The Life and Rocket Propelled Times of Captain Jack McClure, One of Drag Racing’s Most Incredible Performers
In May of 2009, we ran a story about one of the most truly insane drag racing vehicles of all time, the rocket propelled go kart of Florida’s Captain Jack McClure. We wrote the story and...
Watch An LS Powered BMW Equipped With Trick Flow Heads And Other Speed Parts Bust 150 At The Ohio Mile
While the “LS in everything” movement can get tiresome at times and people get annoyed by some of the swaps, we’re pretty sure few people will argue with the idea of jamming an LS...
Fire Breathing Monsters: This Documentary Style Look At NHRA Drag Racing From RED Digital Cinema Is Awesome
Red Digital Cinema makes some insanely awesome cameras and equipment. Chad and I have seen the RED guys at different events this year like the pre-season PRO Winter Warm Up nitro testing session that...
Breaking News: Follow A Dream Racing Team Debuts First 5th Generation Camaro Funny Car Body
It is funny how the cosmos works. At exactly 5:30pm Eastern Standard Time on this date 17 years ago, Jay Blake was involved in an industrial accident that took his sight, his sense of smell, his...
Michigan City Sends Street Outlaws Crew Packing – Crew Says Races Are Fake, Racers Disagree
An interesting story came out of Romulus, Michigan yesterday when city officials rescinded on and earlier agreement with the people behind the Street Outlaws TV show due to safety concerns that...
McLeod Racing Offers $10,000 To 100th Female Professional NHRA Category Winner – Very Cool Bonus!
Anticipation has been running high since Erica Enders-Stevens collected the 99th Wally ever awarded to a female professional racer by the National Hot Rod Association in Houston, Texas. The 100th win...
Fire And Thunder At Norwalk’s Cavalcade Of Stars – Race Report And Action Photos
(Photos by Bob Snyder -Words by Darr Hawthorne and NHRA Field Marketing) – The 8th Annual Mickey Mart Rewards Cavalcade of Stars, presented by Budweiser, was held at Summit Motorsports Park...
Leah Pritchett Returns To Topeka In Dote Racing Top Fueler
It’s always good to see more competitors in the NHRA Mello Yello Series and the tenacious dedication of racers like Leah Pritchett who grew up on the drag strip, with her first pass down a...
This Wheelstanding ’65 Chevelle Street Car Runs Mid-9’s On The Motor…And It’s A Wagon!
When I saw Mike Moore’s clean 1965 Chevelle Station Wagon at Fontana during the PSCA race, I couldn’t take my eyes off of it. First off it’s a wagon, and I’m a sucker for long...
Watch Mike Bilina’s Crew Guy Take A Header On The Track And His 1956 Chevy Go Into A Vertical Wheelie On The Launch!
Mike Bilina is no stranger to the pages of BangShift.com. We’ve covered his crazy, four speed, vertically wheelstanding 1956 Chevy at races from Bowling Green to Michigan and he’s back...
NMCA West Street Car Nationals: Our Last Blast Of Photos From Pomona
We’ve barraged you with photos from the NMCA West Street Car Nationals for days here on BangShift and that is because the place was chock full of awesome race cars of all shapes and sizes....
Rupert, Maroney and Waddle Win At IHRA’s Return To The Rock
(Photos and words by IHRA) – The new and improved International Hot Rod Association, after a Florida rainout came back to setting world records, stunning upset winners and a showdown for the...
NMCA West Street Car Nationals: More Fresh Photos From The Packed Pits In Pomona – Here’s The Fast Stuff
For the last couple days we have been touring the pits at the NMCA West Street Car Nationals in Pomona with you. Each time we have been highlighting a slightly different section of the the cars that...
Video: Jeff Lutz Testing “The Evil Twin” 1957 Chevy In Oklahoma – This Is One Bad Fast Hombre
Jeff Lutz did the seemingly impossible over the off season. He secretly built what (on the surface) looked to be a replica of his beloved and previously raced on Drag Week 1957 Chevy. In fact, he...
