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...
Big News: Nitro Revival To Be Held During Laguna Seca Spring Classic – Historic Drag Cars Mingle and Cackle With Legendary Racers
Jan 08, 2018Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
If you haven’t heard of the Steve Gibbs created Nitro Revival yet, we’re wondering where you’ve been! This is an event that Steve and a group of truly driven enthusiasts that love...
Rough Start: Who Wants To Put A 1968 Road Runner Stock Car Onto The Street?
Jan 08, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Online Find, BangShift APEX, Craigslist Find, MOPAR
Ron, I’m calling you out, buddy. Oh, and Don too. In case you are wondering what’s going on here, dear reader, it seems that two of my friends from Topeka got together and found something...
Winter Weather Have You Stuck? Sit Back And Watch Some SLMRA Lawnmower Ice Racing!
Jan 08, 2018Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, FUNNY STUFF, RACING & ACTION, Videos
As I type this, I’m looking out the window of the office and I’m watching Mother Nature coat everything around BangShift Mid-West in a fine mist that is going to freeze up and make all...
This 1965 Dodge Coronet 500 Is Bright Red And Packing Big Block Power – A Street Bruiser For Sure
Jan 08, 2018Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
In many ways, this 1965 Dodge Coronet 500 represents our favorite type of muscle car. It has one of the coolest and most iconic body styles of the middle 1960s, it has a great color slathered all...
Legendary NASA Astronaut John Young Has Died At 87 – Six Trips To Space, Walked on Moon, Commanded First Shuttle Flight
Jan 08, 2018Brian LohnesBangShift News
John Young is a man that every American should know but most do not. John Young is arguably the greatest NASA astronaut in history with a record that has no compare. He walked on the moon, he flew to...
Classic YouTube: 2005 Ford GT and Mustang GT – Ford’s Blue-Collar Exotic And Pony Car Were Riding High
Jan 08, 2018Bryan McTaggartFORD, HISTORIC, Videos
Has it really been over a decade since the Ford GT and the S197 Mustang platform debuted? Yes it has, and both have stood those years very well. The GT, Ford’s present to itself and to...
Craigslist Hilarity: This Brilliant Listing For A 1990 Olds Wagon Will Have You Smiling
Jan 08, 2018Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX
Thanks to Drag Weeker Dan Nissen we have this brilliant listing for a 1990 Olds wagon to share with you today. We love this stuff and judging by the response every time we post a genuinely funny...
Dakar 2018: Bryce Menzies And Pete Mortensen Crash Out On Stage Two
Jan 08, 2018Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, BangShift XL, XL Truck News
The Dakar Rally is vicious and has no spot for error. Unfortunately, that isn’t what BFGoodrich Performance team member Bryce Menzies and Pete Mortensen wanted to experience in real life. Six...
