Champion Speed Shop Top Fuel Team Wins March Meet for the First Time
Mar 09, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
One of the biggest stories to come out of the 52nd Bakersfield March Meet was the epic Top Fuel victory of the Champion Speed Shop Van Dyke Motorsports team. Aside from this being the first ever...
Crazy Video: 8-second passes on a small tire and only 200ci
Mar 09, 2010Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
While it’s kind of impossible to call a race car a sleeper, we’d never guess that a Cortina packing 200ci of straight six Ford power would be uncorking 8 second lap times all day long....
Racing Junk Find: Killer 1963 Catalina Draggin’ Wagon
Mar 09, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
We’ve featured more than a couple drag race station wagons on these pages before but none have been as decorated as this killer 1963 Pontiac Catalina Super Stocker wagon. The car ran at the...
Photo Galleries from the 2010 March Meet in Bakersfield, California
Mar 05, 2010Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
After four days of action, it’s a wrap on the 2010 March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California. Amazingly, the event survived light rain Saturday and Sunday, and the...
861 Photos from the 2010 March Meet, Drag Racing and Retro Rods
Mar 05, 2010Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
In addition to our live streaming video presentation, BangShift.com has also been shooting hundreds of photos of the 2010 March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield, California. Our...
Gallery: The Mickey Thompson Display at the Wally Parks NHRA Museum
Mar 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, OTHER
We had the chance to spend some time at the Mickey Thompson exhibit that was recently installed in the Wally Parks NHRA Museum in Pomona, California. Thompson has been called the greatest hot rodder...
Gallery: 200 Photos of Cars at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum
Mar 04, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, OTHER
Since we showed you the Mickey Thompson exhibit now running at the Wally Parks NHRA Museum in Pomona, California, we thought that we’d show you the rest of the place too! We’ve added lots...
Killer Vintage Drag Footage: Pacific Raceways 1963
Mar 04, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
In less than 24 hours, BangShift.com’s live streaming broadcast of the 52nd Bakersfield March Meet will kick off, and to get you ready, here’s some vintage drag racing footage from 1963....
eBay Find: The Barris Tastee Freez T
Mar 04, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
We were tipped off to another interesting tidbit that has come up for sale on eBay, the George Barris Kustoms built Tastee Freez T-bucket. If you’re wondering what the hell a Tastee Freez is,...
Car Show Gallery: Billetproof Florida 2010
Mar 03, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
Show season is kicking off in a big way, if you haven’t noticed our recent flurry of show galleries than you’re not reading BangShift.com enough! The latest entry from the field comes...
Champion Speed Shop Team to Debut New Retroliner at March Meet
Mar 03, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Champion Speed Shop Nostalgia AA/FD team is best known for campaigning their small block Chevy powered slingshot. Last year, they rolled out a kick ass version with a streamlined cockpit. This...
Killer Video: Mickey Thompson’s 1969 Mustang Funny Car in Action at Bristol AHRA Race
Mar 03, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
Crank your speakers up when you press play on this killer vintage drag footage. If you’ve ever wondered what a SOHC Ford motor sounds like on a full load of nitro, that question will be...
Great Read: Sorting Out the Insurance Mess From the Russo and Steele Tent Collapse Disaster
Mar 03, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
It was a widely publicized nightmare, the collapse of two massive tents at the Russo and Steele car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, during the company’s marquee event in January. Hundreds of...
Breaking News: Bob Lutz Reported To Be Retiring (again) from GM on May 1
Mar 03, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Bob Lutz, the outspoken General Motors Vice Chairman and longtime US automotive executive is set to retire on May 1, 2010 according to reports from multiple news sources. Most recently Lutz has been...
