Sleeper Video: Watch The Most Ragged Looking 11-Second Truck In America Waste A Corvette!
We’ve certainly showed you some ragged looking sleepers here on BangShift over the years but this one may be the best yet. Hell, even though it is slower than the now well known “farm...
Straight Axles, Ladder Bars, Blowers & Chrome: Photos From The SoCal Gasser Tribute
We’ve all known that gassers have been around drag racing since the beginning and they were mostly raced on gas, blown or injected or some with a tunnel ram and carbs, but the idea of a gasser...
eBay Find: This Edelbrock Y-Block Intake Topped With A Holley 4000 Teapot Carb Was Tough Stuff In Its Day
The history of the aftermarket industry and speed equipment is fascinating if not just for alleyways and side roads alone. When we think of a Holley four barrel carb, we default to a 4150 style piece...
Cool Stuff To Do That You’ll Be Sorry You Missed: A Tribute To Gassers
This posting is at the last minute, but those of you in SoCal who have nothing to do on a Saturday morning now have something awesome to do on August 2, 2014. A Gathering of Gassers is set for...
More PDRA Pro Modified Action Photos From Virginia Motorsports Park – They Were Flying In VA!
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – It was a historic weekend for the PDRA in Virginia with a big car count of almost 200 competition vehicles (in all categories) and some great action across the...
AMAZING! Video From The Day That Don Garlits Broke 200mph At Island Dragway – August 2, 1964
50 years ago tomorrow, Don Garlits made the first recognized 200mph drag racing pass in NHRA history. The debate will rage forever as to whether or not The Greek did it earlier in Illinois, but what...
Saturday Night Nitro: Awesome Nitro Flames, Fast Funny Cars and Jets At Famoso Raceway In Bakersfield
(Words by Darr Hawthorne – Photos by Jeff & Mike Burghardt and Zak Hawthorne) Going into the third year, Saturday Night Nitro has evolved into an awesome event for west coast funny car...
Sportsman Action From The Pits And The Strip At The NHRA Sonoma Nationals
(Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – Last weekend, the NHRA tour visited one of the more scenic spots it sees all year long at Sonoma Raceway. The sportsman racing was awesome and thanks to...
Drag Week 2014: Meet Capone, A Turbocharged, LS Powered Sleeper 1953 Chevy With Daily Driver Domination On Its Mind
(Words by Scott Brown) – I found this car about two years ago in a storage unit in Austin. The old girl had been sitting for 10 plus years. After getting it to my shop, we looked the whole...
Pro Mod Action Gallery: PDRA Racing At Virginia Motorsports Park A Heap Load Of Pro Mods Showed Up
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – This past week end was the fifth event for the PDRA and to say the least, it was a major one. In the subdivided pro mod family, an astonishing 77 cars...
Help Us Find The Panic Mouse 1955 Chevy Drag Car! It Was Last Seen 20 Years Ago!
Our buddy Jay sent us the link to a Craigslist ad last night that was posted in search of the “Panic Mouse” 1955 Chevy Gasser. Apparently this car was last seen 20 years ago in the Lake...
Predictable Move: Hellcat Challenger 001 Off Assembly To Be Auctioned At Barrett-Jackson (Charity Gets Dough, So It Is All Good)
Remember back in the good old days…like 10 years ago when new cars would come out and arrive at the dealers to be driven off by happy new owners? Remember when THAT used to be the chain of...
Holy Smokes! This 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Pro Stocker Is Completely Unrestored, Exactly As it Was Raced, And For Sale
So I have basically turned this into “Stuff For Sale Sunday” at this point but frankly, these links keep coming to me and they contain cars and trucks that are so freaking cool I have...
