A Spectre Of The Past? This 1990 GMC Could Be A Factory Concept Study!
Mar 11, 2017Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, TRUCKS
In the early 1990s, two trends were happening at the same time: sport trucks and performance trucks. Sport trucks need no real introduction: take a pickup truck, slam it to the ground and customize...
Good Vibrations March Meet 2017: More Cool Cars From The Famoso Grove
Mar 11, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Photos by Wes Allison) – Does it seem like a week ago that we were strolling through the Famoso Grove to check out all the cool cars and hot rods that were parked in there? No it does not. It...
Rockbouncer Hillclimbing In Texas – Point The Nose At That Lone Star And Hit The Throttle!
Mar 11, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
As with every other racing series, the Southern Rock Racing Series has kicked off in earnest. The big rockbouncer rigs make for some exciting watching, and the driver’s “don’t care,...
The Coolest 1968 Dodge D200 Dually In History Is For Sale – 512ci, Twin Paxtons, Former Top Fuel Tow Rig
Mar 11, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Some trucks transcend their brand, their model, their color, and their options on the coolness scale. This is one of those trucks. The 1968 Dodge D200 dually you are looking at was once the tow rig...
This Short Video About 1980s Trans Am Racing Is Awesome – Great Action!
Mar 11, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
When it wasn’t drag racing, swamp buggies, or stock car racing of some type on TV it was usually SCCA Trans Am and GTP style road racing. These classes were hugely popular in the 1980s, largely...
Neglection No Prep Is Coming To Undead Zombie Lyons Dragway! You Should Be There
Mar 11, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320
As hot as no-prep drag racing is these days there are few races that are actually 100% “no prep”. May tracks will sweep or quickly drag the track, some will even lightly spray which puts...
Money No Object: We Don’t Care If It Is A Clone Of A Motion Super Vega, We Want It!
Mar 11, 2017Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, eBay Find
The Motion Super Vega was the car that got the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice to personally make sure that Joel Rosen shut down his day job of turning regular Chevrolet...
Time Travel Video: Nine Minutes Of Old School Monster Truck Wrecks
Mar 11, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
One of the things that gets lost when we think about early monster trucks, especially those in the later 1980s and early 1990s when the trucks started jumping and really getting fast is that they...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: The Fancy Footwork of Ricky Rudd At Sears Point 1994
Mar 10, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
One of the elements of racing a manual transmission car that we don’t spend near enough time talking about is the footwork that must happen in order to make the best shifts up and down through...
This 1965 Dodge Power Wagon Town Wagon Could Be The Nicest One In Existence
Mar 10, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
They are big, they are awesome, and they are rare. We’re talking about the Dodge Power Wagon Town Wagon which was produced from 1954-1966 and in our eyes stands as the baddest ass SUV ever...
Mad Mule Coverage: The Door Slammers Were Flying At Galot Motorsports Park!
Mar 10, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by David Whealon) – The 2017 sophomore season of the Galot Motorsports Park kicked off to an astounding start at the spectacular cutting edge facility in Benson, NC with the...
MAHLE Aftermarket Releases New Clevite H-Series Applications – Diesel and Gas Engines
Mar 10, 2017Brian LohnesNew Product Spotlight, New Products, Sponsor News
Clevite H-series high performance bearings are one of the greatest speed parts ever developed. Originally intended to be used in NASCAR racing engines, they have evolved with the times and continue...
Rough Start: We Found This 1964 Chrysler New Yorker Sitting In The Swap Meet At The March Meet!
Mar 10, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
The racing might be the front and center spectacle at the March Meet, but it isn’t the only thing going on during the week of automotive overload at Auto Club Famoso. There is a car show that...
March Meet 2017 Photo Coverage: Done? Ha! We’re Still Cranking Fresh Photos
Mar 10, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Wes Allison) – That’s right kids, we’re still cranking fresh photo coverage from the 2017 Good Vibrations March Meet. Why? Because there was so much awesome stuff to...
