On The Inside: We Get A Look Behind The Scenes At WELD Racing – Wheel Heaven!
Jul 06, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Sponsor News, BangShift 1320
One of our absolute favorite things to do in the world is to visit the people that sponsor BangShift and see how they do what they do. In this case, some great timing meant that we were going to be...
The List! Here’s the 61 Drivers That Have Won An NHRA Pro Stock Race Listed In Order
Jul 06, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
(Vintage photos by Bob Boudreau) – I was pretty shocked and happily so at the response my recent story about the history of pro stock and the fact that only 61 people have ever won in the...
Rally Poland crushes cars and spirits with heartbreaking end to fan favorite’s chances
Jul 06, 2016Eric RoodApex Video, BangShift APEX
After three years of domination by Frenchman Sebastien Ogier and Volkswagen, the 2016 World Rally Championship has taken some incredibly dramatic twists and turns. Heartbreaking last-minute failures...
Rough Start: This 1983 Olds Cutlass Cruiser Is On It’s Way To Being Really Neat!
Jul 06, 2016Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find
One of the strangest vehicles that ever came out of Oldsmobile, in my opinion anyways, was the 1979 Hurst/Olds Cutlass. Priced to the moon (it cost several thousand more than a more powerful and...
You can now watch full truck race weekends from Europe for free
Jul 06, 2016Eric RoodBangShift News
If you’re a fan of truck racing but have been lamenting for years how difficult it is to follow big rig series like the European Truck Racing Series, you might just have hit paydirt. The ETRC has...
Watch And Listen To This Nitrous Huffing Big Block Make 1,750hp On The Dyno – Header Flames And All
Jul 05, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
When I was with my kids at the drag strip last weekend I was reveling in the chance to teach them stuff about the cars they were looking at. Lots of the stuff we take for granted understanding like a...
Action Photos From The Orange Drag Strip Reunion – Throwing Down Old School In Massachusetts
Jul 05, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320
(Photos by High Octane Images) – With a flag starter and a 330′ length course run on the landing strip at the small Sterling Airport in Sterling, Massachusetts the Orange Drag Strip Reunion...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Box Store Return Policy, Found Elsewhere.
Jul 05, 2016Bryan McTaggartUPCG
Comedian Rodney Carrington once said of a very well-known “box store” that tends to be rather sue-happy, “…they’ll take anything back. You could go back one year later:...
What Would You Use This 1989 Ford C8000 To Run Over? This Thing’s Unreal!
Jul 05, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, eBay Find, FORD, TRUCKS, XL Online Find
If you’re going to go big, actually go big. Don’t just bolt on large tires to a pickup truck, go get a medium-duty and proudly prove to everyone around that you aren’t screwing...
This Ford Sierra Cosworth Is One Angry Little Bastard! How Does Four Cylinders Sound So Threatening? Anti-Lag!
Jul 05, 2016Bryan McTaggartFORD, RACING & ACTION, Videos
It’s not a well-known thing for American Ford fans, but in the UK, if you say “Ford” and “Cosworth” in the same sentence, you’ll see the same glazed-eye expression...
Pro Mod VS Fuel Altered: Coverage Of The Annual Insanity From Denton, Texas – Best Match Race In America
Jul 05, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Bad Brad’s Speed Shots) – For the fourth time, Northstar Dragway in Denton, Texas hosted what has to be the coolest freaking match race in the country and thanks to Bad Brad...
Chris Evans Is Stepping Down As A Presenter On Top Gear After The First Season
Jul 05, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
It’s difficult to really grasp the position that Chris Evans found himself in when he made the decision to helm the juggernaut that is BBC’s Top Gear. For starters, he was stepping in...
NMCA All-American Nationals Drifting Action Photos – Not Just A Drag Race!
Jul 05, 2016Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, BangShift APEX
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – There’s an old saying in the world of racing, “he who is last, shall be sideways and smiling”. Meaning that those who drift around a road course...
