Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Just Because You Think You Can Wrench, Doesn’t Mean You Should.
May 09, 2019Bryan McTaggartUPCG
It is good to be confident and to have a take-charge, do it yourself attitude. That kind of positive mental thinking is what we genuinely need more of in today’s society…instead of...
Young Guy, Older Car: Ride With BTCC Series Champ Andrew Johnson In A Porsche 962C, This Rules
May 09, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
We love when today’s modern drivers get the chance to sit in and pilot old race cars. Why? Their honest reactions about how stuff works or feels definitely validates our thoughts that the old...
Across All Lines: This Rusty 1972 Porsche 911S Speaks To Everyone Who Loves Honest Old Cars
May 08, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
There are certain things that literally cut across all the boundary lines of the automotive world. Things that hot rodders, european car enthusiasts, truck guys, and racers alike can appreciate. One...
Any Takers: This BTR-60 Is 20,000lbs Of Neat And You Only Have To Ship It Home From Belarus
May 08, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, eBay Find, XL Online Find
So there are times when we see things on eBay and we can only just kind of stare at them and almost admire the ridiculous nature of what they are. Do we want them? Hell yes we want them. Does anyone...
Drift Video: How COMP Cams and Taylor Hull Racing Have Teamed Up With Big Results
May 08, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Sponsor News, Apex Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, RACING & ACTION, Sponsor News, Videos
The world of drifting continues to evolve here in America. It is a motorsports that began on the fringes, captured a generation of sideways loving, tire smoke admiring kids, and continues to refine...
Holley LSFest West Photos: Drag Racing, Autocross, Drifting, Sideshow And More!
May 08, 2019Chad Reynolds1320 Gallery, Apex Gallery, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Drag Races, XL Gallery
(Photos by Cole Reynolds) This past weekend was full of LS fun thanks to Holley’s LSFest West in Las Vegas. With drifting, off-road racing, autocross, 3S, road course, drag racing, several...
Violent Outburst: Dean Kearney’s Drift Viper Going Balls-Out At Hoonigan!
May 08, 2019Bryan McTaggartApex Sideways, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, RACING & ACTION, Videos
For the most part, I’m a team player. I follow traffic laws. I open doors for others. I try to be as neutral as possible…partly because I’m fully aware that I can be intimidating to...
Tempt Me Not: Quit Sending Me This Ready-To-Build 1980 Dodge Mirada!
May 08, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320, eBay Find, MOPAR
In acting, it’s known as typecasting: someone is so perfect for a typical type of role that they are always chosen for that kind of gig and not chosen for others. For example, John Wayne would...
Work Truck Wednesday: Bringing A 1969 GMC Back To Life After Living Out In The Open For Years
May 08, 2019Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, FUNNY STUFF, TECH, TRUCKS, Videos
The old farm truck at the edge of the property that hasn’t moved in years bit is almost cliché at this point. Whether it’s a 1940s Ford, a Power Wagon with the paint flaking off of the...
Turbo Twin Tuesday: Yamaha Files For Patents On Turbocharged Engine Designs – 1980s Part 2?
May 07, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, Apex Racing News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
Ok, for starters, let’s hope it is not the 1980s again because we’d loose loads of awesome technology and performance, but the question in the title is valid. Why? If you dig motorcycles...
RacingJunk: This Ford Is Rough And (Almost) Ready To Hook Up To The Sled Again – Just Add Power
May 07, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, Racing Junk Find, XL Online Find
Now this is BangShifty goodness! You are looking at a 1972 Ford truck that is set up to be a super stock class style pulling combatant. The truck has been beefed up in the suspension and frame, the...
Two Wheels And One Cylinder: Time Lapse Rebuild Of A Kawasaki KE100 Engine Is Awesome To Watch
May 07, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, ENGINE, ENGINES, MISC, Tech Stories, Videos
The ring-a-ting-ting of a two stroke engine is really something that fires the synapses of any gearhead’s brain. It is the sound of fun, really. Go karts, dirt bikes, and weird homebuilt...
