Tech: How JPC Racing Made 1,032hp From a Ford Coyote 5.0L Engine With a Paxton NOVI 2200 Huffer
(Words and Photos by Mike Galimi) – The shop is silent as the garage door opens and the drafty night air enters into JPC Racing’s chassis dyno room. It was judgment time for the company’s...
Here’s the Worst Craigslist Car Ad Ever – Four Door Diesel Mustang?!
We have seen some pretty dumb CraigsList ads over the years but this one beats all. We got tipped off to this one by Texas photog Charles Wickam who somehow stumbled upon it. He denied searching for...
Lucas Oil Signs Lifetime Sponsorship Agreement With Chris Karamesines
Not that you need any more convincing about the total radness of Lucas Oil, but their announcement from Friday letting the world know that they had signed a lifetime sponsorship agreement with living...
BangShift Pro Touring Tech: The Basics of Traction Made Easy!
(By Dave Nutting) – (Editor’s Note: As we get ready to unveil our newest project car later this week, which is going to burn corners and the strip, we are going to be bringing you more...
Bitchin’ Nitro Video: Top Fuel and Funny Car Warm Ups From the 2012 March Meet
We often joke about trying to add “Smell-O-Vision” technology to the BangShift streaming drag race broadcasts to inject the scent of nitro into the shops and homes of viewers all over the...
Buddy Ingersoll, Drag Racing Turbo Pioneer Passes
A true innovator and pioneer in drag racing, Buddy Ingersoll passed away on Sunday. Among his accomplishments were an IHRA Modified Eliminator World Championship, volumes of innovations and...
Event Coverage: Goodguys Scottsdale 2012 – Autocross Action and Show Photos
(Photos by Chad Reynolds) – Well the Goodguys Rod and Custom Association season has begun and our man Chad is on the scene announcing the autocrosses at Goodguys events all across the country....
Watch Lunatics Literally Rip the Motor Out of a VW Golf With a Tree – a Chain – and Violence
Time for some Friday afternoon video stupidity. This clip has been floating around for a little while but for sheer destructive goodness, it simply cannot be beat. Basically this is footage of a...
Awesome March Meet Video: Four Days of Madness – See All of 2012’s Thrills and Spills!
The killer media keeps flowing from the 2012 March Meet. This latest piece we were tipped off to was created by our friend Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian who is an awesome drag photog and video maven as well as...
Senna is Now Available on DVD – Fantastic Film is a Must See for BangShifters
Full disclosure: I was offered a freebie review copy of the documentary Senna that is about the life and racing career of Ayrton Senna. The film has been out for some time but is now available for...
American Powertrain Has the New Tremec Magnum XL Transmissions For SN197 Mustangs – Ditch the Weak Suck Stocker!
This is not a newsflash for S197 Mustang owners but the stock Getrag MT82 manual transmission essentially blows goats for all out performance driving. There have been lots of customer complaints...
Wild Photos and Video: A Log Impales a Mini-Van – Driver Miraculously Survives
Well this would certainly get your attention! A guy driving down the highway, minding his own business in Mississippi had the close call of a lifetime yesterday when a logging truck was involved in...
Sad News: IHRA’s Jim Weinert Passes
“Big Jim” Weinert, the mountain of a man of oversaw track prep and safety at IHRA events for many years has passed away. Weinert was one of the sport’s true characters and his skill...
Watch the Crusher Camaro Hit the Strip and Run 10s!
Freiburger and Finnegan are at it again, this time with the well known Crusher Camaro. The Camaro has been a part of Hot Rod off and on since the mid 1990s when it was saved from being crushed at a...
