This Nova Isn’t Quite What It Seems…Can You Spot What’s Wrong?
Apr 02, 2015Bryan McTaggarteBay Find
At first glance, this red-and-black Nova might induce a sense of deja vu. Red with black stripes, aftermarket cowl hood, Rally wheels on white-letter tires, black interior, Super Sport badging. These...
MSD Desert Dust Up 2015: Show and Shine, Dyno Pulls, Heads Up Drag Racing, The Biggest Gearhead Party El Paso Has Ever Seen!
Apr 01, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Sponsor News, BangShift 1320
Leave it to the boys and girls at MSD to crank the wick up on what was already a pretty awesome thing. The first annual MSD Desert Dust Up will take place in two locations. Two locations? Read on to...
Next Generation Indy Car Unveiled: Yesterday’s Technology Today And All For Under $1,000!
Apr 01, 2015Brian LohnesApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
After years of fans clamoring for IndyCar racing to return to its creative and everyman roots, the series has dropped the curtain on the car that will do just that and allow pretty much anyone, even...
The 2015 Piston Powered Autorama: Our Photo Explosion Continues With Trucks And Sweet Muscle Cars
Apr 01, 2015Brian LohnesCAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We can’t get enough of Mike Brooks’ great photos from the I-X Piston Powered Autorama which was held a couple weekends back in Cleveland, Ohio. As we have...
Big News: NASCAR To Reenter Sport Of Drag Racing – National Series Planned For 2016
Apr 01, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
It has been about 50 years since NASCAR abandoned their burgeoning drag racing division in 1967 and stepped clearly away from the sport but reports from inside the halls of the company indicate that...
WHOOPS! Ryan Newman’s Team Just Got Busted For Messing With Tires! Here’s The Breakdown Of The Fines And Suspensions!
Apr 01, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
Didn’t we just have this discussion about cheating in motorsports? I could’ve sworn we just did. But when there’s smoke, there’s fire, and in the wake of rumors flying around...
These Two Hellcat Owners Nearly Get Tossed Out Of Texas Motorplex – Owning A Fast Car Does Not Make You A Racer
Apr 01, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift 1320, MOPAR
In a race there are two parts to the equation of winning: the car, and the driver. Most drivers look to the car to do all of the work, but as most good racers know, owning a badass car doesn’t...
This VW Golf Is An Evil Little 10-second Sleeper – Quiet And Quick!
Apr 01, 2015Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Most ten-second cars have some kind of giveaway, and usually it is noisy, be it exhaust or a power adder. It takes a lot of effort to package up that kind of performance and keep it as quiet as a...
More Great Photo Coverage From The Hotchkis Autocross At Last Weekend’s NMCA West Race
Apr 01, 2015Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, BangShift APEX
Our seemingly endless photo coverage of the Hotchkis Autocross that was run during the NMCA West event in Fontana, California weekend continues! Today we have another fresh batch of images featuring...
Question Of The Day: Is It Worth Upgrading Older Iron To Match Today’s Performance?
Apr 01, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
I know the allure of an older muscle car well: the purely mechanical nature of the car. The vibration of a V8 with a good cam thumping, shaking the car ever so slightly. The torque delivery, the lack...
TX2K15 Coverage: A Look At The Cool Exotics And Muscled Up Sports Cars At The Wild Event In Texas
Apr 01, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – (Editor’s note – For those of you not 100% familiar with the TX2K event, it is a street car geared weekend of insanity that takes place in...
Not An April Fool’s Joke: This Is A Proposed Intercontinental Highway System
Apr 01, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
(Map photo: CNN) What you are looking at is a rough idea of a 12,910 mile long intercontinental highway system that was recently proposed by Russian Railways president Vladimir Yakunin. The proposed...
Incredible Video: Watch The Massive 28 Liter Beast Of Turin Charge Around The Winding Roads Of Goodwood!
Apr 01, 2015Brian LohnesApex Spotlight, BangShift APEX
It was a while back that the world freaked out over the preview footage for an upcoming documentary called, “The Beast Of Turin” which followed the restoration/recreation of the Fiat S76,...
Aussie Veyron Killer? This One Off Supercar Has TWO LS7 V8s Hooked Together! Incredible Stuff
Apr 01, 2015Brian LohnesApex Project Cars, BangShift APEX
(Photo credit: Street Machine Magazine) – We have to give total and 100% credit for this tip to our pals at Street Machine Magazine, the great Australian car magazine. These guys are following...
