More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-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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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

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Check Out The Action From The Frontside NO-PREP Shootout at Darana Dragway, Milan MI – May 16th 2026

We were at Darana Dragway Milan last fall for the IHRA $125,000 to win Pro Mod Shootout and man is that track fun. I hadn’t been to Milan in years, and they have definitely added some nice...

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Friday BOOM: A Blown Slick Tears a 1938 Chevy to Shreds

Thankfully, exploding drag slicks are a relative rarity at the strip. That’s a good thing because when they let go, major damage is a 100% guarantee. Take this nice 1938 Chevy for example. The...

Snake And Mongoose Available On Demand, On DVD, and On Blu-Ray Now

Good news for those of you that are fans of drag racing history, the Snake and Mongoose movie has finally been released for download, on demand, DVD and Blu-Ray. The move follows the careers of Tom...

Larry Dixon To Drive Second Bob Vandergriff Racing Top Fuel Dragster At Nine Events This Season

There have been questions swirling around Bob Vandergriff Racing since JR Todd took the driving position at Kalitta Motorsports. We had heard through various channels that Vandergriff had received...

eBay Find: This Hemi Powered Willys Gasser May Be ‘Glass But We Don’t Care

We think we know “right” when we see it and this Willys is flipping RIGHT. Maybe it is weird to say but we think really good Willys coupes are few and far between in the world. While we...

Action Gallery: Painless Performance Outlaw Fuel Altereds And SHRA Racing From North Star Dragway

(WORDS AND PHOTOS BY BRAD KLAASSEN) – So, what do you do the first weekend in April if you live in the south? Well, if that state is Texas, you go drag racing. And that’s just what happened...

eBay Find: The Original Mickey Thompson Revelleader 1973 Pontiac Grand Am Body

One of the coolest funny car bodies of all time is for sale. Yes, it has a chassis, too but that chassis it not the original pipe, so we’re more gaga over the body than anything else. The 1973...

The PDRA Invades Rockingham – First Ever Race Is Big Success For Organization – Race Coverage and Photos here –

(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Great crowd large amount of competitors and high performances at the first stop of the PDRA series.  This year Nitrous and blown cars are entirely...

Watch Jeff Lutz’s New ’57 “Evil Twin” Chevy Make 2,140hp At The Tires On The Dyno! Nasty Stuff –

Let there be no question, Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week has officially entered into the “nuclear arms race” stage at this point in the game. In this video you will see the “Evil...

Here’s What Happened When Some Rocket Geniuses Unleashed An Open Nitrous Bottle On A Cobalt SS

(Words by Bryan McTaggart) – The Chevy Cobalt is currently underneath some scrutiny lately, with dangerous ignition cylinders and all that. And apparently a group of racers have decided that...

Video: Frankie Taylor Goes 3.48/216 At Rockingham – Traction Control On Board – Good or Bad?

Of all the huge runs made at the first ever PDRA race at Rockingham Dragway last weekend, the one that the internet has really been freaking out about is Frankie “The Mad Man”...

2014 COPO Camaros Spotted Testing At zMax Dragway

(Photo credit: TheBlock.com) – Here’s the first look the world has had of the 2014 COPO Camaro attacking a drag strip in anger. Recently, GM snuck a couple of the factory drag machines...

Funny Video: Proof That There Really Are a Million Ways to Lose a Drag Race

Of all the ways we have lost races ourselves and seen other people lose races, this is a new one on us. The driver of this well worn looking Buick appears to be competing at some sort of grudge type...

The Legendary Turbo Sleeper Maverick Is For Sale! This Round Mound Of Brown Rules

An infamous sleeper masquerading as a well used, brownish Ford Maverick that’s actually packing a turbo big block is for sale and someone here should buy it. The car that has been featured on...

This 1958 Ford Was Built Into A Junior Stock Drag Car In The 1960s And Now It Is For Sale – Time Capsule

There’s nothing better than seeing a car that was modified back in the day and then never really touched or messed with again after. That’s pretty near the car of thie 1958 Ford which was...