Drag Week 2014 Roadside Find: Muffler Car! This (Was) A Running And Driving Promo Vehicle
Sep 11, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
One of my favorite parts about Drag Week is the fact that competitors have to drive on a predetermined route to the next track. On the route they have to pay attention, wear seat belts, and stop at...
Tanner Foust’s New Global RallyCross VW Beetle Makes A Teaser Appearance, Demands To Be Taken Seriously
Sep 11, 2014Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
Tanner Foust, the lovable little imp from Top Gear USA and professional rallycross driver, has ditched his Ford Festiva WRC ride for a Volkswagen Beetle. But don’t be too quick to like up the...
Watch As This Toyota Land Cruiser Takes A Lesiurely Swim In An Australian River
Sep 11, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
The standard rule of thumb when it comes to crossing a river in a car of any type is: DON’T. Ask anyone in Phoenix right now who had the misfortune of learning the hard way this week. But...
Check This Out: Highly Detailed Model Trucks And Scenery At A Show In Germany
Sep 11, 2014Bryan McTaggartMISC, Videos
Most of us are used to the point-and-squirt style of remote controlled vehicles. But the highly detailed R/C car business is a big deal in other parts of the world. This video was taken this April at...
Enjoy This Classical Rally Footage Of Ford Escorts Playing In The Woods
Sep 11, 2014Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Oh, yes, this rules. This movie was compiled together from Ford historical footage, so ignore the stupid late-1980’s music playing in the film and enjoy the sounds and sights of Ford Escorts...
Ferrari CEO di Montezemelo Steps Down! What Is The Future Of The Prancing Horse?
Sep 10, 2014Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
It’s official: Luca di Montezemelo stepped down as CEO of Ferrari. After years fighting with Fiat owner Sergio Marchionne over Ferrari’s production direction coupled with a disastrous...
Hotchkis Sport Suspension End Of Summer Sale Means Big Time Savings Are At Hand! Over $1,000 On Some Products
Sep 10, 2014Brian LohnesSponsor News
Sad as it is to say, Summer is nearly over and that means (for most of us) that it will be soon time to park the cars and get thinking on plans for 2015. Well, the people at Hotchkis know that and...
Three Guys, A Dragster, A Wounded Station Wagon, And A Rickety Trailer – An Adventure For The Ages In 1978
Sep 10, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag Racing Feature, BangShift 1320
(Words and Photos by Carl Blanton) – (Editor’s note: There are few cooler things in the world to read than racers telling their stories of high adventure from back in the day. I was...
Gallery: Cool Engines Captured From The BangShift Photo Vault
Sep 10, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries
(Photos from the BangShift collection) — I have always thought that engines make for compelling photos. The way people modify them, the way they dress them up, the way they try to disguise or...
Rough Start, The Drag Week Edition: This 4th Gen Is A Power Adder Away From Greatness
Sep 10, 2014Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
Since the bosses are out enjoying Drag Week, I decided that my contribution to the events (besides keeping BangShift rolling along) would be to mess with the Rough Start parameters in the goal of...
BangShift Doorslammer Gallery: Action Photos From The PDRA Meet Last Weekend
Sep 10, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Drag Races
(Photos by David Whealon) – When BS shooter David Whealon sent me a note saying that he was thinking of attending the PDRA Race at Rockingham Dragway and bringing his camera, I was pretty...
We Get The Inside Scoop On What It Was Like At The Inaugural Speedway Motors CAM Invitational Challenge
Sep 10, 2014Dave NuttingApex Racing News, Apex Spotlight, BangShift APEX
(Photos and words by Lance Hamilton) [Nutting: By now most Bangshift readers should be familiar with my daily driver 1987 Monte Carlo LS that I autocross on a regular basis in the Classic American...
Show Gallery: Cruisin’ For A Cure Car Show at Bruster’s Ice Cream in Bowling Green, KY
Sep 10, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Drag Races
Most anywhere in America, you can find a car cruise of some type during the summer months. It might take a little investigation or a short drive but they can be found, and can vary from a few cars to...
Just In Case You Thought Dodge Had A Shred Of Sanity Left, Now You Can Lease A Hellcat
Sep 10, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, MOPAR
At just north of sixty grand, the Hellcat is a bargain for it’s power output. But one would think that people would straight-up buy their Charger or Challenger…while sixty large...
