Sneak Peek: Ironworks Speed and Kustom Has Some Bitchin Projects in the Works!
May 31, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift News, Project Cars
Roger and the guys at Ironworks Speed and Kustom in Bakersfield California have been building bitchin chassis and complete cars and trucks for several years now including the 2011 Goodguys Giveaway...
Tire Smoking,Wheelstanding, Drag Gallery: NHRA Division One Sportsman Action From Maple Grove
May 31, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – The NHRA recently held a Division 1 points race at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania. BangShift’s Joe Grippo was on the scene and kept a keen eye on...
Rocket Racing Wheels Now Offers True Thread-On Knockoffs and We Dig ‘Em!
May 31, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift News, New Products, Sponsor News
To us there is nothing worse than the old set of Appliance wheels with the crap knockoff center caps. Not only is it a quick way to ruin the look of your car, but also instantly cheapens it. Rocket...
BangShift and GOJO Industries Team Up for the “The GOJO Giveaway 2012” – 10 Weeks of Prizes!
May 31, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Wrenching season is going at full tilt all across America. From coast to coast car guys and girls are getting greasy, oily, dirty, and grimy, each and every day working on their cars and trucks. With...
Question of the Day: What’s the #1 Thing On Your Automotive Bucket List?
May 31, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
A couple years back, I wrote a story in Hot Rod Magazine that was essentially the ultimate gearhead bucket list. A few of us threw ideas at the list and I glued the whole thing together for the...
Hellacious Dyno Video: Watch Lee Sicilio’s Turbo Barton Hemi Powered Beast Spin the Rollers!
May 31, 2012Brian LohnesENGINES, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Our pal Scott Clark is an EFI tuner that lays his hands and lap top on lots of different cars across the country. There are high performance street cars, drag cars, and land speed cars as well. The...
Racing Junk Find(s): A Pair of Outlaw Garden Pulling Tractors That We Totally Want
May 31, 2012Brian LohnesRacing Junk Find
Laugh if you want, but owning a modified garden tractor that is powered by either four cylinder Honda motorcycle engine or two stroke snowmobile engine is kind of on our bucket list. We were looking...
Live blog: NHRA Press Conference in Boston
May 30, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
We are here live in Boston at the NHRA press conference where a new national event will be announced for 2013 at New England Dragway. UPDATE: Event date to be June 20-23, 2013. UPDATE: Tom Compton...
WIN A FREE 5 or 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION KIT from American Powertrain…THIS WEEK!!!
May 30, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift News, Sponsor News
The dudes at American Powertrain have come up with another killer idea, and are giving away a FREE American Powertrain 5 or 6 Speed Kit featuring a Tremec Transmission this week! The contest is going...
Chinese Electric Car Explodes and Burns to Ground Killing All Occupants After Accident – Car Maker Wants to Import to USA
May 30, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
BYD is a large Chinese automaker, a company that wants to begin importing their electric cars to the United States, and the company that manufactured an electric taxi that was struck from behind,...
Cool Video: Highlights and Action From the Hotchkis Autocross at the 2012 Moparty at the Strip
May 30, 2012Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
We got tipped off to a cool video taken at the 2012 Mopars at the Strip event in Las Vegas. This year, the event was opened up to all muscle cars and people responded in droves. From ground pounding...
eBay Find: An Ultra Rare 1964 Mercury Park Lane Marauder With Factory 427 R-Code Power and a 4-Speed
May 30, 2012Brian LohneseBay Find
Last week we found a rare Pontiac for sale on eBay and this week it is one for the Ford crowd. This totally bitchin Mercury is supposedly just one of 54 built with “R” code 427 engines...
The Dirty Gearhead Phrase That Isn’t: Balls to the Wall
May 30, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
It is a phrase that lots of gearheads use frequently and probably few know the origin of. When you’re yapping with buddies and tell them that you’re going to run your car, “balls...
Cruise Gallery: The Pearland, Texas Cruise May 2012
May 30, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – A beautiful late Spring evening drew out a great crop of cars in Pearland, Texas recently and Charles Wickam was there with his trusty camera at the ready. There...
