Hunnert Car Pile-Up Switches Venues, Moves to Decatur, Illinois, for 2010
Feb 24, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We got wind that the massive “traditional hot rod and custom show” known as the Hunnert Car Pile-up is moving for 2010. The show has been held in Morris, Illinois, recently but will find...
Video Bonanza: Fast Station Wagons
Feb 23, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
In the wonderful world of BangShift.com, there’s nothing cooler than a station wagon that can haul ass. With respect to the drags, station wagons are actually a legit choice for a racer because...
Gratuitous Turbo Porn From DMC Racing
Feb 23, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
While we were at DMC Racing in Halifax, Massachusetts, catching up on the build of Eddie Krawiec’s Drag Radial 2000 Camaro, our wandering eye (and lens) zapped a few extra photos of killer...
Awesome Video: Todd Moyer Saves His Drag Car From Certain Doom
Feb 23, 2010Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
ADRL racer Todd Moyer earns the BangShift.com unintentional stunt driver of the week award for saving his freshly updated race car from certain doom in this video clip. We got tipped off to it while...
Book Review : The Ultimate American V-8 Engine Data Book 2nd Edition
Feb 23, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
With the spring book release season right around the corner we recently found a copy of The Ultimate American V-8 Engine Data Book, 2nd Edition by Peter C. Sessler. We’re motor and number geeks...
Killer Gearhead History: Huge Gallery of Old Ford and Mercury Dealership Photos
Feb 23, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We were tipped off to this very cool gallery on Flickr.com of old Ford and Mercury dealerships. We dig stuff like this because it is as much about the cars as it is about the small cities and towns...
Name the Better Racing Offspring: Ashley Force Versus Dale Junior
Feb 23, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We ran across a great piece on the SportingNews.com that compares the careers (to this point) of Ashley Force Hood and Dale Earnhardt Jr. and asks the simple question, who’s better? It’s...
RacingJunk.com Find: A 747ci 4-Stage Nitrous Snorting Monster
Feb 23, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
We’ll be honest, we were really close to blogging about a cool 2.0L Pinto motor we found that was set up for road racing, then we decided to peek around RacingJunk.com a little more and our...
New E-Force Corvette Blower Kit From Edelbrock
Feb 22, 2010Brian LohnesNew Products
The guys over at Edelbrock have rolled out another variation to their popular line of E-Force Superchargers. This one is application specific to 2008-2010 Corvettes and it is an awesome way to take...
Girls With Cars, Popular Hot Rodding Magazine Style
Feb 22, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
It seems that perhaps Johnny Hunkins, editor of Popular Hot Rodding magazine, has been reading the BangShift.com girls with cars thread. Actually, we’ll can’t really steal any credit for...
Street Race in Maryland, go to Jail
Feb 22, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Maryland State Police are pushing a statewide bill that would allow for up to 60 days of jail time and a maximum fine of $500 for anyone caught street racing. That fine is the current limit for...
Troubled Ohio Circle Track May be Saved by a Drag Strip
Feb 22, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
There’s an interesting story going on at Mansfield Motorsports Park in Mansfield, Ohio. The track was founded as a 3/8-mile dirt oval in 1959, then grew to a 1/2-mile by 1972. The place was...
There May Still Be Hope for the Late Pontiac G8
Feb 22, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
When GM killed when the Pontiac brand, the most lamentable loss was the G8. Sure, it was a more door, but it was packing big LS-power, could be optioned with a six-speed, and drove circles around a...
Cool 8-Second Mustang Car Feature at Summit Racing
Feb 22, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We know how tough it is to build an 8-second car, and can’t imagine how difficult it would be to accomplish that while making it a show car at the same time. We came across Ken Belanger’s...
