Book Review: Haynes Enthusiast Manual – Military Jeep, 1940 Onwards
Feb 08, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Haynes has been in the repair manual business for decades and now they are trying to branch themselves out into the enthusiast book market. We scored a copy of a new title from their...
BangShift Project Spotlight: An Awesome Home-Built V8 RX7 That Hauls Ass
Feb 08, 2011Brian LohnesOTHER, Project Cars
There’s nothing quite like seeing a guy build a killer project at home with his own two hands. BangShift member Weedburner has constructed one of the neatest RX7 V8 conversions we’ve ever...
Wreckage Video: How Drag Racing Your Truck Across a Meadow Can End Really Bad
Feb 08, 2011Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
High speed antics with friends are best left to the drag strip, especially the paved drag strip. This video shows why driving full tilt across a field in a drag race with your buddy ain’t the...
Racing Junk Find: Jim Yates Racing Pro Stock Operation
Feb 08, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
Jim Yates is a two time NHRA World Champ in the Pro Stock division. Currently he works with up and comer Shane Gray as opposed to operating his own team as he had done in years past. We saw that Jim...
New Gallery: Saturday Pit and Strip Action From the PRO Winter Warm-Up!
Feb 07, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Well, our weekend of nitro bathing is 100% over. We’re back on our respective coasts picking flecks of rubber out of our ears and noses. There is really nothing to compare modern nitromethane...
Nitro Gallery: Flamin’ Photos From the Stars of the NHRA at the 2011 PRO Winter Warm-Up
Feb 07, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Drag Races
While our live broadcast of the 2011 PRO Winter Warm-Up was cooking along, we were also shooting photos along the wall at Palm Beach International Raceway. Since virtually every car on the grounds is...
Video Poll Question: Did Chrysler’s Detroit-Themed Super Bowl Ad Kick Ass or Fail?
Feb 07, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Chrysler had one of the most talked about ads amongst gearheads and car guys at the Super Bowl. The ad shows the new Chrysler 200, but more importantly it features footage from in and around the city...
Video From the PRO Winter Warm Up – Biggest Nitro Pre-Season Test of 2011
Feb 03, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
BangShift.com will provide free, live streaming video coverage of the PRO Winter Warm Up pre-season NHRA nitro test session February 4/5 from Palm Beach International Raceway in West Palm Beach,...
Thursday UPDATE: Vote for Team BangShift at Road Tour Express.Com
Feb 03, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Last week an intrepid group of BangShifters took to the roads of California to compete and revel in the Road Tour Express. The event is part cruise, part scavenger hunt, part excuse to goof off for...
Awesome Drag Racing Video: Eddie Hill in His Prime
Feb 03, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
As we gather our things and prepare to head toward Palm Beach International Raceway for our live broadcast of the PRO Winter Warm Up pre-season test, thoughts of Top Fuel greatness are on the...
Great Tech Thread: How to Remove the Motor of Your 4th Gen Camaro/Firebird From The Bottom
Feb 03, 2011Brian LohnesENGINE, Tech Stories
BangShift member Buddy blew the LT1 engine in his Camaro up about a year ago while ripping through the gears. This was not going to be a quick fix, the plant had to be pulled out of the car. At that...
Engine Builder and Muncie Dragway Operator Dave Himes Passes Away
Feb 03, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of Dave Himes, track operator of Muncie Dragway in Muncie, Indiana and high performance engine builder. Himes and his family did an amazing job of...
Racing Junk Find: A Cummins Diesel Powered Funny Car
Feb 02, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
With all the talk of dragsters and funny cars around here recently, we went shopping for one on RacingJunk. After seeing several “normal” floppers, we saw this car, which we have read...
Legendary Funny Car Racer Pee Wee Wallace Passes at Age 79
Feb 02, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Pee Wee Wallace, one of the great funny car racers in drag racing history passed away on January 28th, 2011. Wallace’s accomplishments included winning the NHRA Division One Funny Car...
