Drag Gallery: Hot Action From Byron Dragway’s Big Bucks Bracket Bash
May 31, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage
Having taken you to Texas and then to eastern Massachusetts, we now wing you to Byron, Illinois, home of the legendary Byron Dragway. Greg Rourke, our photo contributor located in the “center...
Cruise Gallery: The Connecting Rods Car Club Cruise – Halifax, MA
May 31, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Car Shows
With the three day weekend looming large in front of us, and a big green truck itching to hit a cruise night, we called the boss, reported that we had leprosy and ditched out of work early on Friday....
Grande Fuego Video: A European Nitrous Pro Mod Explodes and Burns to the Ground at Santa Pod
May 31, 2011Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Another week, another incredible multi-angle set of videos showing a nitrous Pro Mod exploding and burning to the ground. This time, the action comes from historic Santa Pod Raceway in England, where...
Drag Gallery: The Matagorda County Mud Drags – Texas
May 31, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Truck / Tractor Events
Our ever intrepid Texas photo contributor Charles Wickam hit the Matagorda County Mud Drags over Memorial Day weekend, and they hit back. Charles caught a big ol hunk of Texas gumbo upside his noggin...
Indy 500 Video: A Finish No One Saw Coming!
May 31, 2011Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
While we understand that the Indy 500 isn’t anywhere near the peak of the popularity it experienced in decades past, we still make it a habit to tune in every year for as much of the race as...
Project Fat Cad Update: Amir Gets His Caddy and Shares his First Impressions
May 27, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
FatCad Part 1 FatCad Part 2 FatCad Part 3 starts below! Dennis Coy of Showroom Sales and Leasing came through and delivered the car. He had been keeping me posted as it was...
Cool Video: Jeri Ellsworth Builds a Pure Stock Circle Track Car in Her Driveway (Yes, we said her)
May 27, 2011Brian LohnesTECH, Videos
We were tipped off to this cool video (one in a series actually) by BangShift member Chryco63. It features tips and construction methods for modifying a late second generation Camaro into a Pure...
Cool Old Press Photos: ’57 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser
May 27, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
As a quick refresher, we were handed a folio full of old glossy press photos and hand-typed press releases for “new” 1957 model cars. It’s totally nuts and we’re sharing them...
BangShift Question of they Day: What the Hell is This Thing?
May 27, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift Question Of The Day??
This one has us completely and utterly stumped. This photo was posted by BangShift member Blazerteam and seems to show an old Buick that had truly horrible things done to it. Is this a motorhome?...
14-Year OId Texas Girl Wins New Camaro From Her High School For Good Grades and Attendance
May 26, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
When we graduated from high school, we were given a diploma, which was actually a restraining order that prohibited us from ever coming within 500 feet of the school ever again. We wish we were in...
Dirt Track Wreckage Video: A Crash Involving Virtually the Entire Field!
May 26, 2011Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
This video of dirt modifieds wrecking in one colossal heap may lack for quality, but it more than makes up for it with calamity. Filmed at Ransomville Speedway in New York, it shows the biggest chain...
Great Read: Ed Hinton Counts Down the All Time Indy 500 Field for the 100th Anniversary of the Race
May 26, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Ed Hinton is truly a national treasure when it comes to auto racing journalism. He always manages a blockbuster Indy 500 story every year on the week of the race. Last year is was the epic history of...
German Man Wrecks Pagani Zonda Roadster F At 200-Mph, Lives, Dad Going to Kick His Ass
May 26, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Normally, we don’t give a flying foo about Italian sports cars who have names that we can barely pronounce. When they are wrecked on public roads at nearly 200mph and everyone lives, however,...
Kyle Busch Cited for Reckless Driving, May Lose Driver’s License
May 25, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
An evening joy ride in a pre-production Lexus sports car has landed Kyle Busch in some hot water with North Carolina law enforcement. That tends to happen when you run 128mph in a 45mph zone....
