Historical Footage: Go For A Ride In A Ford GT40 Around LeMans In 1969
Jan 15, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
With the 2017 Ford GT stealing damn near everybody’s thunder at the Detroit Auto Show, we figured it would only be fitting to find some historical footage of the GT40 to explain why everyone...
This 1962 Willys Station Wagon Is Cool, Needs Work, And In Stock Form Would Lose A Drag Race To A Steam Tractor
Jan 15, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
So McTaggart and I have essentially agreed to end the station wagon blog war that we have been engaged in over the last couple of weeks. Much like the Korean War, we have not declared a truce or...
BREAKING: John Force Racing To Run Chevy Camaro Funny Car Bodies In 2015 And Beyond
Jan 14, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Respected and well-informed auto racing reporter Louis Brewster of the Inland Daily Bulletin newspaper is reporting that John Force Racing will announce tomorrow that they will be running Chevy...
Watch This ProCharger Equipped Top Dragster Pull A Wheelie At The Eighth Mile – Here’s Why This Class Rules
Jan 14, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Andy Johnson recently went for the ride of his life at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida when his ProCharged, big block, top dragster entry went into a power wheelie at the eighth mile mark of...
Blog War Checkmate: This Factory L72 427 Powered 1969 Chevy Kingswood Is The Capper – Former AHRA Champion And Record Holder
Jan 14, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
So this is my Harry Truman moment. I have an opponent who is weakening but still won’t go down. Rather than prolong the conflict it is time to drop the big one and hit him right in the yam bag....
And Now For Something Completely Different: A Shorty Caprice!
Jan 14, 2015Bryan McTaggartCar Features, CHEVY
I’d love to get the entire story on why this 1977 Chevrolet Caprice ended up with a good third of the car missing out of the center section. I’m sure it’s a good story. Any car...
Maple Grove Raceway Ripping Out About 600ft Of Drag Strip And Replacing Asphalt With Concrete – Work Starts When Weather Allows
Jan 14, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Here’s some more good off-season news for drag racing fans, especially those that call Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania home. The fabled east coast drag plant is tearing their drag...
Former Tire Changer Is Suing Michael Waltrip Racing, Claims He Was Blacklisted
Jan 14, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
Brandon Hopkins, a former tire changer, is suing Michael Waltrip Racing for damages, citing breach of contract, defamation, intentional interference with a contract and violation of the N.C....
Shop Tours! We Visit Posies Rod and Custom PLUS A Bonus Visit To Worm Inc. Where Dragsters And Funnies Live
Jan 14, 2015Brian LohnesEvent Coverage, OTHER, ROAD TRIPS
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – So the holidays are behind us, spring is still a ways off and we are heading into to bleakest time of the year for outdoor fun car activities. In...
Somernites Photo Coverage: Weird, Unique, Interesting, And Diverse Rides From The Fall Somernites Cruise
Jan 14, 2015Brian LohnesCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – If you like diversity in build styles and marquees then this one is for you. In here we’ve got Jaguar, Morris, BMW, Studebaker, Scion, Anglia, Opel,...
Check Out This In-Car Footage Of The DeltaWing Ripping Around Daytona!
Jan 14, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Love or hate the DeltaWing, the dart-shaped car that has run LeMans, American LeMans, Petit Le Mans, and USCC, but there’s no doubt that it’s a capable beast. Created by a collaborative...
The Camaro TRAR Or The Kids In The Photos? Which Is Cooler?
Jan 14, 2015Chad ReynoldsXL Online Find, XL Spotlight
When BangShifter Tyler Garrett, who drives a 4000 horsepower Coast Guard Cutter by the way, sent us this Craigslist ad for a 4th Gen Camaro TRAR (Truck Car), the email just said “Welcome to...
The “WTF?” Files: NASCAR Driver Kurt Busch Testifies That His Ex-Girlfriend Is A Trained Assassin
Jan 14, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
It’s been a bit since we had heard of any NASCAR-sourced weirdness, but the strange headlines are always sure to come around eventually. In this case, it’s Kurt Busch and the domestic...
NAIAS 2015: Cadillac CTS-V, Ram Rebel, And More Ford GT News
Jan 14, 2015Bryan McTaggartCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, FORD, MOPAR, OTHER
Day two of the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit is still rife with new vehicles and other interesting bits. Here’s some of the more interesting pieces from Tuesday’s...
