Morning Symphony: The Violence Of An Italian Tractor Pull – Radial Engines FTW!
Jul 24, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
Most racing setups work across the world. Touring cars, drag racing, off-roading…there might be subtle differences based upon geography, but they are universal applications that are pretty...
Unhinged: Pretending To Be Brian Lohnes For A Couple Of Hours
Jul 24, 2017Bryan McTaggartUnhinged
I have the ultimate respect for the work that Brian and Chad do when they work announcing gigs. They have different styles between them, but they both are excellent and working a microphone and...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News: This Week, Shocking Ferraris And A BangShift-Approved Sleep Trick!
Jul 24, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Enjoying summer yet? We hope so…as we chug water like we used to chug adult beverages in college just to sweat it out two minutes later, we are roaming the country and losing weight the...
JDM For The Muscle Car Freak: This Toyota Celica Packs Lexus V8 Power And Can Move!
Jul 24, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
The Toyota Celica existed because the Ford Mustang existed. When Toyota saw how successful the Mustang had been, they pulled the same trick: using the Carina sedan (a Japanese model a size up from...
Car Craft Summer Nationals 2017: Bringing Out The Big Guns For The Weekend!
Jul 24, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
While there was plenty to enjoy on Friday at the Car Craft Summer Nationals, there was one lingering question that sat in the back of my mind: Was it just me, or were the show fields missing cars? To...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Are Your Thoughts On A Stock Car For The Street?
Jul 24, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??, CAR SHOWS, CHEVY, Event Coverage
Do you even dare ask how many cars have been cut up in the name of making a racecar? I wouldn’t. Countless G-bodies, mid-1970s Camaros, Fox Thunderbirds and 1970s Mopars have been...
Driver’s Ed With Conan – Watch The TV Host Along With Ice Cube and Kevin Hart Teach A Girl To Drive
Jul 23, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
We all likely remember Driver’s Ed. It was annoying for most of us because after years alf growing up loving cars the last thing we wanted was some dope in the other seat telling us how to do...
Whoopsie Doodle Video: Watch This Massive Cargo Ship Wipe Out A Bunch Of Small Boats At A Marina
Jul 23, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
In my years as a contributing member of society working in management for a couple of large companies that relied heavily on trucks, I have gotten a few bad calls. Calls about property damage or bad...
Car Craft Summer Nationals 2017: Our Second Round Of Photos From Friday!
Jul 23, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
You will hear a couple of recurring themes regarding the Car Craft Summer Nationals show at Beech Bend: variety, inclusiveness, and action. The action is a no-brainer: between the dragstrip and the...
The FAST XR-i Points Conversion Kit Leaves You No Excuse To Run Points Anymore
Jul 23, 2017Brian LohnesNew Products, Sponsor News
Old habits die hard. Old traditions are tough to give up on, but sometimes you just need to consider the options and make a switch. The people at FAST live in today’s world and they know that...
Watch Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Play The World’s Biggest Game Of Jenga
Jul 23, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
It is a fair assumption to say that while not everyone reading this has played Jenga before, most everyone should know what the game is. Played with a bunch of little wooden blocks, the players take...
Thunder Bucket: Watch This Nasty Slick-Equipped, Blown SBC T-Bucket Pull Wheelies On The Street
Jul 22, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Chad hates anything to do with the style of car known as a t-bucket. I do not hate them as hard as Chad does but few of them actually do anything for me because while they have the cartoon looks we...
Morning Symphony: Hear The New Twin-Turbo V6 Going Into Holden’s Supercar Racers!
Jul 22, 2017Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Notice the word, “Supercars”. See anything missing? Yep…the “V8” part that Americans became so familiar with and that Australians seemed to outright cherish. With the...
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s the Best Factory Transmission Ever?
Jul 22, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
We’re always talking about engines here but we basically neglect the major driveline component that turns the motor’s grunt into action, the transmission. As much as some factory engines...
