IHRA Facts And Rumors: Edmonton Leaves, Is Mike Dunn Out, No Pro National Events?
Nov 06, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Over the last few weeks there have been a bunch of rumors floating around regarding the IHRA and what their status, program, and direction will be for 2017. Some significant news was announced...
The Man! Jochen Hahn Captures 2016 European Truck Racing Title and 100th Win
Nov 06, 2016Eric RoodBangShift XL, XL Truck News, XL Videos
German truck-racing legend Jochen Hahn claimed his fourth European Truck Racing Championship title at the ETRC’s final round in France on October 29-30. In the opening race of the weekend on Le...
1967 NHRA World Finals Video: Garlits, Brock Yates, Grumpy, Top Fuel, Super Stock, Unreal!
Nov 06, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Next weekend we’ll be at the NHRA World Finals in Pomona, California. The race has been held at different locations over the years and back when this video was made in 1967 Tulsa, Oklahoma was...
SEMA 2016: From Truck Suspensions To Billet Spindles Chris Alston’s Chassisworks Has It All
Nov 05, 2016Brian LohnesApex New Products, BangShift APEX, New Products, Sponsor News
We always love stopping by to see what the team at Chris Alston’s Chassisworks have developed and debuted each year at the SEMA show. This year they were showing off a typically awesome array...
eBay Find: This 1973 Ford F-250 Ranger Is Longbed, Four Wheel Drive, Three Pedal Awesomeness
Nov 05, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
When you spend as much time looking at, talking about, writing on, and generally being around cars and trucks as we do, you occasionally develop an unhealthy obsession with a particular thing and...
SEMA 2016: The Edelbrock Display Was Horsepower Heaven – New Heads, Lots of Parts
Nov 05, 2016Brian LohnesNew Products, Sponsor News
Traditionally Edebrock has one of the neatest displays every year at the SEMA show. Filled with intakes, cylinder heads, engines, blowers, and new products that the company is rolling out, it’s...
This Year’s Hess Truck Is A Funny Car Hauler, Complete With A Wheelstanding Flopper
Nov 05, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
For starters, I have no skin in this game. Just wanted to get that out of the way that I’m not hawking Hess Trucks (like they need our help?!) but rather pointing out the fact that this...
OMIX-ADA Releases Statement Regarding Product Searches and Seizures In Las Vegas
Nov 05, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Truck News
It was big news at the 2016 SEMA show when federal marshals came into the event and shut down the displays of eight companies accused of creating knock off parts. The company that was being copied,...
Pulling Action Gallery: More Screaming Engines, Killer Rigs, and Great Photos From The NTPA NC State Fair Pull
Nov 05, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Event Coverage, XL Gallery
(Photos by David Whealon – DWPHOTOS) – The biggest and baddest NTPA pullers in the country all showed up at the North Carolina State Fair recently for their last hook of the 2016 season....
SEMA 2016: Here’s A Gallery Of Engines and Only Engines From The SEMA Show
Nov 05, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Gallery, Trade Shows
While bling items like wheels get lots of attention at the SEMA show, we’re engine guys around here and we made sure to blast lots of photos of engines to show you. Yes, the LS motor was as...
Action Gallery: More Awesome Cars and Action From The Southeast Gassers at Mountain Park Dragway
Nov 05, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This is the last report from the Southeast Gasser’s visit to Mountain Park Dragway. Couple of things I didn’t get many photos of includes Quain...
Eight Cylinders and a Lot of Glass: Here’s a Cheap-ish ’66 Barracuda For Sale
Nov 05, 2016Eric Rood1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
Early 1960s American fastbacks are interesting cars and while not everybody finds the shape of a Rambler Marlin appealing, the early Plymouth Barracuda fastback seems to draw more fans. It’s...
BangShift-Approved Music Video: Red Fang Smashes Their Way Through ‘Wires’
Nov 05, 2016Eric RoodBangShift News
This music video came out five years ago so you’ve probably already seen it. However, Red Fang’s music video for the song “Wires” is such an entertaining six minutes of automotive...
NHRA Expands SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown To Five Races For 2017
Nov 04, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Great news for fans of the NHRA’s awesome and popular Factory Stock Showdown in 2017. The series will hit some different races and it will expand from four to five races during the 2017 NHRA...
