SEMA Action Alert: California Bill Could Expand Specialty Constructed Registrations
Mar 30, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Some good news came to us by way of the SEMA newswire. It seems that there is a bill being considered by the California legislature that would increase the allowed number of “specialty...
The History of Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip of Middle Valley
Mar 29, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We found a neat story from Chattanoogan.com that gives the history of Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip. We like to think that the problems associated with opening a strip with respect to noise, community...
RacingJunk Find: A Kick Ass 1955 Chevy Pro Mod
Mar 29, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
After spending the weekend immersed in the WCHRA action from Bakersfield, we thought we’d go door slammer shopping. We found a totally bitchin’ blown 1955 Chevy Pro Mod for sale that is...
Smoke Show Video: A 1993 Dodge Daytona Goes Out in a Fog of Glory
Mar 29, 2010Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Let’s say that you have a 1993 Dodge Daytona that has thrown a rod and is emotionally dead to you. There are a couple of options to move on at that point. At least two of them involve a tow...
Event Gallery: The 2010 Cal Rods Santa Anita Car Show
Mar 29, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
While our east coast office is still slogging through the weird weather of early spring in New England, our west coast office is going full force to shows and races. Case in point, this gallery of...
New Product: RHS Pro Elite SBC 23-Degree CNC Ported Iron Heads
Mar 29, 2010Brian LohnesNew Products
If you’re racing in a class that requires you to run iron heads or are simply looking to build a bad ass sleeper motor these new CNC ported, 23-degree, cast iron pieces from RHS should fit your...
Video Feed from the WCHRA Spring Nationals, March 26-28
Mar 28, 2010Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
The BangShift.com presented a live video broadcast of the West Coast Hot Rod Association’s Jaws Gear & Axle Spring Nationals at Auto Club Famoso Raceway March 27-28, 2010. There was lots of...
Photo Galleries from the West Coast Hot Rod Association 2010 Spring Nationals
Mar 28, 2010Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
WCHRA races are awesome events! Unlike many street-car races we’ve been to, it’s always like a party in the pits. Everyone is having a great time, and the action on the track is over the...
Epic Fail: All Impact Racing Safety Products to Be Decertified by SFI
Mar 26, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
In a stunning announcement, SFI (Safety Foundation Inc.) announced that all products made by Bill Simpson’s Impact Racing, will be decertified by the organization as of April 27,2010. The...
zMax Dragway Names Broadcast Center In Honor of Steve Evans
Mar 26, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We ran across a great piece of reporting on Rob Geiger’s site, Go2Geiger.com, about the broadcast center at zMax Dragway being named in honor of broadcasting great Steve Evans. It is a fitting...
Educational Video: Why Outlaw 8.5 Cars Rule
Mar 26, 2010Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
We’ve mentioned that the WCHRA race that we’ll be broadcasting live this weekend will feature an Outlaw 8.5 class. The great equalizer in this category is the fact that all competitors...
Preview Video: A Look at Some of the WCHRA Competitors You Can Watch This Weekend
Mar 26, 2010Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
We’re pumped up to bring you the live streaming braodcast of the WCHRA Spring Nationals this weekend. We’ll be bringing you live doorslammer drag racing action on Saturday and Sunday from...
A Look Back at the Career of Bob Lutz
Mar 25, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
With Bob Lutz leaving GM on May 1, 2010, more and more retrospective stories are showing up in the media. There’s no doubt that Lutz led, and continues to lead, an interesting life. He worked...
Caption This Photo: The First Step is a Biggie
Mar 25, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
After you take a few minutes to try and mentally reconstruct the events that led to this accident scene photo, think up a good caption. This is truly a photo worth a thousand words. How the hell did...
