27 NHRA Pro Mods Are Heading For Houston This Weekend! Huge Field Of Heavy Hitters
NHRA’s goal is always to get 20-something cars in each of the Pro Classes at an NHRA National Event. Years ago that was no problem whatsoever, but in recent years it has not been uncommon for...
Cool Video: Check Out This R/C Car Remake Of A Scene From The Fast And The Furious!
I’ve never been much of a R/C car enthusiast, with my only hands-on experience being those ultra-cheap ones that you get as a kid from Toys ‘R Us for $20. That said, R/C is a real...
Modern Super Cars At The Lingenfelter Collection – Mechanical Art Work That’s Blindingly Fast
One of the things we have always prided ourselves here at BangShift on is the fact that we’ve never pigeonholed ourselves into one thing. We’ve always been very honest in the fact that...
Take A BangShifty Photo Tour Of The Richard Petty Museum – Incredible History Here
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We all know and love Joe Grippo as a dyed in the wool Mustang guy here at BangShift and that means there was one of two places he was going to be last weekend, Vegas or...
Rat Autopsy: Watch Some Buddies Pull Apart The Most Destroyed Big Block Chevy We’ve Ever Seen
Anyone who has ever raced something has been exactly where the guys in this video are. Ok, maybe not quite in this exact level of destruction autopsy but you know what we are getting at. We’ve...
eBay Find: This Pro Street Bricklin SV-1 Is Proof That Pro Street Fixes Everything
This 1975 Bricklin SV-1 pro street machine is probably the best use of a terrible car turned into something we’d break laws to own we have ever seen. The Bricklin SV-1 was a horrid financial...
Famed Drag Racer Kenny Safford Dies – Career Marked With Strong Performances In Well Known Cars
There was a time in the sport of drag racing that drivers mattered more than they do now. Don’t get all weird on us here and think that we’re taking a pot shot at today’s modern...
The Trucks Of Viva Las Vegas 2014 – Laid Out, Shined Up, Looking Nice, and Looking Tough
Since the dawn of BangShift, I’ve never hidden my affection for all things truck. Be the huge or small, new or old, I am a truck guy deep down in my heart and always will be. The good thing is...
Radial Resurrection: Index Racers Dial It In At Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Yesterday we posted a gallery of photos from the Radial Resurrection event at Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip, showcasing the incredible turnout of Drag...
Our Last Blast From The Mustang 50th Birthday Party At Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Pro Touring, Pro Street, More
That’s it, we’re done from Vegas! This is our last group of photos from the Mustang 50th birthday party at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and it is a good one, mainly because of the diversity...
Ken Block’s New Gymkhana Video Is…FootKhana?
Last week we were tipped off that Ken Block would be releasing a new Gymkhana video on Tuesday, April 22nd. We were so hot and bothered by this news (Well, I was at least) that we binge-watched the...
Lonestar Round Up 2014 – More Cool Stuff You Haven’t Seen Yet – Patina to Polish Right In Here!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside we’re all up in your business again with another load of Wickam’s awesome photos from the 2014 Lonestar...
Project Violent Valiant Update: The Front Suspension Starts To Come Together With Fabrication And RideTech Parts
So we’ve been off our normal schedule with Project Violent Valiant updates and consider this our effort to get back on the horse and keep you apprised of the developments of this awesome build....
Drag History: Period Photos From Milton Speedway – Vermont’s Long Dead Drag Strip
(Photos: Jeffrey Sefranek collection) – Back in February of 2013, I ran a fairly short piece here on BangShift about the ghostly remnants of Milton Speedway, the premier drag strip in Vermont...
