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Prolong Unveils Their Steve Strope Built 1955 Chevy 210 Wagon At Grand National Roadster Show
We’ve showed you the renderings now here’s the real thing. Prolong unveiled their 1955 Chevy 210 wagon at the 2016 Grand National Roadster Show and did so in fine fashion inside the Pure...
NMCA Rumors: Brand New NMCA Pro NA Category To Be Unveiled This Week? 400ci Pro Stocks?
For about a week, our pals over at CompetitionPlus.com have been dropping some hints on what would be another new and potentially awesome NMCA category for the upcoming season. They are smarter and...
Pontiac Drag Racing Legend, Speed Parts Manufacturer, and Straight Line Pioneer Jess Tyree Dies
The unrelenting march of time has called another drag racing great home. This time it is Pontiac racing legend and famed header manufacturer Jess Tyree. His drag racing story is one that rings...
Enter Before Midnight Sunday Jan. 31 To Win An Entry Into The Spring Fling Million Drag Race
Breaking News: We just got word that the Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas is giving away two entries, worth $2000 each, for the Spring Fling Million Bracket Race! Here is what Kyle and Peter just...
Video: Jeff Lutz Breaks All-Time Quickest V10 Viper Record! 6.78/211 MPH and the Sound Is Gnarly!
It was a hurried program but Jeff Lutz and crew accomplished a major goal this week at Orlando Speed World Dragway and that was wresting the title of quickest V10 Viper on Earth from the hands of Sal...
Aerospace Components Dual Rear Brake Systems Delivery More Stopping Power, Control, and Holding Ability
(Words and photos by Mike Galimi) – Some things just go well in double servings like two scoops of ice cream instead one or a Double-Double for those who enjoy In-N-Out Burger. But when it...
Gearhead History Lesson: What’s a Q-Ship?
We run lots of blog items about sleepers here on BangShift and on occasion, I refer to them as “Q-Ships”. As people find these stories on their own thorugh web searches or they run...
One Shot Deal: NHRA National Record Setting Procedure Changes – No 1% Backup Needed Anymore
The torrent of changes being made by the National Hot Rod Associaton during this off-season continues with the announcement that national records will no longer require a 1% backup run to be...
COPO Camaro, Cobra Jet & Drag Pak Return For NHRA Factory Stock Showdown!
Photos by Mike Burghardt Words by NHRA Communications The extreme racing of the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown is returning for the 2016 season with four stops on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing...
Jason Line and Greg Anderson Talk Pro Stock Testing, Challenges, And 2016
If there’s one team that everyone in the world of NHRA pro stock drag racing is paying attention to during winter testing it is the Summit Racing Equipment tandem of Greg Anderson and Jason...
Alan Johnson Confirms Via Twitter That He Will Be Tuner For Brittany Force In 2016
Well here it is, confirmation of what could have been the hottest rumor in the world of professional drag racing since the holiday season. Alan Johnson, one of the greatest minds in the history of...
2016 NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootouts Move To 3 New Venues
Photos by Mike Burghardt Words by NHRA Communications The NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootouts have moved to three new venues for the 2016 season in the NHRA Southeast, North Central and South Central...
UPDATED: Gardner Resigns As IHRA President, Schedule Reduced, “Newly Formed Platform” Mentioned In Anticipated Release
For the last few days, the drag racing rumor mill has been cranking over at about 9,000 RPM on the news that major changes were afoot at the IHRA, again. Scott Gardner who was named president of the...
