The Top 11 Best Ways to Fend Off the Hot Rodder’s Winter Blues
Jan 10, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
Although we are experiencing a nice week of warm weather up here in the Northeastern corner of the country, we were freezing our cojones off not too long ago and we’ll most likely be doing that...
Gallery: 50 Photos of Nostalgia Funny Cars
Jan 10, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Gallery, Historic Photos
The two hottest classes in drag racing over the last 10 years have been the Nostalgia Flops and the myriad of small tire door slammer action happening all over the country. The nostalgia funny cars...
LIVE: PowerShift With Chad And Brian Thursday At 6pm pst/9pm est. Submit Your Questions!
Jan 10, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
Join us for an hour of LIVE Chad and Brian talking about all things BangShifty, and recapping some of our favorite stuff from the week. This week we’ll be talking Pro Street, Vacations,...
Video: The World Record Largest Group Burnout at Summernats 26 From Australia!
Jan 10, 2013Chad ReynoldsCRASH & BURN, RACING & ACTION
Those damn Aussies are at it again! Scotty’s latest video is great, and it starts off with the largest group of cars we’ve ever seen doing a burnout TOGETHER at one time. 69 cars, smoking...
New Product: Holley’s New Modular Mid-Rise Intake For Cathedral Port LS Engines
Jan 10, 2013Chad ReynoldsNew Products, Sponsor News
Holley’s Hi-Ram intake has been a big hit since it’s inception, but there are guys that just didn’t have enough under hood clearance to run one. Now there is another option thanks...
Craigslist Find: 1948 Ton and a Half Studebaker Culligan Water Truck – Just What Brian Needs!
Jan 10, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
If you were watching last week’s PowerShift LIVE, you would have heard Brian telling a story about being a water delivery guy back in the day, and dumping 5 gallon bottles of water on the...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Ronnie and the Daytona’s “Little GTO”
Jan 10, 2013Chad ReynoldsBS Daily Tune Up
Growing up in a racing family, with a dad that listened to the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, and Ronnie and the Daytonas, meant that I listened to as much great surf and car music on Dad’s 4...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Should Pro Street Be Dead?
Jan 09, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift Question Of The Day??
I’m a big time Pro Street Fan. I love them. Trailer queens, real street drivers, street drivers that run in the 6’s like Larry Larson’s Chevy II, I like them all. And back in the...
Ebay Find: A Pro Street ’86 Pontiac Grand Prix That Can’t Be Far From Drag Week Ready
Jan 09, 2013Chad ReynoldseBay Find
We love Pro Street, and think it deserves a second chance! So be the first on your street with a new Pro Street car. This one reminds us of Matt and Debbie Hays Olds Ciera for some reason, although...
Rocket Racing Wheels Unveils The Rocket Booster 6 In Hyper Shot- Bitchin’ Style For Your Truck Or SUV!
Jan 09, 2013Brian LohnesSponsor News
As we all know, wheels make or break the look of a car, truck, or even an SUV. The market for truck and SUV wheels has been pretty thin on cool options (in our eyes anyway). There’s lots of...
BangShift Exlusive: George Poteet’s, Rad Rides Built, Talladega Inspired ’69 Torino Assembly Pics
Jan 09, 2013Chad ReynoldsFORD, FORD
(Photos by Rob McGaffin) The famed 1969 Torino, owned by George Poteet, that is being built at Rad Rides By Troy, has been the talk of the hot rodding world for the past couple years. And thanks to...
Video: Victor Bray and Pete Kapiris Crash – Top Doorslammer Wreck Could Have Been Far Worse – Crazy Video
Jan 09, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News, CRASH & BURN, Videos
Yesterday we showed you a wild video of an Australian Top Doorslammer racer experiencing a big fire and doing an amazing job of getting the car hauled down without hitting anything or making the...
Barnstormin’: Wooden Blocks and A Diecast Camaro
Jan 09, 2013Brian LohnesBarnstormin'
Those were the two major items that my son Tom asked “Santa” for this Christmas. We…I mean he, happily filled that request and he’s been building garages, bridges, workshops,...
BangShift.com Daily Tuneup: AC/DC “Highway To Hell” A Rock Anthem!
Jan 09, 2013Chad ReynoldsBS Daily Tune Up
As the resident metal head, I thought it was time to crank this up a notch. Hell, all the way to 11 actually. AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” marked a pivotal moment in rock and roll...
