TX2K20 Bombshells: The Violent Passes From The Invite-Only Powerfest!
Mar 17, 2020Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
TX2K20 is a pain to get into if you want to run. Normally, spectating the event isn’t such a problem, but with the world collectively losing it’s head, this year the event was held...
Retro Video: This Period Look At The Consulier GTP Shows Off How Interesting And Cool These Cars Were
Mar 17, 2020Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Warren Mosler had a vision, a vision that looked into an automotive future of light, stiff, composite bodied cars that performed seemingly amazing feats of performance with powerful small...
Money No Object: 1991 Mazda B2600i 4×4 – Clean And Simple, Just How They Should Be
Mar 17, 2020Bryan McTaggartMonday Shopper
Which was more influential in this decision…the lowrider 1989 Mazda B2200 that did family-car duty for a summer, the 1988 Dodge D-50 that I used for work that doubled as my practice vehicle for...
1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, CAR SHOWS, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER
Drag Strip Action Photos: Top Gas and Exhibition Runs At The US60 Nationals In Kentucky!
Mar 16, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, CAR SHOWS, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – So at these US60 Nationals events SAM and Top Gas have indexed ladders after time shots. Top gas is for ANY pre-79 vehicle that doesn’t fit the loose...
Push It Back: Ninth Installment Of Billion-Dollar Fast and Furious Franchise Postponed 11 Months Due To Pandemic
Mar 16, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, Apex Racing News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
(Words by Thomas Lohnes) – The Fast and the Furious is a franchise all car guys and girls know and love (well, at least KNOW – ed.). The first and third movies helped reignite the car...
QuarantinePiece Theater: Check Out Decade Of Thrills II – The Thunder Of The 80s – Evans and Prudhomme Call It
Mar 16, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, CRASH & BURN, ENGINES, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Let’s say you’re stuck at home like we are. No racing, kids have school cancelled, the restaurants have been all but closed down, and basically all else with them. What are you supposed...
Rough and Ready: This 1970 Datsun 510 Has Been A Racer For 20 Years And It Is A Turn Key Ticket To Big Fun!
Mar 16, 2020Brian LohnesApex Online Find, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, eBay Find
When it comes to cool “small” cars, my list is pretty short. The Datsun 510 examples that raced in the Trans Am under 2.5L class are pretty much top of the sheet for me and that’s...
Did You Want One Then? This Review Of The 1983 Mitsubishi Starion Shows The First Version Of The DSM Hot One To Show Up
Mar 16, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, Apex Video, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
I cannot be the only guy in the BangShift universe who’s stuck at home and cruising eBay looking to buy something. The more you look, the more you think, and the more you think, the more...
Change Of Heartbeat: Converting A Four-Stroke Engine To A Two-Stroke Design
Mar 16, 2020Bryan McTaggartENGINES, Videos
Four-stroke engines are the normal for most applications the world over. Air goes in and mixes with fuel, mixture gets compressed, igniton occurs and power stroke goes down, and the next upstroke...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: The Corona Virus Special Edition!
Mar 16, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
I swear, I’m *this* close to walking up to panicky buyers in stores, going “achoo!” at them and watching the herd bolt in fear. It’d be like Animal Planet, where the herd of...
Money No Object: 1971 Ford Torino 500 – When A Tribute Build Makes Perfect Financial Sense
Mar 16, 2020Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, FORD
So, fun fact for today…last night I won my first eBay auction for a car. Rather, I did the legwork so that a family member who has been aching for a nod to their past can get a new-to-them...
Almost Smells Like Cut Grass: 1980 Briggs & Stratton Hybrid Prototype
Mar 16, 2020Bryan McTaggartVideos
There’s tons of talk about horsepower levels. We’ve crossed the seven hundred horsepower levels years ago, we have hypercars that are in four-digit territory, and it must be said: most of...
Steady As She Goes: The 2020 Honda CR-V All-Wheel-Drive Touring Lacks Surprises, Just What Its Buyers Want
Mar 16, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift Road Test, New Products
As we have been reporting over the last couple of years, auto manufacturers are dropping sedans and coupes from their product lines because people just are not buying them in volume anymore. Why?...
