Barnstormin’: Is Indy’s High Tech Demolition Derby Deserving Of All The Hate? He We All Forgotten History?
May 20, 2015Brian LohnesBarnstormin'
(Photo credits: Greg Huey lower/Joe Watts above) – There is no doubt that ratings for the 2015 Indy 500, the 99th running of the contest will be higher than they have been in years. How could...
Prank Video: Sage Karam’s Camaro Gets A Makeover Courtesy Of His Team…And He’s Stuck With It Until After The Indy 500
May 20, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, CHEVY
Sage Karam is twenty years old and has been on a meteoric rise to glory in racing since 2010. He has pulled wins in Formula 2000, the Star Mazda Championship, Indy Lights, USSC, and last year managed...
Build-A-Lump Bench Racing Challenge: Ford’s 255ci V8 – How Would You Build The Boat Anchor Windsor?
May 19, 2015Bryan McTaggartFORD
One of the downsides of being a fan of cars made between 1972-1995 is that more often than not, one look in the engine bay is all that is needed to remind myself why these cars are so derided. Even...
2015 FE Race And Reunion Coverage: Pit Photos – Cool Cars, Thrashing, Motors, More
May 19, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we’re back with more photo coverage from the 2015 FE Race and Reunion. Grippo went to this massive festival of...
Ohio Mile Coverage: Dedicated Land Speed Cars And Classic Bodied Machines At Speed
May 19, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Land Speed Races
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I am a throwback, traditionalist, and have a soft spot for older things. This is why these are some of my favorite photo subjects. The flattie-powered,...
Steve Sanford Designs Takes On Their Biggest Challenge Yet: Making A Yugo Cool
May 19, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
(Lead photo: Steve Sanford Designs) If the name Steve Sanford doesn’t ring a bell immediately, that’s ok. I promise you know his work: he is the man behind “Eleanor” from the...
Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Horrifying Car Combination You’ve Ever Seen?
May 19, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??, FORD
It’s like an automotive freakshow: you know it is wrong from the second your poor eyes saw it, yet somehow you can’t look away. And the more you stare at it, the worse it becomes. There...
Chad Talks Clevite Bearing Tech With Mahle’s Bill McKnight
May 19, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, BangShift 1320
There are few names that garner more respect in their given part of the aftermarket than Clevite. The brand has been around for decades upon decades and the main reason is that the quality associated...
Classic YouTube: The “Bubba Drift” El Camino Compilation Video
May 19, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Sideways, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, CHEVY
I became aware of drifting’s rising star in motorsports in a rather unorthodox way: I had import fanboys shoving copies of Modified magazine in my face whenever they got them in the mail while...
Nothing Caps Off A Neighborhood Party Quite Like A 6,000+ RPM Burnout In The Driveway
May 19, 2015Bryan McTaggartMOPAR, RACING & ACTION, Videos
The Raschke family has turned what I used to do when I was a teenager into a block party event. For the last several years, they have hosted a get-together that includes food, music, and at some...
Watch This Passenger Get Way More Than He Bargained For During A Ride Along At A Snow Hill Climb – He Was OK
May 19, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Mock me if you will, but there is no more terrifying thing than to be a passenger in a car someone else is driving at speed. Every gearhead in the world wants wheel in his or her hands and when you...
Somebody Had A Momentary Lapse Of Judgement And Left Carlos Lago Alone With A LaFerrari
May 19, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
While most of us would rather be in David Freiburger or Mike Finnegan’s shoes, trading places with Carlos Lago wouldn’t be a bad deal either. Sure, you wouldn’t have nearly the...
Take A 6:59 Lap Of The Nurburgring Nordschliefe On Board The Lamborghini Aventador SuperVeloce
May 19, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, Apex Video, BangShift APEX
So far, officially four production cars can claim a lap time of the Nurburgring Nordschliefe that falls into the six-second range: the Porsche 918, two different Radical SR8s and now, the Lamborghini...
