RacingJunk Find: The Late Ron Hammel’s 8,000hp Capable Dyno – One Bad Ass Piece of Living Hot Rodding History!
Oct 26, 2012Brian LohnesRacing Junk Find
Ron Hammel of 10,000RPM Dyno fame passed away in 2012. Hammel was a pioneer in the hot rod and drag racing world. His 10,oooRPM Speed Equipment company was the first outfit to sell nitrous kits to...
EFI Conversions and Engine Swaps Just Got Easier: The Easiest Fuel System You’ll Ever Install. REALLY! LOOK AT IT!
Oct 25, 2012Chad ReynoldsNew Products, Sponsor News
Aeromotive Fuel Systems has just come out with what we believe is the most revolutionary fuel system ever. The Phantom Fuel System can be installed AT HOME, BY ANY CAR JUNKIE, in ANY fuel tank...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Is This The Coolest Automotive Desk Ever?
Oct 25, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift Question Of The Day??
We dig automotive furniture, artwork, etc., but when Scott from Route2Media sent us this picture of an almost completely intact Mini Cooper built into a desk we were blown away. Of course we had to...
Event Coverage: More Than 100 Photos Of SCTA Racing At El Mirage, Where Dirt Is King…
Oct 25, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, LAND SPEED RACES, Land Speed Races
Zane McNary shot a bunch of great photos from the dirt at El Mirage this past Sunday, after shooting drag racing photos for us on Friday and Saturday from the California Hot Rod Reuninon. Since he...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Today’s Challenge (With a Twist!) and Yesterday’s Freak Identified!
Oct 25, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Once again, the BS readership has made me proud. I posted the photos of an odd looking inline four cylinder engine yesterday and it was the very first comment from Speedy that nailed it right out of...
eBay Find: An Ultra Rare 1957 Mack B-21 Fire Truck – One of Two Ever Made – 935ci Engine!
Oct 25, 2012Brian LohneseBay Find
My wife often accuses me of being a child. Unfortunately when she catches me slobbering over big red fire trucks on eBay, I can’t mount that credible a defense. Accusations aside, this 1957...
NHRA Museum Announces Dates For First Ever New England NHRA Hot Rod Reunion!
Oct 25, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
In news that is being heralded by drag racing fans around the entire Northeastern United States, the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum has announced the dates of the first ever New England NHRA...
Buford Update: We Flog The Suspension, Unveil a Mountain of Speed Parts, Spill Our Wild Drag Strip Plan
Oct 25, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Projects, Buford - 9C1 Caprice, Project Cars
(Photos by Dave Nutting and the author) – So last we left you, Buford T Justice had quit running on us twice during some mundane cruising action around town. The first time the car shut down we...
Video: Watch Kevin Fiscus Make A Full Eighth Mile Drag Radial With The Pass With the Front Wheels In The Air!
Oct 25, 2012Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Kevin Fiscus has long been known as one of the hardest running drag radial tire racers in the country. It was a couple of years ago that he became the first guy to run back to back 6-second/200mph...
Tune In: Live Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod This Weekend – Watch the End Of The English Drag Racing Season LIVE and FREE!
Oct 24, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Words by Andy Rogers – Photos by Julian Hunt) – Santa Pod Raceway’s 2012 racing season ends with Saturday’s Flame and Thunder Show and Eurodragster.com will be webcasting...
Video: Watch A Truck Tug Of War Come To a Flaming Halt In Florida
Oct 24, 2012Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Like the rock buggy we showed you earlier, tug of war competitions starring giant trucks are a southern creation. These events happen with regularity in central and southern Florida, often times in...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Yesterday’s Answer Plus Today’s Challenge and It Is A Tough One!
Oct 24, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Once again, the BangShift readership knocked it out of the park with yesterday’s identification challenge. The engine in question was in fact a Studebaker R4, which is one of less than 10 known...
Cruise Gallery: The Otto’s BBQ Cruise – Houston, Texas
Oct 24, 2012Brian LohnesCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Otto’s BBQ is a Houston landmark. Opened in 1951, the place has been feeding the area some of the best Texas-style BBQ for more than 60-years. Charles Wickam...
NEWS: Chevy Unveils Next Generation Small Block – Dubbed LT1 – Cam in Block – 450hp – 6.2L
Oct 24, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
Literally as we type this, Chevrolet is rolling out the newest version of the venerable small block. Dubbed the LT1, this engine displaces 6.2L, will make 450hp in the Corvette, has the cam in the...
