MSD Coverage of the 40th Crandon World Championship Off-Road Races
Sep 11, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Over Labor Day weekend 2009, Crandon International Off-Road Raceway in Wisconsin held its 40th annual World Championship Off-Road races. This is closed-course, high-action racing with trucks up to...
Lunati Stroker Cranks for GM Gen 3 and Gen 4 V8s
Sep 11, 2009Chad ReynoldsNew Products
Lunati has expanded its line of stroker cranks for the hot GM LS-series V8s. Looks like you can build some mondo cubic inches with these things! Here’s the text of the official press release....
Kruse International Auctions Teetering on the Brink of Financial Collapse
Sep 11, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Kruse International, the major leagure auction company that hosts a yearly car auction that it bills as the “world’s largest” is on the verge of financial collapse as it is staring...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Rise of the Weiner-Mobiles
Sep 11, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
It’s time to stock up on as much older full-sized iron as you can get your hands on because little econo-box weiner cars are going to become the major focus of seemingly every automaker outside...
Great Read: A Short Biography of Mickey Thompson
Sep 11, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Internet is a funny place. Seemingly out of nowhere, there are great stories to be found and read, even in the most unlikely of places. We stumbled upon this great story about Mickey Thompson on...
Event Gallery: Hemmings Muscle Machines Musclepalooza X
Sep 11, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
Hemmings Muscle Machines Magazine held Musclepalooza X at Raceway Park, located in Englishtown, NJ on September 5 and 6, 2009. The event, a car show and drag race, looks to have been a...
CraigsList Pick of the Week: Neat Panel Delivery Vega Drag Racer
Sep 11, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Chevy Vega is a little car that scores big cool points in the hearts of hot rodders. Anemic, unreliable, and built of a steel designed to dissolve, the cars were not exactly well regarded when...
John Force Fined $10,000 for Indy Altercation
Sep 11, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
John Force has been fined two crankshafts, or in normal speak, $10,000, by the NHRA for making physical contact with an NHRA official during his shouting match with Tony Pedregon at Indy. Force is...
Website of the Week: Norwegian Drag Mag Shotgun Magazine
Sep 10, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We got tipped off to the hella cool homepage of Norwegian Drag Mag Shotgun by the ADRL’s Ian Tocher. He told us to make sure we checked out the videos, and that was a totally worthy...
Nitrous Oxide Cited as a Major Threat to the Ozone Layer. Not Good.
Sep 10, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Here’s some news that sucks. Scientists have recently concluded that nitrous oxide is now the most “ozone depleting” gas in the air. Its use in cars is not cited as a problem (yet),...
Illinois Man Designs Revolutionary New Engine
Sep 10, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a good ol’ “revolutionary” engine story. This one from the North Central Illinois News Tribune goes into some length of detail about...
eBay Fail of the Week: We’re at a Loss On This One
Sep 10, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Where do we begin on this one? Back in 1980, this El Camino left the factory a gleaming example of Chevrolet success. Someone bought it brand new and it was their pride and joy. Then it must have...
Carnage Video: Honda Civic Does Burnout, Bursts into Flames
Sep 10, 2009Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Who would have thought that tying your Honda Civic to a concrete block and roasting the tires off the front of it would result in a pyrotechnic display? These guys didn’t. The little Honda...
Shocker: Manzo to Leave Lucas Oil for Al Anabi Racing Team at Close of 2009 Season
Sep 10, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Veteran drag racing journalist Rob Geiger is reporting on his website Go2Geiger.com that Frank Manzo has asked for and been granted release from his contract with Lucas Oil at the close of the 2009...
