Site of the Week: Source of all AMC Matador Knowledge
One of the best things about the Internet is that it gives freaks a place to gather and celebrate the objects of their freakosity, then lets us outsiders drop by to share in the scene. As borderline...
Mini-Feature: Barb Hamilton’s 1937 Willys Gasser
Barb Hamilton is a woman who truly blazed a trail for females in drag racing. As much credit as Shirley Muldowney gets for “running with the boys” and becoming the first female to...
Cool New Flick: Drag Racing Dreams (Presented by Don Garlits)
We ran across the trailer for a new movie that is available to buy called “Drag Racing Dreams”. Don Garlits is involved with the project and the film seems to contain bitchin’ old...
New Zealand Bus Driver Crashes 10 Times in 18 Months, Gets Fired, Loses Appeal for Job Back
We were certain after reading the title of a story about a bus driver that crashed 10 times in 18 months and was fired, it would be based in some American city. That just seems to be the way things...
eBay Find: A Killer Blown and Injected Harley Drag Bike of Unknown Year and Origin
This crazy freak show of a drag bike really got our cranks spinning when we stumbled across it on eBay. The seller does not know when it was built or by whom, who raced it, whether or not it was...
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...
