Testing For Sevens: This Holden VL Cuts The Number On A 255 Radial Tire!
Jan 10, 2018Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Remember back when you needed a big balloon slick to make enough grip to grab the track to make a single-digit pass? Now you’ve got folks with nearly stock tire sizes and no tubs whatsoever...
Someone Is Selling A Ford Truck Every Kid Of The 1980s Will Lust After – 48s, Rockwells, Big Block, Wow!
Jan 10, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
I have sought medical attention. I have begun breathing into a paper bag. I have scheduled an appointment with a therapist. In short, I have done all that I can do to keep myself from losing my mind...
Cool New Product: COMP Cams Billet Valve Covers For GM LS Engines – More Than Just A Clean Look!
Jan 09, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 New Drag Race Products, Apex New Products, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, New Products, Sponsor News
When is a valve cover more than a valve cover? When it is a COMP Cams billet valve cover for GM LS engines, that’s when. Way more than just a clean solution to keeping the oil in the engine,...
Classic YouTube: Testing Out BigFoot Fastrax In 1989…Make Way For The Tank!
Jan 09, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, FORD, HISTORIC, TRUCKS, Videos, XL Videos
Bob Chandler has had many variations of the BigFoot monster truck built over the years. From the first one to BigFoot 5 and it’s ten-foot-tall tires to the current fleet of race trucks that...
Houston Autorama Photo Coverage: Our Last Photo Blast From The Opening Autorama in The Country
Jan 09, 2018Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’ve reached the end of the beginning. Wait, what? The last group of photos from the first big indoor Autorama show of the year, that’s what we mean!...
1970s Formula 1 Through The Eyes Of Antonio Tomaini, Scuderia Ferrari’s Manager
Jan 09, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, Videos
You know the names Niki Lauda and Mario Andretti for sure, even if you don’t normally follow Formula 1 racing. You might know the names Clay Regazzoni, or Gilles Villeneuve if you do follow...
Returning To Genesis: Regular Car Reviews Drives The Original Dodge Viper RT/10
Jan 09, 2018Bryan McTaggartMOPAR, Videos
It isn’t that the first-generation Dodge Viper RT/10 couldn’t have stood on it’s own merits. A V-10 powered two-seat roadster that looked like the natural descendent of the...
Cynthiana Rod Run Photo Coverage: An All-American, Hometown, Hot Rodding Mecca!
Jan 09, 2018Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The little town in Harrison County Kentucky continues to show they can grow their yearly gearhead event beyond their expectations. 1,633 was the official...
1960s Gasser Great Jack Merkel Has Died – Stopped Ohio George With A Small Block ’65 Nationals
Jan 09, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
If we were to measure the passing of racing legends in a drumbeat it would sure seem that the cadence is quickening these days. New York based gasser legend Jack Merkel has passed. Merkel rose to...
Behind The Ropes Part 5: By A Nose – After A Huge Round One Upset Can The MBR Team Steal Another One?
Jan 09, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
We’re back with part five of seven in the Michalek Brothers Racing team series called Behind The Ropes. We have seen the team struggle, we have seen them qualify and we have seen then rack up...
Caption This: Demolition Derby Rat Has Had Enough Of Your Crap!
Jan 09, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??
There is nothing nice about a demolition derby. It’s the place where cars that are slated to die are driven by people who have some sort of aggression to vent. Crashes are judged based on the...
2017 Photo Highlight Reel: Doug Gregory’s Favorite Images Of 2017 (Part 1)
Jan 08, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, Apex Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Drag Races, Gallery
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Best of is misleading. These are the favorites I chose. Most are mine and a handful or so are from the boys. These are in Chronological order due to...
