Video of the Week: LSX V-8 Motor Swapped Into a Subaru WRX!
Jul 30, 2009Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Well, this is certainly a swap we never saw coming. This Subaru WRX, which formerly was sporting a flat four, is now packing some very healthy sounding GM LSX V8 motorvation. There’s nothing...
Great Photos of Harry Miller’s Race Cars
Jul 30, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We have to thank KNN (The Kris News Network) for the tip about this awesome coverage of an event held at the Milwaukee Mile featuring many of the famous race cars built and influenced by Harry...
Potential New Drag Strip in Washington State Appears to be Dead in the Water
Jul 29, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We figured that we should cap off a junky day of news with another piece of junky news. A group of drag racers in Forks, Washington, has been seeking a location where they can build a drag strip....
Bastards! Thief Steals ’69 Mustang; Crashes with Owner Hanging Out Window
Jul 29, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We realize that this has been a downer of a news day, but hey, that’s how the cookie crumbles sometimes. This is the most depressing story we have read for quite some time. If you’ve ever...
Honda Creates Program to Support Grassroots Racing Efforts of Customers
Jul 29, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We sure as hell wish we could be reporting this news was coming from a domestic manufacturer, but we’re guessing with the whole governmemt control thing, racing is looked upon with a stink eye....
Lohnes’ Pic of the Week: 880ci on the Garage Floor
Jul 29, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
I hate heat waves. We’re locked into a miserable one here in New England currently. Temps over 90 degrees and humidity to match, it’s like we’re in bayou country. The flipside of...
Chrysler Archives Raided; GM’s Historical Documents at Risk of Destruction?
Jul 29, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
TheTruthAboutCars.com published an editorial recently that nearly drove us to tears. Apparently Chrysler has forsaken a large portion of its historical archive, to the point of allowing employees to...
Site of the Week: National Sand Drag News
Jul 29, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Sand drag racing is an interesting deal. The equipment runs, like in asphalt racing, from stockers right up to blown nitro-burning dragsters. They throw rooster tails that could bury buildings if...
NY Times Editorial: Muscle Cars are Bad
Jul 29, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
In case you didn’t realize, the whole car hobby thing that we all know and love is kind of under attack. Nothing has weenie car haters all wound up more than the fact that all three domestic...
NASCAR Claims to Have Multiple Witnesses Against Mayfield; Court Date Set for Trial
Jul 29, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Charlotte Observer is reporting that NASCAR lawyers filed court papers stating that they have multiple witnesses available to testify that Jeremy Mayfield used meth on many occasions and...
Good Read: Racer Documents Red Tape in Dealing With Insurance From on Track Injuries
Jul 28, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Steve Iverson is a life long drag racer who had the unfortunate luck to suffer a serious wreck (our illustrative photo does not depict thie wreck) during an NHRA event at Pacific Raceways in...
The Eastwood Company Launches New Brand of Hard Parts
Jul 28, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Eastwood Company is normally known for its restoration products, paint and body stuff, and tools that are hard to find. Now it is ready to move to the next level and start supplying its own brand...
Lutz Goes Out on Vacation Swinging at Ad Agencies
Jul 28, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Bob Lutz has made his presence known in a major way in the marketing department and with GM’s myriad advertising agencies. Apparently at a meeting on July 14th, Lutz panned the recent work of...
Barnstormin’: Rooting for Mayfield or Against NASCAR?
Jul 28, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Following every breaking tid-bit on the Jeremy Mayfield vs. NASCAR case, with the sanctioning body accusing the driver of meth use, has gotten me thinking about the whole situation and the way people...
