Wheels Up Stock And Super Stock Action Photos From The 2014 NHRA O’Reilly Spring Nationals
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It was a great weekend of drag racing in Texas just a couple days back as the NHRA tour swung though Royal Purple Raceway and fans flooded in from all over the...
We’re Hot In The Midst Of Muscle Car Engine Month So Let’s Celebrate The 429 Ford on 4/29!
It sure has been a busy week of “displacement days” here at BangShift. We screwed the pooch on 426 but we’ve made a valiant attempt to recover with stuff on 4/27, multiple posts on...
Viva Las Vegas 2014 – 52 Cars With Exceptionally Great Paint
Last week, we ran a collection of cars from the 2014 Viva Las Vegas car show that featured patina and old worn paint. The reaction was interesting because some people were into it and lots of others...
PSCA Drag Racing Finally Returns To AutoClub Dragway In Fontana And We’ve Got Photos!
The look of satisfaction on the faces of the Ray Wilkings, General Manager of Auto Club Speedway, Tracy Fischle, Track Manager at Auto Club Dragway, and Mel Roth, President of the Pacific Street Car...
High Flying, Dirt Throwing, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Trucks In Action From Elsinore
This past weekend was Round 3 and 4 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, and all the high flying Pro Lite, Pro 2, and Pro 4 trucks you love to see flying through the air were on hand at Lake...
Monday Shopper: 1977 Chevrolet El Camino – Mecum Kansas City, 2014
Auctions have changed over the years. They used to be places where you’d go to get a good deal. Now, thanks to the hot TV lights of Barrett-Jackson on a Saturday night, auctions seem to be a...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: There’s No Such Thing As Infinite Patience, Here’s Why
Did you know that there is a magazine for parts counter people? Don’t lie…I didn’t either until this week. Counterman magazine chronicles the business world of slinging automotive parts…and...
Kris Krabill Wins Nitro Funny Car at 44th Annual Ignitor
Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne It was a difficult weekend for racers and spectators at the 44th annual Ignitor at Firebird Raceway near Boise, Idaho. Fans of the oldest professional racing...
Event Coverage: The 10th Annual Old School Mini-Bike Show – Ann Arbor, Michigan
(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – Because of crazed maniacs like Bob Chiluk, Chad Reynolds, and others there’s a huge retro mini-bike scene these days. What were once seen as a cool gift to give...
2014 NHRA O’Reilly Auto Parts Spring Nationals – Alcohol Funny Car and Top Alcohol Dragster Gallery and Results
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Californian Shane Westerfield and Kansas racer Randy Meyer took home the hardware in the Top Alcohol Funny Car and Top Alcohol Dragster classes respectively at the...
Viva Las Vegas 2014: Patina And Aged Paint From The Huge Show Out West
Our seemingly unending stream of coverage from Viva Las Vegas 2014 continues with this gallery which features about 50 cars you have not yet seen from the show. The theme of this gallery is patina...
Final Eliminations Set for 44th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor
Final Eliminations Set for 44th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne Reigning Boise Bakersfield Blitz champ Dan Horan, driving his “Patriot” 1966 Mustang from Sylmar,...
Wow! Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2014 Sells Out In Eight Minutes – Craziness
As vividly as I know that I am sitting here writing this, I can remember a conversation had over dinner in 2005 at a hotel in the Martin, Michigan area. That conversation was held on the last night...
