Gearhead Guys You Should Know: Clay Smith
Jan 23, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift News
Clay Smith, the legendary purveyor of speed during the early days of professional racing here in America is a gearhead guy you should know. He’s a more than worthy guy to be profiled. Heck,...
Cool Build: The Madmen At Autofab Race Cars Are Building An LS1 Prius!
Jan 23, 2014Dave NuttingBangShift News
You knew it was bound to happen eventually: Someone is finally swapping an LS1 into a Prius. I’ve heard rumors of such mythical creatures before, including a Prius that had a LS7 transplanted...
This Blown Alcohol Hemi Powered Three Wheeled 1957 Chevy Thing Pegs The WTF Meter Pretty Hard
Jan 23, 2014Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, Videos
Even we, the mighty BangShift staff get flummoxed sometimes. Take this video below for example. The film features a three wheeled vehicle with roughly the same wheelbase as an altered, a sectioned...
A Cool G Part Deux: Our 383 LS Gets Boost And Makes Over 1000 Horsepower For The Street
Jan 23, 2014Chad Reynolds1320 Tech Story, BangShift 1320
By: Richard Holdener (Onthedyno.com) Back in part 1 we introduced Bangshifters to our Cool G 383 build up. What started out as a simple, iron-block 5.3L was quickly transformed into a 383 stroker by...
Retro Galleries: Hundreds Of Photos From the 2013 Grand National Roadster Show
Jan 23, 2014Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Gallery
Editor’s note: BangShift’s coverage of the 2014 Grand National Roadster Show will begin tomorrow. To get your juices flowing for killer hot rods and customs, check out the photo links...
Huge News: Dragway 42 Hires Aaron Polburn In Consulting Role As Consultant Of Stuff – Cue Madness!
Jan 22, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Well, holy smokes! Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian was the first to alert us to the fact that Ohio’s Dragway 42 has hired Aaron Polburn in a consulting role to work with the track in doing stuff like...
The COPO Camaro Program Continues For 2014. Can You Guess What New Color Is Available?
Jan 22, 2014Chad ReynoldsBangShift News
We got word today that the Chevrolet Performance COPO Camaro Program will in fact continue for 2014 and that a brand new color is going to be available. We’ll let you guess what that color is...
Kepner Sez: Nitro Burning Flat Track Ice Motorcycle Racing Is Indoor Winter Insanity (W/Video)
Jan 22, 2014Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
(Text by Bret Kepner, photos from XIIR) -If it’s the third week in January, it’s time to start the season for one of the most unique forms of indoor motorsports on the planet. It’s the return...
Watch These Videos Of Red Bull Frozen Rush V8 Trucks Flying Through The Maine Snow!
Jan 22, 2014Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
I should have added “and revel in our total failure,” to the title of this blog item because that is what I feel as I watch them. Let me explain. Recently at the Sunday River ski resort...
A Gazillion Mile Mustang On Craigslist With Ad Verbage Hilarity You Won’t Want To Miss
Jan 22, 2014Chad ReynoldsCraigslist Find
We love funny Craigslist Ads. They crack us up, and have become one of those things that we love hearing about. When our buddy RTC sent us this one from Columbia, South Carolina for a 1968 Mustang...
BangShift Question Of the Day: Why Do You Love Cars?
Jan 22, 2014Dave NuttingBangShift Question Of The Day??
Do you ever just stop and think about what you love most about cars and why you love them? If asked, I’m sure that everyone has a slightly different reason for their infatuation: It could be the...
Great News: Drag Race Central Is NOT Dead!
Jan 22, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift News
Rumors of Drag Race Central’s demise were apparently greatly exaggerated, which is great news for fans of straight line action all over the world. We have received confirmation from DRC’s...
NitroAmerica’s Epic Behind The Scenes Video Of Tony Bartone’s First Win In Nostalgia Top Fuel
Jan 22, 2014Chad ReynoldsHISTORIC, RACING & ACTION
At the 2013 New England Hot Rod Reunion, we watched the fastest Nostalgia Top Fuel Dragster in history get it’s first win. Despite previous attempts at victory at both the March Meet and...
Craigslist Find: This 1960 International B-162 Wrecker Is The Greatest
Jan 22, 2014Brian LohnesCraigslist Find
I once considered myself lucky to be surrounded by gearhead friends. You know the ones. The people always supporting wacky ideas regarding project cars, the ones you’d drink beer and thrash...
