The Putnam, Connecticut Downtown Super Cruise 2014: Photo Coverage Of The Coolest Stuff On The Street
Aug 15, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage
(Photos by Ryan Severance) – When BangShifter Ryan Severance shot me a note and asked if I’d be interesting in sharing some photos from a cool show he was at recently, I jumped at the...
Tony Bartone Is Wielding His Nostalgia Top Fuel Dragster Like A Weapon – Undefeated In 2014!
Aug 15, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
If General Sherman had a dragster back when he was making his march, it probably would have looked something like this. Tony Bartone and his crew have been literally mowing down everyone and...
Friday Fact: Stirling Moss’s Sister Pat Moss-Carlsson Was An Ultra Talented Championship Rally Driver – Here’s Her Story
Aug 15, 2014Brian LohnesApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
People that are into racing like to talk about “natural drivers” or those who just seem to be blessed with an innate ability behind the wheel of a race car to make it dance, skate, slide,...
Now The Hog You Ride Can Smell Like The Tastier Part Of The Hog You Eat: Bacon-Powered Motorcycle
Aug 15, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, MISC, Videos
There are many smells that come from a typical motorcycle: oil, chain lube, exhaust. Let’s not talk about the biker themselves. What could possibly make a motorcycle run better and smell...
And Now, A Little Japanese Craziness: Drifting Kei Truck And Nose-Standing Kei Van!
Aug 15, 2014Bryan McTaggartApex Sideways, Apex Video, BangShift APEX
ExtremeDrivingTV is, near as best as I can tell, a YouTube channel that showcases Japanese drift culture. I watched a couple of episodes, just to make sure I would like it. There is always and...
A Six Minute Urban Hillbilly Video That Features NOTHING But Rapid Fire Wheelstand Action – This Is Sweet
Aug 15, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
The sweet, sweet footage continues to flow from the vault of Urban Hillbilly Action Video and this time it is a six minute compilation of wheelstands that range from wild on purpose to completely...
You Want Close Racing? Here’s Your Close Racing…How About Two-Thousandths Close?
Aug 15, 2014Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
2/1000ths of a second…it doesn’t get any better than this one, folks. During the 2014 Real World Street Nationals in Orlando, Florida, these two Mustangs, the New Edge being driven by Tim...
Would You Rather: A 1937 Chevy Wrecker That’s In Tough Shape Or A 1950 Dodge Power Wagon That May Be Worse
Aug 15, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
I’ve been jealous because both McTaggart and Chad have done a Would You Rather blog item so far and until this moment, I still had a goose egg in that category. Well that egg is present NO...
Burnout Fail Or Win? Watch This Camaro Give It A Shot And Judge For Yourself!
Aug 15, 2014Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
Seems innocuous enough, right? A early 3rd gen Camaro, looking a touch ratty but sounding like it’s housing a fairly healthy small block, rolls up to the blocks at a burnout contest in Yankton,...
This 1960s British News Reel About Drag Racing Features Awesome Color, A Funny Announcer, And American Horsepower
Aug 15, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Here’s some really cool vintage drag racing footage featuring top gas and top fuel slingshot dragsters that was actually made in England. In this video you’ll see the top fuel car known...
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sells at Monterey for over $38 Million Dollars
Aug 14, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, Bangshift Spotlight
The 1962 Ferrari GTO, considered the ultimate Ferrari to own, crossed the auction block at Monterey for $38,115,000 before premiums. Add to that a buyer’s premium of 20%, and you have a final...
Dodge Is Back In Trans-Am Racing! First Pictures Of The SRT Challenger TA2 Class Racer
Aug 14, 2014Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
Not content to let the Internet and everyone else take in the Hellcat Charger (especially just after the Hellcat Challenger news was finally slowing down), Dodge sent out another clip sure to raise...
An Original Tom McMullen Street Rodder Magazine 1932 Ford Roadster For Sale On Craigslist
Aug 14, 2014Chad ReynoldsCraigslist Find
Okay, this is a car we would not have expected to see for sale on Craigslist, but once again Jay found a surprise. At one of the fancy auctions, sure, but not Craigslist. According to the advertiser,...
Return To Snake River Canyon: Evel Knievel’s Failure To Be Rectified By Son Of Original Rocket Constructor And Hollywood Stunt Man
Aug 14, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift News
We’re not sure how we have missed this story for so long but the long and short of it is that within two months, there’s going to be another attempt made to jump the Snake River Canyon in...
