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Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, LAND SPEED RACES, Land Speed Races

The Scoop! Here’s Info And Photos On EVERY Car Running For A Record Today!

That’s right, kids! Chad and I were the last men standing in the Bonneville impound lot last night, so we know who is running for records today. By the time you read this, we’ll be on the...

More Photos: Hot Rods On The Salt At Bonneville Saturday Part 2

Bonneville is as much about hot rods as it is about racing. It’s a hot rodders dream, no destiny, to make the pilgrimage to the famed Bonneville Salt Flats, even if it’s not during Speed...

Wendover Nugget Car Show Photos: Saturday Night Of Bonneville Speed Week 2013

The Wendover Nugget is THE place to hang out after dinner during the first weekend of Bonneville Speed Week. There are always a ton of cars, and a ton of people looking at them, which makes for a...

More Great Bonneville Speed Week Race Photos From Saturday Afternoon

We’re having a great time being here on the salt in Bonneville for the 65th running of Speed Week 2013, and have even more great photos to add to our first round of galleries from Saturday...

Bonneville Speed Week Gallery: The Killer Hot Rod Show At The Wendover Nugget Hotel!

One of the cool “events” that go down during the SCTA’s Bonneville Speed Week is the car show that fills up the parking lot at the Wendover Nugget Hotel. This show is not a...

Retro Galleries: All Of Our Awesome Photos From Bonneville Speed Week 2012

Starting later today, you’ll be seeing our first images from SCTA-BNI Bonneville Speed Week 2013. Just to really get your crank spinning we decided to pull up last year’s galleries so you...

Photos: A 108 MPH Motorhome, BellyTanks, Gas Coupes, And More. SCTA El Mirage July Meet.

This past weekend’s SCTA Meet at El Mirage Dry Lake wasn’t as big as usual due to the close proximity to Bonneville Speed Week which is only three weeks away. But what it lacked in total...

SCTA El Mirage Land Speed Photos Galore: The June Meet Was A Big One!

The SCTA has been running like gangbusters at El Mirage this year, with great weather and killer track conditions that mean really good records. Hell, the track was so good this past weekend we have...

Land Speed Gallery: The East Coast Timing Association June 2013 Meet – Wilmington Mile!

So while Chad was at the ADRL race in Virginia, I was at the ECTA meet in Wilmington, Ohio calling the action. It was a weekend of fantastic weather, tons of record breaking runs, and really fast...

Land Speed Gallery: WannaGoFast Chicago 2013 — Half Mile Land Speed Action!

(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – Our gearhead forefathers probably got it from the generation before them, so the premise of us finding a strip to run wide open is nothing new. After World...

Race Coverage: El Mirage SCTA Dry Lake Land Speed Racing – Warmups For Bonneville

Regardless of the media hype, real land speed racers will tell you that El Mirage records are much harder to get than a Bonneville record on the salt. The dirt, the lack of traction, the dust, the...

LSR Gallery: The East Coast Timing Association April 2013 Meet – Fun On The Ohio Mile!

(Photos by Tony Maffini) – The East Coast Timing Association started its 2013 season in grand style with a big meet at its Wilmington, Ohio home. More than 175 racers competed last weekend in a...

Gallery: The SCTA El Mirage November Meet – LSR Action In The California Dirt!

(Photos by Zane McNary) – The SCTA held their final meet of the season at the famed El Mirage dry lake last weekend and as is normally the case, the action was fast and dusty. BangShift’s...

Event Coverage: More Than 100 Photos Of SCTA Racing At El Mirage, Where Dirt Is King…

Zane McNary shot a bunch of great photos from the dirt at El Mirage this past Sunday, after shooting drag racing photos for us on Friday and Saturday from the California Hot Rod Reuninon. Since he...