Sad News: Supercharger Guru Mert Littlefield Passes
Mert Littlefield, the supercharger maven whose equipment has adorned everything from fuel dragsters and floppers to monster trucks and mud bog racers has died. He was 66 years old....
Show Gallery: The 20th Annual Bay City Cruisers Car Show
Despite a dreary forecast and threatening skies, intrepid BangShift photo contributor Charles Wickam attended the 20th annual Bay City Cruisers car show deep in the heart of Texas. The show was...
Wet Wreckage Video: How to Destroy an Off Shore Racing Boat and Laugh It Off
Motorized boat racing on nearly every level is insane. Hurtling across a constantly variable surface with as little of the actual vessel touching the water as possible can lead to some humongous...
Spirit of Rett Streamliner Goes 416.9 mph to Break 45 yr old Summers Brothers Record
Charlie Nearburg and the rest of the Spirit of Rett landspeed racing team are on cloud nine this morning as they have broken a 45 year old 409 mph record set by the Summers brothers back in 1965. At...
Will Chinese Investors Control GM After the IPO?
With General Motors getting its stuff into a pile and business in order to roll out what will undoubtedly be the most massive initial public stock offering in American, or perhaps world history, some...
eBay Find: A Custom 1955 Studebaker Pickup
This week’s eBay find is a great looking 1955 Stude truck that’s been customized from top to bottom and really looks bitchin’. Bonus points were given due to the fact that the truck...
Great Read: An Interview With Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood
Joie Chitwood III has led an interesting life. He was a part of the family stunt show from the age of 5 right through his college years, he has overseen the creation of race tracks, run the...
Wreckage Video: Early 1980’s Demo Footage From Deep in the Heart of New Jersey
We’re so confused about this video. On the one hand, there is the brilliant unintentional comedy provided by a cast of characters participating in this demo derby. Then there’s the...
Caption This Photo: Wrenching Danny Morrison Style
Danny Morrison won the Spirit of Drag Week award on Hot Rod Drag Week 2010. He’s a great dude with a big heart and a big everything else, the guy is a freaking giant. He’s also a wiz with...
The Most Stupidly Expensive Automotive Gift Ever: The Big Block Watch Winder
Do you love watches? Do you hate money? Do you have lots of watches and money? If so, we’ve got the gift for you! This is a watch winder (we didn’t even know such a thing existed) made...
Low Power Dyno Video: A Y-Block Ford on the Pump
Normally we bring you dyno videos of motors revving to the moon, motors making huge power, and motors that we could only dream of owning. This one is totally different! The owner of the engine said...
Sad News: ProCharger’s Jim Summers Passes
Jim Summers, the Motorsports Director at ProCharger passed away on September 19, 2010 after a long fight with cancer. Summers is remembered as a man who was always quick with advice and help at the...
Big News: Dave Wallace Takes the Helm of Hot Rod Deluxe Magazine
We have learned that Dave Wallace, the noted journalist, drag racing historian, and International Drag Racing Hall of Fame member, will take the leadership role at Hot Rod Deluxe. This move comes...
Wreckage Video: A Stolen Truck Plows Through Traffic
Imagine yourself as the driver of the truck in this video. He’s a car thief who made off with the big truck only to drive into heavy traffic and total gridlock. Rather than seek an alternate...
