NASCAR Thinks Mayfield is Mental, Asks Court for Tests
Sep 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
NASCAR has filed court paperwork requesting that a judge order driver Jeremy Mayfield to take mental and physical tests to determine whether or not he has a drug problem. This should spur some...
Barnstormin’: As Go the Rivalries, So Goes Drag Racing
Sep 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
When Tony Pedgregon and John Force had their emotional eruption at the US Nationals, it set the stage for one of the most intense final season stretches in recent NHRA history. It was going to be...
Two Killed By Man Test Driving New Challenger
Sep 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
A Kentucky man is under arrest after a fatal crash involving high speed, a brand new Challenger, and two innocent people. The two people, a step-father and daughter, were killed when 30 year-old...
Hurst to Auction Special Edition Camaro at SEMA
Sep 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Hurst has really gotten back into the special edition vehicles lately with Challengers, Pontiacs, and even Dodge Vipers getting the Hurst touch. All of the cars are great performers and we were not...
Lucas Oil Re-Signs With NHRA Through 2012
Sep 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Asde from the four-lane Funny Car exhibition, the other big news to come out of the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway September 18-20 was the announcement that Lucas Oil signed a contract...
NHRA’S Four-Wide Exhibition A Hit
Sep 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The much anticipated four lane Top Fuel and Funny Car exhibition runs made yesterday at the NHRA Carolina Nationals held at zMax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina, were a big hit with fans and the...
Low-Cost Corner-Weight Scales from Rebco
Sep 21, 2009Chad ReynoldsNew Products
We like to look at circle-track suppliers for the best deals on parts and tools. Here a great example: Rebco Performance now has a set of corner-weight scales for $899. The part number for the...
eBay Pick of the Week: 1972 M818 6X6 Military Truck, With Video
Sep 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
This week’s eBay Pick of the Week is a 1972 AM General M818 military truck. If you are wondering why we’d choose such a thing, know that is is packing 855ci of Cummins power, all the...
Craigslist Bonus Pick: Geo-Hack
Sep 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We have to thank our bud Matt King for this gem of a CraigsList sale. We all remember the classic (and infamous) Caddy-hack and later Ponti-hack stories that ran in Hot Rod Magazine. Staffers bought...
Event Coverage: Hot Rod Drag Week 2009, Day 5, Muncie, Indiana
Sep 20, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
Day 5 of Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week 2009, presented by Gear Vendors, has come to a close, but not before some on-road drama, and a lot of on-track parts breaking action. When we arrived at...
Wilson Intake for Dodge Cummins Diesels
Sep 20, 2009Chad ReynoldsNew Products
We’ve yet to see a part from Wilson Manifolds that isn’t the best of the best. We’ve got to presume that this new intake manifold for direct-injected Cummins diesels is every bit as...
George Poteet’s Blowfish Sets 291-MPH Record at World of Speed 2009
Sep 19, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, LAND SPEED RACES
George Poteet, in the Blowfish Plymouth Barracuda built by Rad Rides by Troy a few years ago, finally set a big record at last week’s World of Speed at Bonneville, an event by the Utah Slat...
Easy Throttle Position Sensor For Holley Carbs
Sep 19, 2009Chad ReynoldsNew Products
A lot of the new electronic overdrive transmissions require a throttle position sensor to connect to the controller. Now, mounting the TPS on a carburetor got way easier with this new bracket for...
Video: Hot Rod Drag Week Coverage from 1320Video.com
Sep 19, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Videos
I have to tell you, I’m totally wiped out after a full week on the road with Hot Rod Drag Week, sponsored by Gear Vendors. I have more photo coverage to give you from Day 5, but it’s...
