Video: 2011 Goodguys Heartland Nationals 4th of July
Jul 22, 2011Chad ReynoldsSHOWS & EVENTS, Videos
The Heartland. It says it all doesn’t it? A single word that drives home the point. Well Goodguys Heartland Nationals in Des Moines Iowa certainly embody all that the Heartland implies. Held on...
Captain Insano Video: Ride on the Nose of Bill Warner’s 311mph Motorcycle at Loring, Maine!
Jul 22, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
You’ve undoubtedly read lots of stuff about Bill Warner’s wild 311mph run at the Loring Timing Association’s event last weekend. Now you can ride along with him! In this video...
Tune In NOW: Lohnes Announcing the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 1 Points Meet in Epping, NH
Jul 22, 2011Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
After he got thrown out of Canada last weekend, Lohnes has set up shop at his happy place, New England Dragway in Epping, NH for the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 1 points meet. He told me...
eBay Find: A Super Cool and Ultra Rare Frenzel Supercharger
Jul 22, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, eBay Find
Early speed parts rule. That’s a fact. Back in the late 1940s and early 1950s industrious machine shop owners across the country could make and market parts of their own design. One such...
Donate if You Can: Bitchin’ Mike Charlton Documentary Film Makers Looking to Group Source Funding for Final Filming
Jul 21, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Back in March we told you about and showed you a trailer for a documentary being made about Ohio resident Mike Charlton and his home-brewed quest to set the LSR record for motorcycles with his crazy...
Project Fat Cad Update 6: Adding a Cold Air Intake and a Measly Pound!
Jul 21, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Project Fat Cad Update 1 Project Fat Cad Update 2 Project Fat Cad Update 3 Project Fat Cad Update 4 Project Fat Cad Update 5 At Spectre Performance, we not only design and build...
Cool News: Sponsors Announced for the 2011 Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge
Jul 21, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge has really become the defacto measuring stick for the highest level Pro Touring cars in the world. Featuring events like a Speed Stop Challenge, Autocross,...
LSR Video: Pam Beineke Runs 205mph at Loring in the 1971 Wing Car She and Her Husband Gary Built
Jul 21, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Gary and Pam Beineke built their “never was” 1971 wing car tribute to the K&K Insurance machine of Bobby Issac for one reason…to haul ass. Crafted in their home shop, the car...
Demon Carburetors and BG Fuel Systems are back errrr coming soon!
Jul 21, 2011Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
We are happy to announce that despite ceasing operations early in 2011, Demon Carburetors and BG Fuel Systems are on their way back! Barry Grant started the company in the 1990s, after positioning...
Racing Junk Find: An Odd “Exhibition” PT Cruiser
Jul 21, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
One man’s exhibition vehicle is another man’s horror show. This PT Cruiser, which was apparently built to fill a hole in the “exhibition and arena show” market for burnout...
Ridetech weighs your rod free at the 2011 NSRA Nationals in Louisville
Jul 20, 2011Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
The NSRA Nationals in Louisville Kentucky are just around the corner and as usual promise to be a giant show. To help promote their new line of coil-over shocks, Ridetech is going to help you figure...
Wild Video: A Crashing Porsche Flies Into a Parking Area and Parallel Parks!
Jul 20, 2011Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
This video is reaching terminal viral velocity around the web, and for good reason. It shows a Porsche, possibly a Cayman, launching from nowhere onto the deck of a parking garage or parking...
Barnstormin’: Nitro Can Be a Real Bitch…and Other Ruminations From a Wild Weekend in Canada
Jul 20, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Last weekend’s IHRA Mopar Nitro Jam Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex, in Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada was a pretty wild deal. The race provided several stark examples of just how dangerous...
MSD is Back With a Killer Rebate in 2011!
Jul 20, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
After their highly successful “Cash for Cruising” rebate program in 2010, MSD Ignition is back with another killer rebate offer for this cruising and racing season. The Rev’n in...
