Aussies Love Tony Stewart: Smoke to Race Sprint Cars Down Under
Dec 23, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Tony Stewart is big stuff here in the USA, but apparently his stock is high all over the globe. Stewart will be racing sprint cars in Australia on December 26th at Parramatta City Raceway. This will...
NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Drag race Schedule Announced
Dec 22, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Earlier this month, our friends at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum and the NHRA announced the Hot Rod Heritage Series race and show schedule for 2010. The official release and schedule is...
Don’t Cry for Milwaukee: New Life for North Wilkesboro Speedway
Dec 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
While we were crying about the seemingly imminent demise of the legendary Milwaukee Mile, we failed to realize that there is actually some good news shaping up on the race track front. That news, as...
Did The Real NASCAR Die with Dale Earnhardt?
Dec 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The New York Times has been looking back at the “Decade in Sports” as we come close to entering the year 2010. A recent story in the series was devoted to looking at NASCAR and what has...
Just Because: China Daily Reporter Wants Monster Trucks in Beijing’s
Dec 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Remember the famous “Bird’s Nest” stadium that the world was fawning over during the Beijing Olympics? Well the place is sitting dormant these days without a whole lot happening. We...
WTF 2: Government Giving Thousands in Tax Credits On Gussied Up Golf Carts
Dec 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The government has a bunch of wacky credits available to people who buy plug-in electric vehicles. These credits were granted in the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, and we presume they...
WTF: Ford Festiva Dump Truck
Dec 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We have to thank(?)BangShift.com forum member SpeedService for the tip on this one. Long story short, someone in Brazil, Indiana, took a Ford Festiva, which is one of the weeniest little cars ever to...
What This is All About: Idaho Men Band Together To Build Hot Rod for a Dying Friend
Dec 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
If you can make it through this whole story without having your heart strings tugged, you’re tougher than we are. This story totally sums up what the gearhead life is all about. Carrigan Brown...
GM Names Chris Liddell New CFO
Dec 22, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
GM has named 51-year-old Chris Liddell, the former CFO of Microsoft, to the same position at GM. Liddell may be the bravest man in America, taking on what has to be one of the most daunting jobs in...
Another Historic Track Dead: The Milwaukee Mile, With Video
Dec 21, 2009Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
It is claimed to be, at 106 years old, the oldest continuously operating race track in the country. It appears there will be no 107th season at the historic Milwaukee Mile. No national touring series...
Don’t Miss It: 32 Car Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car Field at the 2010 March Meet, and BangShift.com Will Be There
Dec 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
We got slipped a note by our pals at DragRacingOnline that it has been decided the 2010 March Meet will showcase a 32-car field of Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars. This orgy of horsepower will be brought...
2010 Camaro to Pace Indy 500
Dec 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Just a couple of days ago it was announced that a 2010 Chevy Camaro would be the pace car for the 2010 Indianapolis 500. The car is reported to be an RS/SS model. We have no idea who will be driving...
Proposed Social Circle, Georgia, Drag Strip debated at Town Meeting
Dec 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
A while back we let you know that the town of Social City, Georgia was trying to decide whether or not it would allow a businessman to build an 1/8-mile drag strip on some land that he purchased....
Saab: The Thing That Wouldn’t Die
Dec 21, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Clint Eastwood once famously said in a movie, “Dyin’s no way to make a livin’.” That may hold true for people, but the protracted demise of Saab has gotten the company more...
