Altered State: Tim Kish’s Supercharged LS-Powered 1932 Bantam Altered

By Brian Wagner December 05, 2019Evolution is a big part of drag racing, as new technologies are blended with classic formulas for success to create new ways to go fast. Bracket racers have used the small-block Chevy powerplant for decades and now some are turning to the new generation of LS-based engines to provide horsepower. Tim Kish’s 1932 Bantam altered is a mixture of old and new with its supercharged LS engine that will see bracket racing action.

Kish has been around drag racing his entire life — in fact, his father was actually competing in Super Stock at the U.S. Nationals when he was born. The first thing Kish did when he got his driver’s license was make a trip to the drag strip to begin his racing career. All of this led to him earning an Automotive Engineering degree and eventually taking a position as an Engineer at Eaton Superchargers.

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Kish raced a Dodge Neon in Super Stock early on, but he always thought the altereds that competed in Competition Eliminator were amazing machines. His altered pays tribute to those cars and allows him to spend time racing with his children.