BangShift NHRA Coverage: The 2012 O’Reilly RT66 NHRA Nationals – KILLER PHOTO GALLERIES
Jun 29, 2012Brian LohnesDRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – The action at RT 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois has begun at the 2012 running of the O’Reilly Auto Parts and we’re there to bring it to you!...
Bonus Event Coverage: Vintage Historic Racing and The Shelby American Auto Club Meet From Watkins Glen!
Jun 29, 2012Brian LohnesAutocross / Pro Touring, BangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Jeremy George) – A short while back we ran a photo gallery from the 2012 Shelby American Automobile Club national meet and SVRA historic races at Watkins Glen, NY. As it turns out,...
Gearhead Guys You Should Know: Charles Kettering
Jun 29, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’re going back to the old school again this week’s Gearhead Guy You Should Know: Charles Kettering. He was undoubtedly one of the smartest guys to ever work in the automotive world. His...
Cool Video: A Man, His Hot Rod, and A Perfect Explanation of How Cool the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Is
Jun 29, 2012Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
Chad and I have been attending the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, Kentucky for several years now. We have always worked hard to let the world know that the event is...
Question of the Day: Is Originality Important to You In A Car?
Jun 29, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – With that last blog item on the 1962 Chevy wagon that is pretty close to all original but isn’t, it made us consider how important originality is to us in...
RacingJunk Find: A Fantastic Survivor 1962 Chevy Bel Air Wagon With 409 Power!
Jun 29, 2012Brian LohnesRacing Junk Find
This is one hell of a cool wagon and it is a survivor with a 409ci twist. The body, paint, interior, gauges, etc, are all 100% as delivered 50 years ago from Chevrolet. The transmission, a three...
BS Exclusive: The First Photos Tim Arfons’ Recreated Green Monster 19 – The Front Engine Turbine Car!
Jun 28, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
There isn’t a drag racing announcer in the world that hasn’t made some sort of lame quip about a front engine turbine powered dragster. It is an easy joke to make while the jets are...
Mark Your Calender: 2013 Power Tour Dates and Stops Announced – We’re Planning on Being There!
Jun 28, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Ladies and gentleman start your 2013 vacation requests now! The word has been passed down from Hot Rod Magazine regarding the dates and venues for the 2013 Hot Rod Power Tour. Everything we have...
Epic Historical Photo: “The Arfons Brothers and Their Green Monsters”
Jun 28, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Yesterday, I mentioned our tipsters and how they provide us with lots of really neat stuff. Take this photo for example, sent to us by reader Phil Richardson. He didn’t know of its exact...
Watch A Totally Bitchin’ Recap of Maple Grove’s 50th Anniversary Race
Jun 28, 2012Brian LohnesHISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Our big gallery of photos from Maple Grove’s 50th Anniversary race got a ton of attention because Joe Grippo did a great job shooting them and because the race had a 100% awesome line up of...
Milestone: We Published Our 6,000th Blog Item This Morning – Who’d a Thunk?!
Jun 27, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News, Barnstormin'
BangShift passed kind of a neat milestone this morning. It came quietly enough and like when the odometer of your car rolls past 100,000 miles no balloons fell from the ceiling, no indoor...
Icelandic Hillclimbing…You May Ignore the Laws of Physics, but The Laws of Physics Will Not Ignore You
Jun 27, 2012Chad ReynoldsCRASH & BURN, RACING & ACTION, Videos
When Ian Ellis sent us a link to a “Hillbilly Go Cart” Video, we were intrigued. But then we got all sidetracked with all the other crap that shows up on the side of the YouTube page and...
Camaro Parts Guru James “Floyd” Stinson, Founder of Firewheel Classics, Died at 65
Jun 27, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Firewheel Classics, Texas’ largest Camaro restoration parts supplier, is located in Wylie Texas in a nice brick building just down the road from notable hot rod and performance companies like...
BS EXCLUSIVE: A Never Before Seen, Incredible Photo Sequence of John Bartunek’s Massive Pro Mod Wreck From 2009
Jun 27, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Photos by Denis LeBlanc/ActionRacingPhotos) – This is one of, if not the most incredible top end crash photo sequence we have ever seen. Shot at the 2009 Shakedown at E-Town by Denis LeBlanc,...
