Want To See What 1950s Drag Racing REALLY Looked Like? This Footage From Akron, Ohio Is Amazing
May 23, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
It is always kind of miraculous when we find video like the one you will see below. Why? What are the chances some kid that shot a bunch of film at a couple of Akron, Ohio area drag races more than a...
North American Touring Car Championship Racing From Lime Rock In 1996! Wheel-To-Missing-Wheel Action!
May 23, 2017Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
The North American Touring Car Championship series was a guilty pleasure of mine growing up. Family sedans I saw by the hundreds, slammed to the ground, looking like remote-control racers and howling...
This Pontiac Firebird Hooks Harder At A No Prep Race Than Many Guys Do On A Perfect Track!
May 23, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
We have come to expect certain things out of videos that are taking during no prep races, right? Sideways runs, tons of steering, wall to wall action, massive wheelies…wait, what? Yeah, in the...
We Went On The Internet, And Found A 604ci Rear-Engined Third-Gen Firebird That Is Mimicking A Ferrari!
May 23, 2017Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Videos
In the world of internet meme jokes, “That’s enough Internet for one day” means that you’ve finally come across something so surprising and shocking that you feel the need to...
Modified Elimintaor Bliss From The 1976 NHRA SportsNationals at Beech Bend Raceway In Bowling Green, Kentucky
May 23, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Every time I darken the timing tower door at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky, I think of all the ghosts of the thousands of cars that had clamored down the drag strip. Because of this,...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s Your Worst “I Forgot Something” Moment?
May 23, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
You’ve gone over every possible nut and bolt that could need attention from the torque wrench. You’ve filled the fuel tank, you’ve topped off the oil, the transmission is good to...
In Memoriam: Nicky Hayden, 1981-2017
May 22, 2017Bryan McTaggartApex Racing News, Apex Video, BangShift APEX
The impression that you leave on people is your reputation. Your achievements carry weight, but how you treated others and how they perceive your attitude and actions are what carry memories. For...
Slide Job: Watch Racer Mike Banz Work The Wheel When His Porsche Gets Way Loose At Road Atlanta
May 22, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
The guys and girls at HSR have been killing it recently with awesome in-car videos from the 40th running of the famed Mitty at Road Atlanta. We have been sharing them like mad because they are fun...
It’s Killin’ Time! Stevie Fast Jackson Takes First NHRA Pro Mod Win In Topeka!
May 22, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
By his own account, this is the biggest most important race win of Stevie Fast Jackson’t career. The final round re-match from the NHRA Atlanta race saw Jackson looking over to see Mike...
Watch Sebastien Bourdais Suffer A Titanic Wreck During Indy 500 Qualifying – Suffers Fractured Hip, Pelvis
May 22, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
In the video below you will see Sebastien Bourdais suffer a titanic wreck during Indy 500 qualifying. This is about as scary looking as it gets. The car wiggles when entering the corner and then...
BS Daily Tune Up: Six Days On The Road – Dave Dudley (1963)
May 22, 2017Brian LohnesBS Daily Tune Up
If there was one guy that owned the imaginary genre of “trucker music” during the 1960s and 1970s, it was Dave Dudley. His baritone voice spoke right to the diesel jockeys hauling all...
Watch a Blown, Dual Carb’d, Ardun Headed Flattie Grunt Out 450+ Horsepower on the Dyno
May 22, 2017Brian LohnesENGINES, Videos
We were chatting up a gearhead buddy recently who is into the old stuff…like the real old stuff. This dude has real vintage parts like a Kong ignition,a pile of ancient Thicksun intake...
Awesome Historic Drag Video: Tommy Ivo Squares Off Against the Green Mamba Jet Car at Houston International Speedway
May 22, 2017Brian LohnesHISTORIC, Videos
Boy, this is a killer video! Shot in 1968 at Houston International Speedway, it shows Tommy Ivo in his fuel dragster taking on Doug Rose and the Green Mamba jet dragster. The coolest part is that...
Morning Symphony: Mud Romping At Full Volume To Start Your Day!
May 22, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
So you’ve managed to get your coffee sorted and you’ve sat down to the computer to make your morning rounds of the Internet. Congratulations, you’re probably more awake than I am...
