Nostalgia A/Fuel Association Announces Sonoma Shoot-Out
Jul 22, 2015Darr Hawthorne1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Dennis Allen in the Cowin-Allen A/Fuel Dragster The Nostalgia A/Fuel Racers Association is proud to announce the 2nd annual John Shoemaker Memorial Shoot-Out. The event will be run as part of the...
Sand Dune Jumping Part 2: Watch This Beater Kia Own The Air!
Jul 22, 2015Chad ReynoldsXL Spotlight, XL Videos
I’m going to say it. Are you ready? This might be the best jump we’ve seen on video, that is done by something that shouldn’t be jumping. The ramp itself is perfect, the hang time...
Sand Dune Jumping Part 1: Watch These Purpose Built Off Road Trucks Fly
Jul 22, 2015Chad ReynoldsXL Spotlight, XL Videos
This video is Part 1, and there is a reason. Because Part 2 is a similar video but of just one vehicle, that is not designed to do this, jumping as well. I love watching trucks fly off the top of...
ACED: AutoCross Every Day! Wet Weather Action From Gateway
Jul 22, 2015Chad ReynoldsApex Video
Autocross is a very technical and fast paced kind of racing that requires the driver, car, and course to all be in sync. The slightest change in the condition of any of those three can make a huge...
This BMW 330Ci Tears Up The Bkassine Hill Climb In Lebanon With Paul Kossaifi At The Wheel
Jul 22, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
This is the second time we’ve seen a Lebanese hill climb video that involves tight corners, narrow roads, and a driver that has absolutely no concern or fear when it comes to driving at...
PDRA Drag Action Coverage: Maryland Provides Excitement and Points Shuffling In PDRA Championship Chase
Jul 22, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Last weekend the PDRA tour rolled into MDIR and the Maryland populace got a taste of the eighth mile series and its biggest names. The track was prepped to the...
This Is A Functioning, Remote-Controlled 18-wheel Liebherr Mobile Crane Made Out Of Legos. Guess What Just Hit Brian’s Christmas List?
Jul 22, 2015Bryan McTaggartTECH, Videos
Lohnes loves large-scale machinery like a fat kid loves cake, but he’s pretty much reached the limit of acceptability when it comes to owning the real deals with his wife. That isn’t a...
Holley, Hooker, Blackheart, and Weiand Unleash A Torrent Of New Parts
Jul 22, 2015Brian LohnesNew Products, Sponsor News
This time of the year is an interesting one in the aftermarket. Companies are getting their stuff together for the upcoming fall where they will debut parts at shows like SEMA and PRI but there is...
Very Rough Start: It’s Part Vega, Part Astre, Small Blocked, And Has A Story Involving A Mad Wife…
Jul 22, 2015Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find
When you are scraping the bottom of the barrel so that you can buy a hot rod, you have to be prepared for what you will come across. If you buy a running and driving vehicle, expect a ton of...
Meltdown Drags 2015 Coverage: Hot and Heavy Action From The Strip At Byron Dragway
Jul 22, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Greg and Jason Rourke) – Our Meltdown Drags 2015 coverage continues today as it will for a LONG time to come thanks to the combined efforts of Greg Rourke and his son Jason. These...
1,000 Horsepower Hemi-Powered Trike Built By Blastolene? All We Have To Say Is Yes, Please!
Jul 22, 2015Bryan McTaggartCAR FEATURES, Videos
This looks less like a real-life, California-tagged vehicle and more like a Hot Wheels concept come to life. This is on-par with the Dodge Tomahawk motorcycle in the “no way in hell can you...
Ebay Find: The Nicest Fullsize 1983 Cherokee In Existence – Mint Is An Understatement!
Jul 22, 2015Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, TRUCKS
We love the Full-Sized Jeep platform here. J-trucks, Cherokees, Wagoneers, and M-715 military trucks all sit well with us. There’s just one problem with them, as far as we’re concerned:...
Charity Shouldn’t Look This Badass: Dream Car Giveaway’s Dodge Challenger Hellcat X AND A 1970 Challenger R/T 440 Could Be Yours!
Jul 22, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, MOPAR
The Dream Car Giveaway is a pretty cool deal…they hold a buy-in raffle for a grand prize that consists of an older and newer version of a vehicle that any gearhead would be quite happy...
Ramp Truck For Sale! If Wanting This Is Wrong We Don’t Want To Be Right.
Jul 21, 2015Chad ReynoldsXL Online Find, XL Spotlight
We love ramp trucks, and you guys should know that by now, but this might be the first one we’ve seen in a while that is a chopped COE Chevy. It’s pretty clean, and totally street rod...
