Cruise Gallery: The Sonic Cruise – Morgantown, Pennsylvania – August 2012
Aug 06, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Before Grippo spent the weekend at the drags, he and his wife took in a cool local cruise night that always draws some neat stuff. From classic bikes to old trucks,...
Drag Gallery: The 2012 Glory Daze Nostalgia Drags at Maple Grove Raceway
Aug 06, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Pennsylvania nostalgia drag racers and fans were out in force at the famed Maple Grove Raceway last weekend at the 2012 version of the Glory Daze Nostalgia Drags. With...
Hundreds Of Photos From Joe’s Minibike Reunion 2012: Customs, Hot Rods, Ruckus, CT’s, You Name It!
Aug 05, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
Joe’s Minibike Reunion was awesome!!! We showed up around 10:30am and the place was packed. Folks had started rolling in before 8 am, and were having a really good time. We have to say, this...
BangShift Sponsors Take Over NSRA Street Rod Nationals In Louisville This Weekend!
Aug 03, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift News, Sponsor News
It’s true! We’re taking over the world, one drag race or car show at a time! And BangShift sponsors are helping tremendously, but spreading the word. If you are going to be within a few...
Question of the Day: What’s The Best Bolt On Upgrade You Have Ever Made To A Project?
Aug 03, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
So I’ve been wrenching hard on ol’ Bufort T Justice this week installing the Hotchkis Sport Suspension parts and pieces. It has been a long process mainly because I am taking my time and...
Carnage Video: Duramax Trucks Experiencing Tie Rod and Driveshaft Failures at the Truck Pulls
Aug 03, 2012Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
The independent front suspension used in GM trucks has long been the bane of hard core truck guys. IFS is a pain the rear end to deal with when lifting a 4×4 as opposed to the simplicity of a...
Craigslist Find: A Homebuilt 1977 Ford Monster Truck That We Want For Absolutely No Good Reason
Aug 03, 2012Brian LohneseBay Find
Craigslist finds always seem to have more totally off the wall charm than similar things on eBay or RacingJunk. There’s a certain down home nature to the stuff we find or are tipped off to on...
Vermont Farmer Flips Out And Uses Massive Tractor To Crush Half of Town’s Police Cars!
Aug 02, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
In what can only be described as the craziest story we have heard about in a while, a Vermont farmer who was apparently fed up with the local police department, fired up his huge, four wheel drive...
Roadside Find Gallery: Moyock Muscle Cars – Moyock, North Carolina – Lots of Neat Projects For Sale!
Aug 02, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Gallery, ROAD TRIPS, Swap Meets
While on a recent road trip through the Carolinas, my mother and father in law happened upon a pretty neat place in the town of Moyock, North Carolina. At first blush it looks to be a classic car...
Guest Blog: Broadway Bob Metzler Remembered By Bret Kepner – The Epic Stories Were All True
Aug 02, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Editor’s note – We’re honored to have this guest submission from Bret Kepner that stands as the definitive chronicle of “Broadway” Bob Metzler’s life and career...
BS Approved Video: The Late Tom Hnatiw and Peter Klutt Thrashing A Roush Powered Starsky and Hutch Torino On the Track!
Aug 02, 2012Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Yesterday we told you about the passing of Tom Hnatiw, the very well liked and respected race announcer and TV guy. The show those of you in the USA remember Hnatiw on best was the SPEED...
This Guy Drove His RV Into A Pool A Few Miles From BS Eastern World HQ (W/Video!)
Aug 02, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Let’s set the scene. I had been wrenching on Project Buford T Justice all day. I was working up a pretty good sweat, I had not eaten in hours and then I smashed myself in the head with a...
Project Car Introduction: American Powertrain’s Project “Magnum 44” 1966 Dodge Coronet Convertible
Aug 02, 2012Brian LohnesMOPAR, Project Cars
This is the first installment in what will be a hella cool build from the boys at American Powertrain. Gray Fredrick, who is the CEO of American Powertrain scooped up a 1966 Dodge Coronet off of eBay...
Is This The Mug Shot of Former Torco/Knoll Gas CFO Latrell Preston?
Aug 02, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
While doing research for an upcoming story about the saga that was drag racing’s “Steroids Era”, a.k.a the Eval Knoll scandal, I happened to find this mug shot of a man named...
