The War Horse: A 1966 Straight Axle Mustang Fast Back That Punches All The Right BangShift Buttons!
Apr 03, 2013Brian Lohnes4
(Photos by Charles Wickam and David Reese) – When Charles called and asked if we would be interested in doing a feature on a totally kick ass 1966 Mustang fastback done in the gasser style that...
J E Pistons NEW “Team JE” Supports Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars With Cash And Discounts!
Mar 28, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on J E Pistons NEW “Team JE” Supports Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars With Cash And Discounts!
Our buddy Darr Hawthorne sent us this press release last night, confirming rumors we had heard within JE Pistons, about their increased support of Nostalgia Drag Racers. We knew it was only a matter...
Rare Clone: A Perfect Recreation Of Drag Racing’s Ultimate Misfit Nova
Mar 20, 2013Brian Lohnes7
While rolling around the pits during the 2012 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green last summer something strange caught my eye. It actually caught my entire body as I executed a full...
Galleries: Photos, and More Photos from the 2012 March Meet in Bakersfield! We’re LIVE Thursday!
Mar 05, 2013Chad Reynolds9
For 2012, the March Meet hds grown to four full days of racing action. Not only did that mean you got to watch even more FREE LIVE streaming video here at BangShift.com, but it also means an extra...
Event Coverage: PSCA Record Breaker Nationals Wheels Up Photos
Feb 13, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Event Coverage: PSCA Record Breaker Nationals Wheels Up Photos
Thanks to BangShifter Dave Stoltz, we’ve got some great photo coverage of the 2013 PSCA Record Breaker Nationals. Dave shot plenty of on track and pit shots all weekend, and this is our first...
Click Here To Watch A FREE LIVE Stream Of The PSCA Record Breaker Nationals And NHRA Pro Stock Testing Feb 9-10th. 9AM Sat, 10AM Sun
Feb 08, 2013Chad Reynolds7
That’s right folks, it’s time for PSCA Racing action LIVE here at BangShift.com where for the second year in a row we’ll be broadcasting start to finish action at the PSCA Record...
Pro Mod Drivers and Team Owners Form Real Pro Mod Association (RPM)
Jan 22, 2013Chad Reynolds2
In a move that gives NHRA Pro Mod Drivers and Team Owners some power in numbers, they have formed Real Pro Mod, aka RPM, in an effort to preserve and promote the future of Pro Mod Racing. Despite...
Video Highlights From The 2013 PRO Winter Warmup NHRA Top Fuel And Funny Car Test Session
Jan 21, 2013Chad Reynolds3
If you missed BangShift.com’s exclusive LIVE broadcast from the 2013 PRO Winter Warmup Top Fuel and Funny Car test session, where all of NHRA’s top nitro teams made their first passes of...
BIG NEWS: All New COPO Camaros Will Be Holley Equipped! HP EFI Is Standard
Jan 03, 2013Chad Reynolds1
We are huge fans of the new COPO Camaros around here, although I am still pissed that one of the COPO owners has not let me make some passes in one, so we were super excited when we got the press...
Chad Gets To Drive A Big Show NHRA Fuel Funny Car!
Dec 05, 2012Chad Reynolds2
Chad Head that is. It was announced yesterday that Chad Head will be leaving Al-Anabi Racing to work at the Head family business and take over driving chores in the Head Racing Fuel Funny Car in NHRA...
Event Photos: Lions Drag Strip 40th Reunion At The NHRA Motorsports Museum
Dec 03, 2012Chad Reynolds3
Last year the NHRA Wally Parks Motorsports Museum put on a panel discussion and event that marked the 39th year since the closing of famed Lions Dragstrip near Long Beach California. With 2012 being...
BS Barn Find Gallery: The Fortman and Kerr ’32 Ford – Winner At 1954 World Series of Drag Racing
Nov 21, 2012Brian Lohnes1
(Words and Photos by Bob Chiluk) – Ok , we have all heard the stories before. We heard of a guy, who knows a guy,that saw a guy, that knew this guy’s next door neighbors’ best...
SEMA 2012 Featurette: Don “The Snake” Prudhomme’s 1970 Hot Wheels ‘Cuda Funny Car
Nov 05, 2012Brian Lohnes3
Of all the cars and trucks that filled the nearly one million square foot Las Vegas Convention Center last week during SEMA, the most historically significant race cars is this one. Don...
Classic Footage Of “Diesel Louie” Kenworth Wheelstander At Work!
Oct 04, 2012Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Classic Footage Of “Diesel Louie” Kenworth Wheelstander At Work!
We love wheel standers. We love big rigs. Wheelstanding big rig? Don’t worry, we will have someone check on Lohnes to make sure he is alright. What you’re looking at is...