The Parting Shift: An 11-Second Pass in a 30,000-Mile Hemi GTX
Nov 27, 2009Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
We realize that many of you have checked out for Thanksgiving weekend, but that won’t stop us from posting our now-traditional, week-ending Parting Shift item. This time it’s from...
Video: Parking Brake Fail
Nov 27, 2009Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, Videos
This video is direct from FailBlog.org, and it’s pretty much self-explanatory. It might play better as a talkie, but you won’t miss the plot.
Abandoned Drag Strip History: Hot Rod Clubs and Tracks of Virginia
Nov 27, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
It seems like the awesome vintage drag racing photos and stories are pouring in from all over the place lately. Our latest find is from a web site that’s an online exhibition of the Blue Ridge...
Wreckin’ Rivalries Are Part of the NASCAR Scene
Nov 27, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Personal rivalries in racing have been around since the dawn of the sport. NASCAR has a bunch of individual rivalries that, every once in a while, get ugly. That being said, local short track...
New Wrangling in the Jeremy Mayfield Case: Former Lawyer Seeks Almost 400K
Nov 27, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Jeremy Mayfield’s former lawyer, Bill Diehl, has filed court paperwork seeking to recoup nearly $400,000 in unpaid legal fees. This must have been something Mayfield saw coming as he just held...
Craigslist Pick: Big Ass Motor with Big Ass Blower
Nov 27, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’ll admit right off the bat that this CraigsList motor for sale is not all that impressive of a horsepower maker. That sounds completely idiotic when we tell you that it makes 1,200...
Thanksgiving Day Tire Roast: Fire Burnout Video!
Nov 26, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Mitch King is a name that should be familiar with any nitro-soaked drag racing fan. The man from Galveston, Texas, who owns a candy business, has a Fuel Altered, a couple of Top Fuel dragsters and a...
Thanksgiving Day Tire Roast: Insane Aussie Burnout with Unintentional Fire
Nov 26, 2009Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Aussies seem to take their burnout contests seriously. We’ve shown you videos of guys rolling junk over, tires blowing to smithereens, and engines exploding during some of these competitions....
The Last Pontiac Rolls Off an American Assembly Line
Nov 26, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Well, that’s the end of that. At 12:45 local time yesterday, the very last American-made Pontiac left an assembly line in Orion Township, Michigan. There was zero fanfare for the white, fleet...
1967 Mustang Falls to Third Place in the East African Safari Classic Rally
Nov 26, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
On the 24th we showed you the 1967 Mustang that was leading the 2009 East African Safari Classic, a rally event for cars 1974 and older. The news from yesterday (the 26th) is that the Mustang has had...
Video: An Incredible Save on the Sand Dunes
Nov 26, 2009Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
This one is oooold, but still entertaining. It appears to come from the Middle East. We know in Dubai they call stuff like this “dune bashing.” Over here we’d call it hill climbing....
The Mother Lode of Online Automotive Calculators
Nov 26, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We were just trying to do some compression ratio math and came across the Wallace Racing site that has more car-related online calculators than we’ve ever seen in one place. Hell, we...
Abandoned Drag Strip History: Double H in Blue Ridge, Georgia, with Video
Nov 26, 2009Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
With today’s focus on nostalgia, it’s neat to see so many people starting to remember the drag strips of the past and digging out their historic photos and videos for all to see. It helps...
Roadside Find Guest Edition: Creepy Backwoods Lincoln Limo
Nov 26, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Our pal Dave Wallace sent us an e-mail with the following photos attached. He shot them back in 2007 outside of York, Pennsylvania. This limo could be the longest one we have ever seen. It is without...
