Mopar Hemi Challenge Series is Back for 2010
May 13, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
File this under great news. Mopar has re-upped its agreement with NHRA to back the Mopar Challenge Race Series, a three event battle that pits the hairiest Super Stockers in the land against each...
Dyno Video: A Cross-Rammed Chevy 302 Singing on the Pump
May 13, 2010Brian LohnesENGINES, Videos
After fantasizing about owning Dave Strickler’s Camaro, we went hunting around the web to find some beautiful music being made by one of the little 302s that Strickler abused. We found a kick...
Historic Dave Strickler Old Reliable Camaro on eBay
May 13, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
When the book of awesome Camaros is written (and it will be thick) this particular car will be ranked among the best ever. Expertly driven by Dave Strickler and wrenched on by Bill Jenkins, it was a...
Killer Vintage Drag Video: Original Footage of Classic Wheel-Standers In Action
May 12, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
Confession time. We freaking love wheel-standers. Many hardcore drag race guys like to talk smack about jet cars and wheel-standers as being circus acts or somehow inferior to “real” race...
Five Women Will Try to Qualify for the 2010 Indy 500
May 12, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
There will be five women racing drivers among the scads of hopefuls, trying to fight their way into the 2010 Indy 500 starting grid. Danica Patrick is the clear headliner, she being the highest...
Killer Drag Video: Tommy Ivo Gives a Tour of the Four-Engine Showboat Dragster
May 12, 2010Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Tommy Ivo’s four-engine Showboat dragster remains one of the most audacious and incredible pieces of machinery to ever assault the drag strip. At first glance it seems about as complex as a...
Craigslist Find: Goliath’s Long Lost Ford Brother
May 12, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
As our in house Project Goliath gains popularity and infamy across the web, we’re getting more and more stuff sent to us regarding old medium and heavy duty trucks. Purchasing this totally...
Project Goliath Update: We Sort of Rebuilt the 292ci Six, It Runs
May 12, 2010Brian LohnesENGINE, Tech Stories
We know that the coil is mounted wrong, the spark plugs are only in hand tight, and the vacuum lines are routed like some sort of Chinese maze, but Goliath lives once again! Our big 1966 Chevy C50...
Epically Awesome Video: Firing Up a Twin Engine Nitro Harley In the Driveway
May 11, 2010Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
We’ve found a new personal gearhead hero. Whoever this guy is, he rules. Anyone who can claim ownership of a twin-engine, Harley-powered nitro bike is already walking among titans, but to have...
Firebird Raceway is Resurfacing Its Track to the Tune of $200K
May 11, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
After suffering from a problem filled early season that culminated with an NHRA national event that one drag racing journalist dubbed, “The Disaster Nationals,” Firebird International...
Awesome Historic Drag Video: Tommy Ivo, Norm Weekly, and One Bad Ass Bucket
May 11, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
It’s a rare video that manages to tell the personal story of someone you’ve never met and keep you riveted to the screen. We caught wind of this piece of YouTube awesomeness through a tip...
Hot Selling Camaro Makes for Good Times at GM Oshawa, Ontario, Plant
May 11, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Employees at GM’s Oshawa, Ontario assembly plant have good reason to be happy. Because of the new Camaro and a couple of other strong selling models, they have the one thing that auto industry...
The Greatest $250.00 Craigslist Find Ever
May 11, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
While it may seem that we’re all work and no play here at BangShift.com, we entertain ourselves just like every other greasy gearhead out there. We troll for deals all over the place and...
AutoTrader Classics Find: A 1990 Lamborghini LM002
May 11, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
With only 301 examples produced over a seven year run, you may have never seen a Lamborghini LM002 SUV before. The good news is that once you lay eyes on one, even concentrated acid won’t wash...
