Wally vs The World: How Wally Parks Shocked The America And Gained Control of Drag Racing In 1958
Jun 02, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift News
Many people believe that since the early 1950s, the National Hot Rod Assocaition has had the dominant spot in the sport of drag racing across America. Those people would be wrong. See, in 1958 Wally...
Always Wanted A Tesla Model 3 Convertible That Didn’t Exist? Now It Does – Check This Thing Out
Jun 02, 2020Brian LohnesApex Online Find, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you desperately need a Tesla convertible before you can drop $250,000 on a down payment for the Tesla Roadster? Well, we have you covered. Newport Convertible Engineering,...
Morning Symphony: The Wildest Escort Ever – Cosworth Power, Four-Wheel-Drive And Angry!
Jun 02, 2020Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
In North America, “Ford Escort” brings to mind images of a front-driver with big bumpers that showed up at the turn of the 1980s that, according to everything we were reading, was...
Hellcat Hauler: Tell Me You Wouldn’t Swap A Third-Gen Hemi Into This 1992 Dodge D350!
Jun 02, 2020Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, MOPAR, TRUCKS
With Holley unloading the swap kit program for 1972-1993 Dodge trucks, it was a given that I would be foaming at the mouth to try that plan out. Nothing against Angry Grandpa, but in the end...
Classic YouTube: Ryuichi Kiyonari’s Very Wet And Sideways Qualification Lap At Donington In 2008
Jun 02, 2020Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
A racing superbike in dry conditions is already a handful, requiring reflexes that border on supernatural. If the tires don’t grip, if the rider’s balance gets upset, if anything is less...
Brutally Cool: This Classic Toyota Corolla Is Packing A Turbocharged Nissan RB Engine And It Is Awesome
Jun 02, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, ENGINES, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
There’s always something cool when you find out a car is built by a young guy. Such is the case with this beastly Toyota Corolla in Australia. The car was a four year project for its owner and...
Random Car Profile: Opel Manta 400i, Opel’s Other Group B Rally Car
Jun 02, 2020Bryan McTaggartCar Features, OTHER
In 1979, Opel wanted to get into rallying again. They had attempted a rally program using the Kadett and had failed miserably, and drivers had been complaining about some of the handling...
Stealing The Show In Orlando: Watch The Quickest Side By Side Pro275 Pass Ever And Mark Micke’s Record Shattering 3.82 Run!
Jun 01, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
There are certain times in drag racing where you can actually pinpoint the moment where a class or category put itself onto the map for good. That moment for the Pro275 class happened last weekend at...
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NOS Releases Gen-V LT Hi-Ram Dry Nitrous Plates – Just Add Spray!
Jun 01, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 New Drag Race Products, 1320 Sponsor News, Apex New Products, Apex Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift XL, New Products, Sponsor News, XL New Truck Products, XL Sponsor News
The Holley Hi-Ram intake manifold for LS and LT engines is one of the most popular speed parts on the market today. The Hi-Ram is a power maker, it looks cool, and most of all, it is adaptable to...
NHRA Shop Talk: Why Stuff Blows Up – We Talk Carnage In Pro Stock, Pro Mod, and The Nitro Classes
Jun 01, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, CRASH & BURN, ENGINE, ENGINES, MISC, Tech Stories, Videos
Why does stuff blow up? That’s the topic of this week’s NHRA Shop Talk Live where Alan Reinhart and I talk drag racing and engine tech for your viewing pleasure. Using footage from the...
Morning Symphony: Late May Test And Tune At Ozark Raceway Park
Jun 01, 2020Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
The sights and the sounds of the strip are missed. The only tire smoke I’ve smelled this year is whatever I’ve made in my spare time…I don’t like that. I don’t like...
Dusty But Trusty: Waking Up A 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger That’s Super-Original!
Jun 01, 2020Bryan McTaggartMISC, Videos
Last year, while we were working the Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas, Chad and I had a discussion on what was going to replace the Imperial. I was on my “eff that car, gotta go, next...
