Who Gets the Blame? Are Ford Raptor Frames Faulty or Are Owners Expecting Too Much?
Jul 20, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
One of the hotter stories floating around the internet for the last couple weeks involves Ford’s bad Larry off-road truck, the Raptor. It has come to light that these trucks are experiencing...
Funny Car Wreckage Video: Mike McIntire Hits the Wall in Grand Bend
Jul 19, 2011Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
The amazing photo to the left was shot by a photog from Canadian Drag Racer Magazine and captures one frame of a scary wreck from the Mopar Canadian Nitro Jam Nationals at Grand Bend Motorplex last...
Satan’s Weed Whacker: The Twisted Tale of the Kawasaki Triples
Jul 19, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
“But it’s only 60 horsepower…How wild a ride could this possibly be?….” Ya, in this age of storebought 9 second uber bikes, the H-2 Kawasaki looks almost silly on paper....
Caption This Photo: When Good Trailers Go Bad
Jul 19, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
So-called “stacker” trailers are a staple at races of all shapes and sizes these days. From Top Fuel dragsters to Indy Cars, they are a tool that teams use to maximize space and...
Killer Barn Find: An All-Original 1932 Ford Tudor!
Jul 19, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Joel Nystrom went on a simple parade cruise in his amazingly bitchin’ Duesenberg and ultimately ended up driving home one of the most original and intact 1932 Ford Tudor sedans in the world. It...
Killer Barn Find: A 100% Original, Running and Driving 1932 Ford Tudor
Jul 19, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Ever cruise your Duesenberg in a parade, run into an older woman who has an all original 1932 Ford in her family that she is looking to sell, and drive the unrestored, totally original find home?...
Great Video: Drag Racing (Legally) In the Streets of Sioux City, Iowa
Jul 19, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
We got tipped by multiple people to this killer video showing an event called Rock-N-Rods, held in Sioux City, Iowa. While lots of cities host car shows, few actually create a safe eighth-mile drag...
Gallery: The Lifters King of Club Car Show – Barona, California
Jul 19, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
We got this cool gallery of photos from Alan Milczewski who is a pal of BangShift reader Bryan McTaggert. He attended the Lifters Car Club King of Club Car Show in California and fired off a bunch of...
Ludicrous Speed: Bill Warner Goes 311mph at Loring – Sets New LSR Record for Traditional Motorcycles
Jul 19, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Floridian Bill Warner set a new land speed record for traditional (read: non-streamliner) motorcycles at the 2011 LTA meet in Loring, Maine last weekend. His mount was a 1300cc turbocharged Suzuki...
Video: 48 Hour Camaro Highlights including Air Conditioning Tech
Jul 18, 2011Chad ReynoldsCar Features, CHEVY, Project Cars, Videos
If you missed out on the crazy, live, build of the 48 Hour Camaro, you missed out on a lot. We’ve got video coming over the next few weeks highlighting all the components that went into this...
Video: Ididit Steering Column Tech
Jul 18, 2011Chad ReynoldsTECH, Videos
Need a steering column for your hot rod, street machine, golf cart, or muscle car? The boys at Iditit have a column for anything and everything. Ken Callison from Ididit tells us what we need to know...
Chadmouth: It’s the skinny pedal on the right.
Jul 18, 2011Chad ReynoldsBangShift News, ChadMouth
Corn, lots and lots of corn. Is Illinois the corn state? Which college football team is the Cornhuskers? Isn’t that Nebraska? Hmmmm…. All of this is going through my mind in a matter of...
Randy Johnson wins Inaugural Todd Gartshore Memorial Award at HPCC
Jul 18, 2011Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
A few weeks ago we announced the loss of an industry icon, good friend, and truly nice human being. Todd Gartshore was the face of Baer Brakes and a whole lot more. It’s the more part that...
Event Coverage: 2011 Heidt’s Performance Car Challenge includes some seriously heavy hitters.
Jul 18, 2011Chad ReynoldsAutocross / Pro Touring, BangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, OTHER
This weekend’s Heidts Performance Car Challenge marked the beginning of a new era in Pro Touring style events and we’ve got photos to prove it. With super stars like Mary Pozzi, Mark...
