The Greatest Drag Racing Wheelstand Video Ever Made? We Think So – More Than Four Minutes Of Bumper Dragging Fury
We love wheelstand videos and we know that you do as well. Know who else does? Sean Melton of Urban Hillbilly Action Video and he’s got an archive of footage from his years at the drag strip...
This Newsreel Footage Of Mike Snively Beating Out Don Garlits At Fremont Drag Strip In 1965 Is Awesome And Not Seen Since ’65
I love running across a video that has very few views on it because it means that the thing has just been sitting there on YouTube waiting to be discovered. In the case of this 1965 newsreel footage...
Wheels Up Video: Watch These Two Hot Rodded Lawn Tractors Rip Down A Short Drag Strip
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to Strattanville, PA home to the best and fastest lawn tractor drag races in the nation. Strattanville is home to many things but it is the wheels up, shockingly fast...
Random Car Review: The 1958-61 Kamov Sever-2 – In Soviet Russia, Anything Goes When You’re Buried In Snow
Russian creativity has to be commended. What other country could have dreamed up such an idea as the semi-aquatic, kind of boat/kind of large airplane hybrid like the Lun-class ekranoplan? Very few,...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Lord, Mr. Ford – Jerry Reed (1973)
We’ve featured Jerry Reed tunes as part of the BangShift Daily Tune Up before so consider today a refresher course on Reed-ology. This song was a number one hit for Reed on his 1973 album...
Classic YouTube: 4WD Truck And Modified Tractor Pulling at Richmond In 1991
It’s been a minute since I was last at a truck pull, and I have to admit that I miss the violence of each run. Screaming engines under full load struggling against the weight of the trailer...
Classic YouTube: This Mazda 323GTX Overcooks A Jump At The 1993 Fenceline III SCCA Pro Rallysprint
Yes, that 1988 Mazda 323GTX is really as high up in the air as it appears. Yes, it crashed back to Earth, and yes, it hurt. This footage was taken at the 1993 Fenceline III SCCA Pro Rallysprint in...
Past Life Goals: 1978 Chrysler LeBaron Town & Country In Augusta Green Sunfire And Fake Woodd
The idea of what is considered the “desirable” vehicle of the time has shifted many times since I started paying attention in the late 1980s. Front wheel drive midsize sedans. Minivans....
The New Z-Car Is On The Way – What’s The Power, What’s The Price? We Take Our Best Guesses Here
(By Tom Lohnes) – After 12 years on sale, the Nissan 370Z is finally being replaced. That’s right, Nissan just put a teaser image up for a new Z car, a new Frontier pickup, and what appears...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Happens When You’ve Reached The End Of Your Talent?
Let’s get the basic questions out of the way now. That is a three-foot-long steel spike that is bashed through the piston of a Chrysler 400. If you go back to the Raven Imperial build, around...
CPG Nation Towing Sale: Get The Parts You Need To Make Your Hauling This Summer A Breeze
You have been waiting for months to race, you have changed your plans, rearranged your calendar, setup your car to its most perfect state, and it’s almost time to hit the road. Don’t give...
Move Over Raptor: The Ram Rebel TRX Is Coming And Hellcat Is Coming With It!
(By Tom Lohnes) – The new Ram Rebel TRX is going to take the Ford Raptor by storm with 707 horsepower, Baja tuned suspension, and a high 3 second 0-60 time. Named TRX (an abbreviation for...
2020 PDRA East Coast Nationals: More Action Photos From The Season Opener Of The Doorslammer Series!
(Photos by David Whealon) – Yesterday we showed you our first batch of killer PDRA photos from the 2020 PDRA East Coast Nationals at GALOT Motorsports Park. Shot by David Whealon,...
Great News: Centerforce® Clutches – Now Available at American Powertrain! The Perfect Way To Complete Your Trans Swap!
American Powertrain has been the go-to industry stop for transmissions, transmission swap kits, and all the components associated with those things for years. The company continues to expand the...
