Ron Capps Gets a New Crew Chief: Rahn Tobler to turn the screws after restructuring at Don Schumacher Racing.
BROWNSBURG, Ind. – Rahn Tobler has been named crew chief for the NAPA AUTO PARTS Funny Car of Ron Capps effective immediately, team owner Don Schumacher announced Wednesday. Tim Richards...
Chadmouth: Rental Cars Rule! You paid for them, so use them.
Let’s face it, most of us don’t drive like idiots all the time. Sometimes…but not all the time. Sure, we will do the occasional burnout, hang the ass end out, or brake check our buddies, but...
LIVE BLOG: Follow BangShift’s Brian Lohnes and His Side Kick Dave Nutting’s Banzai Run to NJ – NOW!
Thursday afternoon got you down? Killing time before a potential long Easter weekend? Drinking in your office with the door closed so the boss doesn’t catch you…again? We’d be doing...
Action Video: Cars Drag Racing on Dirt in Mexico!
This is not drag racing on sand. It isn’t drag racing through mud. This is freakin’ drag racing on dirt! It’s held in Naco Sonora, Mexico, south of Bizbee, Arizona, but that’s...
First Look: Sondra Leslie’s 5.0L Coyote Powered NMRA Factory Stock Entry is Nearly Complete
Sondra Leslie has been a staple on the NMRA circut for the last several years. Up until 2012 she has competed with a V6 car that was first nitrous injected and later was supercharged. Taking the...
Caption this Photo: You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me Loose Wheel
New England Dragway competitor Roy Dunn got an interesting surprise on opening day when he launched his nice Monte Carlo down the track and quickly converted it into a model Chevy never made…a...
BS Tech: Pro Tuning Secrets – Finding 20hp in Your Distributor!
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) – The proof is in the numbers. In our first part to this article we followed Yannick Sire of Sire Custom Performance take an old crusty GM HEI and do a...
eBay Find: A 1942 M3A1 Armored Scout Car – This is Bad-Assery on Wheels!
As you know, I am a total lunatic for old Army trucks and there are lots of my ilk out there. When it comes to totally awesome Army truck finds, they don’t get better than this. I found this...
Tune In: Live, Free Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod in England This Weekend! Nitro, Sportsmen, and Hydrogen Peroxide Rocket Action!
This weekend, from Friday to Monday, one of the biggest drag racing events in Europe will be happening at Santa Pod Raceway. The Auto Trader Easter Thunderball is one big freakin’ event and you...
Pro Touring Tech: High Performance Tires 101 With the Experts at BFG
(Words by Dave Nutting) – Hello and welcome to the second installment in our on-going Pro-touring tech series, a little something that we like to call “Pro-touring 101”. Think less...
Ridetech Releases New Tru-Turn System For 1964-66 Mustangs
One of the most major hurdles that BangShifters face when trying to make their old, cool cars handle well is overcoming the crappy stock geometry and components that they were designed with. Over the...
BangShift Replay: Is Your Local Strip Safe or Just Pretending to Be?
(Editor’s note: This story ran at the tail end of 2011 but since tracks across the country are opening again we thought we would run this piece a secnd time) – While there is still a fair...
Maryland’s Capitol Raceway Closed Over Apparent Land/Lease Dispute
The drag strip operated by NHRA Pro Stock team owner Jim Cunningham, Capitol Raceway is currently closed. The reasons for this closure appear to stem from a dispute over the lease on the track. The...
Watch a Big Rig and a Huge Tow Truck Fall 200 Feet Over an Icy Cliff
This video has been on the web for a day or two, so we’re late to the party, but it is amazing to watch. Apparently filmed in Norway, the video shows a big rig being towed up a mountain road....
