NEW PRODUCT: Holley Introduces Revolutionary Mid-Mount LS Accessory Drive – No Brackets!
Jan 11, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 New Drag Race Products, Apex New Products, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift XL, New Products, Sponsor News, XL New Truck Products
Leave it to Holley to keep the ball rolling on the ease of LS swaps. The company has introduced a new Mid-Mount LS accessory drive that is clean, compact, and actually uses no brackets. Seriously,...
Refueling While Tandem Drifting – This Is How You Keep A BMW Sideways For Over Eight Hours!
Jan 11, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Sideways, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Eight hours sideways without stopping…that’s the record that BMW wanted to claim with their new variation of the M5 sport sedan. That’s a lofty goal, when you look at the logistics...
Want To Start Your Very Own Racing Team? Eighteen Porsche GT3s Are For Sale!
Jan 11, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
The 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 defines “track weapon”. It’s not the monster Turbo…instead, it’s like the 911 Go-Kart: find a track and carve it to bits. If you are any kind of...
Cool Historic Video: Project Mercury Couch – Or How To Make A 49G Landing Pillow Soft
Jan 11, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
We love old videos that show the early days of America’s space program. This particular one, made in 1960 shows some neat drop testing as part of what was known as Project Mercury Couch. The...
The Updated Emergency West Wheelstander Is For Sale – Plug In Motors And Hit The Strip!
Jan 11, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
One of the neatest exhibition machines to ever hit the drag strip has come up for sale. The updated Emergency West wheelstander is on the block and it’s coming almost totally complete. The new...
Behind The Ropes Part 6: Survive And Advance – A Great Weekend Takes A Turn For The Epic
Jan 10, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
This is Behind The Ropes Part 6: Survive And Advance. By now if you have been watching the videos you know that I called the majority of the action at this race during eliminations in the alcohol...
Rough Start: This 1973 Plymouth Satellite Is The Mythical Affordable, Useable Muscle Car!
Jan 10, 2018Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, MOPAR
I’m going to make a couple of concessions to using the phrase “muscle car” when describing a 1973 Plymouth Satellite with a 318 and a column shift automatic: here, it’s not...
No More MEL: It’s A Barra Six For This ’66 Lincoln Down Under!
Jan 10, 2018Bryan McTaggartFORD, Videos
1960s Lincolns rule. The slab sides, the length, the rumble from an MEL engine through the pipes as the car cruises around…we are all about these Elwood Engel-designed beauties. After Lincoln...
Tough Truck Racing For Breast Cancer Awareness – A Good Event For A Good Cause!
Jan 10, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
No gearhead worth their salt needs an excuse to go out, get behind the wheel, and play a little. If there’s a few free moments and gas in the tank, stand back and watch the entertainment. But...
More Barrett-Jackson Auction Hunting Turned Up This 1971 Buick GSX Clone That Should Sell Under The Radar!
Jan 10, 2018Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Monday Shopper
For the most part, Buick was content to stay away from the show and stripe packages with their muscle offerings in the 1960s. They preferred instead to pick colors from the mature palette, add chrome...
Houston Autorama Photo Coverage: The Recently Uncovered Lost Photos!
Jan 10, 2018Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Whoopsie doodle! A few days ago I declared that we were running the last group of photos from the Houston Autorama as shot by Charles Wickam. Well, I was wrong! I...
Family Heirloom: This 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Has Been Waken Up After A Long Rest
Jan 10, 2018Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, Videos
During my early days of wrenching as a kid, I stripped some cars that came into the lot that honestly, I kick myself in the ass for ever touching, let alone tearing down like I did. One in particular...
