Volvo Truck Crash Testing Is Impressive To Watch – Big Impacts Teach Engineers Big Lessons
Nov 19, 2013Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Over the weekend we showed you the amazing Jean-Claude Van Damme stunt where he pulls off the epic split between two new Volvo big rigs that are reversing down a runway at relatively high speeds. One...
Video: Watch Danny Popp And Brian Hobaugh Battle For The Goodguys Autocross Championship – Incredible Cars, Incredible Drivers, Amazing History
Nov 18, 2013Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
This could be the coolest autocross final of all time. Two of the country’s best autocross drivers, both in Corvettes that are family heirlooms, one the newest champion of the Optima Ultimate...
Next Gen Racer With A Twist: The Rocketeer Funny Car Crew’s New Dodge Dart
Nov 18, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
When Jim Barrett and the rest of the crew on the Rocketeer AA/FC Nostalgia Funny Car come to a race, they do it family style. With Jim’s son Alex deciding that Drag Racing was the career choice...
Dry Lakes Landspeed Racing Photos: The Final SCTA El Mirage Meet Of 2013
Nov 18, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Land Speed Races, LAND SPEED RACES
As famous as Speed Week at Bonneville is, Land Speed Racers from far and wide flock to El Mirage California several times each year to compete on the famed dry lake. The SCTA El Mirage Dry Lakes...
Bruce Larson USA-1 Dragfest 2013 – A Gallery Of Hot Rods, Race Cars, And Muscle!
Nov 18, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Joe Grippo) — We’re going to get a great big gold star and slap it on Grippo’s forehead because the dude has been dominating the fall scene in the NY/NJ area. He was at...
RacingJunk Find: Steve Matusek’s Aeromotive Pro Mod Operation Is For Sale!
Nov 18, 2013Brian LohnesRacing Junk Find
Ford fans, this is your chance to get your mitts on one of the quickest and fastest Ford powered vehicles on planet Earth. Steve Matusek has put his Mustang pro mod operation up for sale. Is he...
2013 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational – Autocross Action Gallery
Nov 18, 2013Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries
(Photos courtesy of Optima Batteries) – While we showed you some cool shots from the road course action portion of the 2013 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational on Friday, we think the best...
Destruction Photos: What Happens When A Big Aluminum Rod Fails At 10,000 RPM
Nov 18, 2013Brian Lohnes1320 Tech Story, BangShift 1320
Last Friday I had occasion to visit my friends Dana and Jon at Custom Automotive Machine in Weymouth, Massachusetts for a story on the nostalgia nitro funny car they have run successfully out of...
Gallery: 61 Photos of First Gen Camaros
Nov 17, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Gallery
The first generation Chevy Camaro is one of the most popular and highly visible platforms used for street machines, drag race cars, pro touring cars, trars, paint dab restos, and mis-spelled...
The New Jean-Claude Van Damme Volvo Truck Split Video Is Awesome And Viral
Nov 17, 2013Brian LohnesMISC, Videos
With over 16-million views in only three days on YouTube, Volvo trucks has a legitimate viral success with their new clip featuring Jean Claude Van-Damme performing his signature split between two...
Watch Adrian Cenni’s Amazing And Historic (Successful) Barrel Roll Jump At Baja 1000
Nov 17, 2013Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
One of the big hyped up deals leading into the 2013 Baja 1000 was a never before publicly completed corkscrew truck jump that was to be completed by Adrian Cenni in his Pro 4 truck. We had heard for...
Nut Driver: Dave Nutting’s Life With A 25+ Year Old Car – An Introduction To Actually Taking The Plunge And Making An Old Car Your DD
Nov 17, 2013Dave NuttingBangShift Projects, Nut Driver, Project Cars
[“Nut Driver” is a new series that will feature updates on Dave Nutting’s attempts to daily drive his 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in Massachusetts 365 days a year] “Forget this nonsense, I...
Rising Dirtbike Star Kurt Caselli Killed In Wreck During 2013 Baja 1000
Nov 17, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
Kurt Caselli, the 30-year old off road dirt bike racing master who was set to burst onto the international scene in 2014 lost his life in a crash during the 2013 Baja 1000. When the news of his death...
