FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Pro Stock, Pro Stock Bikes, And Factory Stock 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Ford Big-Blocks Unleashed! FE Race & Reunion Muncie Dragway! 352, 390, 406, 427, 428, SOHC!

The Ford FE powerplant is arguably one of the most important engines in Ford’s racing heritage. Sure there have been plenty of other powerful combos over the years, but when Chevrolet and Ford...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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City Of Topeka To Buy Heartland Park Racing, Seek New Operator For Sprawling Facility

I recently had the chance to work at Heartland Park Topeka for the weekend when the NHRA tour rolled through town. I was struck by several things at the track. The first was the sheer size of the...

FREE LIVE Streaming Video Coverage Of The 2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Today! CACKLEFEST TONIGHT!

RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING THROUGH SERIOUS CONNECTIVITY ISSUES AT THE TRACK – THE ISSUE IS THAT WE HAVE VIRTUALLY NO SIGNAL TO WORK WITH AND WE’RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO FIX THAT. WE’RE...

2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage: Fisheye Friday Fotos!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – In an effort to bring you the coolest and most interesting 2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage possible, BangShift photo contributor Charles Wickam...

Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion 2014 Coverage: Wheelies And Only Wheelies

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – So far today we have showed you some crazy wheelie photo sequences, but not any real collections of wheelie photos that span the classes, makes, and models which...

Mike Bilina’s Bounding, Wheelstanding, Wild Luck Finally Ran Out At The Holley National Hot Rod Reunion – Wall Contact Wounds Skyward ’56

The so-called “announcer’s curse” is a real thing and here’s how I know. Moments before Mike Bilina launched off in his familiar wheelstanding, half way out of control,...

Road Trip Prep Tech: Freshening A Hot Rodded Corvette’s Cooling System And Charging System – Powermaster To The Rescue!

Some cars are born for road trips, and some cars don’t handle it so well. This is definitely put into perspective when you see hundreds of late model muscle cars partaking in the Hot Rod Power...

See This Incredible Gasser Wheelstand From The Holley National Hot Rod Reunion – 1937 Chevy With All Four Off The Ground!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Of all the cool things we saw at the 2014 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion, this wheelstand pulled by the Addison Speed Shop 1937 gasser was the coolest. The car...

‘Big Daddy’ Don Garlits Will Be Grand Marshal At IHRA Mopar Nitro Jam In Canada Next Weekend

Last week you saw our exclusive coverage of Don Garlits attempt to to be the first person to run over 200 mph in a quarter mile using batteries. The team got close, but after smoking an electric...

Holley National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage: 23 Drag Cars With Cool Names At Beech Bend

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – One of the big complaints about “modern” drag racing is that the cars have lost lots of personality because no one gives them names anymore. From the...

Matusek And Rowe Prepare To Kick Ass In Bristol This Weekend In Their Blown Pro Mod Camaros

Despite some weirdo stuff happening to Steve Matusek this year behind the wheel of the Agave Underground Tequila Pro Mod Camaro, including chute problems, window issues, and oh yeah the fact that...

Click here for all of our Holley National Hot Rod Reunion 2013 Photos!

WE’RE AT THE TRACK AND GETTING SETUP FOR THE 2014 HOLLEY NHRA NATIONAL HOT ROD REUNION SO WHILE YOU WAIT FOR THE BROADCAST TO START, CHECK IN ON OUR AWESOME PHOTOS FROM 2013! Here’s where...

In-Car Gasser Video: Here’s The Moment That Gasser Pilot Steve Crook Learned The Mantra, “Never Lift!”

Thanks to Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian for the tip on this sweet gasser video which was taken during the first round of eliminations at the recently held Gasser Reunion event in Thompson, Ohio. I attended the...

Hunnert Car Heads-Up 2014 Coverage: Our Last Photo Blast Of Drag Strip Action

(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – I think that we can all agree Bob and Greg crushed it in terms of their photo coverage of the 2014 Hunnert Car Heads up nostalgia drag race. The good...

Carnage Photos To The Extreme: A 727 ClutchFlite Transmission That Explodes EVERYTHING!

Darren and the gang from Chaos Brothers Racing in the UK sent us photos of the 727 ClutchFlite transmission in their Altered after it completely grenaded itself and took out most of the case, but...