Check Out The Massive Monti Fitzgerald Double Wheelstand From NHRA Sonoma Last Weekend
Aug 01, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
The NHRA has embarked on an interesting program in 2017, inviting various different racing groups from around the sport of drag racing to put on exhibitions at select races across the country. The...
Watch Tommy Johnson Jr Make A Crazy Broken Axle Save In Sonoma – Dude Can Wheel!
Aug 01, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Tommy Johnson Jr. loves driving nitro funny cars and here’s some breaking news…he’s damned good at it. Johnson is one of the guys that kind of revels in the challenge of wrestling...
Classic YouTube: What Might Be The Nastiest Cadillac Seville Out There
Aug 01, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC
By the mid 1970s, it was becoming clear that “longer, lower and wider” wasn’t working anymore. GM got wise and started designing small cars while Ford buried it’s head in the...
Holley’s Doug Flynn Takes His Nova To The Final At Car Craft Summer Nationals
Aug 01, 2017Chad Reynolds1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Spotlight
(Words and Photo by Todd Veney) Our boy Doug Flynn, one of the head honchos at Holley EFI, showed that he knows how to tune and how to drive as he worked his way to the final round at the Car Craft...
It’s Over: Kanawha Valley Motorsports Park Has Been Sold And Will Be Demolished
Aug 01, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Back in May we told you that Kanawha Valley Motorsports Park was closing and the owners were getting aggressive in their efforts to sell the property. Well the property sold and sadly it was not to a...
Morning Symphony: The Venturi 400 Has Something In Common With A DeLorean And A Volvo
Aug 01, 2017Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
No, it’s not a kit car. No, it’s not some tuner-house take on a Ferrari 308. That’s a Venturi 400 Trophy, and it’s one of Venturi’s race-only specials. The Monaco-based...
BangShift Question Of The Day: How Many “One-Off” Builds Can You Come Up With?
Aug 01, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
I’ve been doing a little hunting lately about the 1981 Yenko Turbo Z Camaros. You can blame this affliction on video games…I hadn’t thought about the Turbo Z cars in years, but...
This 1977 Chevrolet K20HD Was Bought To Work And After A Resto Would Make A Perfect Light Duty/Cruiser Rig
Aug 01, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Everyone deserves a break, right? At some point after you have worked for decades and done your duty you should get some time to smell the roses and enjoy the sunset every day. That’s kind of...
Video: Watch Nicky Bonifante Tell The Most Insane Rental Car Story Ever – Legend Of The Bob Gilbertson Cadillac
Jul 31, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
In the realm of rental car stories they literally do not get any more insane than this. It is a tale of escalating insanity, potential death and injury, of trouble, fines, and flat out crazy...
A $5,000 To Win Barbie Jeep Race Is Like The US Nationals Of Painful Wreckage – Rednecks With Paychecks
Jul 31, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
In all forms of racing, when prize money is offered the stakes get raised. This may be even doubly true in the cutthroat world of downhill Barbie Jeep competition where the goal of the exercise is to...
The Words Of A Legend: Take A Listen To Jaguar’s Long-Term Test Driver Norman Dewis!
Jul 31, 2017Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
The now 96 year old man who you will hear in this video is one of the most noteworthy test drivers ever employed. Few test drivers are even recognized, but there are a few names that rise to the top:...
The Return Of The EcoDiesel: FCA Gets Certification For the Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee
Jul 31, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, MOPAR, TRUCKS
It wasn’t a surprise that once the Volkswagen diesel controversy erupted, that anything with an oil-burner was suddenly under the mother of all microscopes. And it definitely didn’t help...
BANGshift Question Of The Day: Why Are Some People Selling Cars And Trucks So Stupid!!!
Jul 31, 2017Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, Apex Online Find, Apex Spotlight, XL Spotlight
Nothing torques my wrench, nothing floods my engine, nothing kills my battery, nothing pisses me the F’ off, like stupid people posting cars for sale on Craigslist. While I find the occasional...
Rough Start: This 1979 Buick Regal Is Ready To Hit The Track!
Jul 31, 2017Bryan McTaggart1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find
Sorry if you saw Buick Regal and were hoping for an all-black turbo monster waiting for a bargain budget price. Outside of searching Copart for wrecks, I’ve only seen one Grand National that...
