Your Harley Is Cute: An Aston Martin V-12 Powered Motorcycle
Jun 09, 2015Bryan McTaggartENGINES, Videos
I’ve seen two motorcycles that I would qualify as radically overpowered. One was a bike built around a Cummins 6BT, and the other was Dodge’s brief foray into schizophrenia with the...
KTPA/FFA Alumni Pull at Georgetown, KY – Trucks! Shots From The Pits And The Pulling Course
Jun 09, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, BangShift XL, Truck / Tractor Events, XL Event Coverage, XL Spotlight
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Truck classes are a big part of the KTPA-sanctioned pulls put on by the local FFA Alumni. The two classes that ran on Friday night are limited to DOT...
This 1953 Pontiac RV Would Make A Great Vacation Vehicle For When You Want To Just Get Away
Jun 09, 2015Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find
Sometimes you just want to pack up a bag and take off for a week to somewhere quiet and peaceful, away from work, away from the daily grind. The less you have to drag around, the better, and instead...
EVERYONE STOP: This Hideous Photochopped Frankenstein Is Not The 2015 Ford Torino GT – Stop Spreading It Around
Jun 09, 2015Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
Ok, we need to become ground zero for stopping the current automotive internet hoax of the week that is this horrendous thing you see at the top and bottom of the page. You have likely seen on your...
This Last-Lap Accident At Red Bull Ring Is One For The Books – And They Walked Away
Jun 09, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, CRASH & BURN
When the only thing between you and the end of the race is one lap, desperation sets in. If you’re first, you will do everything you can to stay there. If you’re in second, you will do...
Unhinged: When The Nerves Really Set In Before You Hammer Down
Jun 09, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Saturday was not a hot day. In fact, cool and cloudy conditions in Wilmington provided the racers with good air to run in and kept the course workers from the usual routine of roasting out on the...
Close Call Video: Guy Almost Gets Squashed Between Two Cars At Local Sanctioned Street Race – Be Careful!
Jun 09, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift News
The idea of a city allowing an organized street race as part of an event or show is pretty awesome. The cooperation that is required on both sides must be enormous and it is likely a series of...
Project Angry Grandpa: Running For Broke At Wilmington – The Final Baseline Test!
Jun 09, 2015Bryan McTaggartAngry Grandpa Chrysler, BangShift Projects
Taking our project 2006 Chrysler 300C to a land-speed racing event at first doesn’t seem right, does it? It’s too heavy to be that impressive, it’s still pretty much stock, and we...
Question Of The Day: What Car From The Past Could Be Sold Now And Make It As A New Car?
Jun 09, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
For the most part, you can look at any car in any parking lot anywhere and be able to guess what time period it came from. Big chrome railroad ties and ill-fitting panel gaps? 1970s. Monochromatic,...
Watch What Happened When Oil Got Under The Tires Of Alky Funny Car Racer Gary Phillips!
Jun 09, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Gary Phillips is Australian drag racing royalty. If it burns alcohol, he has won in it. From dragsters to funny cars, and top door slammer machines, Phillips has amassed an incredible 17 Australian...
Video: This Ford Flathead V8 Powered 1970s John Deere Lawn Tractor Is Homebuilt BangShift Perfection!
Jun 08, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Spotlight, XL Videos
(Words and video – Dawn Mazi Hovsepian) – I don’t know which is cooler. A ‘37 Ford Flathead stuffed between the frame rails of an early 70s John Deere 200 lawn tractor, or the fact...
Coupe De Kill Update: TRIUMPH! 205+ MPH In Monstrous Car With Caddy Power – Wow!
Jun 08, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
We are overjoyed to report that the infamous “Coupe De Kill” 1970 Cadillac Coupe DeVille of Sean Mote has run over 200mph for the first time, earning Sean a spot in the ECTA 200mph club...
The Anatomy Of A Run: What It Really Takes To Make One Run
Jun 08, 2015Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
Race cars can be evil bitches, or they can be the sweetest things, but regardless they take work. Just to make a single run down the racetrack takes time, skills, and organization. And those are just...
Lancaster Dragway Pro Mod Shootout Action – Sportsman and Crazed Pro Mod Photos
Jun 08, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – It was a good old fashioned drag strip brawl at Lancaster Dragway’s pro mod shootout a short while back. Held on a weekday night, the place was filled, there...
