The Ballad of Bobbo, Part 2: Big Blocks And Burnouts For Blocks
Jul 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF
(If you haven’t read Part 1 of The Ballad of Bobbo, I suggest you catch up with the craziness! You can read it here.) At some point in 2005, Bobby had gotten his hands on a 440ci big...
Take A (Literally) 15-Second Survey From Jiffy-Tite Motorsports And Enter To Win Free Stuff! (If This Takes Longer Than 15 Seconds You’re Doing It Wrong)
Jul 18, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, Sponsor News
Jiffy-Tite Motorsports makes the best fittings in the world for your hot rod or race car because they are super easy to use, they don’t leak, and they can make jobs like carb and transmission...
2014 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 Video: See Race TV Coverage This Sunday!
Jul 18, 2014Chad ReynoldsXL Spotlight, XL Videos
Every racer who attended the 2014 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 said this one was the toughest yet. Based on this video, we understand why. Check out Trophy Trucks, Buggies, Bikes, and more as they blaze...
This 1985 Chevy C30 Hauler Has A Four-Speed, A Big Block, And Cheesy 1980s Graphics – In Other Words, Perfection
Jul 18, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Hey, I dig the Roadkill hauler as much as the next guy but it does not have these sweet graphics or a four speed, so this one is better, right? The truck is insanely clean and would be the perfect...
Watch This Awesome Dodge Power Wagon Mega-Truck Successfully Complete A Back Flip – Awesome Clip
Jul 18, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
A few days ago we showed you what happened when a huge truck tried to perform a backflip and instead the entire front suspension fell out of the truck in violent and spectacular fashion. Today we...
Ride Along With Jerry Hoffmann On A 202mph Pass! He Earns A Spot In The ECTA 200mph Club On This Run
Jul 18, 2014Brian LohnesLAND SPEED RACES
I have become seriously enamored with the world of land speed racing over the last few years and the reasons are many. The racers I have interacted have been amazing people, the cars and motorcycles...
Tiny Town, Huge Car Show – Photos From St Paul, Nebraska Where Hot Rodders Invaded The Town With Awesome Iron
Jul 18, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – The tiny town of St. Paul, Nebraska hosts a yearly car show that brings out hundreds of cars from all around the great plains. Part of the Grover...
SCCA To Invite Muscle Cars To Compete At Tire Rack Pro Solo Finale – Classic American Muscle Class On The National Stage
Jul 18, 2014Brian LohnesApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
We got an email from Dave Dusterberg who is an SCCA Regional Executive working in the Indiana region and a guy who was one of the driving forces in the creation of the SCCA Classic American Muscle...
This Awesome Video Gives A Great Look At The History Of The Unimog From The 1940s Until Today – Unstoppable From Beginning To End
Jul 18, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
It isn’t too much of a stretch to say that the Unimog can be considered the most versatile four wheel drive truck in the world. There are a couple available versions of the truck. One of them...
Ebay Find: A Real-Life Car From Grand Theft Auto Can Be Yours!
Jul 18, 2014Bryan McTaggarteBay Find
I’ll happily admit that ever since playing Grand Theft Auto III in the early 2000’s that I’m addicted to the game series. Don’t go judging me based upon that. Ever...
Rough Start: Finding A Sea-Green Grand Prix In The Middle Of Iowa
Jul 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
Welcome to Ames, located dead-set in the middle of Iowa. If there’s anything there besides cornfields, I’ve yet to learn about it. And located in the middle of Ames is this gem of a 1977...
Rare Crash-Test Footage Of The Vector W8 Unearthed-And It Did Surprisingly Well!
Jul 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
The Vector W8 is a strange beast. Part Lamborghini insanity, part aviation engineering, part NASCAR, the W8 looked and sounded like something a fourteen-year-old kid would have dreamed up in his math...
Are You Putting Your Teenager Into A Rolling Deathtrap? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Thinks So.
Jul 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety published a story in the New York Times on July 16, 2014 titled “Teenagers’ Cars Are Older, Smaller, and Less Safe”, where the IIHS had performed a...
You Think Your Day Sucks? Your Jeep Could Be On Fire And Running Away From You.
Jul 18, 2014Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
Everyone has that one day that they wish they could ultimately forget. You know exactly what we mean: you woke up late, pissed off the boss, shredded the documents you actually needed, spilled hot...
