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Author Archive: Chad Reynolds

Saturday Saves Video Free For All: Unbelievable Save And WIN At King Of The Streets At Great Lakes Dragaway

If you aren’t familiar with King of the Streets (KOTS) in Wisconsin, then you need to be making a trip. Yeah it’s held on a dragstrip, but there are no times, very different rules, and...

FREE X-DRL Drag Racing: Mayhem At The Creek LIVE From Maryland International Raceway Friday And Saturday

Watch X-DRL Drag Racing, including Pro X-Treme, Pro Nitrous, Pro Stock, Pro Turbo, Pro Mod, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Pro Jr. Dragster, Supercar Showdown, LIVE right here Friday and Saturday.

Last Minute Oil Filter Deals From TransDapt and Hamburgers: Buy Before Midnight Sunday And Save

That’s right BangShifters, if you need an oil filter relocation kit or components, from mild to wild, the dudes at Transdapt and Hamburgers are offering up some deals. Use the Promo Code:...

Friday Excuse To Go Home Early And Drink: GOOD NEWS!!!! GM Kicked Toyota’s Ass And Is Outselling Them!

That is right folks, for the first time in a long time, Toyota is NOT the king of the mountain. GM sold more cars than Toyota, world wide, last quarter and then just yesterday announced better than...

Which Shirts Do You Like Best? The Guys At Holley Need Some Opinions On LS Fest Shirt Colors. Check Them Out.

Since we are known not only for our hot rodding prowess around here, but also for our charm, good looks, and fashion sense, the guys at Holley have asked that we put this out to you, our faithful...

Cool: James Bond’s “The Spy Who Loved Me” Lotus Submarine Car Just Found And Going To Auction

Take one normal modest construction dude, and an auction for forgotten stuff at a storage yard, and have him buy the biggest thing he can for $100, The big thing ends up being the contents of a...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Craziest Thing You Have Fixed Or Stored In Your Yard?

Today’s BangShift Daily Tune Up is a Colt Ford song that talks about a motor hanging from a tree for his ’68 red Chevelle which made us laugh and think about the stupid stuff we have done...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “No Trash In My Trailer” – Colt Ford (2009)

If you can’t relate to this song at some level then you are probably a bit upper crust for us around here. You are still welcome, but you might want to try hanging an engine from a tree or...

It Really Is A Disease I Have Suffered From For Many Years, And Was Exacerbated By “Estate Sale Delirium”

(Text and Photos: Scott Payton)  I tend to spend way too much time dreaming about cars. Not the finely polished, show winning, race track pounding variety; my wife, family and friends might actually...

Craigslist Find: If Wanting This Is Wrong We Don’t Want To Be Right. Jumping It Would RULE!

So who’s loaning us the money for this bad boy? With 444 horsepower at the tires, a great cage, tons of spares, and perfect black paint, we’ll look good jumping this thing for all...

Friday FunDay Video: Awesome Jump Compilation Video That Rules And Makes Us Want to Jump Stuff

This is the kind of video that “inspires” you to get on Craigslist and buy some hunk of crap for $200 and go jump it. I wish I could actually tell you that this should be your goal for...

Firebird aka Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park Has Multi-Million Dollar, 120 Day Renovation Plan

We’ve been following the closing and opening and management changes at Firebird Raceway since the beginning of the drama at the famed Arizona facility. And throughout the adventure we have said...

New: Rocket Racing Wheels Offers RPM7 “Magnesium Gold” For All New Rocket Wheels

Remember how all the Magnesium wheels, blowers, and valvecovers of the ’60s and ’70s were sort of a gold color? Well that gold color was actually a coating called DOW 7 and was applied to...

SummerNats Top 10 Burnouts. The Aussie’s Own The Title “King’s Of Smoke”

After running the 1320 Video Burnout Contest video yesterday I had tire smoke on the brain and decided we needed more. A lot more. So, here are the top 10 Burnouts as judged at the 2013 SummerNats in...