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FE Race And Reunion Photos: A Celebration Of Everything FE Powered

Oct 28, 2021Chad Reynolds1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery

All things FE baby, that’s what the FE Race and Reunion is all about at Beaver Springs Dragway. Thanks to Joe Grippo we’ve got tons of photos from all over the event, so check out the latest gallery right here, and use the link below if you missed any of our other galleries.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The FE Ford engine has been obviously out of production for, what, 40 plus years? Yet there is a group the hardest of hardcore devotees who once a year gather in the hills of Central Pennsylvania at a quaint little dragstrip, to celebrate all variants of this famed FoMoCo mill. From 352’s to 390’s to the mighty Cobra Jets and Cammers, plus all the other displacements were in the house, at Beaver Springs Dragway.

The FE’s were smoking the rear tires and yanking the fronts skyward for like 3 days straight! Big mid-century 60’s muscle, Fairlane’s, Mustangs and trucks filled the pits and the show field right alongside a bunch of late model Fords with the venerable big block transplanted into them. It’s truly Nirvana for Ford fanatics, it is a sight to behold. A few Ford legends who made their bones with the FE Ford were in the house and holding court. Ohio George Montgomery, Al Joniec and John Vermeersch among others were telling stories and answering questions non-stop. The swap meet was robust with blocks, heads, intakes, cranks and everything else FE related just waiting to get scarfed up for the next build.

If you even remotely dig Fords and if you own an FE, you owe it to yourself to be on the Beaver property in 2022 for the 10th (TENTH!) annual FE Race and Reunion. You will not regret it, but don’t take our word for it, check out the galleries and see for yourself.

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Dutch Classic Drag Race Photos: Wheels Up Super Stock And Stock Racing Action

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LSFest 2021 Photos: Here’s Our First Gallery Of Pro Touring Machines On The Autocross At LSFest!

Sep 11, 2021Chad ReynoldsApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, Apex Spotlight, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER

(Photos by Wes Allison) It’s on folks! Holley’s LSFest East 2021 is in full swing as we are starting day number two right now. But we had a rip-roaring time during day one, and Wes Allison was on sight shooting a jillion photos for all of you to enjoy. We’ve got a few hundred to share from day one, with more coming from day two as well. We’ll be sharing two galleries with you today and if you miss any of them, just use the link below to check out all of our LSFest coverage.

Holley’s LSFest shows celebrate all that is LS engine related, along with their newer LT siblings, and that means not only all the late model cars and trucks that came with them from the factory, but also every single swap you can imagine. And trust me, people imagine some pretty amazing things. Hell, there is a Dodge Daytona or Plymouth Superbird winged car here that is on a modern NASCAR chassis with an LS engine in it. No, seriously! It’s sitting in front of the QA1 booth looking all badass. It’s weird, and it’s cool, and it has an LS in it, which is all that matters.

Like I said, we’ll be bringing you all kinds of galleries from the event and they will include Drag Racing, Drifting, Autocross, Burnout Contest, Power Wheels Racing, and so much more. This is an event like none other and we can’t begin to tell you just how much we love it. This is the kind of event you want to be a part of. Check out the photos, and plan to be here next year!

CLICK HERE IF YOU HAVE MISSED ANY OF OUR LSFEST GALLERIES

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Edd China’s Workshop Diaries: The Electric Ice Cream Truck Is Alive! But Does It Make Ice Cream?

PDRA Northern Nationals Photo Coverage Starts Right Here!

Aug 26, 2021Chad Reynolds1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery

Well a few weeks back I finally got to attend a PDRA event, the Northern Nationals. Last year was to be the first event at my home track, Maple Grove Raceway but we all know how most of 2020 went. This year Tyler Crossnoe and company made it happen and the racers showed up and beat up on the Grove’s sticky surface. The PDRA (Professional Drag Races Association) runs on the 1/8 mile with some of the baddest doorslammers and insanely fast dragsters on the planet.

With classes like Extreme Pro Stock, Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost, Pro Outlaw 632 and Pro Street all manner of big tire was covered. Strong fields in these classes made for tight qualifying and killer eliminations. JR Carr took Extreme Pro Stock, Pennsylvania’s own “Mountain Man” Mike Achenback crushed the Pro Nitrous class, Pro Boost was won by Kevin Riverbank, Wes Distefano came out on top of the Pro Outlaw 632 group and Tim Essick in his Brown Sugar Mustang was victorious in Pro Street.

PDRA also contests a full slate of Sportsman classes featuring Top Dragster and Top Sportsman, a Bracket Bash and even Junior Dragsters. Steve Drongowski was the Top Dragster champ and Nick Meloni took the trophy in Top Sportsman. Joe Ithieu was last person standing in the all run Bracket Bash, while Zach Starkey took the Pro Jr. title and Donald O’Meara won the Top Jr. crown.

In closing, the PDRA put on a very professional, efficient weekend of racing while fighting some nasty heat and humidity plus a few dreaded rain incidents. The track surface and schedule never suffered, and downtime was minimal. All in all, it was a very well done event and I had a blast. Can’t wait until next year to hopefully do it again at the 2022 Northern Nationals at the Grove.

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NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Videos: Leah Blows Up, Hagan and Torrence Win, Justin Bond Hammers The Wall

Our FREE LIVE Streaming Video Coverage Of The Spring Fling Million In Las Vegas Continues Today! 5-Days Of FREE RACING!!!

Mar 27, 2021Chad Reynolds1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, RACING & ACTION, Videos

That’s right folks, we’re SUPER excited to be bringing you 5 days of awesome bracket racing from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway at the 2021 K&N Spring Fling Million presented by Optima Batteries. While the big show starts on Wednesday, we’ll be live on Tuesday afternoon for the American Race Cars, Todd’s Extreme Custom Paint, Dragster Shootout Race. The winner will take home a rolling American Race Cars 240″ Dragster chassis with a complete custom paint job by Todd’s. This is a big shootout for 32 cars and will be the perfect way to start off the weekend here in Vegas.

We will be live Tuesday afternoon, and then all day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for all the racing action. Check out the flyer below for details on the payout and event prizes, but know that Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday racers will be going after $30,000 to win. Friday is the big money Million race which has a guaranteed purse of $250,000 to the winner regardless of entries. We’re pretty sure this race is going to be off the hook based on our last west coast race this year. Given the fact that all the heavy hitters are heading cross country for it as well, this promises to be one hell of an event.

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Cool Gearhead History: Ads From The Pages Of Super Stock And Drag Illustrated Circa 1964-1966

Our First Gallery Of Photos From Lone Star Throwdown Is Here And Is Nothing But OBS 1988-1998 GM Trucks!

Feb 28, 2021Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery, Truck / Tractor Events, XL Event Coverage, XL Gallery, XL Spotlight, XL Truck Feature

Lone Star Throwdown, or LST as it’s referred to, is one of the premier custom truck shows in the country. It also happens to be one of a few of those that happen in the state of Texas. This show draws folks from all over the country, along with Canada and Mexico during Non Covid times. With just a few days until the show, Charles Wickam and I decided we were going to head down and take a look, and boy are we glad we did. There were insane numbers of trucks and some really cool stuff we loved. We didn’t shoot every single truck there, but we got hundreds and hundreds of them for you to check out, that’s for sure.

After getting up at 4am, and leaving the house with my main dude Otis The Shop Dog at 4:45, we hit the road to drop Otis off for a play date with Mom and Dad and their dog Baxter in Waxahachie. The roads were wet, the fog was nuts, and I headed to pickup Wickam after leaving mom and dad’s around 6:15. More fog, some rain, and with a Wickam on board we headed toward Conroe for the show around 8:15. A couple hours later we were eating lunch at Whataburger, duh, and then a primo parking spot had us walking through the show in just a few minutes.

I snapped photo after photo, Wickam and I dreamed and schemed and planned fantasy trucks in our heads, we talked to racers and truck guys and gals we knew at the show, and when our feet felt like they were going to fall off we jumped back in the truck and headed for home. 5 hours or so later I pulled in the driveway with Otis and started organizing photos. It was fun, but man I’m tired.

So, here is your first gallery. I’ll have more coming over the next few days, but figured I’d make this first one nothing but OBS, 1988-1998 GM trucks since everyone loves them so much and they were out in force at LST 2021.

Enjoy, let us know which ones are your favorites, and check back for more tomorrow!

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2021 February Southern California Quarantine Cruise: The Last Blast Of Images From The Sun Drenched Event

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2020 ECTA Firecracker Mile: The Winners Of The Street Car Shootout And The Achievers Of The Meet!

Jul 13, 2020Bryan McTaggartEvent Coverage, LAND SPEED RACES

Okay…I’ve had time to decompress from my weekend in Arkansas, which came right after my week and a half on the road prior to. I’ve been in touch with Steve and CJ, made sure the figures are right, and we’ve got the tally on the winners from the 2020 ECTA Firecracker Mile. Let’s not worry too much about words, but it should be said…just about every car on this list is wearing license plates. Several drove to the event and drove away at the end of the event. That rules all. We’re looking forward to the next event, where the gauntlet is sitting, waiting. Cooler air will prevail…who is willing to come out and run the numbers?

The BangShift.com Street Car Shootout Winners: