Cadillac To Bring Out Hands-and-Feet Free “Super Cruise” System Within Two Years. Are You Ready For The Self-Driving Caddy?
Sep 08, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, OTHER
It appears that Cadillac is going to be the first to offer a hands-and-feet-free driving mode for one of it’s vehicles. Announced by General Motors CEO Mary Barra during a keynote speech, the...
Hot Rod Drag Week 2014 – Tech Day Photos And HUGE Testing Numbers From Tulsa — Click HERE
Sep 08, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races
(Photos by Chad Reynolds) – It is official, Drag Week 2014 will be the largest in the 10 year history of the event with a final tally of more than 300 competitors that’ll try to survive...
New Stuff: Trick Flow Specialties GenX® 260 Cylinder Heads for GM LS7 Now Available – Huge Power Potential
Sep 08, 2014Brian LohnesSponsor News
After spending the weekend at the 2014 Holley LS Fest in Bowling Green, Kentucky, I’m still on a bit of an LS kick, apparently because when I saw this news release from Trick Flow my ears and...
Watch David Campbell’s Huge Manifold Explosion And Subsequent Fire From PDRA Rockingham
Sep 08, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
PDRA Pro Nitrous racer David Campbell went for a ride he will surely never forget last weekend at Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina. While making a qualifying attempt, Campbell’s Sonny...
Mark Rebilas Chooses His Top 60 Photos From The 60th Chevrolet Performance NHRA US Nationals – Spectacular Stuff In Here
Sep 08, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Mark Rebilas Photography) – We’re always excited when we get a note slid under the door by super awesome shooter Mark Rebilas tipping us off to something he’s posted on...
Southeast Gasser Association Action Gallery From PDRA Rockingham – Quain Stott’s Period Correct Gasser Group Rules
Sep 08, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races
(Photos by DWPhotos/David Whealon) – When Dave Whealon asked if we’d like to see some of the stuff that he shot at the PDRA event which was held at Rockingham Dragway last weekend we...
Unhinged: Three Days, Eight Events, And One Engine
Sep 08, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, Unhinged
Holley knows how to put on a party. LS Fest is in it’s fifth year, and this is my first year even paying attention to it, let alone actively covering one. It’s not overwhelming like SEMA...
Top 11: Non-GM Cars At The 2014 Holley LS Fest
Sep 08, 2014Bryan McTaggartTop 11
Jamming an engine from Manufacturer A into a car from Manufacturer B can raise all sorts of rioting from the peanut galleries, especially now that the Internet allows people to voice their opinions...
Watch The Most Unbelievable Top Fuel Motorcycle Crash Ever – Rider Ends Up Going Down The Track Sitting On Competitor’s Wheelie Bars!
Sep 08, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
The image above with the two motorcycle racers apparently standing near the same bike may not seem like much but it shows the simply unfathomable aftermath of a top fuel motorcycle wreck that...
GALLERY: Drifting at Holley LS Fest 2014 – Sideways Action From The Track Here In Bowling Green
Sep 07, 2014Bryan McTaggartApex Gallery, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, OTHER
The drifting competition at LS Fest was tightly contested, between Nissans, a GTO and a BMW 3-series, all of course packing LS power. A unique event sponsored by Lucas Oil and Wrecked Magazine, the...
eBay Find: This 1948 Ward LaFrance Heavy Hauler Rig Was The Toughest Stuff On The Road Back Then
Sep 07, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
When it comes to old trucks, I love stumbling over the stuff that isn’t commonly talked about. Take this 1948 Ward-LaFrance truck for example. This was a severe duty big rig back in the late...
Carnage Video: Watch As This Cummins Dodge Runs Away On The Dyno
Sep 07, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
Excepting very, very few circumstances, a runaway situation is pretty much a death sentence for a diesel engine. Once the oil starts lighting up in the cylinders it takes air starvation to shut the...
Fail Video: Watch A Bentley In Russia Get Covered In Wet Concrete.
Sep 07, 2014Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, Videos
Russia isn’t exactly known for their safety concerns, so when it comes to construction accidents, “things happen”. And after this particular screw-up, I’m pretty sure...
Flat Four No More: This VW Beetle Is Powered By A Chevy Inline Six And Is A Complete Frankenstein Hot Rod
Sep 07, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
So there I was, trolling YouTube for something interesting and fun to show you on this Sunday and I stepped right into this video accidentally. The car is called “Flat Four No More” and...
