Nitro Gallery: Flamin’ Photos From the Stars of the NHRA at the 2011 PRO Winter Warm-Up
While our live broadcast of the 2011 PRO Winter Warm-Up was cooking along, we were also shooting photos along the wall at Palm Beach International Raceway. Since virtually every car on the grounds is...
Video Poll Question: Did Chrysler’s Detroit-Themed Super Bowl Ad Kick Ass or Fail?
Chrysler had one of the most talked about ads amongst gearheads and car guys at the Super Bowl. The ad shows the new Chrysler 200, but more importantly it features footage from in and around the city...
Video From the PRO Winter Warm Up – Biggest Nitro Pre-Season Test of 2011
BangShift.com will provide free, live streaming video coverage of the PRO Winter Warm Up pre-season NHRA nitro test session February 4/5 from Palm Beach International Raceway in West Palm Beach,...
Thursday UPDATE: Vote for Team BangShift at Road Tour Express.Com
Last week an intrepid group of BangShifters took to the roads of California to compete and revel in the Road Tour Express. The event is part cruise, part scavenger hunt, part excuse to goof off for...
Awesome Drag Racing Video: Eddie Hill in His Prime
As we gather our things and prepare to head toward Palm Beach International Raceway for our live broadcast of the PRO Winter Warm Up pre-season test, thoughts of Top Fuel greatness are on the...
Great Tech Thread: How to Remove the Motor of Your 4th Gen Camaro/Firebird From The Bottom
BangShift member Buddy blew the LT1 engine in his Camaro up about a year ago while ripping through the gears. This was not going to be a quick fix, the plant had to be pulled out of the car. At that...
Engine Builder and Muncie Dragway Operator Dave Himes Passes Away
It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of Dave Himes, track operator of Muncie Dragway in Muncie, Indiana and high performance engine builder. Himes and his family did an amazing job of...
Racing Junk Find: A Cummins Diesel Powered Funny Car
With all the talk of dragsters and funny cars around here recently, we went shopping for one on RacingJunk. After seeing several “normal” floppers, we saw this car, which we have read...
Legendary Funny Car Racer Pee Wee Wallace Passes at Age 79
Pee Wee Wallace, one of the great funny car racers in drag racing history passed away on January 28th, 2011. Wallace’s accomplishments included winning the NHRA Division One Funny Car...
New Product: Meziere’s New Super Duty Electric Water Pump for Blown Modular Fords
Meziere water pumps have long been a staple on high performance engines. They manufacture and develop pumps for all kinds of severe duty, high performance, and all out racing engines. The company...
BangShift Poll: Which would you drive, a Top Fuel Dragster or a Nitro Funny Car?
As we continue to prepare for our big live broadcast of the PRO Winter Warm-up this Friday and Saturday from Palm Beach International Raceway, our brains are completely awash in thoughts os...
Fun Gallery: Photos from the Pinup Contest at the 2011 Grand National Roadster Show
One of the cool things that has come from the resurgence of the traditional hot rodding culture is the reinvention of the classic “pin up girl”. It is pretty common these days to have a...
2011 May Be Last Season for ECTA at Maxton, Organization Scouting Venues for 2012
The East Coast Timing Association literally put the Laurinburg, NC area on the motorsports map. Having conducted land speed racing events at the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport for years, the venue and...
Speed Scene Live TV Returns From Winter Break Tonight!
There are signs all around the racing season is on the way, despite the fact that there are several feet of snow on the ground at BangShift eastern HQ (and more is currently falling). One of those...
