Russian Wreckage Video: Ten Minutes of Crazy Ruskie Car Accidents
After watching this video, we’re pretty sure that you’ll never want to drive a car in Russia. The crashes range from small fender benders to full scale wreckage and violence. There are...
Memphis International Raceway Takes on Water, Facility Opening Delayed
In more race track news, Memphis International Raceway is currently fighting the same flooding that so many places in the in the country’s heartland are fighting. There is water on the...
Dead Again: North Wilkesboro Speedway is Closed Once More
One of the more uplifting stories of the last two years has been the resurrection of North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina, unfortunately, the bottom just fell out of the “uplifting...
Duck and Cover Video: Suburbans with Big Firepower
We’ve seen this video a few times, but it is really freakin’ wild. What you’re about to watch is a promotional video from a company called Dillon Aero. They make Gatling-type chain...
Your Opinion Needed: Guys Take a New Camaro and Make it Look Like Crap – Lame or Cool?
The boys over at Jalopnik recently ran the story of two guys, Dave Sherer and Anthony Musilli of Long Island, New York. These guys screwed together a 1,000hp 2010 Camaro for use on the 2011 Hot Rod...
Racing Junk Find: A Badder Asser, Steel-bodied, 1930 Ford Truck
This screaming yellow 1930 Ford truck caught our eye while we were cruising the electronic pages of RacingJunk.com. The truck is packing a tunnel rammed small block Chevy engine, and aside from the...
BangShift Exclusive: Introducing Project FatCad
The premise here is this: I wanted a new car. My old 1997 Volvo 850R wagon has worn out its odometer to the tune of 200,000 miles. With all the mods I’ve added over the years between being...
Historic Drag Racing Video: 1960s Drag Racing From Washington State
This fifteen and a half minute movie that depicts the people, places, and race cars of 1960s drag fiend gearheads in Washington state is pretty special. Yes, you’ll get to see Don Garlits run...
Ford Racing Picks Ford’s 10 Greatest NHRA Moments
Ford is celebrating the fact that as a company, they have been involved in auto racing for 110 years. From their first racer, the monstrous “999” built by Henry Ford and raced by Barney...
Top Fuel Technology Update – Schumacher Racing Takes Delivery of Safety Capsule for Army Top Fuel Dragster
Don Schumacher Racing has taken delivery of a James Brendel safety capsule that appears to be destined for the Top Fuel Dragster his son Tony Schumacher drives. This is the same style of capsule used...
The 2011 Mountain Top Street Rodders Club Car Show – Prescott, Arizona
From rain soaked Pennsylvania we head to the opposite end of the country where the Mountain Top Street Rodders club in Prescott, Arizona held their 14th annual show. BangShifter Byan McTaggert hit...
Big Drag Gallery: The 2011 ADRL Northeast Drags – Maple Grove Raceway
For the first time in the history of the ADRL, the organization ran an event at Reading, Pennsylvania’s Maple Grove Raceway. The event was not finished due to rain, but before the curtain fell,...
BangShift Poll: What was the Greatest High Performance Dealership of the 1960s?
During the mechanical nuclear arms race known as the muscle car era, there was plenty of snot under the hoods of factory cars. That being said, we all know the cure for all that ills a serious...
Registration is now Open for the 2011 Holley LS Fest – September 9-10-11
The premier LS-engine festival in the world, the Holley LS-Fest has officially opened event registration for this year’s iteration, which will be run on the Weekend of September 9th, 10th, and...
