Watch Dave McClellend, Bob Frey, and Jon Lundberg Talk About Their Experiences In The Tower And Drag Racing History
The Quarter Mile Foundation has been doing lots of important work over the last couple of years to gather and preserve the history of drag racing. Some of that work has centered around video...
Car Show Gallery: The 2013 DICE Alliance Fall Car Show – Arizona
(Words and photos by Bryan McTaggart) – DICE Alliance threw their second car show of 2013 in Prescott, Arizona. An all-inclusive car show (DICE meaning domestics, imports, classics and...
The Georgetown Hot Rod Hill Climb – A Fun Look At A Cool Event (Video)
About 60 years ago in the hamlet of Georgetown, Colorado local hot rod clubs gathered together and raced (in time trial fashion) up the twistiest, steepest road in town. Their impetus for this kind...
Question of the Day: What the Slowest/Least Powerful Car You Have Ever Owned?
After talking to a friend who races Formula Vee cars yesterday, we got to thinking about low powered cars we have owned over the years. Now, the Formula Vee weighs 850lbs so it is pretty quick so the...
Day Of The Drags 2013 – More Great Photos From The Event!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Yesterday we brought you the first great gallery of Charles Wickam photos from his time at the 2013 Kontinentals Day of the Drags event at Little River Dragway in...
Watch Wild In Car Video Of A Mitsubishi EVO Spinning Out Of Control At The Drags! Shockingly No Wreckage!
Justin Richards went to Milan Dragway in his 1967 Ford F100 truck for a little test and tune action last weekend. It is obviously fall in Michigan so the air is crisp, there is plenty of horsepower...
Original Mercury 7 Astronaut Scott Carpenter Dies At 88 Years Old
And then there was one. 92-year old John Glenn stands as the last living member of the original Mercury 7 with the passing of Scott Carpenter on October 10th. Carpenter was the fourth American in...
Project Violent Valiant: A Mopar Powered Pro Touring Ass Kicker That Is Anything But Nice!
We’re proud to announce that BangShift will be teaming up with the talented guys at Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle in Addison, Illinois to bring your the full blow by blow account of the build of...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Favorite Non-Internet Automotive Information Resource?
While it is true that the internet can provide an answer for virtually any question you can dream up (automotive or otherwise), sometimes firing up the ol’ Google machine and punching keys...
Incredible Craigslist Find: A 1979 Dodge D-50 Truck – Motor In Cab, Driver Sits In Bed, Thing Hauls!
One of the many reasons that the BangShift readership rules all others is because whenever you see something in your internet or physical travels you whack a photo, save the link, and then send it to...
Car Show Gallery: The Space City Cruisers Car Show – League Texas
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with more Wickam action! You know it has finally cooled off in Texas because the shows and races are going full bore and Charles literally cannot...
Check Out Our Gallery From Day Of The Drags 2013 – Nostalgia Perfection!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Every year about this time we get sore with Charles Wickam. Why? Mainly because he is at Little River Dragway in Texas for the Kontinentals Day of the Drags and we...
Is This The World’s Smallest Electronically Fuel Injected Engine? 100% Scratch Built By Hand And MegaSquirt Brains! (Video)
This video is heading around the internet like wildfire and for good reason. It features a 100% scratch built 45cc V8 engine that is electronically fuel injected. If that isn’t awesome enough,...
The Aussies Have A Two Seat Top Fuel Dragster – This Is Not A Flipping Drill! (Video)
We’ve long reveled at the awesome Powercruise shows that go down in Australia and at a couple locations here in the USA. Sadly we haven’t been able to attend one ourselves, but we sure...
