – Funny Cars, Dragsters, Altereds, And More
(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) – I’m sure all you fellow Bangshifter’s are familiar with Tulsa Raceway Park’s bi-annual Throwdown in T-Town eighth mile Pro Mod Races streamed live...
Ride In A Cool Hot Rod For A Few Laps Down The Beach During the 2014 Oilers Car Club Race Of Gentlemen
The Oilers Car Club Race Of Gentleman is officially a automotive cultural phenomenon. Three years after the initial running of the event, it is drawing cars and people from across the country to...
Shakedown At The Summit 2014: Out Last Flaming Blast Of Images From The Doorslammer Battle In Norwalk
(Photos by Dom Damato/DRD Photos) – Well, we have come to the end of Dom Damato’s fantastic images from the Shakedown At The Summit 2014 which was held under conditions that had racers...
This Behind The Scenes Look At The Hot Rodding Film “This Is Long Beach” Is Pretty Awesome
The history of hot rodding needs to be preserved and films like This is Long Beach by Brian Darwas are just the ticket to making that happen. The film tells the story of the Cavilers car club,...
More Big Photos From The 2014 Shakedown At The Summit – Awesome Cars, Wild Action
(Photos by Dom Damato/DRD Photos) – We’re back with another flipping awesome set of images from Shakedown At The Summit 2014 at Norwalk. As we told you yesterday, the weather for the...
Watch And Hear This 510ci Big Block Spin To 9,500 RPM – Pay Attention To The Distributor, It Has A Mind Of Its Own Up There
The people who populate the NHRA’s Competition Eliminator class are among the craziest and braniest in the sport. They have not problem looking convention in the eye and spitting. They have no...
Edelbrock Releases Super Victor II Intake Manifold For Serious Big Block Engines – Huge Flow For Huge Power
We love this time of the year because it is all about new parts, parts announcements, parts rumors, and the ramp up to the 2014 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Edelbrock has been barraging the world with new...
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...
