Huge News: Dragway 42 Hires Aaron Polburn In Consulting Role As Consultant Of Stuff – Cue Madness!
Well, holy smokes! Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian was the first to alert us to the fact that Ohio’s Dragway 42 has hired Aaron Polburn in a consulting role to work with the track in doing stuff like...
Two Time AHRA Pro Stock Champion Ken Dondero Has Died – Noted Driver For Grumpy Jenkins
UPDATE: Our friend Dave Wallace Jr. knew Ken Dondero, and sent out an email to all of his friends that included Ken’s obituary and words written by Dave himself. After reading the words written...
Webster Race Engineering In England Is Building An Awesome Bentley Drag Car
…and now for something completely different. How awesome is this build coming from the shop of Webster Race Engineering who are the crew responsible for brining other notable cars like Andy...
2014 PRO Winter Warm Up – All Of Our Photos – Pits, Flaming Nitro Action!
Nitro teams were attacking the famed quarter mile at Palm Beach International Raceway in West Palm Beach, Florida with zeal on Thursday as the week long NHRA nitro pre season testing session moved...
Top Secret Drag Tech: Toyota Racing Racing Has An Interesting New Device For Measuring Track Grip!
The photo below was taken yesterday on the starting line of Palm Beach International Raceway and it shows an interesting device that was being used, maybe for the first time in public, by the fellow...
Gary Turner Racing Announces Chris Nance Will Tune The Pedaler Nostalgia Funny Car In 2014
(Text by Darr Hawthorne) Chris Nance will tune Gary Turner Racing’s Pedaler Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car for the upcoming 2014 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing series, driven by second-generation...
The BangShift Way To A Cool G: We’re Building A 1,000hp LS!
(By Richard Holdener (OnTheDyno.com) The start of any build up should always begin with a goal. That said, the goal should be both realistic and achievable-blah, blah, blah, oh to hell with it,...
The 2014 Hangover Nationals At Dragway 42 – Snow Plows and Big Strip Improvements!
(Photos and captions by Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian) – The 15th running of the vaunted Hangover Nationals at Ohio’s recently reinvigorated Dragway 42 was a smash hit with 150 cars and trucks...
BangShift 2013 Photo Highlight Reel: Scott Liggett’s Big Year Of Shows, Races, Bonneville, And Cruising Across The Country
(Words and photos Scott Liggett) – As one of the Bangshift contributors, I had a slower year in 2013. There was a big change in my life this year that prevented me from turning in my usual...
DRD Photos 2013 BangShift Highlight Reel – Fire, Hot Rods, Action!
(Words and photos by DRD Photos/Dom Damato) – It seems like just the other day I was planning out what I wanted to accomplish and do in 2013 and here we are at the close of it and happier than...
BangShift Highlight Reel: Bad Brad Klaassen’s Year Of Drag Strip Action!
(Photos by Bad Brad’s Speed Shots) – Brad Klaassen shot a TON of drag strip photos in 2013. Brad was at places like Tulsa Raceway Park, Thunder Valley Raceway in Noble, Oklahoma, and even...
Death Of The Bad Seed: How I Almost Fired Myself for Street Racing the Bad Seed Chevette – Part 3
(Words and Photos by Steve Magnante) – It all started innocently enough with a Friday afternoon bench racing session in my office at Hot Rod magazine. It was summertime in L.A., July 6, 2001 to...
BangShift 2013 Photo Highlight Reel: The Great Drag Action Photos Of Steve Wilson!
The 2013 photo highlight reels continue with great BangShift contributor Steve Wilson sharing his favorite “picks of the little” from a busy 2013 shooting season. Wilson is based out of...
