Tag Archive: spotlight
Unobtainium: Entire Race Program From the 1968 Manufacturer’s Funny Car Championships
For you vintage drag-o-philes out there, this gallery will be like manna from heaven. A few years ago we were given an original copy of the race program from the 2nd Annual Manufacturer’s Funny...
Peugeot In Back Of Pickup – This Happened Today! Your Moment of Friday Zen
Peugeot In Back Of Pickup. This was the scene at a local wrecking yard today when a dude pulled in to get rid of a Peugeot that needed getting rid of. We have no idea how they got it in there, but...
Endless Summer Video: Funny Car Match Race Perfection From The World Series
One of the highlights of the 2013 World Series of Drag Racing was the nostalgia nitro funny car action. Les Mayhew was there to record the melee and about a week ago he dropped this awesome video...
Watch Stormy Byrd Smoke The Tires For A Full Quarter Mile At Eagle Field!
If you have watched BangShift’s live streaming coverage of events like the March Meet and California Hot Rod Reunion then you have seen Stormy Byrd’s awesome Blown Fuel Modified Roadster...
Project Fat Lane: On The Ground And Looking Absolutely Awesome – To Paint In A Month
Don’t look now, but the multi-year saga of Project Fat Lane, the formerly stock Fairlane turned blown, Heavy Street drag class machine has taken a significant step forward. The car is off the...
The Lencki Six: An Angry Indy Racing Engine Lives Again — Offy On ‘Roids Revived! (w/Video)
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – We love running across stuff that you’ve probably never heard of, yet holds a part of automotive racing history. Even if the car, or in this case, the...
The BangShift Way To A Cool G: We’re Building A 1,000hp LS!
(By Richard Holdener (OnTheDyno.com) The start of any build up should always begin with a goal. That said, the goal should be both realistic and achievable-blah, blah, blah, oh to hell with it,...
Dakar 2014 Is ON! Ford’s Bad Ass Raptor Powered Rangers Included — Video Of These Trucks Here!
The 2014 Dakar Rally is on and although it does not actually take place in Dakar anymore, it is still the absolute ultimate off road race in the world. Ford has built and is currently racing a pair...
Mick Mahoney Crashes His New SuperCharged Outlaws Car In Australia, The Video Is Crazy
Our friends at Dragpix.net.au were streaming live from a race in Portland, Victoria, Australia yesterday and caught an amazing on track crash where Supercharged Outlaws Racer Mick Mahoney crashes his...
Gallery: Donut Derelicts – Photos From Yesterday’s Pre-Dawn Cruise!
One of the nation’s coolest cruises is not a “cruise night” it is a “cruise dawn”. Donut Derelicts draws an eclectic and killer mix of street machines, hot rods, muscle...
The 2014 Hangover Nationals At Dragway 42 – Snow Plows and Big Strip Improvements!
(Photos and captions by Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian) – The 15th running of the vaunted Hangover Nationals at Ohio’s recently reinvigorated Dragway 42 was a smash hit with 150 cars and trucks...
DRD Photos 2013 BangShift Highlight Reel – Fire, Hot Rods, Action!
(Words and photos by DRD Photos/Dom Damato) – It seems like just the other day I was planning out what I wanted to accomplish and do in 2013 and here we are at the close of it and happier than...
BangShift 2013 Photo Highlight Reel – Johnny Gaudette’s Favorite Shots!
(Photos by Johnny “The Kid” Gaudette) – Johnny Gaudette is our youngest contributor. You may notice his submissions come in cycles. Mostly the spring through the end of the summer....
BEST OF BS 2013: This V12 LS Engine Is Real And It Really, Really Rules (w/VIDEO!)
Pal O’ BangShift John Coyle tipped us off about the existence of a truly amazing project that has been documented on the forums over at LS1Tech. There’s a couple of guys who are actually...