Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
BangShift Question Of The Day: Would You Daily Drive A Car With A Roll Cage In It?
Sep 11, 2013Chad Reynolds26
Yesterday we asked whether or not Pro Mod style cars would ruin Hot Rod’s Drag Week, and got a ton of interesting comments, but I would say that most people think they are a bad idea. With that...
Video: 1320Video Catches Drag Weeks’ Quickest Run, A Steering Wheel Coming Off, And More!
Sep 11, 2013Chad Reynolds3
Kyle and the 1320Video crew are catching all the coolest stuff on Hot Rod’s Drag Week 2013 this week, and jamming it all up each and every night. It would be rude of us not to brag about how...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Will Pro Mod Style Cars Ruin Hot Rod Drag Week?
Sep 10, 2013Chad Reynolds82
We’ve got a strong opinion on this one, as does just about everyone else who cares about Hot Rod Drag Week, but we’re going to let you guys answer first and then I’ll let you know...
Photos: ADRL Dragstock 2013 Photos From Rockingham. Pro Mods, Drag Radial, And More.
Sep 10, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Photos: ADRL Dragstock 2013 Photos From Rockingham. Pro Mods, Drag Radial, And More.
Based on the crowd at last weekend’s ADRL Dragstock race in Rockingham, the locals are in love with ADRL Drag Racing. It is pretty bitchin, so we can’t argue with their passion. Luckily...
Video: Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week 2013 Unlimited Class Preview By 1320Video
Sep 10, 2013Chad Reynolds4
While I was flying home from LS Fest to get equipment ready for BangShift.com’s LIVE streaming video coverage of the New England Hot Rod Reunion starting this Thursday, Kyle Loftis from...
Gasser Video: Burnouts On BangShift’s Drive To LS Fest
Sep 09, 2013Chad Reynolds3
We had an awesome time cruising from Ridetech to LSFest last Thursday and documented the trip on ShowTheDrive.com, but the highlight had to be when we slid into RB&S Automotive in Beaver Dam...
Show The Drive: BangShift Chad’s Roadtrip To LS Fest Behind The Wheel Of A 1LE Camaro
Sep 09, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Show The Drive: BangShift Chad’s Roadtrip To LS Fest Behind The Wheel Of A 1LE Camaro
This was a fun trip. Sure it was only a few hours of driving, but it was on some of the most beautiful and simple roads that Indiana and Kentucky had to offer. And thanks to Scott and Michael of...
Event Photos: We Saw It All At Holley’s LS Fest 2013, And Have Photos To Prove It!
Sep 09, 2013Chad Reynolds1
Lucky for us BangShift.com Contributor Bob Chiluk was on site snapping photos like a mad man at this weekend’s Holley LS Fest because Brian and I were announcing the entire weekend. While Brian...
Video: A Giant Antique Diesel Engine Comes To Life Again After 30 Years Of Sitting
Sep 09, 2013Chad Reynolds10
Most of our regular readers will expect that this blog item would come from Brian rather than Chad, but the truth is we both dig watching cool old motors run, even if it is on diesel. The engine in...
MSD Performance Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, We Find Out What’s Really Going On
Sep 07, 2013Chad Reynolds16
When the announcement came out yesterday that MSD Performance had voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, everyone immediately started freaking out about parts availability, contingency...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Summer Is Not Over Yet! “Summertime Blues” by Alan Jackson
Sep 06, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on BangShift Daily Tune Up: Summer Is Not Over Yet! “Summertime Blues” by Alan Jackson
Today’s BangShift Daily Tune Up should be inspiration for you to go out and do something fun and car related this weekend like Allen Jackson and his boys in this awesome Summertime Blues music...
PowerShift LIVE Streaming Video Show LS Fest Edition: With Special Guests Mike Copeland and Bret Voelkel
Sep 05, 2013Chad Reynolds1
On occasion we have some pretty cool guests on our weekly LIVE motorsports and carjunkie show PowerShift here at BangShift.com. And this week we’re having not one, but TWO legends of the...
Nostalgia Funny Cars Are Invading The East Coast! Act Now!
Sep 05, 2013Chad Reynolds1
While I often poke fun at the fact that there are few Nostalgia Funny Cars in Brian’s neck of the woods, or on the east coast in general, 2013 looks like it’s going to be the year of the...
Race Photos: Sideways Corner Burning Action From The So Cal Challenge in Costa Mesa
Sep 05, 2013Chad Reynolds5
Those of you that watched our LIVE Streaming Video coverage of the 2013 So Cal Challenge stop in Costa Mesa this past weekend know that the temperature in Southern California wasn’t the only...





