Amazing 2010 March Meet Photos from Mark Rebilas
Mar 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’ve learned to wait for the incredible photos from Mark Rebilas, and now they are here. See this great photographer’s blog and you’ll read that he felt bored at the 2010 March...
Auto Club Europe Says Women Are Safer Drivers
Mar 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Auto Club Europe has released a study based on 2008 data that says women are safer drivers than men. The review included 320,000 accidents, and two thirds of them were with men at the wheel. No word...
NASCAR Driver Kurt Busch at the NHRA Gatornationals: Fail
Mar 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
At the end of February we reported that NASCAR driver Kurt Busch would be driving his turbo Hemi Challenger at the NHRA Gatornationals in the Super Gas category. And he did, just one week after...
Street Racing May Become Legal in Georgia
Mar 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
It’s not quite as good as the title makes it sound, but Georgia Republican Senator Jim Butterworth’s has proposed a state senate bill that has been passed, and that may finally overcome a...
eBay Find: Slushbox 2010 Mustang Cobra Jet
Mar 16, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
It didn’t take long for the 2010 Cobra Jet Mustangs to start showing up on eBay. In fact, the first one hit just after the cars shipped. That one turned out to be shady and was quickly pulled...
Dyno Video: A 360ci Sprint Car Running Full Tilt on the Rollers
Mar 16, 2010Brian LohnesENGINES, Videos
Gaerte Racing Engines is one of the premier Sprint Car engine builders in the country, and this totally bitchin’ video of the guys at Gaerte running a 360ci Sprinter on the rollers to check the...
Suspended NASCAR Driver Jeremy Mayfield’s Ex-Brother In Law Suspended From NASCAR For Drugs
Mar 16, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
NASCAR’s drug policy has nabbed two more offenders and one of them is Jeremy Mayfield’s ex-brother in law, William Keith. The the other suspended crewman is Matthew Huffstetler, who works...
Awesome Video: Huge Trucks Flying Through the Air At Crazy Mud Bogging Event
Mar 16, 2010Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
We think we know about all types of racing and wild motorsports events, but on a pretty regular basis we’re slapped with something incredible we’ve never seen before. This video of the...
Highway Deaths Hit Lowest Level Since 1954
Mar 16, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Yay for us! Highway death in the US dropped for the 15th straight quarter to the lowest levels seen since 1954. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attributes the drop to lots of...
Holy Freakin’ Torque: GM Releases 2011 Duramax Diesel V8 Specs
Mar 16, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Most likely as a move to steal some thunder from the upcoming Ford “Scorpion” diesel, GM dropped the goods on what kind of snot its 6.6L Duramax will be making in 2011. How about 397 hp...
RacingJunk Find: All-New Boss 429 Crate Engines
Mar 16, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
The Boss 429 is a legendary powerplant from the epic muscle car era. Some would argue that in street trim, the engine left a lot on the table, but its massive ports and hemispherical combustion...
Carnage Video: Car Flips and Burns at 24 Hours of Lemons
Mar 15, 2010Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
By now most of you have heard of 24 Hours of Lemons, the road-race enduro series with gag cars that supposedly cost less than $500 to build, safety equipment aside. Seems it’s a good thing that...
Hilarious Video: Trucks Climbing Each Other
Mar 15, 2010Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
We’ve seen magazine covers and other other static photos of massive trucks perched up on another truck’s tire, we’ve just never seen it done in moving pictures. We’re hoping...
Hot Rod Magazine 2010 Drag Week Tracks, Dates, and Rules Announced
Mar 15, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Hot Rod Magazine has announced the 2010 dates, tracks, and rules for Drag Week presented by Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive. The fun kicks off on Monday, September 13, 2010 and rages all through the...
