1973 Drag Racing Documentary: Burn On – See The Best Jungle Jim Video Interview Ever!
Sep 09, 2013Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
To us, nothing is cooler than old school drag racing movies coming out of hibernation and finding their way onto the internet. We were tipped off to the newest and coolest one out there today. It is...
Gasser Video: Burnouts On BangShift’s Drive To LS Fest
Sep 09, 2013Chad ReynoldsRACING & ACTION
We had an awesome time cruising from Ridetech to LSFest last Thursday and documented the trip on ShowTheDrive.com, but the highlight had to be when we slid into RB&S Automotive in Beaver Dam...
Question of the Day: If You Were 16 Today and Given $5,000 to Buy A Car What Would It Be?
Sep 09, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Let’s play a little “what if” game today. What if it was your 16th birthday on this very date and a well to do grand parent handed you $5,000 in cold hard cash for you to purchase a...
Show The Drive: BangShift Chad’s Roadtrip To LS Fest Behind The Wheel Of A 1LE Camaro
Sep 09, 2013Chad ReynoldsROAD TRIPS
This was a fun trip. Sure it was only a few hours of driving, but it was on some of the most beautiful and simple roads that Indiana and Kentucky had to offer. And thanks to Scott and Michael of...
Event Photos: We Saw It All At Holley’s LS Fest 2013, And Have Photos To Prove It!
Sep 09, 2013Chad ReynoldsApex Event Coverage, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries
Lucky for us BangShift.com Contributor Bob Chiluk was on site snapping photos like a mad man at this weekend’s Holley LS Fest because Brian and I were announcing the entire weekend. While Brian...
Video: A Giant Antique Diesel Engine Comes To Life Again After 30 Years Of Sitting
Sep 09, 2013Chad ReynoldsHISTORIC
Most of our regular readers will expect that this blog item would come from Brian rather than Chad, but the truth is we both dig watching cool old motors run, even if it is on diesel. The engine in...
MSD Performance Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, We Find Out What’s Really Going On
Sep 07, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
When the announcement came out yesterday that MSD Performance had voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, everyone immediately started freaking out about parts availability, contingency...
Stopping Power Video: How Boeing Tests the Brakes on a Giant 747-8 Passenger Plane – This Will Ease Your Fear Of Flying…We Promise!
Sep 06, 2013Brian LohnesTECH, Videos
Boeing’s747-8 is the latest evolutionary step in the long standing 747 line. It is a huge by large flying machine that represents the best the company has to offer. The interesting thing about...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Worse Idea – The Flying Pinto Or Turbonique?
Sep 06, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
Human beings are very interesting creatures for a multitude of reasons, not least of which is our ability to come up with some really bad ideas and see them all the way to a predictable and horrible...
Dyno Video: Watch And Hear A 502ci LS Engine Grind Out 881 Naturally Aspirated HP On The Pump – RHS Block FTW!
Sep 06, 2013Brian LohnesENGINES, Videos
Typically when we hear about LS engines they are in the “normal” small block displacement parameters. You know, between 350 and 430 inches. Well due to the availability of aftermarket...
Gallery: More Great Photos From The 2013 Yellow Bullet Nationals!
Sep 06, 2013Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – One of the reasons that people love races like the Yellow Bullet Nationals is because the car actually look like cars. It sounds almost dumb to say, but in a world...
Friday Excuse To Go Home Early And Drink: GM Says Self-Driving Robot Car Will Be Available By 2020
Sep 06, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
Know what Homer Simpson would say about something like this? He’d probably make a reference to donuts and drink a beer, actually but that is beside the point. There hasn’t been much news...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Summer Is Not Over Yet! “Summertime Blues” by Alan Jackson
Sep 06, 2013Chad ReynoldsBS Daily Tune Up
Today’s BangShift Daily Tune Up should be inspiration for you to go out and do something fun and car related this weekend like Allen Jackson and his boys in this awesome Summertime Blues music...
Drag Racing Hero and Legendary Dad Bobby Lagana Sr. Passes
Sep 05, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
With a heavy heart it is our duty to report that Bobby Lagana Sr. the patriarch of the Lagana family and one of the great grassroots fuel racers of his generation has passed away. Lagana was stricken...
