Just How Light Is The New Aluminum F-150? Let’s Take A Look…
Oct 14, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Truck News
Ford has been all over the idea of lightening up the F-series lineup lately, and we wondered just how much lighter the truck would be compared to it’s rivals. While the idea of constructing the...
Barnstormin’: A Year Of Shuckin’, Jivin’, Talkin’, and Decision Makin’
Oct 14, 2014Brian LohnesBarnstormin'
(Lead photo by David Hakim) – I took a look at my remaining announcing and travel commitments this year and the list is pretty short. Since we have some great west coast photographers...
Justin Oney’s Drag Week 2014 Photo Diary – We Pick It Back Up In Great Bend, Kansas On Day Four
Oct 14, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Justin Oney) – Last week Justin Oney was like, “Hey are you going to run the rest of my photos from Drag Week?” I thought for a second and nearly barfed in my mouth...
Building A 1979-2004 Mustang? Look At Chris Alston’s Chassisworks For All Your Suspension Needs – Crazy Options
Oct 14, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Sponsor News, BangShift 1320
Everyone knows that Chris Alston’s Chassisworks is an innovator in many areas of the suspension game. Their drag racing equipment underpins some of the quickest and fastest small tire cars in...
Event Coverage: Hot Rods On The Water A The Geneva Lakes Antique And Classic Boat Show 2014
Oct 14, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Event Coverage, XL Gallery
(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – A couple of times each year, one or more of our contributors finds themselves at a classic boat show and they inevitably ask, “Do you want any photos from this...
Car Feature: This 1971 Nova Has Big Cubes, Big Compression, A Big Cam, A Classic Looks That We Love
Oct 14, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Cars With Doors Feature, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Tommy Keeton of West Liberty, KY owns this Autumn Gold ’71 Nova SS. We met Tommy for the first time at the 2014 Boonesborough Boogie Nationals held...
This 1938 Diamond T Model 80 Is One Of The Coolest And Most Rare Pickups Ever – Beautiful Truck Looking For Big Money
Oct 14, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Sometimes things just don’t work out. This is true in life and in business. Both Mack and Diamond T were ultra-successful makers of heavy duty trucks during the 1930s and both of them decided...
Watch This Race Pull A Massive Wheelstand At The Dutch Classic And Power Through The Run Like A Boss
Oct 14, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
They don’t always turn out this good, but when they do it is true poetry in motion. This video was taken last weekend at the Dutch Classic, one of the great sportsman drag races in the world....
V8 Supercar Video: Some Funny And Absolutely Random Moments From Australia
Oct 13, 2014Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, Videos
V8 Supercar racing is the whiskey-drinking, cocaine-snorting cousin of NASCAR that our friends Down Under live for. The cars are much closer to the real vehicles for sale, the drivers have similar...
This Remote-Controlled Concorde Is Just Awesome, Jet Engines And All
Oct 13, 2014Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
No matter how many times I come across videos of the large-scale remote-controlled aircraft that appear at such events as Panoramaflugtag in Germany, I’m always stunned and impressed by the...
Watch One Of The Most Valiant Drag Race Driving Efforts We Have Ever Seen – Sideways, Stuck Throttle(?), Almost Saves It Completely
Oct 13, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
To be fair, we consider this a save. Yeah, the guy scraped the wall but when you watch this video and see how bad it could have been, that wall scrape is a drop in the bucket, literally. We’re...
Great Read: How An Old Willys Jeep Has Taken A Family Through 60 Years Of Fun And Adventure
Oct 13, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find, XL Spotlight
We often show you cool videos from Petrolicious, but today we’re showing you a cool story from the website because it speaks to everything right and good about the gearhead world. We got tipped...
Monday Shopper: This 460hp Impala SS Crossed The Block At Mecum Chicago For $5,000
Oct 13, 2014Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, Monday Shopper
Mecum Auctions’ Chicago auction just wrapped up this Saturday, and prices reflect a crowd that was ready to buy. A 1986 Monte Carlo SS went for $10,500. A stock 1984 Trans Am went for $14,000....
Video: Take A Behind The Scenes Look At Racepak With BangShift’s Chad Reynolds!
Oct 13, 2014Chad ReynoldsSponsor News
We’re lucky that a bunch of cool aftermarket companies let us hang out any time we want, but the ones that are right here in SoCal make that even cooler and easier. Racepak is one of our...
