Old Yeller: The Junkyard Build That Inspired Carroll Shelby
Jul 07, 2020Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
(Words: Jon Bunger) Before sweeping LeMans with the GT40 or building the first Cobra, Carrol Shelby drove this car. You won’t find it in any museum, because it’s still being raced today. More...
Classic YouTube: The 1983 MG Maestro Challenge, Where 110 Horsepower Was Plenty
Jul 07, 2020Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
The IROC series was a neat way to pair off drivers from different automotive disciplines together onto a single combative race, wasn’t it? Well….no, not really. It was a short-run NASCAR...
The Lincoln Continental, America’s Favorite Luxury Sedan, Reaches The End of The Line (Again)
Jul 06, 2020Brian LohnesApex Racing News, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Lincoln Continental, America’s favorite Luxury sedan, is once again dead. After a drastic 54 percent sales decrease in Q4 of 2019 and Ford’s decision to ditch sedans...
Dyno Video: Watch This 383ci BluePrint Engine Go Through Its Dyno Paces!
Jul 06, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, Apex Video, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift XL, ENGINES, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
We have long talked about the guys and girls at BluePrint Engines and the quality of their product line. One of the amazing things is the fact that the company dyno tests every single engine that...
Ride Along With Jay Meagher As He Makes The Best Save Of This Or Any Other Hot Rod Drag Week
Jul 06, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Perhaps the most defining attribute to Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2016 was its diversity. We saw more interesting stuff packed into the near 400 entries that the event brought than we ever have....
Watch The 7,700hp American Ethanol Catamaran Run 217mph At The Lake Of The Ozarks Shootout
Jul 06, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
The Lake of the Ozarks Shootout is one of the most intense, crazy, and flat out thrilling waterborne motorsports events in the USA. The risks and the speeds are huge and this year the biggest number...
Money No Object: A Delicious Pro Street 1986 Pontiac Grand Am
Jul 06, 2020Bryan McTaggart1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
The Pro Street fad that ran through the 1980s and deep into the 1990s did have one very neat unintended consequence: a lot of the boring, hopeless front-wheel-drive machines that were being cranked...
Ibuprofen Won’t Help: Barbie Jeep Racing From The 2020 Rednecks With Paychecks Event In Texas
Jul 06, 2020Bryan McTaggartCRASH & BURN, Videos
We all have our guilty pleasures…a song you wouldn’t admit to liking that you jam out to every time it comes in when you’re alone in the car, a food that you shouldn’t eat for...
Chase ’em Down! Watch This Mustang Run Down A 7.70 Door Slammer Like It Is Tied To A Tree!
Jul 06, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Bracket racing is not for everyone; unless you know exactly how it works, or are specifically cheering on someone, and I can understand the argument, but when a Pro Mod enters into the fast bracket...
Using The Wrong Lube Hurts! Here Is The Straight Truth On What To Use To Properly Torque Your Fasteners
Jul 05, 2020Chad Reynolds1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Tech Stories, ENGINE, Sponsor News, Tech Stories, XL Engine Tech, XL Tech Stories
Everyone thinks about the expensive parts of their engines that are sexy, like pistons, rods, crankshafts, cylinder heads, intakes, etc. But what holds all that stuff where it is supposed to be?...
Custom Intake Manifolds Tested! What Does The Ideal Intake Manifold Look Like? How Long Are The Runners? How Big Is The Plenum?
Jul 05, 2020Chad Reynolds1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Videos, Apex Engine Tech, ENGINES, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Tech Stories
How many times have you found yourself in the shop, at the races, or on the dyno wondering if you have just thought of the world’s greatest speed part? It happens to me all the time, and...
Off Road Action To The Next Level! Watch The Qualifying Loop At King Of The Hammers From Inside Bryce Menzies Truck!
Jul 05, 2020Chad ReynoldsRACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Spotlight, XL Videos
High Speed Off-Road Racing is something I’ve never done but want to do so bad. It’s awesome. I love the sport, love the trucks, love the events, and therefore running BAJA or King of the...
If You Missed Rocky Mountain Race Week, Here Are Replays Of All Five Race Days!
Jul 05, 2020Chad Reynolds1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Spotlight, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Rocky Mountain Race Week was once again and epic adventure, killer racing, and a display of commitment by both man and machine. Former Champions fell, new Champions were crowned, and memories were...
