Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
Update: Speed Demon Runs 451 MPH! Now Has Highest Speed Record In SCTA Record Book
Update Friday August 16th, 10am: After qualifying yesterday with a 436 mph 5th mile speed, and exit speed of 448, the Speed Demon backed it up this morning with a 438 mile per hour 5th mile and 451...
The Underdogs: Can They Knock Out The Speed Demon? Or Will They Be It’s Next Victim?
We’ve already discussed the Battle Royale that was/is expected between the Poteet and Main Speed Demon and the Team Vesco Turbinator. What we haven’t told you is that there are two...
Bonneville 200 MPH Club Celebrates 60th Birthday At Speed Week 2013
2013 not only marks the 65th running of the Bonneville Nationals and Speed Week, but also the 60th Birthday of the Bonneville 200 MPH Club. It’s one of the most prestigious and difficult clubs...
More Photos: Hot Rods On The Salt At Bonneville Saturday Part 2
Bonneville is as much about hot rods as it is about racing. It’s a hot rodders dream, no destiny, to make the pilgrimage to the famed Bonneville Salt Flats, even if it’s not during Speed...
Wendover Nugget Car Show Photos: Saturday Night Of Bonneville Speed Week 2013
The Wendover Nugget is THE place to hang out after dinner during the first weekend of Bonneville Speed Week. There are always a ton of cars, and a ton of people looking at them, which makes for a...
More Great Bonneville Speed Week Race Photos From Saturday Afternoon
We’re having a great time being here on the salt in Bonneville for the 65th running of Speed Week 2013, and have even more great photos to add to our first round of galleries from Saturday...
Video: World Of Speed Motorsports Exposition Center Coming To Oregon. Big BangShifters Are Involved!
We were really excited to get this news because Tony Thacker, former director of the NHRA Wally Parks Motorsports Museum and now Executive Director of World of Speed, and Ron Hueglie, driver of the...
Car Feature: Lee Sicilio’s 283 MPH 1969 Dodge. Can He Run 300 In 2013? We Think So!
(Editor’s note: We ran this feature after Speed Week last year. Since the car will be back and the boys have an excellent shot at making a 300mph pull down the salt, we wanted to re-familiarize...
Retro Galleries: All Of Our Awesome Photos From Bonneville Speed Week 2012
Starting later today, you’ll be seeing our first images from SCTA-BNI Bonneville Speed Week 2013. Just to really get your crank spinning we decided to pull up last year’s galleries so you...
Event Photos: Great Photos From The 2013 Syracuse Nationals In New York
Despite some rain and clouds, the 2013 Syracuse Nationals were a big ass car show at a really cool facility. Held each year at the New York State Fairgrounds, the Syracuse Nationals have become the...
BangShift Daily Tune Up Bonneville Edition: “Spirit Of America” The Beach Boys with Breedlove Video
If you are new to Bonneville and Land Speed Racing, you may not have heard of Craig Breedlove, but he was an American Icon in his Spirit Of America Land Speed Cars. He was the first man to average...
Pro Mod Photos: ADRL Memphis Drags IV Blower, Nitrous, and Turbo Car Action Shots
If you like fire, nitrous purges, blower whine and 3 second 1/8th mile drag racing passes, then you are going to want to check out this great gallery of photos we got from Benoit “The...
POWERSHIFT LIVE RESCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY AT BONNEVILLE. STAY TUNED.
PowerShift LIVE will be rescheduled for Friday this week because we are in the middle of traveling to Bonneville for the SCTA-BNI Speed Week 2013. We’ll be bringing you all the coverage you can...
