Bloodhound SSC Aims For 1000 mph And Makes First Test Hit Over 200 mph
Nov 11, 2017Chad ReynoldsHISTORIC, Videos
The Bloodhound SSC plans to set a new all time land speed record of 1000 miles per hour, but before it can get that fast they need to do some shakedown runs. But where do you handle those? And how do...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Ideal, Purpose-Built Winter Beater?
Nov 11, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
(Photos: Craig VanBuskirk) If you haven’t already seen the cold, white fluffy stuff falling from the skies, don’t worry…it’s on the way (except for you wise-asses in...
Operation Outlaw No-Prep Drag Racing Video From Pit Lane At Kansas Speedway
Nov 11, 2017Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
Everyone that attended the Operation Outlaw No-Prep Race at Kansas Speedway said that it was an event to remember. The event promoters, staff, and competitors all worked together to put together an...
2017 NHRA World Finals Coverage: Hardcore Thursday Sportsman Action Photos!
Nov 10, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re here at the 2017 NHRA World Finals and we spent the day blasting photos during what we affectionately call “Hardcore Thursday”. That’s...
SEMA 2017 Photo Gallery: Super Cars, Super Trucks, and Factory Five’s Truly Neat New Pickup!
Nov 10, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery, Trade Shows
Here’s a fresh load of images from the 2017 SEMA show! In here we have some interesting cars, some truly bizarre and horrid looking trucks, and then a couple of real honest beauties from the...
IHRA Announces Sportsman Spectacular Series Format and Rules for 2018
Nov 10, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
So the IHRA has announced the Sportsman Spectacular Series format and rules for 2018. The organization is going to run 20 races over the span of 10 weekends. These are bracket style races that will...
Truckin’ Awesome: This B-Model Mack Wrecker Is Absolutely Awesome Stuff
Nov 10, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
(By Greg Rourke) – Alright Lohnes, keep it in your pants. It’s a B model Mack, it has a wrecker on the back, and two sticks protruding from the floor. Get a room. The B model Mack was...
The Mouse That Roars: This Suzuki Swift Is One Evil-Sounding Machine…Super Light, Super Built And Very Pissed!
Nov 10, 2017Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, RACING & ACTION, Videos
One of my first gigs ever involving a racetrack was working as a cone monkey for an SCCA autocross my junior year of high school as a volunteer deal for the JROTC I was a part of. It was a simple...
Question of the Day: What is the Coolest Obsolete Engine?
Nov 10, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
The march of progress means that things do not stay the same for very long, especially in the automotive realm. Something that is the hot ticket one day is relegated to the scrap heap the next....
Morning Symphony: Launching Like A Jet Off Of An Aircraft Carrier
Nov 10, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Sticking the launch might be the trickiest part of the run for a drag racer. Doesn’t matter if you’ve been running pro for decades or you’ve got your grandma’s 1997 Regal out...
Time Travel Video: Watch The Final Rounds Of The 1982 NHRA World Finals
Nov 10, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
In my quest to unearth all of the old NHRA World Finals videos that I can, I have found the 1982 final rounds which is cool because it gives us a peek at the race as it finished 35 years ago at...
Danger Bunny: This 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit Was One Of The Biggest Eye-Catchers On The Property At SEMA
Nov 10, 2017Bryan McTaggartOTHER, Videos
The last time I ever saw a round-headlight Volkswagen Rabbit, it was sitting in the middle of an abandoned logging track in Washington State and had been there for quite some time. It’s sunny...
Need A Motor For Your Kenworth? That’s All That’s Left Of This 2014 Kenworth T600 – Wow
Nov 10, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Boy, this is not the typical thing to find on eBay. We happened across an ad for a 2014 Kenworth T600 truck which has been completely leveled in a wreck. The buyer here would be purchasing the thing...
General Rule: This 1987 GMC General Has A 35 Ton Wrecker On Its Back And Our Heart
Nov 09, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Sweet baby towing company is this truck fantastic! From 1977 to 1987 General Motors was in the big truck business. The Chevrolet Bison and the GMC General were the machines they sold and it was the...
