NHRA Insider Podcast: Stevie Fast Jackson and Brittany Force Talk Championship Hunts, Pressure, Success, and Failure
Annnnnd we’re back! The NHRA Insider Podcast took a brief hiatus when I was out bouncing around the country going to different drag races over the last few weeks. The good news is that we came...
The 14th Annual Fall Redneck Rumble: The History Lesson You Didn’t Know You Needed
I might have seen a Diamond T in the flesh before. I couldn’t tell you where or when, but I might have seen one before. Seeing a whole row of them parked next to each other, with those grilles...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Are You A Good Sportsman?
On paper, the race should’ve been a wash. In the left lane was me in the 2001 Buick Regal GS Joseph Abboud Edition. What the hell did that mean? 240 horsepower, 280 ft/lbs of torque, and a...
Un-Wreck The Wrecker: Hoonigan Brings In Another Square-Body Project!
I’m not sure which one of the bosses is going to go more nuts over this particular truck, but I see a legit work truck that has killer potential and a job already lined up. Suits me, so...
Malibu XL: A 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Four-Door That’s Been Plain Jane Far Too Long
The more I look at them, the more I wouldn’t mind a 1968-72 Chevrolet Chevelle four-door done up right. As they were, they’re plain, sure…far as I’m aware, there was no Heavy...
Historical Footage: The 1971 British Saloon Car Championship From The Crystal Palace
Originally, it was a beautiful structure that housed the 1851 Great Exhibition. It had 990,000 square feet of space, enough sheet glass that interior lighting wasn’t necessary, and survived...
Ride Along With Scott Lagasse Jr As His Trans-Am Camaro Flies And Smashes At 160mph!
Now this is a wild one. Scott Lagasse Jr who is a long time stock car racer and road racer was competing at Virginia International Raceway last weekend when he suffered the worst crash of his long...
The Neatest Engines For Sale On eBay Are Two WWII Era Guiberson Diesel Radial Tank Mills!
This is not what we expected to find when we went cruising around eBay today looking for neat stuff. What you are looking at are a pair of 265hp Guiberson T-1020 engines. These 9-cylinder diesels...
Holley Releases MSD PRO 600 CDI Coil Per Plug Ignition For Everything From Hot Street Cars To Pro Mods! Plug And Play With Holley EFI
Mr Magneto…your days are numbered. There has been a movement, albeit a slow one so far, of eliminating the magneto off of ultra-high performance drag racing engines and going with coil on plug...
This 1977 Dodge Tandem Axle Van Is A Long Wheelbase, Bedroom Equipped Freak On Wheels!
The revival/resurgence of the vintage vanning scene is still in its growth stages so now is the time to get up on some cool old iron so when the thing blows open like an over ripe melon, you’ll...
Relive Robert Hight’s Massive Explosion From The NHRA St Louis Race Last Year – Body Hit The Jumbotron!
This weekend the NHRA tour rolls back into St Louis for a weekend of intense playoff-series drag racing as the Mello Yello series continues to hammer on to its ultimate finish in Pomona, California....
Overkill: Using A NASCAR To Throw A 140 MPH Bowling Strike Is Awesome!
Alright, it’s a PR rub, plain and simple. You meet NASCAR driver Aric Almirola, you meet professional bowler Jason Belmonte, and you get the idea that things are going to be fun. And of course...
Random Car Review: The 2005 (sigh, do I have to say it?) Bad Boy Heavy Muscle Truck
Considering that I didn’t spend the better part of 2004-2005 in the United States, when I returned the first thing I did was to scratch my head and wonder what the hell was going on. The big...
BangShift-worthy Aircraft: The XFC-130H Hercules “Operation Credible Sport” – Just Add Rockets!
The taking of hostages in Iran in late 1979 set the U.S. military into motion with the goal of freeing the hostages that were held in the American embassy in Tehran. The first attempt was the...
