FOX Will Televise All Ten 2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Events In Primetime!
Jan 16, 2016Darr Hawthorne1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320
NHRA and FOX announced that all 10 races in the 2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season will air on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) and FOX Sports 2 (FS2). FS2 will televise each half-hour...
This 1956 Chevy Big Window Pickup Makes One Cool Gasser!
Jan 16, 2016Chad Reynolds1320 Online Find, 1320 Spotlight
We dig 50’s Chevy pickups in general, but the mid to late “big” trucks are just too sexy not to drool over. Make it a big window truck and it’s definitely worth some money and...
Take A Balls-Out Ride In A Lamborghini Aventador SV On The Isle Of Man’s Mountain Road!
Jan 16, 2016Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
The Isle of Man conjures up images of motorcycles flying on narrow streets during the Isle of Man TT races, but a fun fact about the island: outside of certain specific areas like towns, choke points...
Santa Pod Raceway Turns 50 This Year – Here’s A Cool Video Promo
Jan 16, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
On Easter 1966, Santa Pon Raceway opened in England as Europe’s first and (at that time) only dedicated drag racing facility. It began as many drag strips here began as an old airfield (Pod...
Quick Drive: The 2016 Scion iA Is A Shockingly Good Car For The Money
Jan 16, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift News
When the chance came to spend some time behind the wheel of the 2016 Scion iA, I was pretty interested. After all, as many of you know this is a car that is essentially a partnership between Mazda...
Holley Announces Bitchin New LS Valve Covers With OR Without Coil Mounts!
Jan 15, 2016Chad ReynoldsApex New Products, Apex Spotlight
Stock LS Valve covers are ugly. They just are. And the prices on aftermarket ones can very from the sublime to the ridiculous. But Holley’s new LS valve covers are cast units that are available...
Jegs Sportsnationals 2016 Is On May 27-29 at Beech Bend Raceway Park In Bowling Green
Jan 15, 2016Chad Reynolds1320 Drag News, 1320 Spotlight
The Jegs SPORTnationals 2016 is on! The schedule for 2016 was just announced and is right here, as the event is returning to Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky. We’re excited...
Too Fat To Fly: These Massive Dakar Trucks Defy Physics and Punish The Earth
Jan 15, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
(By Eric Rood) – By now, you’ve probably seen the video of the Red Bull Kamaz truck absolutely launching over a jump during the 2014 Dakar Rally. If you haven’t, though, here it is: Ever...
Quick Blast: A Collection Of The Stranger Funny Cars Of The Seventies!
Jan 15, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
When you think of the funny car bodies of the 1970s, what comes to mind? Split-bumper Camaros and big-body Mustangs? Vegas and Monzas against Mustang IIs? Arrows and Mitsubishi-made Dodge Challengers...
Unhinged: Paint Fumes, Cement Fumes, And All Of The Good Memories Of Putting Together Model Car Kits
Jan 15, 2016Bryan McTaggartUnhinged
How many of you are into model car kits? The first model car I put together was a Revell Snap-Tite 1976 Corvette Stingray with my dad. Red body, red interior, fully chromed Vector wheels, and all of...
The Brits Are Back: Bentley Will Be Running Continental GT3s At The 12 Hours Of Bathurst!
Jan 15, 2016Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
Every time we see the Bentley Continental GT3 race cars, we smile…mostly because we still can’t believe that we are seeing a racing version of a two-and-a-half-ton über-luxury barge not...
Down Under Thunder: Modified Street Blown Class Racing From Sydney!
Jan 15, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
A good drag racing class name should give the casual fan a solid image of the car they are about to see tear the 1,320 a brand new one. Think about it: “Pro Stock”…should be...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Grass Is Greener On The Other Side Because There’s Twenty Tons Of BS Involved.
Jan 15, 2016Bryan McTaggartUPCG
It only took two years for me to find a haven outside of my own house where I can sit, talk shop, jaw-jack about cars and not have some half-stoned cretin come up and ask me to take a look at his...
eBay Find: A Plum Crazy Purple, 383/4-speed Equipped…1976 Plymouth Volare!
Jan 15, 2016Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, MOPAR
Ebay is wonderful and harmful at the same time. There are days where I get some of my best inspiration from surfing the listings and then there are days where I paw through the cars up on the block...
