Powerhouse: We Tour The Legendary Jan-Cen Racing Engines Shop Where Big Horsepower And Pro Mod Championships Are Made
Oct 27, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Mike Brooks and Jose Ferrer) – First, a little background. I’ve been contributing to Bangshift since 2012 along with fellow Bangshifter, Jose Ferrer. We both grew up and...
The Hotchkis Autocross Was Burning Up The Pavement At NMCA West Fontana Last Weekend – Action Photos Here!
Oct 27, 2014Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, BangShift APEX
The Hotchkis Autocross as last weekend’s NMCA West event in Fontana, California was absolutely rocking. This thing showed off all that is right and good with the world of high performance...
RideTech Featuring Tech Q&A With Ron Sutton At Their SEMA Booth – He’ll Answer YOUR Suspension Questions Face To Face!
Oct 27, 2014Brian LohnesApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
SEMA has always been a place to see and be seen. Between the new parts, the flashy display cars, and the big stars walking around, it is all about making an impact. Leave it to RideTech to find a way...
57 Year-Old Google Senior Vice President Takes World Altitude Parachute Jump Record That Was Set Two Years Ago
Oct 27, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Two years ago, the world watched on television and on the Internet as Felix Baumgartner rode in a specially-designed capsule up to 127,852 feet above ground level, opened the door, climbed out onto a...
Cynthiana Rod Run 2014 – Take A Photo Tour Through This Huge and Diverse Show
Oct 27, 2014Brian LohnesCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Cynthiana, KY is a small town with a lot of history. The effort behind their yearly rod run shows how this community has worked together to create one of...
Questionable Ownership, Poor Results, Seizures and Investigations: The Downward Spiral Of The Caterham F1 Team
Oct 27, 2014Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
Formula 1 racing is serious business. Dollar amounts that rival a small country’s GDP numbers are spent in testing, training and racing, and similarly large numbers come in due to advertising,...
The Ford Troller T4: A Diesel-Powered Small 4×4 That Shows How A Small Off-Roader Should Be
Oct 27, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, Car Features, FORD
It’s a concept car from Ford Brazil, so ignore the first impressions (real-life Tonka toy) and take a good, in-depth look at the Ford Troller T4. Once you get past the initial show-car look,...
Copart Cadavers: A Collection Of Catastrophically Destroyed Corvettes
Oct 27, 2014Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
It is official! You twisted maniacs that read BangShift really dig the “Copart Cadavers” series and that means I will continue to comb the depths of the massive Copart website for the...
Funny Videos: Doing it Wrong But Oh So Right on the Autocross
Oct 26, 2014Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
Make no mistake, we are not mocking the dudes in the videos below. After all we’re totally about having fun with our cars and the guys in the videos are doing just that. What you’ll see...
This Cell Phone Footage Of A Head On Collision Is Absolutely Incredible – Everyone’s OK, But Three Cars Get Totaled
Oct 26, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
The Jeep that looks as though it is careening out of control directly at you in the lead photo is actually careening out of control right at you. That is a screen capture taken about three tenths of...
This 1966 Wolseley Hornet MKII Is A Factory Spruced Up Mini And We Think It Needs To Be Hot Rodded
Oct 26, 2014Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
We love trolling the eBay “other makes” listings because undoubtedly we’ll see something we have never heard of, dreamed of, or knew about before. In this case, the car is called a...
Kontinentals Drag Of The Drag Race Coverage: Old Hot Rods, The Coolest Junior Dragster Ever, And Big Fun In Texas
Oct 26, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Bob Paxton) – Here’s our second and final collection of photos from the awesome Kontinentals Car Club Day of the Drag Race event which was held at the eternally cool Little...
Scrapple, Your Weekly Dose Of “Meh”: Vans, More Vans, And Supercars That Aren’t Worth The Effort
Oct 26, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
The buildup to the SEMA show is intensifying, and everyone is hinting at what car they are going to bring out to the show. Additionally, the L.A. Auto Show is a couple of weeks afterwards, so there...
Hacks of the Week: Hose Clamp Lowering Kit and Vice Grip Engine Mount
Oct 25, 2014Bryan McTaggartHack of the Week, Tech Stories
The only proper way to lower a car is to use the proper pieces: lowering springs, spindles, etc. But for every car you’ll see done right, I’ll find you ten that have been done in a...
