Enjoy a long compilation of insane rally jumps from Rally Finland 2016
Aug 03, 2016Eric RoodBangShift News
We said before the rally that we’d find plenty of jumps and absurd sideways action from Rally Finland and we think might have found the video that gives the merest suggestion at the Finnish...
Racepak “We Are You”: Meet Todd Paton – BangShifter, Top Fuel Driver, Racepak’s Operations Manager
Aug 03, 2016Brian LohnesSponsor News
We are really digging the Racepak “We Are You” campaign because it is giving people glimpse into the company in a very personal way. Often it is tough to relate to people you are dealing...
Nostalgia Dragsters, Straight Axle Gassers, And Killer Old School Drag Cars At Shakespeare County Raceway In England!
Aug 03, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Dennis Vos) – On the same weekend as the Main Event was held, I received a warm welcome while attending the Shakespeare County Raceway during their Public Track Weekend...
Monster Mopar Coverage: Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park Was Filled With Chrysler Power!
Aug 03, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – Frequent Bangshifters will know that while I embrace any hunk of metal that burns gas and spins tires, my heart truly lies with Mopars. As a result, this...
2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl Gallery: More Photos From The Great Show In Joliet!
Aug 03, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery
As the day progressed and the drama wound down, the racing at the 2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl just kept moving like a machine. For such a large group of racers, it was highly impressive to see how few...
Hot Rod Garage Gets Back To Work On Bringing The Project X 1957 Chevrolet Back To It’s Roots!
Aug 03, 2016Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, TECH, Videos
Messing with a car as iconic as Project X, the former Popular Hot Rodding 1957 Chevrolet project car, is a dicey affair, especially after tons of money had been thrown at the car to turn it into a...
BangShift Approved! Watch This Stick Shift, Vortech Blown, Coyote Powered Mercury Capri Mangle All Comers!
Aug 03, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Our pal John Puckett is a drag racing fool. We mean that in the best of ways of course but we see him at Drag Week and we love catching videos of his car because it is a stout piece that has the...
BangShift Project Files: 1,000+ Horsepower Out Of A 355ci Small-Block Chevy In A First-Gen Mazda RX-7?
Aug 03, 2016Bryan McTaggartOTHER, Project Cars
If you already have a twitching eye over the fact that this particular 1985 Mazda RX-7 isn’t powered by a Wankel rotary engine, calm down. Just because it has a V8 swap doesn’t mean that...
If You’re Still Upset That You Never Got To Buy A Pontiac With A Bed, Console Yourself With This Pontiac Grand Am Ute!
Aug 03, 2016Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find
One of the biggest letdowns of the last ten years was the day that we learned that Pontiac was not going to be bringing over a rebadged Holden Commodore Ute, on account of a sudden case of death....
Oh Man, The Van! We Found An Awesome And Semi-Mashed Custom Van For Sale On A Salvage Site
Aug 03, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Well this is rough! I was poking around looking for something interesting to see on the International Auto Auctions website and saw the typical stuff. Mashed up pony cars, rotted cruisers, Corvettes...
FIA Drag Racing Coverage: Action Photos And Pit Shots From The Main Event At Santa Pod!
Aug 02, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Dennis Vos) – The official start of the 2016 FIA Drag race championship happened during the last weekend of May and was for one time not plagued with the typical...
Video: Alexis DeJoria Suffers Fractured Pelvis In Sonoma Wall Banger Crash – 2016 Return Questionable
Aug 02, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Last weekend at the NHRA Mello Yello series national event in Sonoma, California, Alexis DeJoria who drives the Tequila Patron nitro funny car suffered a pretty nasty wall banging wreck which...
Ohio Mile Coverage: From 150mph Station Wagons To 120mph Crosleys We Caught It all
Aug 02, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The white, Canadian Pontiac Strato Chief wagon ran itself right past the 150 mark to a 151.4mph best. We dig the classics and Steve Robey’s ’55 is...
EVENT REPLAY: THE 2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl Drag Race Is Here!
Aug 02, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 2016 NMRA/NMCA SUPER BOWL! The kings of the radial drag racing world will be at the NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl in just a couple of weeks. The event will be taking place at Rt...
