Great Chase: A Pymouth Road Runner Jumps, Smashes, Rolls, and Weakly Explodes Chasing A Bad Guy!
Jul 29, 2016Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
We’d never heard of the 1977 B-movie called Bare Knuckles before watching this bitchin’ chase scene. The movie is a campy deal that follows the exploits of a bounty hunter as he tries...
Target to exit Ganassi Racing sponsorship of IndyCar for 2017
Jul 29, 2016Eric RoodApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
Chip Ganassi Racing has announced that their longtime sponsorship partner Target will leave the Verizon IndyCar Series for the 2017, AP writer Jenna Fryer reported Wednesday. Target will remain a...
Cool off in the summer heat with this vintage Finnish ice racing home movie
Jul 29, 2016Eric RoodApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
Now that much of the U.S. is in the middle of bathing their assorted extremities in the summer heat-wave sweat, what better way could we celebrate than by pulling out some classic Finnish ice racing...
This Vintage Merlyn Sports Racer Is a Beautiful Piece From a Bygone Era of Racing
Jul 29, 2016Eric RoodApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
In the early 1960’s, homebuilt and small-batch sports racers ruled the day in road racing. This was the early days of broader space-frame building and most of the purpose-built race cars of the day...
This 1974 Rokon Trailbreaker Is A Two Wheel Drive Moto-Tractor We Want To Own
Jul 28, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
The Rokon Trailbreaker is a true American legend. These things have been produced in New Hampshire for somewhere on the order of 50 years and the company is still going strong today. Essentially the...
NMCA Pro Stock – What You Can Expect To See This Weekend And The Aussie Star Making His US Debut (Video)
Jul 28, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
When the NMCA announced the creation of a new NMCA Pro Stock category lots of people around the sport of drag racing perked up and took notice. With a rather unique rules package that allows for a...
8.29@180 Miles Per Hour: This Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R Is A Street Legal Rocket!
Jul 28, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
The R32 Skyline is considered by many to be the ultimate Nissan. We won’t go that far, but there is little doubt that they are certainly wicked machines that are a far cry from the “rice...
This 1928 Ford Is A Far Cry From An Old Dog With New Tricks…It Can Hold It’s Own Nicely!
Jul 28, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, FORD
When did the old hot rods, the real hot rods…the Deuces, the highboys, the roadsters…when did they get relegated to the manicured lawns and parking lot shows? Was there a good reason for...
ECTA Ohio Mile Coverage! Cars, Trucks, and Bikes Ripping Down The Mile Under The Ohio Sun
Jul 28, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The June ECTA meet was full. Tons of runs, lots of spectators, and a bucket-load of racers came out for what was suspected could be the last Ohio Mile...
This bike-powered, three-wheeled, drifting Italian scooter is peak insanity
Jul 28, 2016Eric RoodApex Video, BangShift APEX
Quaint Italian villages where everything looks old and weathered but not in poor shape. Narrow, wall-lined cobblestone streets that wind around steep hills. Sprawling coastal vistas that look like...
More Good Drag News: New And Improved Crossville Dragway Readying To Open! Win!
Jul 28, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – We published a story on Bangshift about the purchase of I-40 Dragway last year, and we could see that the new owners had big plans for the facility....
Question Of The Day: What’s The Strangest Reason You’ve Ever Had For Working On Your Car?
Jul 28, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
I would have never, ever expected to have to remove a center console for the reason I faced Wednesday evening. The explanation starts on Monday. We own three cats: two gigantic, purring throw pillows...
Get ready for the most spectacular rally on the 2016 calendar this weekend in Finland
Jul 28, 2016Eric RoodBangShift News
We don’t usually post event previews here, but this is just a bit of a heads up to expect some great rally jumping content—also known as “yumps” in the local parlance—next week after the...
This Pro Street 1969 Camaro Isn’t Red, And Says It’s A Real Runner
Jul 27, 2016Chad Reynolds1320 Online Find
We love 1969 Camaros. And we love Pro Street. So they go together like peanut butter and jelly, or anti-seize and everything you touch, or…well you get the point. But most of the time, Pro...
