Video: Jeff Lutz’s Turbo 1957 Chevy Running 7.81 at 180 mph at Drag Week
As we sadly know, the killer suede-black 1957 of Jeff Lutz fell out of Hot Rod Drag Week 2009 yesterday, Wednesday, September 17. However, it’s not like the Unlimited class racer did not put on...
Thursday at Drag Week 2009 by Jay Brown at FordFE.com, Plus Video of the 9.50 Pass
“If we can make the drive I think we can pull off another 9.50 and put the win away.” That’s a confident Jay Brown as he wraps his Thursday, Day 4 diary of his adventures at Hot Rod...
VOTE NOW! Cherry Bomb Nominated for Speed Parts Hall of Fame
Alright BangShifters, it’s time to help the fine folks at Cherry Bomb Exhaust as they have been nominated to be part of the class of 2009 in the Hot Rod Magazine Speed Parts Hall of Fame. We...
Drag Week Carnage: Yost Firebird Frags a Transmission at National Trail; The Thrash Is On
OUCH! Drag Week Competitor Eric Yost fragged the Turbo 400 in the awesome turbocharged Firebird he is driving today at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio. In true Drag Week fashion, the guys are...
Caterpillar Rolls Out Hybrid ‘Dozer To Dealers After a Year of Testing
Irony. It’s all around us every day. We’d say that a hybrid bulldozer would fall under the ironic category. Calling it a “green” bulldozer would be downright oxymoronic, but...
Video: Fun With Backfires
In case you haven’t noticed, we’re big fans of dumb fun around here. The guys in this video are as well. They have a 1995 Caprice that is backfiring through the exhaust. The guys...
Your Car is Safer, It Just Seems More Dangerous
It can be stated as fact that the new cars hitting American roads are the safest ones ever built. Crash test results are often touted by manufacturers in advertisements and the vaunted “five...
Detroit Speed & Engineering Deep Tubs for 1962-1967 Novas
Our friends at Detroit Speed & Engineering have a bunch of trick parts, and we’re big fans of their Deep Tubs kits that make it much easier to mini-tub a car for tire clearance. With Deep...
Wednesday at Drag Week 2009 by Jay Brown at FordFE.com
We’ve been following Drag Week with the diary of racer Jay Brown in his SOHC-motored 1964 Galaxie. If you don’t know the car we’re talking about, see the video of a 9.53 pass here....
Art Arfons’ Green Monster on eBay
One of the most significant cars in the history of American motorsports is currently for sale on eBay. The “Green Monster” of Art Arfons, a vehicle that was one half of the greatest LSR...
Event Coverage: Hot Rod Drag Week 2009, Day 3, Norwalk, Ohio
The five-day road show and drag race that’s called Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2009, presented by Gear Vendors, had more drama than the Wendy Williams show today as transmissions got changed,...
Hot Rod Drag Week 2009 Day 3 Results Are In
The results of Day 3 of Hot Rod Drag Week at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, have been posted here at the Hot Rod Magazine web site. Go there to download the pdf, which is getting too large...
SideJobPhotos Great Shots from Drag Week 2009
While you’re awaiting tonight’s BangShift.com coverage of Day 3 at Hot Rod Drag Week 2009, go check out the SideJobPhotos web site to see some very cool shots of many of the competitors....
