Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
The Uraidla South Australia Car Show: An Aussie Hot Rodding Extravaganza
(Photos by Darryl Daniels) Every year Darryl Daniels sends us photos from Uraidla Australia’s bitchin car show and cruise, and every year it makes us want to come to Australia and bring some...
The Top 11 Cars You Thought Should Have Been On Chad’s Top 11 From 1972, But Weren’t
Last week I did the Top 11 Cars from the year I was born, which was 1972, and while a ton of you agreed with me, there were just as many who raised their hands via the comments, email, PM, text...
1000 Horsepower LS Turbo Getting The Headers Cherry Red. A Sneak Peek On Our LS 383 Turbo Project.
Last week we gave you Part 1 of our Cool G: 1000 Horsepower Turbo LS engine build and told you all about how the naturally aspirated combo went together. We’ll be showing you the completed 1000...
Watch This Nitrous Swilling Small Block S10 Blazer Hang The Hides And Run Deep 8’s!
Kyle and the gang at 1320Video put this 1300 horsepower nitrous huffing small block S10 Blazer video up recently and we just can’t get enough of it. Daniel Burk is the owner of this one and...
Gary Turner Racing Announces Chris Nance Will Tune The Pedaler Nostalgia Funny Car In 2014
(Text by Darr Hawthorne) Chris Nance will tune Gary Turner Racing’s Pedaler Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car for the upcoming 2014 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing series, driven by second-generation...
The Petersen Museum Is Hosting A Free Screening Of Bullitt With Free Popcorn And $1 Milkshakes!
(Text By Darr Hawthorne) (Chad Note: The cool stuff always happens when we’re out of town! While Brian and I are on our way to Palm Beach for the PRO Winter Warmup, the folks at the Petersen...
Dave Despain Is Back! The Iconic Motorsports Host Moves To MAVTV And Back To The Track
If you don’t know who Dave Despain is, we might need to revoke your BangShift card. With over 40 years of motorsports broadcasting experience, I can tell you that announcers like Brian and I...
BangShift Top 11: The Top 11 Coolest Cars The Big 3 Had To Offer The Year I Was Born (1972)
Nutting and Brian have both done their “Top 11” list of cool cars from the year they were born, and since they are both youngsters, born in 1984 and 1980 respectively, they didn’t...
If One Of You BangShifters Buys This Pacer And Takes It On Dragweek We Will Love You Forever
This would be the single coolest car on Drag Week if one of you guys bought it and took it. PLEEAAASSSE someone buy this awesome drag race 1975 Pacer so you can be the cool guy. It’s close to...
The BangShift Way To A Cool G: We’re Building A 1,000hp LS!
(By Richard Holdener (OnTheDyno.com) The start of any build up should always begin with a goal. That said, the goal should be both realistic and achievable-blah, blah, blah, oh to hell with it,...
Florida Is Getting In The Street Outlaws Game! Pass Time’s “Big Schwag” Leads The Charge
The Florida Street Outlaws group has become the talk of the street racing web recently, and so when the group launched their website we decided to check it out. First off, the Florida Street Outlaws...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Overused Word In Car Ads?
Whenever we see those shows on TV about new houses or remodels or whatever they always use the word “spacious” when describing a room. It bugs the crap out of me. Nobody has the balls to...
Awesome Trophy Truck Action From The Baja 1000 Five Mile Qualifying Trials
At the Baja 1000, Trophy Truck starting positions are determined by a 5 mile time trial. The guy that finishes quickest gets to start first. It’s pretty simple. The Trophy Truck teams usually...
Mick Mahoney Crashes His New SuperCharged Outlaws Car In Australia, The Video Is Crazy
Our friends at Dragpix.net.au were streaming live from a race in Portland, Victoria, Australia yesterday and caught an amazing on track crash where Supercharged Outlaws Racer Mick Mahoney crashes his...