Photo Gallery: 60-Plus Shots from the 2009 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals, Sunday
We’ve had another sleep deprived night here in Las Vegas at the 2009 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals, and it’s not because we’ve been partying on the strip. In it’s fifth...
Video: In-Car and On-Car Footage of Larry Larson’s 6.93-Second Quarter Mile Pass in a Real Street Driven Nova
This is it! We have video of Larry Larson running 6.93 seconds and 211 mph in his ’66 Chevy Nova that was the winner of Hot Rod magazine’s Drag Week in 2008 and 2009. The car never went...
Photo Gallery: 100-Plus Shots from the 2009 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals
There’s been zero sleep for the BangShift.com crew here at the 2009 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals at The Strip in Las Vegas. The West Coast’s Pacific Street Car Association has thrown...
Another Best for Larry Larson: 6.93 at 211.59
Larry Larson just keeps knocking them down, and BangShift Chad keeps calling in the news. This time, the word from the PSCA race in Las Vegas is 6.934 at 211.59 mph. Something tells us it’s...
Breaking News! Larry Larson’s Drag Week Nova Goes Even Quicker: 6.96 at 210!
On Thursday night we reported that Larry Larson in his Hot Rod Drag Week winning 1966 Chevy Nova ran a best-ever et of 6.99 at the Pacific Street Car Association race in Las Vegas. Now, at 10:30 PST...
American Drivers Sweep Pro Classes at Arabian Drag Racing League Opener
The opening of the Arabian drag racing season saw two American drivers, Mike Castallana and Von Smith take the wins in their respective classes. Castallana won the Pro Nitrous category and Smith took...
Dumbass: Aussie Driver Who Had Car Taken and Crushed By Police Has Second Car Taken By Police
We had friends growing up who would hurt themselves doing something and then do it again just to make sure it hurt. Thankfully, they wised up before the age where reason and good decision making is...
Cool Project: Washington Cam Company Recreates Cam For Wright Bros. Engine
Delta Cams is a Washington-state company best known for reworking factory cams for customers. We’ve used them in the past for engines that have a very limited aftermarket cam selection....
Anglia Hot Rodding History
Anglias are steeped in hot rodding history. They were popular cars to use during the Gasser Wars after the NHRA revised wheelbase rules to allow them to run. In stock form, Anglias barely made enough...
GM To Build Bad Ass Caddy Wagon
Good news! GM may have bled out like a billion dollars or so last quarter, but the company will go ahead with plans to build a Cadillac CTS-V sports wagon. This means that there will finally be a...
Craigslist Pick of the Week: Vintage NASCAR Look 1972 Road Runner
When we went for our weekly trip down the dark halls of CraigsList and saw the words Road Runner and NASCAR pop up in a listing, we cringed and clicked the mouse button. We were shocked to find a...
Two Time Drag Week Winner Larry Larson Runs 6.99; More to Come This Weekend!
It’s true! Two-time Hot Rod Drag Week winner Larry Larson just ran the quarter mile in 6.99 seconds at 194 mph in his twin-turbo, Mike Moran-powered, formerly pink Nova. We got a call from...
NASCAR Seeks Ruling in Mayfield Case
The Sporting News is reporting that attorneys for NASCAR have requested that Judge Graham Mullen of the U.S District Court rule in their favor and against Jeremy Mayfield based on the information...
Thanksgiving is Coming, Give Thanks for your Hot Rod
Thanksgiving will be upon us next week and with it the holiday season will shift into high gear. We found a neat piece that does a nice job of summing up our feelings on being a gearhead and all the...
