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NHRA Photos: More Nitro Funny Cars From The NHRA Winternationals In July, At Pomona

Aug 05, 20211320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery

NHRA Photos: More Nitro Funny Cars From The NHRA Winternationals In July, At Pomona

 

(Photos by Wes Allison) It’s our second gallery of NHRA Nitro Funny Car photos, so check them all out right here! And if you missed any of our other galleries, click the link at the bottom to see them all. Nitro is a riot to watch at night, and especially when it lights up the sides of a nitro burning Funny Car like the ones pictured in our gallery below. The NHRA Winternationals may have been happening in July in 2021, but that doesn’t mean the race in Pomona didn’t mean as much to the competitors as it does when it is the season opener. This is an event in the backyard of NHRA’s headquarters and the home of hot rodding in general. This is a special race in a special place and everyone brings their A-game when racing in Pomona.

With all kinds of events being canceled in 2020, and with California leading the charge on restrictions for events, it is no shock that the 2021 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona didn’t happen as scheduled either. But NHRA knew it was going to happen this way because of their close relationship with the LA County Fairgrounds where the famed dragstrip is located so they were able to pivot and make things happen for a Winternationals that would instead happen in the summer. Wait, what? The Winter Summer Nationals? Well, yeah.

I give NHRA big credit for making this thing happen, even if what to call it has become a funny issue. But we’re still going to call them the Winternationals, the event that is SUPPOSED to start off the season in Pomona, because that is what they are even if they get postponed. Lucky for us we have a great group of photographers who have been shooting for us the past week, and this weekend is Wes Allison shooting all the Pro and Sportsman action he can get his camera pointed at.

CLICK HERE IF YOU MISSED ANY OF OUR NHRA WINTERNATIONALS PHOTOS SO FAR

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Wait, Where Video: Yes, They Even Go Drag Racing In Zimbabwe – Neat Cars!

 

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Race Photos: OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Heads To The Fastest Track In The West

Jun 04, 2021Apex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, Apex Spotlight, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift Galleries, Gallery

Race Photos: OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Heads To The Fastest Track In The West

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, returned to action at the historic Willow Springs Raceway on Memorial Day weekend. It was like you’d expect Willow Springs to be in late May, sunny, windy, and a whole lot of fun. This stop in the seven-event regular season is critical for West Coast competitors because your best three events count toward your season-long points total.

Four of those events are East of the Rocky Mountains and the next-closest event in New Orleans has already taken place. That means everyone out West who wants a shot at getting their car to the SEMA Show and the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational needs to finish well at Las Vegas, Willow Springs and Utah Motorsports Campus in July. If things don’t go as planned, competitors could be making a long haul to tracks like Road America or NCM Motorsports Park. Both are bucket list tracks and worth the trip at some point, but you’d rather go when the pressure isn’t on to turn in a great finish.

Check out the gallery below to see the cars and trucks that ran in this event and if you get an itch to get involved in your street car, head over to www.DriveOPTIMA.com to find out what is involved in the ultimate street car experience.

GT Class (post-1989, 3,200+ pounds, 2wd sedans, 4-seater coupes, trucks, etc…)
1. Dave Schotz, 2020 Chevrolet Camaro
2. Matt Ramirez, 2004 Ford Mustang
3. Clayton Yates, 2016 Chevrolet Camaro

Classic Car Liquidators GTV Class (pre-1990, 3200+ pounds)
1. Nick Relampagos, 1970 Chevrolet Camaro
2. Ryan Breezee, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
3. Garrett Randall, 1970 Chevrolet Corvette


GTS Class (post-1989, 3200+ pounds, two-seaters & awd vehicles)
1. Bob Sobey, 2013 Nissan GT-R
2. Robert DeuPree, 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo
3. Gunnison Jones, 2006 Chevrolet Corvette

Holley EFI GTL Class (non-compacts under 3200 pounds)
1. Jake Rozelle, 2003 Chevrolet Corvette
2. CB Ramey, 1987 Chevrolet Corvette
3. Scot Spiewak, 2007 Chevrolet Corvette

No Limit Engineering GTT Class (Trucks & SUVs over 3200 pounds)
1. Sean Kelly, 1967 Chevrolet C10
2. Dustin Reed, 1972 Chevrolet C10
3. George Dias, 2002 Ford Lightning

GTC Class (two-wheel drive compacts, 107-inch wheelbase or less)
1. David Carroll, 1973 Chevrolet Vega
2. Matt Davis, 2004 Pontiac Vibe
3. Steve Wong, 1992 Honda Civic

Outlaw Class (relaxed aero rules, pro drivers allowed)

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Here’s Our Last Blast Of Photos From The Ribs And Rods Car Show In Texas

Nov 22, 2020BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery

Here’s Our Last Blast Of Photos From The Ribs And Rods Car Show In Texas

This is it, our last gallery of photos from this awesome show.  Each and every photo gallery we’ve posted so far is full of cars and trucks from the show, and each gallery is completely different. You won’t find 10 angles of the same car. We saw nearly 700 hot rods, customs, trucks, and muscle cars and snapped a photo or two of just about every one of them. Hell, there were even a couple of minitrucks! Yes, I was excited, don’t judge me.

This event is normally a car show and BBQ competition, but because of COVID restrictions the BBQ portion of the show was cancelled. The lot that normally houses all the BBQ competitors is big and we can’t wait to get back there next year to see them all competing and to try some grub. As far as car shows go, this is one of the nicest locations that we’ve been to since moving here to Texas and are super glad that Wickam told us to come. We’ve got lots of photos to share, but if you miss any of them, then click the link below to see them all!

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Here’s Every Bonneville Speed Week Photo Gallery We’ve Got From 2020! Check Them All Out Here!

Aug 15, 20201320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, BangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, Gallery, LAND SPEED RACES, Land Speed Races, XL Gallery, XL Spotlight

Here’s Every Bonneville Speed Week Photo Gallery We’ve Got From 2020! Check Them All Out Here!

Bonneville Speed Week 2020 is in the books, with George Poteet and the Speed Demon team once again taking home the Hot Rod Trophy, which is impressive as hell considering the challenging conditions at Bonneville National Speedway this year. With this year’s strange climate of COVID and everything else, the number of cars and fans at Speed Week was definitely down, but that might have been a blessing for some as the number of cars going down the race track each day meant it probably stayed in better shape than it would have otherwise. And even though Speed Demon is full of the latest and greatest technology, including very effective traction control, you can’t go down a marginal track as fast as a good one. Period. Traction control doesn’t make you fast, it just helps refine the power a little in the tougher spots.

Don’t for a second think that all our coverage was of Speed Demon though, we’ve got jillions of photos of hot rods, customs, race cars, and more on the salt, and it doesn’t matter what you like you are going to find it in one of these cool photo galleries.

CLICK ANY ONE OF THE PHOTOS BELOW TO GO TO THE GALLERY IT IS FROM.

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Our Bonneville Speed Week 2020 Photos Continue! Bitchin Hot Rods On The Salt!

Aug 09, 20201320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, BangShift Galleries, BangShift XL, Car Shows, Land Speed Races, XL Spotlight

Our Bonneville Speed Week 2020 Photos Continue! Bitchin Hot Rods On The Salt!

One of the ultra cool things about Bonneville are the number of cool old hot rods and customs that show up on the salt on Saturday and Sunday of the first weekend of racing action. It makes us cringe sometimes because we can’t stand the thought of bringing something cool out here and someday rusting out, but many of these dudes have been doing this for years and come out to hang out and be seen and then clean the hell out of the thing and get it back home. The variety is cool, the style is sometimes traditional and sometimes a bit weird, but always fun to check out. Lots of the these guys cruise the pits, hit the starting line area, and just cruise around the salt looking for anything fun and exciting to check out. Of course they are also there to show off these cool rides, so you’ll often times find groups of them parked together somewhere where everyone will see them and take pictures. Of course we’re ultra glad to oblige and think its pretty cool when we can bring something like this to you on such an awesome blank canvas.

We say blank canvas because the salt is arguably the best thing to shoot a car on ever. With very little shadows, amazing reflection of light, and such nice white to bring out the colors, it is unlikely you’ll find a nicer place to shoot a car that doesn’t involve a giant light box and a coved white room. This place is pure rad when it comes to photos.

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We Hit The Starting Line At Bonneville Speed Week 2020! Action Starts Right Here!

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