Amazing Save Video: Vic Hernandez Keeps His Corvette off the Wall at the El Paso Motorplex
Nov 07, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Now that we are back from SEMA we can start wading through all the great tips we got while working in Las Vegas at the show. One of the best ones we got came from MSD’s Robert Martin who set us...
Gallery: Big Trucks and Other 4×4 Vehicles at SEMA 2011
Nov 07, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Trade Shows
Acting under strict orders from Chad, I did not enter the four wheel drive and off road hall until Friday morning. When I did, I was greeted by an awesome array of trucks, Jeeps, and other vehicles....
SEMA 2011 – A Six Speed Dog Box Manual For Rear Wheel Drives From Quaife
Nov 07, 2011Brian LohnesNew Products
As Chad and I were cruising the 2011 SEMA show on Friday we happened upon a booth with a bad ass crash box for sale. Long known for their differentials and transmissions for foreign stuff, Quaife now...
Bastards: Kansas City International Raceway To Be Bought by City Government and Made Into a Park
Nov 07, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Kansas City International Raceway, which has been in operation since the late 1960s and formerly served as the home of the American Hot Rod Association appears to be dead, taken in a series of...
Breaking News: Danny Popp Wins 2011 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational in Corvette – Insanely Tight Battle With Mark Stielow
Nov 06, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Noted racer Danny Popp has won the 2011 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational after a down to the wire battle with Mark Stielow. In a virtual dead heat on points after all the events were tallied,...
The Final RideTech Report of the Week From SEMA 2011
Nov 05, 2011Brian LohnesCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
As we post this, RideTech’s Brett Voelkel is tooling on the now infamous “48 Hour Camaro” at the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational in Nevada. The competition is probably the...
Video: SEMA 2011: Detroit Speed is EVERYWHERE!!!!
Nov 05, 2011Chad ReynoldsSHOWS & EVENTS, Videos
Here at BangShift.com we are proud to have the finest suspension system companies on the planet as part of our great group of sponsors. It means we get to hang out with great people who really know...
Video: AFCO Racing SEMA 2011: Shocks, Struts, Radiators, K-Members and More!
Nov 05, 2011Chad ReynoldsSHOWS & EVENTS, Videos
Longtime BangShift.com Sponsor AFCO Racing showed up at the 2011 SEMA Show in full force, and we’ve got a ton of great stuff from them to show you. From Cobra Jet Mustang heat exchangers to...
Golden Ticket Selections for The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational Announced – Action This Weekend!
Nov 04, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational is set to begin this afternoon at the close of the 2011 SEMA show with the competitors going on a road rally to their ultimate destination of Pahrum,...
SEMA 2011 – Oddly Cool Stuff
Nov 04, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Trade Shows
Earlier this week we brought you a few photos of stuff that was either hideous, showed some glaring safety issues, or was too weird for a non-profane description. Consider this the yin to that yang...
Lingenfelter has it all! New Crate Engines, Signature Series Camaros, and More.
Nov 04, 2011Chad ReynoldsEvent Coverage, OTHER
Lingenfelter has always been know for big boy power on the both the street and the strip. Well this week Lingenfelter is back on the Vegas Strip for the first time in 10 years, brought the big guns...
Engine Porn Gallery: Chevrolet High Performance V8 engines from the 1960s to Today!
Nov 04, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Trade Shows
Part of Chevrolet’s massive SEMA display is the historic engines collection that travels the country and gets set up and different shows and events. We have seen bits and pieces of it before,...
SEMA 2011 – Autometer Introduces Cool New Products and Launches Custom Gauge Website – Coolness Ensues
Nov 04, 2011Brian LohnesNew Products
We had been hearing about some cool stuff being launched by the guys over at Autometer, so we decided to barge into their display and find out for ourselves. It turns out the rumors were right and...
SEMA 2011 – Cherry Bomb Exhaust Update
Nov 04, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
We stopped in to chat with our pals at Cherry Bomb and got the latest scoop on their plans for the upcoming year. Cherry Bomb has really worked hard in developing their racing mufflers and exhaust...
