Monday Time Killer: Aussie V8 Jet Sprint Super Boats
Aug 24, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Few things are more insane and mind blowing than watching Aussie V8 Superboat racing. These boats, which make up to 1,200 hp by some accounts, are literally thrust along by a water jet unit beneath...
EFI to NASCAR? Looks Like It
Aug 24, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
You had to know it was coming at some point, but it looks now, more so than ever, that electronic fuel injection will make its way into the ranks of NASCAR. Everything that we have researched seems...
Steamin Ain’t Easy: Brits in Space-age Steam Racer Still Not Able to Claim Record
Aug 24, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Somewhere the Stanley Brothers are smiling. Their more than 100-year-old land speed record for a steam-powered vehicle still stands as this piece is being written, even though a well funded, highly...
Killer El Camino Exchange Student on eBay
Aug 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We were tipped off to the auction of this killer 1970 Chevy El Camino on eBay. It’s totally awesome from the vinyl top all the way down to the TKO 6000 trans. There’s a 710hp, 540ci...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Cash for Clunkers Program Ends Monday; Still Three Days Too Long
Aug 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
On Monday, our long, national gearhead nightmare officially ends. The government announced on Thursday that the mess of Cash For Clunkers will be put to rest. Maybe politicians decided that they had...
World’s Longest Standing Speed Record in Jeopardy Tomorrow; Brits Have the Car to Do it
Aug 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The longest standing land speed record in the world is that for a steam powered car. Back in 1908, a man named Fred Marriott drove the Stanley Steamer Rocket (pictured) to a terminal speed of 127...
eBay’s Motors Master Contest: Two Weeks Left to Enter
Aug 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Fire up your video camera and enter the eBay Motors Motors Master contest! All you need to do to enter is to shoot some video of yourself and your latest and greatest project. You can win a host of...
CraigsList Pick of the Week: Chevy Car Hauler Goodness
Aug 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’ve never made a secret of our love for car haulers. Be they old cab-over-engine trucks, modern enclosed jobs, or the totally cool units that were used to tote 1960s drag race iron around, we...
Blame It on the Cat: Attorneys For Lisa Mayfield Claim Confrontation Was Brought on by Cat
Aug 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This is impossible to top. Lisa Mayfield’s attorneys claim that she made her way to Jeremy Mayfield’s 400-acre farm, while drunk, to take possession of a cat whose custody has been under...
Hot Rod Drag Week Hotels Announced
Aug 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Hot Rod Magazine recently announced the host hotels for the 2009 running of Drag Week. If you are headed out on the event, spectating, or are a groupie (weird!) this is the list you need to make sure...
Great Rant: De Lorenzo Brings the Thunder Again
Aug 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Man, this is a rant. A full on, sit down and listen, rant. Autoextremist.com’s Peter De Lorenzo, a long time automotive advertising executive has had it up to his eyeballs with GM’s new...
Danica’s Not Headed for F1; NASCAR a Possibility
Aug 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Ridelust.com is reporting that the new kids on the F1 block, USF1, has removed themselves from the Danica Patrick chase, leaving the door open for her potential switch to NASCAR. We’d be pretty...
The ADRL Continues to Blow Up; Columbus Race This Weekend
Aug 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
It’s the most under-reported story in motorsports: the ADRL has blown up like a neutron bomb over the last couple seasons. In the course of a two day event, the little drag race series that...
Just So We’re On the Same Page: Mayfield Timeline Complete With Banjo Action
Aug 20, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
In the event you are just stepping onto the high-speed thrill ride known as the Jeremy Mayfield saga, fear not! We’ve located the perfect timeline to get you up to speed on all the comings and...
