Saab Declared Dead Again: This Time it is Probably True
Dec 07, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Like any good brain eating zombie, the Saab brand has been staggering around listlessly for a couple years now. They have not produced a car in months, have not paid their workers in a longer period...
GM Performance Announces Continuation of LSX Challenge Series For 2012
Dec 07, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
After a successful 2011 run, the four race LSx Challenge series will be back in 2012 per an announcement from GM Performance Parts. The series will comprised of five classes, four of which are heads...
24 Year Old Man Launches Mustang GT Off of a Parking Garage!
Dec 06, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’ve had a busy afternoon in the BangShift news room with tips literally pouring in from all over the world. This one is hot off the presses from Switzerland where a 24-year old man...
The Plot Thickens: Passengers Claiming That Ndamukong Suh Lied to Police About Crash, Injuries
Dec 06, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
It has been a bad couple of weeks for NFL star Ndamukong Suh and it looks like things are getting worse. Suh was suspended for blatantly stomping on a defenseless Green Bay Packers player during the...
Good Read: Car and Driver Interviews Monster Truck Icon Dennis Anderson
Dec 06, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Dennis Anderson is a true American success story. From the most humble of beginnings he has become the most famous guy in modern monster truck racing and the face of the Grave Digger brand that has...
Neat Video: Max Papis Burns the Tires Off the Back of His Stock Car in Front of Fans in Italy
Dec 06, 2011Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
While we may not have invented the burnout here in America, we certainly perfected it. As you’ll see in this video, tire smoke is an international gearhead language. What makes this scene cool...
Quick Look: Here is the Holley Throttle Body Every NASCAR Team is Mandated to Run in 2012
Dec 06, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
In the event that you’ve been living under a rock without cable or internet service, it may comes as a shock to you to learn that NASCAR is mandating all of their teams run EFI in 2012. This...
BangShift Product Test: Evapo-Rust – Does It Really Work?
Dec 06, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Chad and I were walking through the 2011 SEMA show and came upon the booth for a product called Evapo-Rust that seemed too good to be true. We talked to the folks in the booth and told them that...
PRI 2011: The Mast Motorsports 8.8L Clean Sheet Big Block
Dec 06, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
While wandering the rows at PRI we saw our pals at Mast Motorsports and dropped into to see what was new in their horsepower building lives. Spotting what looked to be an 8.1L Chevy big block, we...
Crazy Video: Wild Rides Crashes and Wheelstands 2011 by NitroArt Video
Dec 06, 2011Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Kevin at NitroArt Video is a BS forum member and a super talented guy with a video camera. He shoots a ton of door slammer and small tire races around Texas and the Southeast. His DVDs of the races...
Video: The COPO Camaro Makes Public Drag Strip Passes For the First Time
Dec 06, 2011Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
While GM is still calling the COPO drag race Camaro a “concept” and that they are still judging “public reaction” while showing it, we’re telling you for 100% sure that...
Lunatics: Freiburger and Hot Rod Guys Wrenching on A Ranchero – Will Road Trip to Alaska – Ice Race – Hopefully Not Die
Dec 05, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Our old pal Freiburger is probably the king of scheming and executing fun but masochistic road trips, but this time he may have outdone himself. He, Finnegan, and the rest of the henchmen at Hot Rod...
Fun Video: Lawn Mower Racing – A Profile of a Uniquely American Motorsport
Dec 05, 2011Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Lawn mower racing is not a five mph sport. As you will see in this video, these highly modified machines can touch 60mph in less than five seconds. They are lowered and their suspensions are cut,...
PRI 2011: A Neato Slider Driveshaft for Demo Derby Cars From Wiles Driveshafts
Dec 05, 2011Brian LohnesBangShift News
Consider this a BangShifty moment. I was cruising the 2011 PRI show when I ran into pals Keith and Tonya Turk. They were conducting some ECTA business, well Tonya was. Keith, as per usual was goofing...
