Historic Doorslammer Footage: The Cars That Created Pro Mod Circa 1989
Apr 21, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Historic Doorslammer Footage: The Cars That Created Pro Mod Circa 1989
After seeing the photos of Ellis Vial putting his killer Pro Mod up on two wheels, we went hunting for some cool video showing the early days of the class. We did even better than that, we found some...
Great Save Photos: Elllis Vial Does Some Unintentional Stunt Driving at VMP
Apr 21, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Great Save Photos: Elllis Vial Does Some Unintentional Stunt Driving at VMP
We were cruising through the website of the wildest drag racing series in America, ADRL.us, the other day and came across an item on their blog we had to share with you. Ellis Vial, a racer in the...
Shop Tour: We hang out at Diversified Creations
Apr 20, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Shop Tour: We hang out at Diversified Creations
While covering the fabled Detroit Autorama a few weeks ago, we were lucky enough to get some time with several friends in the Detroit area. And as you would expect from us, these guys are all hard...
Project Car Update: Eddie Krawiec’s Project Radial-ation Camaro
Apr 20, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Project Car Update: Eddie Krawiec’s Project Radial-ation Camaro
A while back we introduced you to 2008 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Eddie Kraweic’s bitchin’ drag radial project car. It’s being built by DMC Racing in Halifax,...
Crazy Screaming Video: A Two-Stroke V8 Powered Sand Rail On the Dyno
Apr 20, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Crazy Screaming Video: A Two-Stroke V8 Powered Sand Rail On the Dyno
We’ve heard screaming motors before, but never in our lives have we heard anything like the sound of this Evinrude two-stroke V8 powered sand car (not the one pictured). The engine is actually...
Cool Drag Car Gallery With Video: The MegaSquirt Guys Do a Drag Pak Challenger
Apr 20, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Drag Car Gallery With Video: The MegaSquirt Guys Do a Drag Pak Challenger
The guys at DIYAutoTune.com are the mad geniuses who developed and brought to the world the diabolically accessible MegaSquirt EFI system. By using commonly available parts, basic mechanical skills,...
eBay Find: A Totally Killer 1953 Ford COE Hauler
Apr 20, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Find: A Totally Killer 1953 Ford COE Hauler
We were tipped off to the coolest looking 1953 Ford cab-over-engine hauler we’ve seen in some time by a loyal BangShift.com reader. It is for sale on eBay currently and by the looks of the...
Wreck Video: A Swamp Buggy Stuffs It Hard
Apr 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Wreck Video: A Swamp Buggy Stuffs It Hard
Naples, Florida, is home to the Florida Sports Park. It’s a motorsports facility best known as the home of the world famous Swamp Buggy races. There are seven classes that range from 4-banger...
Cool Photos: A Load of Cool Aerial Shots From the 2010 NHRA O’Reilly Spring Nationals
Apr 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Photos: A Load of Cool Aerial Shots From the 2010 NHRA O’Reilly Spring Nationals
We were tipped off to some awesome aerial photography from the 2010 NHRA O’Reilly Spring Nationals, held in Houston, Texas, and had to share. The race was held a few weeks back but this is the...
Great Underdog Read: North American Eagle Land Speed Project Making Progress
Apr 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Great Underdog Read: North American Eagle Land Speed Project Making Progress
Currently, the ultimate land speed record for an Earth-bound vehicle is owned by the Thrust SSC team of Englishman Richard Noble. It was back in the 1990s when their multi-gazillion dollar effort...
Cool Old Video: Ten Minutes of Kooky AMC Commercials Circa 1973
Apr 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Old Video: Ten Minutes of Kooky AMC Commercials Circa 1973
We love old car ads around here so when we saw a compilation video made up of the entire 1973 AMC television ad catalog, we had to share it with all of you out there in readerland. While on a long...
NHRA Four-Wide Nationals to Continue in 2011
Apr 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on NHRA Four-Wide Nationals to Continue in 2011
It has been announced that the NHRA will continue with four-wide drag racing in 2011 at zMax Dragway. The announcement came after NHRA brass met with members of the Professional Racers Owners...
Carnage Video: A Turbo Failure Results in Exhaust Stack Fireworks
Apr 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Carnage Video: A Turbo Failure Results in Exhaust Stack Fireworks
With the surge in popularity and power of diesel pickup trucks, the pulling scene is buzzing like never before with entries in stock and modified diesel classes. This particular nitrous injected,...
RacingJunk Find: A Bad Ass, Turn-Key, Modified 4×4 Pulling Truck
Apr 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on RacingJunk Find: A Bad Ass, Turn-Key, Modified 4×4 Pulling Truck
We’re gearing up to go check out a tractor pull next weekend so when we were cruising RacingJunk.com for neat stuff this week, our one-track mind led us to search out pulling trucks. Once we...












