Ridetech Announces 1,000,001 Mile Shock and Strut Warranty. No BS, Their Stuff Will Last, And They Are Standing Behind It!
Dec 31, 2012Chad ReynoldsSponsor News
A few weeks ago Ridetech President and Owner Bret Voelkel sent me an email asking me what I thought of a new program that he wanted to launch where any Ridetech shocks bought after January 1, 2013...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! From All Of Us At BANGSHIFT.COM!
Dec 31, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Happy New Year!!! It’s been a wild and crazy but super bitchin ride in 2012 for us here at BangShift.com and we hope that you have enjoyed it as much as we have. We also hope that 2012 has been...
Thank You BangShift.com Contributors! We Owe You For All The Crashes, Wheelstands, Stories, and Coverage.
Dec 31, 2012Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
WE RULE!!! No, really, we do… BangShift.com is the coolest place on the web because we have the greatest guys and gals ever contributing to what we do. Each and every week throughout 2012,...
Watch a Rear Axle Failure Completely Destroy The Back Of 1968 Camaro Drag Car
Dec 31, 2012Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, RACING & ACTION, Videos
We’ve all seen the videos of rear ends completely breaking free from drag cars, launching them into the air and smashing back down to Earth. This video is different from those in the fact that...
Lucas Oil Needs Your Help: They Need 78 More Likes On Facebook To Hit 40,000. LIKE THEM NOW!
Dec 31, 2012Chad ReynoldsSponsor News
We’re excited for Lucas Oil because they are almost at 40,000 likes on Facebook and need your help to get over the hump today! We have to help them do it today because that was they can start...
BS Photo Highlight Reel: Greg Rourke’s Favorite Photos From 2012 – Autocross, Drags, and More!
Dec 31, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Words and Photos by Greg Rourke) – Not long ago I would try to get access to the wall at drag strips to take photos. The answer was always “no”. Then I started sending a few...
RacingJunk Find: Bobby Allison’s 1980 IROC Championship Winning Camaro – When Stock Cars Were Cool!
Dec 31, 2012Brian LohnesRacing Junk Find
For many years the IROC (International Race of Champion) Series was a big deal to both racers and fans. Drivers from all different disciplines of racing were pitted against one another in identically...
BS Photo Highlight Reel: Tommy Lee Byrd’s Favorite Photos Of 2012 – Races, Shows, Cool Stuff!
Dec 31, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – This year gave me lots of opportunities for cool pictures, as I rarely had a free weekend without some sort of car show, drag race or other motorsports...
BS Daily Tune Up: Kickstart My Heart – Motley Crue (1989)
Dec 31, 2012Brian LohnesBS Daily Tune Up
The hair was big, the lifestyle was rampantly out of control, and the music was packing stadiums and arenas as big as were available in the late 1980s. Motley Crue was at the top of their game during...
FREE California Hot Rod Reunion LIVE Replay 2012: If You Missed It The First Time We’ve Got It Again
Dec 28, 2012Chad ReynoldsRACING & ACTION
Didn’t make it to Famoso for the California Hot Rod Reunion? Were racing and missed some of the action? Live under a rock and didn’t know BangShift would be there LIVE broadcasting from...
A-FAB, Owners of AFCO, Dynatech, and US Brakes Now Owns ProShocks Too
Dec 28, 2012Chad ReynoldsSponsor News
A-FAB, the parent company of AFCO Racing and Dynatech, as well as US Brakes, has just purchased Pro Shocks as well. “Pro Formance” brand shocks have been around for years and, like...
Best of BS 2012:Toyota to Join NHRA Pro Stock – Rendering – GM Furious Over Engine
Dec 28, 2012Brian LohnesBangShift News
(Original air date – 4/1/2012) – BangShift has learned that Toyota will be joining NHRA Pro Stock in 2013 by entering a version of the upcoming 2013 Toyota Solara as their chosen body...
BS Photo Highlight Reel: Joe Grippo’s Favorite Images From 2012
Dec 28, 2012Brian LohnesGallery
(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – (Editor’s note: Joe Grippo was our very first photo contributor to BangShift. He’s OG as far as Chad and I are concerned!) I don’t remember...
Best of 2012: Wild Video of a Funny Car Driver Getting Bathed In Boiling Hot Trans Fluid And Escaping
Dec 28, 2012Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
Driving a Funny Car, whether it is powered by a blown alky engine, a nitro mill, or even a gas motor takes real courage. This video is proof in living color. My pal Jon Wall owns and drives the...
