Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Amazing Video: CNC Machine Carves a Helmet From Billet Aluminum
This video, which we believe was shot at a German machine shop, is proof positive that, one day, machines will enslave humans and rule the Earth. Just watching this CNC machine take a square block of...
Angelelli Takes Pole For This Weekend’s 24 Hours of Daytona
The first major motorsport event in America for 2010 goes down this weekend. The 48th running of the 24 Hours of Daytona will happen on January 30-31 and the action can be followed on SPEED....
Craigslist Find: 1949 Willys Overland Station Wagon
We found this kick ass 1949 Willy Overland station wagon listed down in Ft. Worth, Texas. It is a two-door wagon that, according to the seller, is a one owner vehicle. From the pictures attached to...
Video: Dump Truck Rams and Destroys a Pedestrian Bridge in Turkey
The best thing about this video is that news reports say that none of the pedestrians were seriously hurt in what appears to be a horrific accident as the dump bed of a truck raises while being...
Craigslist Find: BMW, The Ultimate Wheeling Machine
This trar is officially BangShift.com approved. Anyone who has synapses misfiring badly enough that they were driven to mount a 1981 BMW 320I body on a 1979 Chevy Blazer frame is a-ok in our book....
War on Racetracks: Battle Over Proposed Social Circle, GA, Drag Strip Rages On
Both sides of the Social Circle, Georgia, drag strip debate met on January 26, 2010, for a so-called “work session” with the Planning and Zoning board. According to news reports, not much...
Caption This Photo: Chad Wears a ProCharger
Chad Reynolds is one half of the dynamic duo that brings you BangShift.com each and every day. Recently, Chad was out at the MPMC media trade show in Los Angeles. If you are a regular reader,...
Vintage Drag Video: The Coolest Jungle Jim Tribute Video We Have Ever Seen
One of the great games that fans of vintage drag racing play is “what if.” If history could be rewritten and events were to happen in a different way, how would things be different? One...
Cool Show Coverage From Down Under: The 44th Victorian Hot Rod Show
The guys over at CarDomain posted some show coverage from the 44th Victorian Hot Rod show held in Melbourne, Australia. This is one of the longest running shows in Oz and therefore draws lots of the...
No Winches on Mars: Spirit Rover Stuck For Nearly a Year, Probably Forever
The Mars rover Spirit is currently stuck in a sand pit and has been for nearly a year. NASA engineers are working hard to figure a way to get the robotic machine out of its quagmire because it...
Tough Times: W.J and K.J to Start 2010 NHRA Season Without Primary Sponsors
In a true sign of the financial times, both Warren Johnson and his son Kurt will begin the 2010 NHRA season without primary sponsorship and may only compete at a handful of races through the year....
Toyota Crisis Worsens, Cars Pulled From Rental Fleets, A Million More Cars Recalled
In what is quickly turning into one of the great automotive company catastrophies of all time, Toyota has recalled an addditional 1.1 million vehicles due to the potential for them to unintentionally...
GM’s New Chief Whitacre Isn’t a Car Guy, Columnnist Thinks That May Not Be a Problem
With Ed Whitacre essentially choosing himself to serve as the new CEO at General Motors, pundits and columnists are beginning to share their opinions on the man who publicly admitted that he...