The Four-Wide Nationals are Returning to zMax Dragway April 13-15 – Be There!
Mar 07, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Back in the old school developmental days of organized drag racing, there were very few rules about anything. Yes, there were classes and tech inspections to some level, but there weren’t...
Awesome In Car Video of a Big Block Chevy Powered McLaren M6B Can Am Car Flying Around Laguna Seca
Mar 07, 2012Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
There are few eras in racing that we’re more sad that we missed than the golden age of Can-Am in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These were some of the most drop dead sexy full bodied race cars...
GM Halts Camaro ZL1 Production Due to “Quality Assessment”
Mar 07, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Chevrolet has stopped production and reportedly recalled the one Camaro ZL1 that was delivered to a customer in Texas due to a “quality assessment” that is being made of all the cars...
Carnage Photos: Here’s the Aftermath of Mark Sanders’s Funny Car Crash at the 2012 March Meet
Mar 07, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
The most violent and destructive wreck at the 2012 March Meet was the early event wall banger suffered by Mark Sanders and his Mr. Explosive Nova. His crash was a high speed top end affair and the...
Lunati Rolls out Budget Voodoo Cranks for Ford, Chevy, and Pontiac Applications
Mar 07, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Long known for their high performance camshafts, Lunati also offers a wide variety of crankshafts as well. Adding to that already varied lineup is the new Voodoo series cranks that the company...
Gallery: Meet the Legends Nostalgia Drags – Sealy, Texas Gallery Two
Mar 07, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Yesterday we unleashed the first batch of photos that Charles Wickam shot at the “Meet the Legends” nostalgia drags held in Sealy, Texas. We’re...
Redline Motorsports to Build ZLR Camaro – Special Edition of ZL1 With Styling and Performance Upgrades
Mar 07, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
The Camaro ZL1 is the hot topic du jour among fans of domestic performance cars. While they are just starting to roll out of the factory doors up in Canada, companies like Redline Motorsports are...
ADRL Names 25-Year Old Jimmy Holzman as Technical Administrator for SuperCar Showdown Class
Mar 06, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
One of the final pieces of the ADRL’s SuperCar Showdown class was naming the guy (or girl) who was going to be in charge of tech for the category. In our interview with Bret Kepner, he told...
Nostalgia Drags Gallery: Meet the Legends Nostalgia Drags – Sealy, Texas
Mar 06, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Drag Races
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – While we were broadcasting the March Meet from Bakersfield last weekend, Texas photo contributor Charles Wickam was at another killer nostalgia event in Sealy,...
Chris Alston’s Chassisworks Joins the BangShift Family of Sponsors
Mar 06, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News, Sponsor News
We are proud to announce that Chris Alston’s Chassisworks has joined BangShift as a sponsor! Chris Alston’s Chassisworks has been in business for more than 35 years and in that time have...
Holy Smokes Video: Watch an Aussie Holden Monaro Unleash a Shuttle Launch Burnout
Mar 06, 2012Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Normally when we talk about Australia and burnouts we’re talking about some lunatic frying the hides off the back of his blown street machine while busting out donuts and figure eights in a...
Barnstormin’: The Chevy Volt is Nearing Modern Edsel Status With Production Halt
Mar 05, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
GM’s recent announcement that they are going to stop Chevy Volt production for five weeks in order to manage inventory levels is the latest piece of bad news to beset one of the most highly...
Denver Schutz Drives a Front Engine Top Fueler Up a Wall and Down Again Without Flipping
Mar 05, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Today at the 2012 March Meet Top Fuel racer Denver Schutz appeared to suffer a crash on the top end of the race track. In actuality, he pulled off one of the most incredible front engine dragster...
