SAD NEWS: RIGHT HAND MAN OF DON GARLITS T.C, LEMONS PASSES
Tommy “TC” Lemons died yesterday in Ocala, Florida. Lemons was the long time sidekick of Don Garlits and one of the men responsible for sorting out the rear engine Top Fuel Dragster along...
OH BOY: GM MAY SLASH VOLT PRODUCTION – BUILD SLOW SELLING ELECTRIC TO ORDER
The slow selling Chevy Volt may be built on a made to order basis after June according to various news reports circling the web today. According to GM officials at the North American International...
CAPTION THIS PHOTO: THE FIRST JUNIOR DRAGSTER IN THE WORLD?
Talk about neat! In this 1939 photo we see a guy named Robert Preston pouring what we assume is fuel into his home built car. According to what we were able to dig up, this little baby had a washing...
WATCH A SHIFTER KART RACER EXPERIENCE A SCARY WRECK FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES!
Shifter kart racing is pretty serious business. These little demon like mechanical creatures own the track records at many road courses, are blindingly fast, and can corner like no one’s...
WATCH THE INFAMOUS SWEDISH ICE RACING CAMARO LET IT ALL HANG OUT ON A SNOWY AND ICY COURSE!
It has been a weirdly mild in and around BangShift eastern world HQ this year. We don’t have a flake of snow on the ground and temps have been in the 40s most of the time. Luckily for us,...
AMAZING 1920S ERA, 1900HP SPEED BOAT TO BE AUCTIONED – KILLER AQUATIC HOT ROD!
One of the coolest boat we have ever seen is going to be sold at a Florida auction late this month. The Miss America VIII, built by Garfield Wood and powered by, get this, two Harry Miller built V16...
CAPTION THIS PHOTO: HENRY FORD AND A THRONG OF REPORTERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE CIRCA 1938
Henry Ford was a genius and one of the greatest industrialists who ever lived, but he was not exactly a people person. He certainly was not a media person, that’s why we were really interested...
TECH VIDEO: AMERICAN POWERTRAIN INSTALLS A 6-SPEED INTO THE 48 HOUR CAMARO
Our pals at American Powertrain are the true zen masters with five and six speed manual transmissions. If you have an application that you want a hard core stick box in, these are the guys to call....
FAMOUS HOT ROD 1 CAMARO TO HIT AUCTION BLOCK – FIRST EVER COMPLETED DYNACORN BODIED CAMARO
One of the coolest and most significant magazine project cars of the last decade is hitting the auction block. Hot Rod Magazine’s “Hot Rod 1” 1969 Camaro was the first car ever...
EBAY FIND: A FACTORY 409 – 4 SPEED – 1965 BISCAYNE COUPE!
Chevy fans, sit down before proceeding. It appears that someone is selling the holy grail of factory Chevy sleepers, a 409, 4-speed, 1965 Biscayne. This car has been restored to what looks to be...
GREAT VIDEO: CRAZY WHEELIES, CLOSE CALLS, AND WALL SLAPPERS FROM THE FASTEST SMALL TIRE DRAG CARS IN THE COUNTRY!
Our pal Kevin is the dude behind the lens at Nitro Art Video. He travels the country capturing footage from some of the wildest drag races that happen each season. Each year he releases a compilation...
VOTE FOR BANGSHIFTER ROCKY PHILLIPS AND HIS HOME BUILT TWIN ENGINE DRAGSTER HERE!
BangShift member Rocky Phillips goes by the screen name Toymaker and for good reason. The dude scratch built a twin engine slingshot dragster called, “The Evil Twin” in his home shop....
WANT TO KNOW WHAT SAFETY EQUIPMENT YOU’LL NEED TO GO LAND SPEED RACING IN YOUR CAR? CLICK HERE!
Due to a ton of requests and excitement over the opening of the Ohio Mile, the ECTA has published a rough guideline that can be used by potential racers to review what safety requirements are...
DRAG RACING INNOVATOR JIM LYTLE PASSES – INCREDIBLE ALLISON POWERED CREATIONS WILL LIVE FOREVER IN DRAG RACING LORE
Jim Lytle, the creative genius behind the wild “Big Al” Allison powered 1934 Ford and the man who introduced drag racing to the one piece fiberglass body has died. Lytle passed in Hawaii,...
