Check Out All The Trucks At West Coast Cruizin’ Nats In Santa Maria!
Jun 02, 2018Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows
(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) – For nearly forty years, West Coast Customs Cruizin’ Nationals holds a show at Santa Maria Fairpark on California’s Central Coast. Farming, hot rodding, customizing...
Here Are The Top Qualifying Runs From The JEGS Route66 Nationals In Chicago
Jun 02, 2018Chad Reynolds1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos
Steve Torrance, Matt Hagan, Greg Anderson, and Matt Hines are no strangers to the number one spot on the ladder during an NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing event. But can they hold everyone off during...
The American Dream Summer Shootout Is LIVE Right Here!
Jun 02, 2018Chad Reynolds1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos
The American Dream Summer Shootout from Dragway 42 is on right now. Big money bracket racing is going on all summer long, and this is the first American Dream event for the season. Here is all the...
Boosted And Kayla’s New Cars Revealed By 1320 Video!
Jun 02, 2018Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
When Kyle and the gang from 1320Video got the chance to hang out with Boosted GT and Kayla during a special visit to their local track in Iowa, that makes for a pretty cool weekend. But when they are...
Want To Play In The Mud Properly? BFGoodrich Introduces The Mud-Terrain T/A KM3!
Jun 02, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, BangShift XL, XL Sponsor News
When BFGoodrich brings out a new off-road tire, the first thing they do even before they go public with it is they torture-test them. In the case of the new Mud-Terrain T/A KM3, that torture test...
The Ferrari Modulo Lives…And Drives! Check Out It’s Baby Steps Here!
Jun 02, 2018Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
It’s been about four years since Jim Glickenhaus managed to convince someone at Ferrari to sell him the 1970 512S Modulo concept car. Based on a 512S Can-Am chassis, the Modulo was pure wedge...
Who Wants To Pay $699 For A Digital License Plate That’s Really An Overrated Kindle?
Jun 02, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Deep within the confines of the shop at BangShift Mid-West is two stacks of old license plates, mostly from vehicles of my past. Each one is annotated with the vehicle or vehicles that it was...
Formula Vice: This Profile Of A 1981 March F1 Car Is Awesome For Many Reasons – Watch!
Jun 02, 2018Brian LohnesApex Online Find, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
A race car sponsored by a nude joint in Paris, Guinness beer, and a rolling papers company. Yes, that is the story of this 1981 March Formula One car that was once driven by an Irishmen named Daly...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Have Any Stories Involving Random Flying Objects On The Road?
Jun 02, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, BangShift Question Of The Day??
I can count myself lucky that in over two decades of driving, I’ve only had a very minor handful of “close calls”, enough that I can remember every last one. I’ve been ran off...
Our NMCA West AutoX Coverage From Fontana Continues
Jun 02, 2018Chad ReynoldsApex Event Coverage, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift Galleries
(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Here’s our third round of photos from the NMCA West AutoX Series at Fontana’s Auto Club Speeway, aka California Speedway. The NMCA West AutoX series, presented...
The Big FCA Meeting Went Down…Here’s Where The Company Stands And Where They Are Going!
Jun 02, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, MOPAR
Yesterday was the big day, the day that FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne laid out his last bit of future forecasting before he steps down after his fourteen-year tenure at the helm. The man has been at...
Is This 1969 Camaro Bodied 1999 Corvette Weird Or Cool? Or Both?
Jun 02, 2018Chad ReynoldsBangShift Question Of The Day??
Taking body panels from one car and grafting them on another is not new, it has been going on forever. But for every one that turned out good there at least as many that are just okay, actually...
Guy Rides Through Wall Of Fire, Falls Off Car, Gets Run Over, Walks Away – If You’re Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough
Jun 01, 2018Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, CRASH & BURN, FUNNY STUFF, Videos
Maybe I am just a big wuss or maybe I’m just not man enough to want to go hurtling down the straight away of a circle track into a wall of burning boards, but I have never had one iota of...
This Crazy 1980s Footage Shows German Cars Being Crash Tested With Human Volunteers!
Jun 01, 2018Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, CRASH & BURN, FUNNY STUFF, Videos
We’re ALL for safety around here. In fact, we actually buckle up every time we leave the driveway and we make our kids do the same. It’s the cheapest and most reliable protection...
