Video: Catching Up With the Coolest Dude in Top Fuel, Antron Brown
With a fourth place finish in the Top Fuel category last season Antron Brown enters 2011 with some momentum behind him. Antron, since making the switch from Pro Stock Motorcycle to Top Fuel in 2008...
Video: Bob Tasca III Chats About Fords, Funnies, and Family History
BangShift is lucky to have a great relationship with the Tasca family. We’ve been given sneak peeks at their race cars, tours of their awesome Shelby Mod Shop and some juicy inside information...
Video: Talking With Fast Jack Beckman About Floppers, Sponsors, and the 2011 NHRA Season
“Fast” Jack Beckman is one of the most talented and colorful drivers on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing circuit. We managed to catch up with him during some quiet time at the 2011 PRO...
Bitchin Build: Raybestos Brakes 1964 Pontiac GTO-R Project
The most famous road racing Pontiac in the world of BangShift is definitely the infamous “Grey Ghost” Tempest of Herb Adams and his group of rogue Pontiac engineers. Those guys terrorized...
Awesome Craigslist Find: A 1957 Plymouth Vintage Stock Car
How bad ass is this thing?! Sporting a 1957 Plymouth body on a Chevelle frame of unknown vintage and a small block Chevy engine, this awesome mongrel is ready to go vintage fender bangin’ like...
Awesome Video: The Story Behind Yannick Sire’s Twin Engine Speed Buggy
When we tell you that this video is flat out amazing, we’re not overselling it. Shot in HD and using some beautiful, creative techniques, this video about Yannick Sire, his shop, and the twin...
Video: Cruz Pedregon talks with us about the NHRA Full Throttle Series and More.
John Force has won 15 of the last 21 NHRA Funny Car Championships. That is an amazing stat no matter how you slice it. What might be more impressive is the fact that 4 of the 6 Force didn’t win...
Massive Drag Gallery: The 2011 IHRA Mardi Gras Nitro Jam, Nearly 500 Photos!
As you already know, we were at the IHRA Mardi Gras Nitro Jam last weekend. Our awesome photo contributor, Charles Wickam was there as well and snapped a monster gallery of photos to document the...
Video: Pro Stock Legend Jim Yates on the Service Central Pro Stocker of Shane Gray
Two-time NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock Champion Jim Yates is regarded by many to be one of the top tuners in the Pro Stock category, and according to wife Toni, one of the top talkers as well. We have...
Video: We talk to Ron Capps about the 2011 NHRA Season, Singing, and more…
We dig Ron Capps. Not only is he one hell of a normal guy, but he also still loves to drive race cars. That is a reoccurring theme with us here today on BangShift.com. Guys that really love what they...
BangShift Poll: Bigfoot or Grave Digger, Which is the Greatest Monster Truck Ever?
Since we had our brains on monster trucks briefly today already, we figured that a poll question settling an age old debate was in order. Arguably, the two most famous monster trucks in the world are...
Kirk Dabney Sets Monster Truck Speed Record at More than 90-MPH
Monster truck builder and racing legend Kirk Dabney established a new world speed record for monster trucks on Sunday at the IHRA Mardi Gras Nitro Jam at State Capital Raceway last weekend when he...
Video: Greg Stanfield talks about his new Camaro Pro Stocker, his Top Fuel Career, and More.
Greg Stanfield may have driven more classes of drag car than any other current Professional driver. Starting off with Stock Eliminator back in the ’80’s Stanfield mad his way up the ranks...
Video: We talk to Matt Hagan about his team, the championship, and 2011.
Matt Hagan, who came in 2nd to John Force in the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Funny Car Championship, is a good old country boy. A country boy who has the drive to kick ass and take names. Hagan has been...
