Get Famous: Get Your Junk into the 2012 MSD Catalog!
Aug 19, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
This is a no-brainer beyond all no-brainers. If you’ve got cool junk that sports MSD Ignition equipment (and why the Hell wouldn’t it?) you need to submit a couple photos to the MSD...
Cruise Night Gallery: The Mass Cruisers Association Bass Pro Shops Cruise – Patriots Place- Foxboro, Mass
Aug 19, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
A late week cruise night on a beautiful August day is gearhead nirvana. We blew off our normal Thursday afternoon schedule and took ol’ Goliath down to the biggest cruise night on the east...
RacingJunk Find: A Multi-Purpose Ex-NASCAR Racer That’s Good for the Salt, the Road and the Local Cruise Night!
Aug 19, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News, Racing Junk Find
The idea of having a true multi-use car is appealing to every gearhead. One machine that can carry you to the burger joint, burn tires at the strip, and run stupid MPHs at LSR events is something we...
Bonneville Thursday Update: Salty Italians, Thrashing for a Legend, Sub-Speed Limit LSR Racing and now more photos.
Aug 18, 2011Chad ReynoldsEvent Coverage, LAND SPEED RACES
The So-Al Special Two Banger set a record this morning at 32.419 mph which is “Blazingly slow” according to Freiburger. His best comment was when reciting the end of the run and...
One of the Greatest Wreck Videos Ever: 12-Minutes of Urban Hillbilly Drag Race Wreckage
Aug 18, 2011Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Sean Melton and his crew at Urban Hillbilly Videos were really trailblazers in door car drag racing video coverage. They were there “before it was cool” and have been pumping out awesome...
We’ll Be There: The 63rd Annual Rough and Tumble Thresherman’s Reunion – Kinzers, PA – This Weekend!
Aug 18, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
This weekend, we’ll be attending the 63rd annual Rough and Tumble Thresherman’s Reunion in Kinzers, Pennsylvania. This event is a celebration of ancient steam traction engines, equipment,...
Thursday Bonneville Video Bonanza: More Great Footage From the Salt
Aug 18, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
We could sit and watch cars launch off and power down the short and long courses at Bonneville all day long. Luckily for us, there are lots of fans and racers out there now carrying video cameras...
Quick Gallery: Pit Shots From the SOVREN Northwest Historics
Aug 18, 2011Brian LohnesAutocross / Pro Touring, BangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, OTHER
A while back we brought you a series of galleries from the SOVREN Northwest Historic road races at Pacific Raceways in Washington state. The event had a ton of different categories that ranged from...
Huge Drag Gallery: The United Black Drag Racers Association – Black Sunday Event – Byron Dragway
Aug 18, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage
The United Black Drag Racers Association has been unofficially around since the 1980s but officially since 1994 when they organized themselves formally. Originally born in the greater St. Louis area,...
Car Show Gallery: 2011 Goodguys Chicagoland Nationals
Aug 17, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
We’re totally pounding you with galleries today, but we suspect that isn’t much of a problem. After all, it is hump day and work sucks, so what better way to kill a day is there than...
Wednesday Bonneville Video Bonanza: More Cool Video From Speed Week 2011!
Aug 17, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Yesterday we brought you the freshest video we could find from Bonneville Speed Week 2011. Today, we’re back with the same thing because the sweet video footage keeps rolling in from the...
Swap Meet Gallery: The August 2011 Pomona Swap Meet – Cars Galore!
Aug 17, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Swap Meets
George Cross and Sons have been putting on the Pomona Swap Meet for decades. Their radio ads say they are, “The Southern California Original”. The swap meet’s size and reach are...
Update: The Hot Rod Magazine Special Camaro With a Supercharged Two Cylinder Big Block Chevy Runs 32.414 MPH – Qualifies for Record
Aug 17, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Well this is oddly cool! When Keith Turk and Hot Rod Magazine’s David Freiburger fragged the 1100hp blown big block Chevy in their Camaro at Bonneville, all hope seemed lost for the week. The...
Goodguys Ohio Nationals Bonus Gallery: Shots from the Show and the Autocross!
Aug 17, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
While Chad was screaming into the mic as the announcer of the autocross at the Goodguys Ohio Nationals, countless hot rodders thrashed on their junk with varying levels of success between the cones....
