Tag Archive: spotlight
Ride Along With Jerry Hoffmann On A 202mph Pass! He Earns A Spot In The ECTA 200mph Club On This Run
I have become seriously enamored with the world of land speed racing over the last few years and the reasons are many. The racers I have interacted have been amazing people, the cars and motorcycles...
Check Out This Sick Twin Turbo LS Powered 1964 GMC Pickup That Has The Sauce To Backup The Looks
When our buddy Kaleb Kelley, the man behind the hugely successful ClassicsDaily Instagram page, told us about Trevor Howard at FilteredImagePhotography, and mentioned a shoot he had done on a 1964...
Photo Coverage From The 27th, And Final Show Me F100’s Ozark Run in Branson, MO
(Words and Photos by Kaleb Kelley) There are many cool niches of people in the classic car culture. They’re generally centered on a certain make, model, or style that a group of people like. This...
Doorslammer Jam: Outlaw Pro Mods, Small Tire Cars, And Bracket Bombers Invade London Dragway In Kentucky
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Last weekend, McTaggart planned on going to London Dragway to take in some good old fashioned southern door slammer action and he did. The only thing he...
Watch ALL The Fire Burnouts From The Dragstalgia Event At Santa Pod Last Weekend – Some Of These Are Insane
The other day we showed you and up close and personal view of a fire burnout from Santa Pod’s Dragstalgia last weekend. As it turns out, they had a bunch of guys lined up who did a series of...
This Retro-Awesome Look Back At The 1993 Super Chevy Show In Atlanta Is All About Pro Street, Pro Mods, And Total 1990s-ness
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The theme here is it was seriously HOT. Much of the pit area at Atlanta Dragway is paved. The bleachers in 1993 were aluminum. It was a bit hazy (read as...
Thornhill Dragway Park: Action Photos From This Historic Strip That NEEDS YOUR HELP!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Thornhill Dragway Park is a 1⁄4 mile strip near the Licking River in Kenton county, North-central Kentucky. The track history is difficult to chase down,...
Watch Dave Nelson’s Awesome Fire Burnout As Performed At Santa Pod Last Weekend
We get lots of videos from people who ask us to check them out and they usually don’t quite live up to expectations…but this one blew them right out of the water. The dude between the...
Land Speed Racing Action: The ECTA Ohio Mile – July 2014
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – No, I don’t have results, classes, or accurate speeds to report. I was there….my first one of these land speed events. (Editor’s note: more...
The Great Race 2014 Road Trip Adventure: Two Dudes Chase 100 Vintage Cars from Maine to Florida in a Brand New Rental Suburban
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – When I’m not hammering out articles for BangShift, or wrenching on an old car, I’m at my day job, which is a pretty good gig. I handle the...
Wild Video: A Formula Ford Racer Gets Run Over By Another Formula Ford Racer….WHILE RACING
Back during my days as an SCCA racing announcer, I always enjoyed watching Formula Ford because it was one of those glasses that was chock full of interesting cars and talented drivers. There are...
Climb To The Clouds 2014 – Action Photos Show How Hairy This Sprint Up Mount Washington Really Is
(Words and Photos by Joe Staska) – David Higgins with co-driver Craig Drew broke the Mount Washington Climb To The Clouds record set in 2011 by roughly two seconds with an official time of...
Watch BMW Turn An Aircraft Carrier Into The Ultimate Racetrack… Or Did They?
We’ve seen a lot of cars race fighter jets on aircraft carriers, including Top Fuel Dragsters, but this video from BMW is using A LOT more of the aircraft carrier than we’ve ever seen...
Project Violent Valiant Update: Killer C&R Racing Radiator, Motor Plate Creation, And The VFN Hood Gets Fitted
While Chad and I have been traversing the country like maniacs, Kevin Tully and the boys at Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle have been pounding out the work on a multitude of projects that their customers...