ProCharger Announces the Hemi Supercharger Giveaway
May 19, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
roCharger is at it again with the announcement of its ProCharger Hemi Supercharger Giveaway. By getting out to the events that serious late-model Hemi owners will be at and giving everyone a shot at...
Insane Project Video: Tom Cotterill’s Rocket II — A Blown Hemi Custom Trike
May 19, 2010Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Some vehicles totally defy description. Artist Tim Cotterill’s “Rocket II” trike is one of them. It’s a freaking trike powered by a blown Hemi. See, we told you. Words do it...
Craigslist Find: Heck of a Deal on a 1970 GTO Judge Ram Air III
May 19, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’re telling you the truth when we say that the lead photo came from the Craigslist ad touting a 1970 GTO Judge Ram Air III for 700 bucks. It’s right there in the ad…next to the...
Event Coverage: Pinks All Out — Maple Grove Raceway
May 19, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage
Ace BangShift.com photo contributor Joe Grippo recently attended the filming of Pinks All Out held May 14-15 at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania. Joe was there as a racer in his kick ass...
Crazy Wreckage Sequence: A Top Sportsman Wreck from Castrol Raceway
May 19, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Castrol Raceway is an IHRA national event track located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We got tipped off to some crazy photos of a racer wrecking there in what looks to be a Top Sportsman entry in a...
Auto Trader Classics Find: The 1961 Hoyt Special
May 19, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
While small European companies were cranking out sports cars from crusty old factories in the 1950s and early 1960s, American gearheads were fashioning their own and mixing it up on road courses...
Awesome Old Promo Video: How Chevrolet Dealer Service Went Circa 1950
May 18, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
We love old promotional films from domestic car companies. Previously we have found and shared videos that were specifically aimed at sales people on the floor and how they should approach selling...
Roush to Offer Three Phases of Superchargers
May 18, 2010Brian LohnesNew Products
Roush has announced the creation of three phases of supercharger kits for 4.6L Mustangs. Starting at 475hp and stepping all the way up to 625hp, these kits will really wake up stock ‘Stangs....
eBay Find: A 1973 Dodge Coronet Super Bee Sedan
May 18, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
Opinions are sure to vary wildly on this never actually built Mopar, but we totally dig it and the thought process behind the theme and execution of the car. There’s still a decent amount of...
Drag History Treasure Trove: Norb’s Place
May 18, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’re always amazed when our readers point us toward yet another awesome website that features cool old photos and information about drag racing history. We may live in the age of YouTube, but...
2010 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour Directions Released
May 18, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Just the other day, Hot Rod Magazine announced the driving directions for the 2010 Power Tour presented by the GM Performance Division. The drives vary from roughly 200 to a high of 302 miles. Having...
Flying Engine Kills Spectator at North Carolina Drag Strip
May 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
In one of the most tragic and freakish drag strip fatalities we have ever heard of, a spectator at Harrells Raceway in Harrells, North Carolina, was killed when a car crashed and its motor came...
Pit Gallery: New England Dragway Bracket Racing May 2010
May 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
On a recent Sunday we loaded up the kids in our truck and headed north to New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire, to check out some bracket racing action. We had our camera with us and quickly...
RacingJunk Find: A Retro-Cool 1953 Henry J Gasser
May 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
This 1953 Henry J is not an “original” gasser, instead it is a modern build that plays the part of an old school racer. We think it rules and it would be on the strip seconds after we...
