Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
PowerShift LIVE FROM THE 2013 SEMA SHOW: Chad, Brian, Special Guests, And Lots Of Cool.
It’s SEMA 2013 and we’re all fired up about cool parts, cool cars, and cool people that we’ve hung out with this week. Since you guys are the bestest fans ever, we figure it just...
Drag Photos: Extreme Outlaw Pro Mods Invade Virginia Motorsports Park And We’ve Got All The Action
(Words and Photos by Benoit Pigeon) This past Saturday was the EOPM (Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod) Memorial Shootout in honor of Kevin Bowen at Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP) in Dinwiddie, VA. Twenty...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Should Chevrolet Offer A COPO 9562 150 MPH Lawn Mower?
This week at SEMA we’ve seen a lot of crazy stuff, but one thing that had us shaking our heads was the 130 MPH Honda Lawn Mower seen below. Brian was in full drool mode when he saw this beast...
Weld Launches New GT-S Premium Sports Car Wheel Line With Killer Designs And Construction
Weld Racing Wheels are iconic in the hot rod and racing world, there is no question. But a lot of folks think of them strictly as muscle car or drag race wheels. Not true. Their RT-S series of wheels...
Free Mammograms In The Pits Turns Out To Be Way More Popular Than You’d Think
Hey now, don’t get all creepy on us. We’re being serious here. You know that throughout the month of October that Chad Reynolds with BangShift.com had a pink beard in support of Breast...
Jim Dunn Racing Is Bringing Back The Mooneyes Funny Car For The NHRA Finals In Pomona!
Every drag race fan, hot rodder, and racer loved the Mooneyes Funny Cars that were run by “Big” Jim Dunn. When I collected Die Cast Drag Cars, it was one of my first purchases. Well now...
Quarter Mile Foundation Announces Project 1320 Documentary To Be Produced By John Mullin
Some of you may not be familiar with the Quarter Mile Foundation, or Project 1320, if you don’t follow west coast and Nostalgia Drag Racing very closely but you should be. The Foundation, which...
Garlits Museum’s 2014 International Drag Racing Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced
(Courtesy of Darr Hawthorne) International Drag Racing Hall of Fame inductees for 2014 announced The International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, housed at the famed Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing...
Video: Harry And Daniel Davies Share An Epic Road Trip In Bill Burnhams “Old Blue” Roadster
The guys at ShareTheDrive.com have shared an epic one with us. This video shows Harry and Daniel Davies accounts of their father and son roadtrip behind the wheel of Bill Burnham’s “Old...
Video: A 395 MPH Streamliner Ride Along That Is Goes Every Which Way But Straight At Bonneville
Bob Dalton is a bad ass. Not only because he brought a Bill E Badass streamliner to Bonneville this year, but because he and a kick ass group of racers and hot rodders built the entire thing...
PowerShift LIVE: POSTPONED FOR HALLOWEEN! Will Return Nightly From SEMA Next Week!
Yes folks Brian and I are taking the night off in order to spend some time with the kiddos. With SEMA around this time each year, it’s uncommon for us to be home during Halloween, so we are...
Nitrous 101: Summit Racing Equipment’s Video Guide To Nitrous Systems For Cars (And Trucks Too!)
The guys over at OnAllCylinders.com have a bunch of cool tech videos, how to articles, and more that we are going to start sharing with all you BangShifters so you can get even smarter. That and so...
Cruise Night Photos: So Cal’s Cruise Scene Is Alive And Well At Ruby’s Diner In Whittier
Those of us that live in Southern California really are spoiled when it comes to cruise nights. Each and every week from Spring through Fall we have multiple cruise nights and car shows to attend....
Pro Mod Racer Dennis Radford Crashes Scooter, Can’t Race Sunday In Vegas!
(Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne) Oregon Pro Mod racer Dennis Radford’s return to the NHRA Pro Mod wars after taking a one-year hiatus proved to be a successful, but took a bad turn Saturday...