Watch The Most Insane Head On Wreckage Video You Will See This Week!
Of all the nutty and shocking Russian dash cam wreck videos we have posted over the years here on BangShift, nothing tops this one. So much happens at once, the scene actually looks like something...
Irwindale Raceway Back Under Control of Nu-Way Industries – Re-Opening Drag Strip A Top Priority
BangShift has learned that Nu-Way Industries, the property owner of Irwindale Speedway has regained legal control of the facility and that they have set their sights on getting the track operating...
Question of the Day: What is the Worst Factory Paint Color Ever?
There have been some truly heinous paint shades offered by car companies over the years, but which one is the outright worst? Since we seem to live in an age where everyone buying a new car checks...
Not Shocking News: 6th Gen Camaro Will Be Smaller and Lighter
When it comes to rear wheel drive coupes, the Chevy Camaro rules the roost. Last year, with almost 90,000 units sold, the Camaro beat out all comers in the category which includes the traditional...
Vortech Superchargers and Chris Alston Chassisworks Team Up and Hit the Road Together in 2012!
The team at Chris Alston Chassisworks spend a lot of time on the road every year. From industry trade shows to drag races, car shows, and other events, they keep themselves right in front of the hot...
Progress Continues on Ridetech’s Killer Factory Five ’33 Build
As you know, the guys and girls at Ridetech are always up to something awesome. Whether it is buying or selling cars at auction, thrashing their stuff on road courses and autocrosses across the...
Big News: SEMA Purchases PRI Show!
Some breaking industry news this afternoon as SEMA has purchased the Performance Racing Industry show and will take over its operation starting this year. The PRI show, for those of you unaware, is...
Watch a Nitrous Pop Blow the Scoop Off of a Mustang Drag Race Car and Then Kill the Roof Camera!
As you know, we’re easily entertained around here, so when we saw this video of a Mustang suffering a nitrous backfire at Houston Motorsports Park we wanted to share it. While this certainly...
Question of the Day: What is the Most Under Appreciated Platform to Build a Hot Rod Off Of?
Don Garlits had a great line back in the 1960s. He said that when he told people he was a professional drag racer, they looked at him in the same way they look at a kid who asked for a pony and...
Watch a Fuel Altered Launch Like a Moon Rocket When the Wheelie Bar Breaks at Santa Pod
While we respect and admire racers that run in classes where wheelie bars are outlawed, there are lots of cars that really need them. Among those cars that need wheelie bars to keep from becoming low...
eBay Find: An Original 354ci Hemi Powered 1959 Dodge D700 Rig – Former Navy Truck!
We were tipped off to this totally awesome ex-Navy big rig on eBay by a well meaning BangShift reader. The problem is that his tip has caused loss of sleep, uncontrolled sweating, dry mouth, and...
Jeff Teuton Bringing Two Mopars to ADRL Houston for SuperCar Showdown – One Equipped With V10 Rumored to be Factory 850hp Drag Race Engine
The hits just keep on coming with respect to the ADRL’s new SuperCar Showdown category. We’ve been unabashed fans of this whole thing since the initial announcement and we continue to be...
Snake and Mongoose Biopic To Be made – Lead Actors Chosen to Fill Roles of Prudhomme and McEwen
There are a bunch of cool racing movies that are in the production pipe coming from Hollywood. Between the move about Caswell, the James Hunt picture, and the 1966 24 Hours of LeMans based Go Like...
Watch Denver Schutz’s High Speed March Meet Wall-Banger From the Top End – Wild Footage!
Denver Schutz’s high speed encounter with the wall at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield during the March Meet sure was scary. We ran a killer sequence of photos from the incident here on the blog,...
