The Texas Invitational: Vipers, Lambos And Corvettes…And A Couple Of Ruined Race Suits
Dec 21, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, RACING & ACTION, Videos
You can have your opinion about dig versus roll racing all you want, but here’s where I stand: once you start making four-digit horsepower figures, starting off already moving is probably your...
Go Karts On Steroids: It’s The Pro UTV Knockout Racing World Championship!
Dec 21, 2017Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
I’m not that old. I grew up with three types of go-karts: the kind you found in a tourist trap that were asphalt-based and might have done 25 MPH on a good day, the ones with three-wheeler...
Morning Symphony: The Unholy Thrashing Of A Group A Subaru Legacy
Dec 21, 2017Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, RACING & ACTION, Videos
When Group B racing got closed down at the end of the 1986 racing season, the Group A category became the next wildest category to watch. More cars were required for homologation and the mental power...
Crazy: This Guy Is Trying To Sell Monte Carlo Aero Coupes By The Bunch – Five For $55,000
Dec 21, 2017Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
We all know the story about the Monte Carlo Aero Coupes that Chevrolet produced in order to be more competitive on the high banks of NASCAR tracks, right? We all know that they were made in limited...
2017 NHRA Dutch Classic Coverge: Our Last Blast Of Photos Is A Mixed Bag Of Classes!
Dec 21, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – The Pennsylvania Dutch Classic is sort of regarded as a showcase for the Stock and Super Stock classes but all the other NHRA Sportsman classes are there...
The 2017 Summary From BS Mid-West: Where Do Our Project Cars Stand?
Dec 21, 2017Bryan McTaggartAngry Grandpa Chrysler, BangShift Projects, FORD, Project Cars, Raven Imperial
It’s about time to start taking stock in what we’ve managed to accomplish this year with the project cars in the stable here in Kentucky. This year has been…well, I guess you could...
Unhinged: Junkyard Finds On An Otherwise Unsuccessful Day At The Yard
Dec 21, 2017Bryan McTaggartUnhinged
Of all of the cars that inhabit BangShift Mid-West, it was the two “daily drivers” that got me to haul my butt back down to the LKQ yard in Nashville yesterday in the pouring rain....
This Classic Dodge Truck Sales Training Video Is Pretty Awesome – Watch It!
Dec 20, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
(By Greg Rourke) – Pickup trucks sure have come a long way. And so have the way the salesman tries to get you to sign on the dotted line to start your 84 easy payments. Witness this Dodge...
Great Race: Watch The Godfather Camaro and The Swamp Thing Nova Get After It At Hub City
Dec 20, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
If the No-Prep drag racing season has a true kick off event it is the Fat Tuesday race at Hub City Dragway in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. For the last several years this one has gotten lots of...
eBay Find: This 1972 AMC Matador Is Orange But Is It Worth Buying?
Dec 20, 2017Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
Ok, AMC fans do not have a conniption fit, K? We are not taking a shot at your favored brand or being disrespectful to the company that has been out of business for a few decades now. Instead, we are...
A History Note: Wally Parks’ Hot-Rodded WWII Jeep, “Sigue Na”
Dec 20, 2017Bryan McTaggartUnhinged
Prior to being the man whose name became tied to statues won by the hardest of the hard-charging drag racers in the world, prior to his titular role as the founder of the NHRA, and prior to leading...
The Skid Factory: The Toyota-Swapped Ford Fairlane Is Up, Running, And Blowing The Tires Off (As Well As The Tailshaft…)
Dec 20, 2017Bryan McTaggartENGINES, FORD, Videos
If you missed our initial introduction to the YouTube series called The Skid Factory, let us bring you up to speed: it’s a Mighty Car Mods spin-off that skips out on the Japanese cars and the...
Rough Start: This 1972 Ford Gran Torino Four-Door Is Cheap Fun Beater Material – Can You Rebuild A Carb For A $1,000 Car?
Dec 20, 2017Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, FORD
The cogs are turning on this one, readers. A 1972 Ford Gran Torino for $1,000. Yeah, it’s a crew cab…so what. It’s a one-year-only body that has the open grille, the thin bumpers,...
