Former Head of Professional Bull Riders Named CEO of IRL
Feb 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Randy Bernard, the former head of the Professional Bull Riders Inc., has been named the new CEO of the Indy Racing League in a move that will either be heralded as a great moment of the series or...
Video: Blastro, The Pro Mod Astro Van
Feb 05, 2010Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Blastro is a blown, alky swilling, tube-chassis version of a Chevy Astro van. It’s bat poop crazy and we love it. After dropping the video of the A-Team van on you yesterday we needed a little...
Michigan Sheriff Turning Confiscated Cars into Police Vehicles
Feb 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Police departments seizing the property of drug dealers is nothing new. The idea of using cars taken from dirtbags as some type of community vehicle isn’t new either. One sheriff in Saginaw,...
Report: Robby Gordon to Build a Monster Truck
Feb 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
During a recent interview on Sirius satellite radio, racer extraordinaire Robby Gordon said that he will build a monster truck at his shop and compete with it in 2010. He is doing this along with...
Great Read: A Brief History of the Detroit AutoRama
Feb 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Detroit AutoRama is set to happen on Feb. 26-28 at Detroit’s Cobo Hall. The show is one of the premier indoor car shows in the country and is home to the much coveted Ridler Award. The...
Craigslist Pick: Big Buck 1952 Ford Truck
Feb 05, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
This 1952 F1 truck, for sale in Athens, Georgia is a nice piece. It is sporting a flat head, a C4, and what seem to be Mustang Bullitt wheels. It is also equipped with a major league price tag of...
New Shop for JPC Racing
Feb 04, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
JPC Racing, operated by Justin Burcham, has moved into a newer, and larger home to better take care of their customers. If Justin’s name is familiar to you, you’re probably a follower of...
Video Bonanza: Big Rig Wreckage
Feb 04, 2010Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Professional truck drivers, specifically the good ones, are people that gearheads should respect. They work the most dangerous job in America. At any second an errant Honda could swerve in front of...
Truck Driver on Meth Falls Out of Rig, Wrecks Seven Cars
Feb 04, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
While evil, randomly accelerating Toyotas are one thing to be skittish of on the roads, we found a hazard that should strike larger amounts of fear into you. That hazard? Meth-head big rig drivers...
Cool Car Guy Gathering: The Sarasota Cafe Racers
Feb 04, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
There are a couple of well known regular car guy’s gatherings that happen around the country. Probably the most famous is the Donut Derelicts Saturday morning shindig that happens in SoCal....
RacingJunk Pick: 383 V8-Powered Isuzu Amigo
Feb 04, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Who would of ever thought that a lowly Isuzu Amigo could ever be considered awesome sleeper hotness? We didn’t see this one coming, but once we laid our eyes on it, we fell instantly in love....
Man Survives Car Crash, Gets Killed Minutes Later By Crashing a Stolen Police Car
Feb 03, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
We revel in a good “man bites dog” news story around here. You know, the ones that have some odd twist that makes the story seem like something from a movie or bad novel. They don’t...
Video: A Tribute to the A-Team Van
Feb 03, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
In the 1980s, you couldn’t swing a dead cat without hitting a campy television show that featured a kick ass vehicle during every episode. Maybe it was KITT on Knight Rider, or perhaps it was...
Autoextremist: NASCAR May Return to Production Bodies and Engines
Feb 03, 2010Brian LohnesBangShift News
Peter DeLorenzo over at Autoextremist.com has been running a three-part series on the future of NASCAR. His inside information about meetings between the major manufacturers has led to some stunning...
