Road Trippin’ With Scott: Racking up 1200 Miles in a Recently Freshened 1973 Monte Carlo
Posted in Event Coverage October 24, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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I’m surprised to hear how few people will actually get in their old project ride and just hit the road. Sure, thousands cruise Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour, but that number pales in comparison to the sheer numbers of old rides that people own in this great country. So why does everyone hop in the [...]
Awesome Gallery: The Lee Hartung Collection – An Amazing Collection Gone to Auction
Posted in Event Coverage November 7, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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Last weekend the Lee Hartung collection was auctioned off. Unfortunately we were late on the trigger letting you know that, but luckily Bob Chiluk made it there before the auction and documented the awesome mass of stuff Hartung gathered over the years. In the scrap and general hauling business, Hartung saved everything from pedal bikes [...]
Goodguys Autocross Action Shots: Tire Smoke, Donuts, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Rat Rods, and Minis!
Posted in CAR SHOWS March 18, 2013 by Chad Reynolds
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This gallery has a little bit of everything. From trucks to minis, to rat rods, to muscle cars, they are all tearing up the huge autocross course at this weekend’s Lonestar Nationals at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Charles Wickam was on hand shooting photos like a mad man, and got these great ones [...]
Sprint Car and Dirt Track Action Gallery: The 2012 Labor Day Classic at the Gator Motorplex – Willis, Texas
Posted in Event Coverage September 5, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Our man in Texas, Charles Wickam is a dirt dog at heart. He loves capturing great pit and action photos of 360 Sprints, Hobby Stocks, Micro Sprints, and Limited Modifieds. These cars make up some of the most exciting dirt track classes going, and they were all featured at the [...]
Gallery: Drag Cars, Dirt Cars, and Bad Ass Rare Engines At The Eastern Motor Racing Museum
Posted in Event Coverage December 6, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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(Photos by Joe Grippo) – As promised, we’re back with another collection of photos from the Eastern Motor Racing Museum and our photo shootin’ Pennsylvania pal Joe Grippo. This time we’re going to see some old school drag machines like Dave Strickler’s legendary “Old Reliable” Z-11 Chevy, some classic gasser love, and even some vintage [...]
Gallery: Steamtown USA – Locomotives, Diesel Engines, and An Incredible Collection of History!
Posted in Event Coverage December 14, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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(Photos by Mike Westfall) – Steamtown USA, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania is one of the finest collection of vintage steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, railroad history, and cool mechanical stuff that exists in America today. Recently, BangShifter Mike Westfall went there and he sent us more than 150 photos of the grounds. At over 60 acres, [...]
Here’s a Sneak Peek at a Few of the Racers Here at the 2012 Run to the Shore!
Posted in Event Coverage April 6, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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We’re here at the 2012 American Street Car Series Run to the Shore event in New Jersey. Some of the region’s coolest Pro Touring cars are getting prepared to hit the autocross and the road course tomorrow at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Vineland. As expected, we’ve seen some totally bitchin’ iron already and there’s [...]
Huge Museum Gallery: The Northeast Classic Car Museum Summer Exhibit – August 2011
Posted in Event Coverage August 25, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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Jeremy George recently went to check out the Northeast Classic Car Museum’s summer exhibit which focuses on cars and bikes names after animals, either directly (think Studebaker Hawk) or indirectly (think GTO as “Goat”). The museum is full of all kinds of awesome junk like airplane engines, too! Jeremy went hog wild with his camera [...]
Event Gallery: The 2011 Carlisle Fall Swap Meet
Posted in Event Coverage October 3, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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Each year gearheads in the Northeast swarm all 150 acres of the Carlisle, PA Fairgrounds to oogle, haggle, and purchase all manner of stuff from cars to toys. More than 8,000 vendor spaces make up the event and our man Joe Grippo was there to pound the ground and work his shutter finger. Joe did [...]
Event Gallery: The 2012 Keystone Nationals Truck and Tractor Pull – Harrisburg, PA
Posted in Event Coverage March 27, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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When BangShift reader Eric contacted the home office and asked if we would be interested in a load of photos from the 2012 Keystone National truck and tractor pull held in Harrisburg, PA we jumped at the chance. There’s nothing neater than the wretched horsepower excesses of this sport and when you add all that [...]
PRI 2012 – A Collection of The Cool Cars, Trucks, and Components on Display At The 2012 PRI Show
Posted in Event Coverage November 30, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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The 2012 PRI show is in full swing at the massive Orlando Convention Center and there’s LOTS of great iron to oogle on the show floor, in various booths, and even in the lobby of the building. Unlike the SEMA show, you’re not going to find a lot of stuff that is just blinged out [...]
Killer Gallery: Track Action Photos from the SOVREN Historics at Pacific Raceway in Kent, Washington – Large Bore Formula Cars and Sportsracers
Posted in Event Coverage July 11, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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The 2011 SOVREN Historic road races, held at Pacific Raceway in Kent Washington were a smashing success. Drawing incredible old cars from across the country, it was a collection of the best vintage road racing iron this country has to offer. We were super excited when Nathan McGrew, a talented lensman from Washington state dropped [...]
Spectre Performance’s Brandy Morrow Wins Vendor Class Autocross at Goodguys in Columbus!
Posted in Event Coverage July 13, 2011 by Chad Reynolds
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Our congratulations to Spectre Performance, and Marketing Representative Brandy Morrow, for her win at this weekends Goodguys PPG Nationals Autocross event. Columbus is the Goodguys biggest event of the year and all the major players were on hand, with multiple cars, in the Vendor category. As always, BangShift Chad was on hand calling all the [...]
Event Gallery: The 2011 Rough and Tumble Thresherman’s Reunion – Kinzer, PA
Posted in Event Coverage August 22, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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While Chad was making his way home from the Bonneville Salt Flats, home to the world’s fastest and most powerful cars, I was heading due south with my family to Kinzer, PA home of one of the great vintage tractor and equipment shows in America. The 2011 Rough and Tumble Thresherman’s Reunion went down last [...]
Event Gallery: The 2011 Paw Paw Pull in the Park – Paw Paw, Illnois
Posted in Event Coverage September 8, 2011 by Brian Lohnes
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We normally get photo dispatches from Greg Rourke that feature cool shows, drag strip action, and muscle car hooliganism. This time we’re heading to the smoking section with pulling tractors and trucks from last weekend’s Paw Paw Pull in the Park event, held in Paw Paw, Illinois. This long running Labor Day weekend contest draws [...]
Event Gallery: The 2012 Race and Performance Expo – Race Cars and Parts Galore!
Posted in Event Coverage February 27, 2012 by Brian Lohnes
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(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – We’ve been hearing about the annual Race and Performance Expo, held in St. Charles, Illinois every year for a while now. This year, our own intrepid photographers Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk attended the show with their camera gear and delivered an awesome gallery of nearly 200 [...]
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