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...
HELP — Hot Rod Stolen From Outside Grand National Roadster Show
We were tipped off to a truly crappy situation by the guys over at MSD. They clued us in on the story of a dude who was attending the 2011 Grand National Roadster show and had his hot rod stolen from...
Caption This Photo: Wrangling a Pontiac OHC Six
BangShifter Randal has recently been bitten by the straight six bug. His mill of choice is the cool 1960s Pontiac OHC six. Having already taken on into his basement lab and blasted it apart, Randal...
Photos and Video: The Insane Frozen Assets Twin Turbo Unlimited Ice Dragster
We got tipped off to photos and video of an unlimited twin turbo ice dragster by BangShifter and motorsports photographer Kelly Anderson. The machine is based on a Spitzer dragster chassis, has a two...
Event Coverage: More Than 1,000 Photos From the 2011 Grand National Roadster Show
The 2011 Grand National Roadster Show is in full swing, and the battle for America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Title is on. We’ll be covering the event all weekend long, and have a new...
The Parting Shift: An AMX-cellent Four Gear Pass Down the Quarter Mile
We’re closing out the week with an awesome nine second, gear banging AMX that was filmed at Thompson Dragway in Thompson, Ohio a couple years ago. The car sports an AMC power plant from the...
They’re Still Building New Steam Locomotives in India
The last steam locomotive built in America rolled out of the factory in 1952. We recently got tipped off to a news story from an Indian paper that tells about four brand new steam locomotives being...
