Smoked: This New Documentary Podcast Series About The Rise And Fall Of IMSA and Indy Racer Randy Lanier Rules
Jul 16, 2019Brian LohnesApex Racing News, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
Yes, this is the summer of bad ass automotive podcasts. A week or so ago we told you about the killer documentary podcast called Larger Than Life which is about the street racing legend “Big...
Man vs Machine: Watch This 101 Year Old Mercedes Grand Prix Rumble and Slide Up The Goodwood Course
Jul 16, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
There’s just something awesome about seeing a guy like Ben Collings take the stick to a 101-year old car and give it hell on the course at Goodwood. The machine in this case is a 140hp Mercedes...
Neck Braces For Everybody: The Hoonigans Meet The AWD Hurst/Olds
Jul 16, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, RACING & ACTION, Videos
It is the thing that should not be. On it’s own, before he went off-the-rails insane with carbon-fiber everything, his 1982 Cutlass Hurst/Olds clone was pretty radical. Namely, it was because...
Yard Master: The Origin Story Of The Terminal Tractor
Jul 16, 2019Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, HISTORIC, Videos, XL Videos
I first saw one late one night while I was doing some not-so-legal driving around the Tacoma dock areas. On the waterfront, seeing semi-tractors hauling containers around was nothing new. You learned...
Cab Over, Cab Forward, Whatever. This 1965 Dodge A-100 Rules!
Jul 16, 2019Bryan McTaggarteBay Find
Remember Chrysler’s big push in the early 1990s about “cab forward” styling? When Chrysler acquired Lamborghini in the 1980s, they turned a styling exercise called Navajo into the...
Rust Avengers 4: Bringing The Pontiac GTO To Life (finally…)
Jul 16, 2019Bryan McTaggartENGINES, FUNNY STUFF, Videos
For most of the 2019 Power Tour, Deboss Garage’s Pontiac GTO was engineless. That was not the plan when they dropped down from Canada to jump in on a killer roadtrip session, but hey, you do...
Neat Jeep: This 1970 Hurst Jeep Commander Could Be The Earliest One Ever Made
Jul 16, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift XL, eBay Find, XL Online Find
Before you Jeep freaks get all up on the chip, we know that there were not serial numbers specifically assigned to the 1970 Hurst Jeep Commander specialty models that the company sold. The guy...
Ron Leek: Remembering A True American Original That Helped Shape Drag Racing, Motorized Entertainment
Jul 15, 2019Brian LohnesBangShift News
“Well, Brian…I have pulmonary fibrosis and I’m 80 years old…” that was how my last chat with Ron Leek began a couple of weeks ago. Ron was making one final lap of his...
CRANK IT UP: This Is The Epic Sound Of Formula One In The Late 1970s – Cosworth V8 Screaming, Ligier JS11 Racer Working!
Jul 15, 2019Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
While I am not consumed with fandom over modern Formula One racing, I am a very large dork when it comes to the history of the pinnacle racing series in the world. That’s not to take a swing...
MAHLE Motorsport Introduces 20° Big Block Chevy Elite Sportsman Drag Series PowerPak Plus Piston Kit
Jul 15, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 New Drag Race Products, 1320 Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, New Products, Sponsor News
When it comes to meeting the needs of their customers and keeping a finger on the pulse of the marker, few outfits are so capable of MAHLE Motorsport. For all different disciplines of competition,...
Star City Motor Madness 2019: Here’s The Best Look Yet At A Local Version Of The Woodward Dream Cruise!
Jul 15, 2019Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – It was like a local version of the Woodward Dream Cruise brought right to Virginia. Star City Motor Madness brought out classic cars, trucks, pro street thumpers,...
Nitro in New England: Top Fuel and Funny Car Photos From The 2019 NHRA New England Nationals
Jul 15, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by David Nutting) – It was not just the racers and the fans braving the crushing temperatures at the 2019 NHRA New England Nationals at Epping, New Hampshire’s, New England...
Goodguys Columbus 2019 Photos: One Of America’s Greatest Automotive Events, Bar None
Jul 15, 2019Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER
(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – The title is kind of bold, right? One of America’s greatest automotive events?! How the hell can anyone make that statement? We think we’re mildly...
2019 ALS Cruising For A Cure Show Photos: More Hot Rods, Trucks, Street/Strip Killers, Vans, Stuff!
Jul 15, 2019Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This gallery is pretty much a hodge-podge of stuff I didn’t know where else to put which is a recurring theme for me this year. Mostly it’s...
