Barnstormin’: Requiem for a Dead Man’s Tools
Jul 07, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
At some point it will happen to every one of us. The tools are still willing but the flesh is not. What happens then? Maybe a family fight over their value, maybe a smooth transition of a...
Site of the Week: RaceFansTV.com
Jul 07, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We were tipped off to the existence of a new web video site called RaceFansTV.com by one of our loyal BangShift.com readers. After clicking the link we were blown away with the amount of video, info...
Dyno Video: Team Vesco’s 800hp Small Block Bonneville Chevy
Jul 07, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
With Bonneville action creeping ever closer this summer, teams are readying their hot rods for the yearly racing ritual on the salt. One of those teams is the well known organization known as Team...
Hauling Ass: Bugatti Runs Nearly 270mph on Closed Course
Jul 07, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Love it or hate the multi-million dollar Bugatti Veyron will go down in history as one of, if not the baddest ass production car ever created. Just days ago, a Veyron Super Sport, which sports a...
Bigfoot To Sport Chevy Body and Engine at MLB All-Star Game, Panic Ensues
Jul 07, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
There are few things more iconic in motorsports than the series of Bigfoot monster trucks. Since Bob Chandler built the first one back in Missouri several decades ago, they’ve evolved from...
Auto Trader Classics Find: A Cool (but Pricey) 1974 Ford F250
Jul 07, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Ford trucks of the 1970’s era are some of the coolest to come out of Detroit. Their brawny style and beefy drive line components make them some of our personal favorites. True, they were...
Dumbass Alert: Guy Steals Camaro Off of Transport Truck; Gets Tased
Jul 06, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
A 59-year old Oregon man recently found himself on the business end of two pieces of modern technology, On-Star and a taser. This strange pair of bedfellows came into play when Robert Stoddard got...
Project Car Spotlight: The Tale of a BangShifter and the 25 Years He’s Had His Malibu
Jul 06, 2010Brian LohnesCHEVY, Project Cars
BangShift.com forum member Bamfster (Dan) is one of the true BangShift originals. He’s been around since the CarJunkieTV days, participated in the epic Red Ball Express run that saw David...
Fire Video: One Mud Truck Flambe Coming Right Up
Jul 06, 2010Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
With our East Coast offices in the beginning stages of a horrific heat wave, it was only natural that we’d seek out some good old fashioned fire action. We got our fix with this footage of an...
More Bad News for Harrells Raceway: Man Shot and Killed at Track
Jul 06, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Back in May we reported on a bizarre accident where a fan attending a drag race at Harrells Raceway in the small town of Harrells, NC was killed by a flying engine that broke free from a crashing...
Freaking Awesome Drag Video: Nostalgia Pro Stocks at Ohio’s Thompson Raceway
Jul 06, 2010Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
When we heard about the Nostalgia Pro Stock Shootout that was scheduled to go down at Thompson, Ohio’s, Thompson Raceway on July 3rd, we were sad that we couldn’t make it. After all, it...
Event Coverage: Geezers at the Grove 2010
Jul 06, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
Our man Joe Grippo was on the scene for the “Geezers Reunion” which went down July 2-3, 2010 at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, PA. The race is one of the biggest and most ambitious self...
Racing Junk Find: A 1964 Dodge Pulling Truck With 700-inches of Hemi Power!
Jul 06, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
We caught some pulling action on TV recently and went into fantasy mode searching for something to jump into competition with. Us being us, we didn’t want some typical late-model truck. We...
Look Out: Researchers to Build Vehicle for Blind Drivers
Jul 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Happy not April Fool’s Day! Researchers from Virgina Tech and the National Federation for the Blind are working together to build a Ford Escape that will be driven by a blind person at Daytona...
