Racing Junk Find: BangShift Needs A Monster Truck!
We want a Monster Truck bad. Really bad. I love them. I want to drive one. I want to jump one and do slap wheelies and all that. I want to yell and scream when I get out of it after winning freestyle...
Video: On The Bumper! In, On, And Outside Ray Litz X275 Car At Holley’s LSFest
BangShifter Brian Wagner was at LSFest this weekend with us, and unfortunately we didn’t have any time to hang out since I was running around in an attempt to reach Olympic Athlete status. But,...
Chadmouth: Why Are So Many Racers IDIOTS When It Comes To Racecar Safety?
As usual this edition of Chadmouth will probably cause some controversy, but before I get started, let me assure you that if you have read the title of this edition of Chadmouth and are immediately...
Top 11 List BangShifter Submission Edition: The Eleven Worst “Performance” Packages Courtesy Of Matt Cramer
Normally Brian and I come up with the Top 11 lists here at BangShift.com although on occasion we’ll ask for a few “regular” BangShifters to put their thinking caps on if we need to...
Drag Week 2012: Today’s Track – The Texas Motorplex – Ennis, Texas
Today Drag Week heads to one of the country’s finest drag strips, the Texas Motorplex. There’s been lots of modern drag racing history made at this track and many of us are salivating at...
Drag Week Update: Nuclear Drag War in Oklahoma – Larson, Lutz, Barry All Crest 200mph!
Let it be known, Monday was the quickest and fastest Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week competition day in the history of the event, which is now in its eighth running. Three cars crested the two hundred...
Event Coverage: Holley’s LS Fest In Bowling Green Was Bigger and Badder Than Ever. Check Out Our After Dark Drag Racing Action.
Announcing LSFest should qualify me for an Olympic Medal. Seriously, Michael Phelps, LeBron James, and Missy Franklin can suck it. They wouldn’t be able to keep up. And as much as that sucks...
eBay Find: A 1934 Chevy That’s Built To The Hilt – But Is It Too Much?
You can find lots of Pro Street style hot rods for sale on eBay. Most look the part, but don’t have all that much in the suds department. Then there’s the select few cars like this 1934...
Drag Week 2012 – What You Need to Know About Today’s Track – Tulsa Raceway Park
Today is the first official day of Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2012 presented by Gear Vendors. We’re at Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Since you’re there and we’re here, we...
Drag Week Gallery and Info: Some Carnage, Some Big Numbers, and Some Awesome Cars
When Drag Week day one 2005 happened, there were about 45 cars on the grounds to attack KCIR on that fateful day in September. Today, more than 200 cars went though the tech inspection process, many...
Random WTF Photo of the Week: A Burned Out Monster Truck on A Russian Sidewalk
We’re not ashamed to admit that we stumbled on this mind warp when searching for monster truck pictures to kill time. The photos were taken in downtown St. Petersburg apparently near a subway...
eBay Find: A 1929 Studebaker Two Door Sedan Hot Rod That Absolutely Rules
One of the things I truly love about hot rodding is the fact that there’s no such thing as a “perfect” hot rod. We all see this stuff so differently and have different opinions on...
Watch Video of a Tube Chassis Mustang Powered by a Cummins Diesel Run Low 5s in the Eighth!
Mike Wood’s Duramax powered Mustang was a huge success on Drag Week for the couple of outings it went on. Knocking down 10-second elapsed times while also knocking down over 35mpg (including...
Caption this Photo: Humble Track prep
I’ll admit it, when I first saw this rig prepping the track at Thompson Drag Raceway back in 2002 I laughed. It was just the shock of seeing a golf cart pulling a large truck tire after seeing...
