Bad News: Irwindale’s Dead And The Last Date of Racing Has Been Announced
Aug 10, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320
So as good as it was to see the news about Onondaga Dragway reopening we have to deliver the crummy news that the Irwindale Events Center has been given its death warrant. January 31, 2018 will be...
Great News: Onondaga Dragway Is Set To Reopen After Four Years Of Dormancy!
Aug 10, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Here’s some good news from the world of drag racing. Onondaga Dragway, the historic drag plant that served as the career starting point for legendary announcer Jon Lundberg and was a place that...
Money No Object: The 1978 Clem Smith Chrysler Charger – Perfectly Psychotic Mid-Engined Mopar!
Aug 10, 2017Bryan McTaggartApex Online Find, BangShift APEX, MOPAR
The effort one must take for me to stop, stare at a car, and simply be too slack-jawed to even ask questions is enormous. That’s not bragging at all, I promise…it’s just that...
Unhinged: Driving A 1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT – Catching Up With A Former Flame
Aug 10, 2017Bryan McTaggartUnhinged
I had no intention of driving any car other than the Angry Grandpa Chrysler today, and the only reason I went into town today was to pay a bill and to wash the car…after the trip out to St....
Mobil Oil Made This Cool Video At Bonneville In 1965 – Short On Sound But Long On Awesome
Aug 10, 2017Brian LohnesHISTORIC, LAND SPEED RACES, RACING & ACTION, Videos
It is pretty astounding to consider the amount of historic footage that never would have seen the light of day before YouTube existed. From the old road and drag racing stuff that we show you all...
Hundreds Gone: Country Classic Cars In Illinois Burns In A Five-Alarm Fire
Aug 10, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
It’s gut-wrenching to see the carnage spread out in broad daylight, but at some point it has to be dealt with. On Tuesday, August 8th, 2017, Country Classic Cars in Staunton, Illinois went up...
Bonneville Speed Week 2016: Hot Rods and Cool Non-Racing Vehicles On The Salt
Aug 10, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Gallery, Land Speed Races
(With Speed Week 2017 set to begin in days, we’re looking back on our 2016 coverage to get ramped up – Brian) Covering Bonneville Speed Week 2016 is not just about race cars. It is...
The Redemption Find: This 1980 Ford Pinto Wagon, As It Should Be!
Aug 10, 2017Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, FORD
The Ford Pinto predates me by at least three years, so I simply have to take older folks’ word on just what the little rolling ball of dynamite from Ford truly meant when sold. Was it supposed...
Small Tire Racing At Ozark Raceway Park – Doing The Difficult Bit In The Dark!
Aug 10, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Running two huge chunks of rubber out back that can compose as much as half of a car’s total width is one way to get a ton of power down onto the ground, and it’s effective. People have...
Nitro Funny Car Gypsy Lays Down Odds For The 46th Pepsi Nightfire Nationals!
Aug 09, 2017Darr Hawthorne1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Vile Rumors And Gossip, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
(Photos by Dyan Lover, Jeff Burghardt, Bob Snyder, Darr Hawthorne) In what is shaping up as an outstanding assembly of nitro racecars, the 46th Pepsi Nightfire Nationals will be a shootout for most...
2017 Syracuse Nationals Coverage: More Sweet Cars and Trucks Among The 8,000 That Showed Up!
Aug 09, 2017Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – And the hits just keep on coming! Our 2017 Syracuse Nationals coverage keeps on rolling like a big freight train today. Mike Brooks and the boys did an excellent job...
Bonneville Speed Week 2016: More Photos From The Pits
Aug 09, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Gallery, Land Speed Races
Saturday is when the Speed gets inserted into Speed Week here at Bonneville. Racing will be starting around 10am Wendover time and we’ll be right there ready and waiting. Because that’s a...
The Blonde Bitch Belly Tanker Defines What Bonneville Is All About. Build Photos, Video, And More.
Aug 09, 2017Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR FEATURES, Car Features, Land Speed Races, Videos
There is no place like Bonneville. Racing, or watching, Speed Week is one of the most amazing automotive events and magical to all that attend. And no matter how hard we try, we can’t write or...
Last Blast: Our Final Group Of Photos From The 2017 Chryslers At Carlisle Event Is A Winner!
Aug 09, 2017Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – One of the most interesting things to consider when looking at Chrysler performance cars is how wildly their looks have changed over the years. Maybe more so than any...
