KCIR is Dead – Historic Drag Strip Killed by Politics and Powerful Neighbors
Kansas City International Raceway is dead. Despite the best efforts of track supporters and members of the community, the facility could not be saved and it is now destined to be a “city...
Funny Video: Watch a Ferrari Take Out a Crowd While Touching No One
Alain de Cadenet is a name lots of BangShifters are probably familiar with. He is an accomplished racing driver, engineer, and he’s on television a bunch. His most famous role on the small...
Pioneering Drag Race Chassis Builder Ron Scrima Passes
Ron Scrima, the chassis builder behind some of drag racing’s most iconic cars has passed away at age 76. Scrima’s career can really be broken into two sections. The first was as a...
Good News: Tulsa Raceway Park To Remain Open
While the news from Kansas City remains bleak for the future of KCIR, there was very good news from Tulsa, Oklahoma, where a new operating agreement was signed to keep the track open for the...
Shop Tour Gallery: Yoshi Kosaka’s Garage Company – Vintage Motorcycle Heaven
We have featured several galleries from Chicago BS photo contributor Bob Chiluk’s recent gearhead trip to California but this could be the coolest yet. Bob stopped by Yoski Kosaka’s...
Show Gallery: Kowalski Customs – Reading, Pennsylvania
Kowalski Customs in Reading, Pennsylvania has a well deserved reputation for building awesome stuff from traditional hot rods, to drag race cars, to Bonneville competition machines, and virtually...
BangShift Question of the Day: What is Your Coolest Piece of Personal Automotive/Racing Memorabilia
I’ve never been lucky enough to fight my way into victory lane at a race track. My several year bracket racing career was marked with a couple near misses, but no race wins. On one such near...
Bitchin Video: V8 Big Rigs Racing On Dirt in Australia!
A few days back we showed you a cool video of guys racing big rigs on an asphalt oval track in Canada. Unfortunately, we have since learned that the track is no longer in business, but the good...
Cool or Not: A Wild and Wicked Vintage Chopper
Our last round of “cool or not” was interesting because we showed the BangShift readers a 1962 Impala low rider done in the traditional form. The responses to that car were cool because...
Bonus Gallery: More Great Photos From The 2011 Bruce Larson Dragfest
We had one heck of a response to the gallery we posted of Bruce Larson’s 2011 Dragfest last week. Luckily for us, Doug Garrison was also at the event and he sent another great batch of photos...
Optima Video: The Teaser Reel to the Upcoming Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational TV Special
The 2011 Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge was one hell of an event with Danny Popp ultimately taking the victory. The event, which pits some of the best and most unique Pro Touring cars in the...
Historical Drag Link: The 1971 NHRA Supernationals – Piles of Killer Photos and Race Recap
A couple weeks ago we tipped you off to an awesome photo tour of Don Garlits’ Florida race shop from 1971. The photos were shot by an English photographer named Roger Phillips. As it turns...
eBay Find: A 1969 Boss 429 Mustang Drag Machine
This 1969 Boss 429 Mustang drag car is one of the neatest Mustangs we have laid eyes on in some time. Bought originally in New York and then sent directly to Tasca Ford in Rhode Island for tuning and...
Champions Crowned at 7th PSCA Street Car Super Nationals – Thrills and Chills During Wild Race Weekend
It was an amazing weekend of racing at the 2011 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals held at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The cool Nevada weekend was marked by some incredible performances, like...
