Video: Bitchin ’57 Chevy Burnout and Powershifting Action
Dec 21, 2010Chad ReynoldsRACING & ACTION, Videos
When we were told about this video by BangShifter RevRods, we couldn’t wait to hit the play button. We’re confident you’ll feel the same way. After all, who can argue with the...
Vote Now!: Ridetech’s T-Shirt Design contest voting is on!
Dec 21, 2010Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
A few weeks ago the boys and girls at Ridetech announced they were doing a T-Shirt design contest. With fame and fortune on the line, the competition was fierce, but Ridetech has narrowed it down to...
Goliath Video Update: 2010 Edition
Dec 21, 2010Brian LohnesCHEVY, Project Cars, Videos
We acquired Goliath, our now familiar 1966 C50 truck in November of 2009. In December, we posted an introductory video of the truck and took you along for a little ride. That was when the motor was...
Loring Timing Association Announces 2011 Event Date
Dec 20, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Limestone, Maine will once again become the fastest place in America for one weekend in 2011. The Loring Timing Association has announced that their 2011 event will be held on July 15-17, 2011. This...
Crazy Hot Rod Boat/Submarine Thing: The Seabreacher
Dec 20, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
This could be the craziest watercraft we’ve ever seen. It is called the Seabreacher and it is essentially a mechanical dolphin. Capable of flying over the surface of the water or gliding up to...
EcoBoost Video: The New Twin-Turbo F-150 Hauls Ass!
Dec 20, 2010Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
We’ve been wondering what kinds of performance buyers could expect from the new EcoBoost V6 powered F-150. All the stats seemed pretty impressive. With 365hp and 420 lb/ft of torque, the math...
Book Review: The Formula One Technical Analysis 2009/2010 Season
Dec 20, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Formula One racing is recognized as the most advanced form of racing in the world. The amount of technology packed into the cars on the track rivals and sometimes exceeds the stuff found in the space...
The Parting Shift: Ronnie Friggin’ Sox
Dec 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’ll jump right to it and tell you that if you’re in a hurry, skip to the last 30 seconds or so of this week’s Parting Shift video to see and hear why Ronnie Sox was called...
The BangShift Christmas Wish List: Arias Hemi Heads for LS Engines
Dec 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’re channeling our inner child for this wish list pick. Why? Because when you’re a kid there’s little regard for the usefulness or practicality of that thing you want to see under...
Cool Read: A Small Crankshaft Company Calls California Home
Dec 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We rightfully bemoan the loss of manufacturing here in the US with some regularity. Because of that, when we see a story about a small company, especially one that makes high performance and racing...
Incredible Vintage Nitro Photos From NY International Raceway in the Late 1960s and Early 1970s
Dec 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Man alive is this cool! We were tipped off to an amazing collection of nearly 400 photos taken at the long dead NY National Speedway in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They all seem to have been...
Auto Trader Classics Find: The Bushwacker AA/FD
Dec 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Old school AA/Fuel Dragsters tend to fall in one of a couple categories.There are the raw dragsters that feature little to no body work aside from a cowl, the bizarro cars that feature odd engines or...
Big Stupid Fun: The Coolest Ford Pulling Truck Ever
Dec 17, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
There are those out there in the motorsports world that consider truck pulling to be a form of motorsports beneath them. While certainly a pretty simple concept, there is some neat technology...
Killer Video: Bigfoot 1 Gets Thrashed in Take This Job and Shove It
Dec 16, 2010Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
It seems bizarre to say out loud, but the 1981 move Take This Job and Shove It was a significant event in the history of monster trucks. It was in the truck race scene of that film that Bigfoot One...
