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Feb 15, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Irwindale Speedway Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Feb 15, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Not sure how we missed this, but on Monday, the same day that the track announced they would be cancelling the entire 2012 season, Irwindale Speedway filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Chapter 11...
Watch a Restored Version of the First Zamboni Ever Built Go Back to Work on the Ice!
Feb 15, 2012Brian LohnesHISTORIC, MISC, Videos
If you are a gearhead that’s ever attended a hockey game, you’ve wanted to drive the Zamboni. The Zamboni is of course the machine that lumbers out onto the ice between periods and...
Watch a BMW Road Race Car Hit a Competitor’s Tire and Launch Into the Air at High Speed
Feb 15, 2012Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
You can see lots of wrecks coming a mile a away. Maybe a couple of competitors have been trading paint for a lap or two and one finally gives the other the ol’ chrome horn, or a racer on the...
eBay Find: A Cherry 1974 International Travelall – Woodgrain-sided perfection!
Feb 15, 2012Brian LohneseBay Find
The International Harvester Travelall was produced from 1953 to 1975 in several different variations and two different generations. Other than the Chevy Suburban, it was one of the first vehicles...
Insane Wreckage Video: A Massive Street Racing Crash Before the Race Even Starts!
Feb 14, 2012Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Here’s more evidence of how dumb street racing is. This video shows two competitors sitting still on a darkened highway getting ready to launch off. The starter is standing between the two cars...
60 Photos of Chevelles and El Caminos!
Feb 14, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Features, Gallery
In our continuing effort to bring you some relief from your office job each day, here’s a gallery featuring 60 photos of Chevelles and El Caminos. We may have even thrown in a GMC Sprint or two...
Gasser Racing Series Announces 8 Race Schedule for 2012 Season
Feb 14, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
If you haven’t heard of the Gasser Racing Series, you are missing out. With only two classes, a requirement for open headers, and an everything goes except Nitro mentality, this series is...
Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2012 Rules Announced – New Impound Rule
Feb 14, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Hot Rod Magazine recently announced the rules for Drag Week. These rules will stand for a couple of years so prospective competitors can build a car to race and know it will have a home when the...
Irwindale Speedway Update: The Entire 2012 Racing Season at the Facility Has Been Cancelled.
Feb 14, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
As we reported yesterday, the management at Irwindale Speedway was expected to make a statement regarding the plans for the track during the coming season. That announcement came and sadly it...
Wheel Tech: The Science and Specifications Behind a Top Fuel/Funny Car Drive Wheel From The Guys at Weld Racing
Feb 13, 2012Brian LohnesOTHER, Tech Stories
Of all the parts that take incredible abuse on a Top Fuel Dragster or Nitro Funny Car, the drive wheels are right there at the top of the list. In the blink of an eye they go from being at rest to...
Irwindale Speedway May Be Dead – Then Again, It May Not Be
Feb 13, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Irwindale Speedway, one of the last remaining drag strips in SoCal may be dead. The facility is most well known for the 6,500 seat circle track that was formerly sanctioned by NASCAR and has long...
Massey, Anderson, and Force Claim NHRA Winternationals Titles – See All of Our Coverage Here!
Feb 12, 2012Brian Lohnes1320 NHRA News, BangShift News, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
The 2012 NHRA O’Reilly Auto Parts Winternationals are complete and three familiar names have found their way into the winner’s circle this year. In Top Fuel, Spencer Massey fended off...
