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Author Archive: Brian Lohnes

This Video Recap Shows Every Radial vs The World Eliminations Run At No Mercy 8

So as you read this I am on the way home from No Mercy 8, the late season race that is put on by Donald “Duck” Long at South Georgia Motorsports Park. The event was a thrash and while...

Looking For A True Early Tunnel Ram? This Ridge Runner Ram Is Just The Ticket!

The evolution of making horsepower is fun to track. The ideas that were good and made it to the big time made people and companies millions. The thousands and thousands of ideas that were good and...

Two Wheel Titan – Watch This Wild Drag Racing Save From Bradenton Motorsports Park

Looking ahead to the start of next year’s drag racing season, one of the first big events of the tour will be the 2018 US Street Nationals at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida. We’ll...

Make Some 8-Second Runs Inside Peter Willie’s Vicious Four Speed 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda

There are not many people in the country running 8-second laps with a four speed in their cars but Peter Willie is one of those guys and this awesome video proves it. Those of your Hemi-o-philes out...

This Hot Wheels Demolition Derby Shot In Stop Action Is Incredible!

Well this is absolutely flippin’ awesome! We randomly stumbled over this stop action video of a Hot Wheels demolition derby and it is so cool that we can hardly stand it. The amount of work...

Watch No Mercy 8 LIVE Right Here Along With The Event Schedule – The Radial Tire War Is Going To Be Fought At SGMP

Well we have been talking about it for days and now it is here. No Mercy 8 will be going on from today all the way until Sunday at South Georgia Motorsports Park. Thanks to our friends at MotorMania...

The Sherp Is A Weird And Unstoppable Russian Truck

We’re way late to the party on this thing but we had to tell you about it because it just so freaking amazing and BangShifty. This is the Sherp, ATV developed in Russia for people who want to...

Watch This Budget Built, Powerglide Equipped, Turbo LS Mustang Wound Feelings At The Roll Races

Roll racing on airport runways is becoming ever more popular these days. Owners of supercars, hypercars, and modified machines love the style of competition that is easier on drivetrain parts than...

Hydraulic Press Channel Goodness: Thermal Camera Catches Stuff Being Crushed

The Hydraulic Press Channel delivers again. There’s no end to this man’s creativity and frankly there is no end to our love of watching stuff get squashed flat by a press that exerts like...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Are Exhibition Drag Cars Cool?

I was recently chatting with one of my die-hard drag racing pals and the subject wandered onto exhibition vehicles like wheelstanders, jet cars, and other acts designed to put on a show to keep fans...

The Grappler Police Bumper Is Pretty Brilliant – Watch This Thing Literally Snag Cars and Trucks!

(By Greg Rourke) – We’ve all seen the PIT (Precision Immobilization Technique) used to stop fleeing criminals on countless reality video TV shows. While it looks cool, it usually damages...

Mind Blown: Racepak Introduces Vantage Technology – Live, Cloud Based Data Acquisition – They Just Changed The Game

Well kids, this is amazing. Racepak has revealed new stuff that they have been working on for years and it is mind-boggling cool. Vantage Technology from Racepak is a literal game changer in the...

Show Coverage! Basket Case Productions Presents The Lot – Killer Bikes Galore

(Words and photos by Anthony Festa) – The Lot is just as you would expect it to be, a big empty lot transformed into a motorcycle show with preferred parking for pre ’83 bikes inside...

Show Coverage: The First Ever Virginia Museum Of Transportation Racin’ and Roddin’ Show Ruled!

(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – On September 23 the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke held it’s first drag racing themed car show. Racin’ and Roddin’ is a departure from...