Hitting The Dusty Trail: Take A Tour Of This Converted TopKick Ambulance!
Jan 10, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
When I was a teenager, I dreamed of a setup like this: a large truck, a big box on the back to sleep in, and no reason to deal with anybody on the planet anymore. It made sense in my head, but...
Novakill: NASCAR-Powered, 9,400 RPM Nova From Hell On The Burnout Pad
Jan 10, 2020Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
Looking at all of the footage from Summernats 33, it’s easy to think that you are on another planet with the amount of smoke from the bushfires in the air. The daylight is orange, the haze...
Vanilla Vice: 1989 Dodge Diplomat AHB – Clean As A Whistle!
Jan 09, 2020Bryan McTaggarteBay Find
If you’re in your mid-thirties or older, there is only one automatic response that is appropriate for seeing a refrigerator-white Dodge Diplomat: “Oh, shit, it’s the cops!”...
Gotta Start Somewhere: Getting A Beater V6 Camaro Ready For A First Car
Jan 09, 2020Bryan McTaggartVideos
Oh, the memories of the first car…the learning machine, the ultimate disposable vehicle if you asked your parents. I knew maybe ten kids who got relatively new vehicles for their high school...
GT Wagon: 1972 Ford Gran Torino – Ford Longroof Goodness
Jan 09, 2020Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
The one-year-only body of the 1972 Ford Torino lineup was a visual sleeper hit: the deep grille, the small bumpers, the Coke-bottle shape of the car all came together just right. They only recently...
Big Boy: The Bandag Bullet In Action At Summernats 33’s Skidpad
Jan 09, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Truck News
There are two ways that you might know Bandag. One is if you are in a field that uses retreaded tires…Bandag is a retread company and they are the tire of choice for fleets like UPS. Or, you...
Patch Panel Pickup: Making New Parts For An Econoline Truck
Jan 09, 2020Bryan McTaggartTECH, Videos
The tin worm scares me like none other. Tiny pinholes are one thing, but if you have ever driven in Ohio, you know what I mean when I say “rot”. Body panels that are returning to the...
Luxury Beast: Meet The Bespoke 520hp, Himalaya Defender 110 LS3 Crew Cab – Big Money Romper
Jan 08, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift News, BangShift XL, XL Online Find, XL Truck Feature, XL Truck News
It’s always cool when we learn of the existence of something new. In this case it was a couple of things. Firstly the fact that there is a company called Himalaya that builds custom Land Rovers...
The Drag Illustrated Nationals World Doorslammer Nationals present by Elite Motorsports Coming In March – $50k To Win Pro Stock and Pro Mod!
Jan 08, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
Well this is going to be a brawl. The Drag Illustrated World Doorslammer Nationals presented by Elite Motorsports is slated to happen at Orlando Speed World Dragway March 6-8, one week before the...
SOLD: Maple Grove Raceway Reportedly Set To Be Sold To Pennsylvania Racing Development Company – Good News!
Jan 08, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
The wait for the answer to the question, “Has Maple Grove been sold yet,” is apparently over. The Reading Eagle newspaper is reporting that a King of Prussia, PA based company called...
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2019 Action Photo Review: David Whealon’s Best Photos From The Year That Was – Part 2
Jan 08, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, Apex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, BangShift XL, Drag Races, Gallery, XL Event Coverage, XL Gallery
(Photos by David Whealon) – We’re back with the second half of David Whealon’s 2019 photographic season in review! More photos from road courses, drag strips, tractor pulling...
NHRA Insider Podcast: Coming Into 2020 HOT! Inside News, Rumors, and The Story Behind Blake Alexander and Jim Head
Jan 08, 2020Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
The 2020 season will be chock full of really awesome action from the sportsman to the professional ranks and it’s finally time to start to dive into the storylines that are developing ahead of...
Why The Long Face: World Of Outlaws Late Model Series Announces Droop Rule For Suspension
Jan 08, 2020Brian LohnesApex Racing News, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
(Photo by RacingNews.co/Shane Walters) – It was a few years ago that I first got an in-depth look at dirt racing cars. They are astonishingly awesome machines and they have been refined over...
Saving The Critically Endangered: Bringing A Potential Last Remaining Truck
Jan 08, 2020Bryan McTaggartMISC, Videos
The last one alive…that’s a statement that carries some serious weight. A one-of-one build simply means rare. The last one means that there were more, and most of them are simply gone,...
