Category Archive: MISC, Videos
Pomona NHRA Top Fuel Winner Interview: Morgan Lucas Talks to BangShift During Pre-Season Testing
When we scheduled all these interviews to run here on BangShift, we had no freakin’ clue that Morgan Lucas was about the kick eveyone’s ass out in Pomona, but hey, it worked out great for...
Pro Stock Chat: Catching Up With Shane Gray at the Las Vegas Pre Season Pro Stock Test
Here’s the younger half of another father/son tandem on the NHRA tour, Shane Gray. Shane’s dad Johnny was most recently a Pro Stock driver who has made the leap back into the nitro Funny...
Top Fuel Interview: Terry McMillan Talks About Making the Full NHRA Full Throttle Tour in 2011
Outside of the Lagana boys, our favorite Top Fuel pilot is Terry McMillan. He’s been sponsored by Amalie Oil for ages, has competed in Alcohol Funny Car and Top Fuel simultaneously in the past,...
Pro Stock Interview: We Talk With 19 Year Old Pro Stock Driver Vincent Nobile
Vincent Nobile is the youngest man in NHRA Pro Stock. His dad, John Nobile has competed on both the NHRA and IHRA circuits, with Vince being at his side the whole way. The kid acquitted himself...
Interview Video: Bobby Lagana, BangShift Top Fuel Hero
Chances are, if you’re a BangShift reader, you know Bobby Lagana and the multi-generational nitro racing Lagana family. One of the most compelling racing teams running Top Fuel today, they...
Interview Video: Johnny Gray talks about swapping Pro Stock for Nitro Funny Car
Johnny Gray may be the happiest man in America these days. Having just sold his petroleum and natural gas business for more money than some countries are worth, and changed professional NHRA classes...
Interview Video: We Talk to Spencer Massey About Coming Back to the NHRA and Racing with DSR
Spencer Massey is back amongst the ranks of drag racing’s elite, driving the Fram/Prestone Top Fuel Dragster for Don Schumacher Racing. DSR’s pulling of the well loved Cory McClenathan at...
Video: Catching Up With the Coolest Dude in Top Fuel, Antron Brown
With a fourth place finish in the Top Fuel category last season Antron Brown enters 2011 with some momentum behind him. Antron, since making the switch from Pro Stock Motorcycle to Top Fuel in 2008...
Video: Bob Tasca III Chats About Fords, Funnies, and Family History
BangShift is lucky to have a great relationship with the Tasca family. We’ve been given sneak peeks at their race cars, tours of their awesome Shelby Mod Shop and some juicy inside information...
Awesome Video: The Story Behind Yannick Sire’s Twin Engine Speed Buggy
When we tell you that this video is flat out amazing, we’re not overselling it. Shot in HD and using some beautiful, creative techniques, this video about Yannick Sire, his shop, and the twin...
The Parting Shift: Working the Tree Mounted Shifter in a Sweet 1961 Galaxie
It has been a long time since we featured someone making a three on the tree shifter work. In this case the car is an awesome 1961 Galaxie with a 390 that has been fortified with factory hi-po parts....
The Parting Shift: Suicide Shifting the Coolest Custom Harley We’ve Ever Seen
In the nearly 100 Parting Shift items we have published over the last couple years, we never thought to include a motorcycle with a suicide shifter. Why? Clearly it is because we’re morons, but...