2019 NHRA Dutch Classic Action Photo Coverage: More Wheels Up Fun From The Drags!
Dec 19, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, Drag Races, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Thanks to Joe Grippo we’re back today with more awesome action photos from the 2019 NHRA Dutch Classic. It is interesting that in drag racing, like all other...
2019 Cynthiana Rod Run Coverage: More than 2,000 Cars Show Up, Here Are Some Favorites
Dec 19, 2019Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The 2019 Rod Run did not have a burnout contest. The problem? A proper place to conduct the event safely. More and more people are attending render...
Caption This: “Engine Test Successful. Engine Replacement Required.”
Dec 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartENGINES, FUNNY STUFF, Videos
Here’s a bit of insight into my former life as a helicopter tech: For each maintenance-required item, a code in the form of a symbol was entered on the paperwork each aircraft carried in a...
A Year In Review Of Wild Runs Courtesy Of BigKleib34 – Sketchy Passes And Money Shifts!
Dec 19, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
As we near the tail end of 2019, those in the business are starting to do their year in reviews. We do this for many reasons…we like to see what we accomplished in the last twelve months, we...
Practical Application: Can the EcoVette Actually Meet The 40MPG Goal In Traffic?
Dec 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartTECH, Videos
A little while ago, we tipped you off to a project involving a C5 Corvette with a six-speed and the promise of this car making the 40 miles per gallon mark. For comparison, that would equal the same...
Morning Symphony: The Square-Body Chevy That Sprays Holiday Cheer!
Dec 19, 2019Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
There were Chevrolet pickups like this everywhere growing up. The rally wheels, the two-tone paint in red, or blue, or blue/silver like my sister had for a first vehicle. They had the big bumper out...
Rough Start: Underneath That Grime Is A Wicked Little Red Express!
Dec 19, 2019Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
I tend to be wary when I see a low-cost Craigslist-style ad that features a hole in the hood and something poking through. Usually, it’s a high-rise intake and one of those cheap knockoff...
Reindeer Games: This Fun and Goofy Video From Holley Is ALL About The Tire Smoke!
Dec 18, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, Apex Video, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, FUNNY STUFF, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Every year Holley Performance comes up with a funny video for their “Happy Holley Days” promotion which carries the company through the Christmas season. This year is no different and...
NHRA Insider Podcast: A Season Ending Look Back At The Finals, A Trip Around The World, and What’s To Come
Dec 18, 2019Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
It’s been about a month since the last time I made an episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast and there’s a reason for that. First, the NHRA finals happened. Then I went with an NHRA...
2019 Cynthiana Rod Run Coverage: Our Awesome Photo Coverage Starts Here
Dec 18, 2019Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I got to the Rod Run at what I thought was early enough to get a good parking spot. This was not to be as downtown was already pretty full and cars kept...
BangShift Movie Car Chase: Chevrolet Corvette Stingray vs. De Tomaso Pantera in “Challenge”
Dec 18, 2019Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
An early C3 Stingray Corvette and a De Tomaso Pantera, tearing up the roads near Asheville, North Carolina in the early 1970s…doesn’t sound too implausible, does it? If it weren’t...
Money No Object: 1981 Chevrolet Camaro Yenko Turbo Z – They Saw The Future
Dec 18, 2019Bryan McTaggartMonday Shopper
Put yourself in Don Yenko’s shoes for a moment. The heyday is behind you…the insurance groups have been a thorn for years. The idea of the Yenko Super Car has been gone for years....
