Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
Mad Matt Graves Joins American Powertrain: New Products, Announcements, and More to Come!
I met Matt Graves several years ago at the Car Craft Summer Nationals while standing by the grill and pouring drinks. To say we were fast friends would be like saying french fries like salt....
ALERT!!!! Stolen Race Car. Please help!
I wish we had more information, but here goes. On Sunday at 2pm local time in Las Vegas, some douchebags pulled into a private lot and stole a fellow racers trailer, race car, golf cart, and...
Vote Now: Ford Racing Facebook Contest Evan Smith vs. Robert Hight
Everyone knows that we love drag racing here at BangShift.com and our boys over at the NMCA/NMRA just sent us this cool announcement, so we are calling on all BangShifters to help them out. NMRA...
Event Coverage: 2011 John Force Holiday Car Show
Every December the car junkies of Southern California come out in force, pun intended, for the John Force Holiday Car Show. Celebs of all kinds, including some of the most famous cars on the planet,...
Video Replay: 2011 California Hot Rod Reunion Rerun Right Here
We figure that by this morning you must be getting tired of you in-laws being at your house, and are looking for some reason to get away, and we’ve got it right here. BangShift.com presents a...
Chadmouth: 2011 SEMA Show: Big Wheels, Crap Spokespeople, and Fake Patina Suck!
Each November, every major and minor player in the automotive aftermarket shows up in Las Vegas for the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show. Everything from accessories to engines,...
Video: SEMA 2011: Detroit Speed is EVERYWHERE!!!!
Here at BangShift.com we are proud to have the finest suspension system companies on the planet as part of our great group of sponsors. It means we get to hang out with great people who really know...
Video: AFCO Racing SEMA 2011: Shocks, Struts, Radiators, K-Members and More!
Longtime BangShift.com Sponsor AFCO Racing showed up at the 2011 SEMA Show in full force, and we’ve got a ton of great stuff from them to show you. From Cobra Jet Mustang heat exchangers to...
Lingenfelter has it all! New Crate Engines, Signature Series Camaros, and More.
Lingenfelter has always been know for big boy power on the both the street and the strip. Well this week Lingenfelter is back on the Vegas Strip for the first time in 10 years, brought the big guns...
The Ridetech Report: SEMA 2011 from a Hot Rodders Perspective
Ridetech Grand Poobah Bret Voelkel is known for saying it like it is, and for having a good time whenever possible. This week we’ll be bringing you his “Hot Rodders Perspective” of...
Holley Unveil’s NEW Ultra HP Dominator and Cathedral Port Hi Ram
Anyone who doesn’t get excited about a Holley Dominator topped powerplant should consider themselves officially removed from the hot rodding brotherhood. As the biggest and baddest carb on the...
BangShift SEMA 2011 Coverage: 350 Plus Photos
Day 1 of SEMA 2011 is over, and we are already tired. With a jillion square feet of all the coolest the aftermarket has to offer, our feet have only just begun to realize pain. After making the...
The Parting Shift: Larry Larson Pulling Levers on his way to 6 seconds
We know this video has been around for a while, and we know that we’re partial to it since it is one of our own, but given Larry Larson’s Hot Rod Drag Week win last month we figured it...
Scrapple: The BangShift Guide to Automotive Crap that Happened this Week You Care Nothing About
Brian normally does the Scrapple blog item, but I’ve really been looking forward to doing it this week, so I hope you like it. As usual I’m going to be fairly opinionated, and I really...