Watch this high-horsepower marine diesel absolutely grenade on the engine dyno
Aug 04, 2016Eric RoodComments Off on Watch this high-horsepower marine diesel absolutely grenade on the engine dyno
Marine diesels can produce big power, which makes sense when they’re tasked with pushing a few thousand tons of metal a few thousand nautical miles across large bodies of water. It’s unclear just...
Watch DeWayne Mills Incredible NMRA/NMCA Superbowl Clinching Win! NMCA Finally Wins One!
Aug 04, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch DeWayne Mills Incredible NMRA/NMCA Superbowl Clinching Win! NMCA Finally Wins One!
It took a couple of years but the NMCA finally scored a dramatic team victory over the NMRA at the 2016 Nitto NMRA/NMCA super bowl of street legal drag racing and the winning run is featured in the...
No Times, No Prep, No Problem: Midnight Drags From Tulsa Raceway Park!
Aug 04, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
You want to know what the middle ground between drag racing and street racing looks like? Here it is…it’s the Midnight Drags at Tulsa Raceway Park, and it’s got the right mix of...
When Heading to Dinner With BangShift Leads to Big-Fin Spotting – 1958 Cadillac Or 1960 Dodge Seneca?
When the BangShift editorial crowd was in my neighborhood for the NMCA-NMRA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing at Route 66 Raceway, I told them I’d meet them post-race for a dinner and to get...
This Celica’s Wheelstand-Gone-Wrong Could Have Gone a Lot Worse At Santa Pod
Despite its general appearance a ⅘-scale Ford Mustang, the first-generation Toyota Celica doesn’t have a massive reputation as a drag car. However, English shop MGT, who are traditionally Nissan...
Classic YouTube: This Supercharged, 5.0L Swapped Saab 900 Rules! Where Did This Car Go?
Aug 04, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
We like the strange and weird around here if it is done right, but what is right? How do you know if it’s properly awesome or if it’s just left-field weird? It’s hard to define, but...
Classic Video: When A Marcus Ambrose Tire Returned To Its Family
Aug 04, 2016Eric RoodComments Off on Classic Video: When A Marcus Ambrose Tire Returned To Its Family
Some videos are just worth pulling up from the deep basement of internet car videos and this one from V8 Supercars in 2001 remains one of the greatest of all time. During that year’s Canberra 400...
Watch What Has To Be The Closest Grudge Race of 2016 – Apocalypse VS Fade2Black For HUGE Money
Aug 04, 2016Brian Lohnes1
This video is cool on a couple of levels. For starters we have a legit big money grudge race happening right in front of us. There’s the Mustang known as Apocalypse and the Regal known as...
Epic Overkill: Using Beautiful Photography To Sell A 1998 Ford Ranger XLT!
Aug 04, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
A good photographer can make an absolute turd of a car look like rolling artwork. That’s truth…I have studied proper photography for maybe five seconds, yet somehow I can make the Raven...
This Hupmobile Hot Rod Has Hemi Power, A Four Speed, And A Huffer – A Cool Oddball
Aug 04, 2016Brian Lohnes5
This round ball of orange caught our eye the other day when trolling eBay because it is an interesting shape and because it it has a blown baby hemi in it…and a four speed…and a Dana 60....
Boogie Van Booze Cruise!!! Vantastic Limo Jive Turkey And A-Team Vans For Booze Cruises!
Aug 03, 2016Chad Reynolds3
OMG! No F’ing way! These were the words coming out of my mouth when Scott Payton sent me the link to Vantastic-Limo.com and I was greeted by the Jive Turkey 1976 Dodge B200 custom van that...
Enjoy a long compilation of insane rally jumps from Rally Finland 2016
We said before the rally that we’d find plenty of jumps and absurd sideways action from Rally Finland and we think might have found the video that gives the merest suggestion at the Finnish...
Racepak “We Are You”: Meet Todd Paton – BangShifter, Top Fuel Driver, Racepak’s Operations Manager
Aug 03, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Racepak “We Are You”: Meet Todd Paton – BangShifter, Top Fuel Driver, Racepak’s Operations Manager
We are really digging the Racepak “We Are You” campaign because it is giving people glimpse into the company in a very personal way. Often it is tough to relate to people you are dealing...
Nostalgia Dragsters, Straight Axle Gassers, And Killer Old School Drag Cars At Shakespeare County Raceway In England!
Aug 03, 2016Brian Lohnes1
(Words and photos by Dennis Vos) – On the same weekend as the Main Event was held, I received a warm welcome while attending the Shakespeare County Raceway during their Public Track Weekend...