Vintage Drag Video: Legendary American Racers Running at Santa Pod Raceway in England
Jan 01, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
Santa Pod Raceway in England opened up as the first permanent drag racing venue in Europe on Easter, 1966. It has been going strong ever since as the awesome video we have unearthed proves. It was...
Gallery: Great Historic Car Photos from the Library of Congress
Jan 01, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
As it turns out, you can get free stuff from the government. In this case, that something is a bunch of great old historic photos that are available through the Library of Congress. We spent many...
Hot Rod Magazine Challenges Show Cars to Drive on Power Tour 2010
Jan 01, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
It seems like a good new year’s resolution to decide to drive your car instead of just polishing it. The guys at Hot Rod magazine are trying to push show-car owners in that direction with a new...
GM Offloading Pontiacs and Saturns at Near Fire Sale Prices
Jan 01, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
GM is doing everything in its power to get all the remaining Saturn and Pontiac models left on dealer lots sold. There are currently insane discounts being offered up to dealers so that they’ll...
Totally Bitchin’ Video: 1952 Hot Rodding Propaganda Film Starring Santa Ana Drags and El Mirage Dry Lake
Jan 01, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Here’s a neat film from 1952 that tells the story of Mel, a street speeder who gets a ticket, then loses the girl when he tries to recover his manhood by racing a jalopy, and loses, at CJ...
BangShift.com Brings in 2010 with a Bang: 10 Great Videos of Cars Exploding!
Jan 01, 2010Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Out with the old and in with the new! It’s now 2010, and since we have a digital lampshade on our head right about now and don’t have a way to share the occasion with you personally, we...
Video: Score! Travis Pastrana Sets the Rally Car Jump Record at 269 Feet!
Jan 01, 2010Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
In an amazing showing of bowling-ball sized stones, 26-year-old Travis Pastrana set the world record for a rally car jump on New Year’s Eve, flying his Subaru 269 feet over water and landing on...
Video: Travis Pastrana Crashes in Prep for Tonight’s 2010 New Year’s Jump in Long Beach, California
Jan 01, 2010Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Travis Pastrana has done so much bat-poop crazy stuff with cars that it reminds us that we should do a video compilation of it all. Until then, watch ESPN tonight to see if he succeeded with this...
