Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
Bitchin Roadtrip: Coast to Coast in a $1000 Beater
When our boy Chris (65longroof on the BangShift.com forums) told us about a killer website featuring cars for sale that are all under $1000, we were intrigued. Hell, we like cheap junk, just look at...
Event Coverage: NHRA Motorsports Museum Twilight Cruise
Southern California residents are pretty lucky because they have tons on cruise nights and hot rod events to attend all year long. One of the must attend shows is the first Wednesday Twilight...
Event Coverage: Saturday Action from GoodGuys Des Moine 2010
Record numbers of participants and spectators filled the Iowa State Fairgrounds for this weekend’s GoodGuys Heartland Nationals in Des Moines Iowa, and we’ve got photos to prove it....
Event Coverage: 19th Good Guys Heartland Nationals Des Moines
With over 3000 cars showing up for Friday of the Good Guys 19th Heartland Nationals, and amazing 85 degree weather, we can’t wait to see what Saturday will bring. Our first impression of the...
Dave McClelland joins the Wally Parks Museum Board
The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsport Museum is one of the coolest must see hot rodding spots in the country, and now Dave McClelland and Tom McKernan, CEO of Automobile Club of Southern California, are...
Video: Ridetech brings us Power Tour, Autocross, and the Midwest Muscle Car Challenge
Our boys at Ridetech not only build the coolest suspension systems on the planet, they also make some cool videos while on the road promoting their products and hanging out with hot rodders. Three of...
300 Photos from the 2010 LA Roadsters fathers Day Show
It was a big weekend for retro events! In the East there was the National Hot Rod Reunion, and our West was the 46th Annual L.A. Roadsters Fathers Day show at Fairplex in Pomona, California. The L.A....
Video: Saturday’s Cacklefest at the 2010 National Hot Rod Reunion with Bitchin’ Garlits Interview
Saturday at the 2010 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion was filled with tons of flat out bitchin’ nostalgia drag racing, and the record crowds braved the heat and humidity all day to make sure...
Event Coverage: Power Tour 2010 Day 5…Rain, heat, and broken junk…
Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour Day 5 was up and down to say the least. Again, thousands of hot rods lined the grounds of the show, this time at Chattanooga State Community College in Chattanooga...
Video: BangShift.com and Ridetech present BBQ Bologna Bash 2010 for the Forum Freaks!
Check it out! Video from the First Annual BangShift.com Ridetech Forum Freaks BBQ Bologna Bash! You’ll dig it.
Power Tour Day 4 includes cars, fire, and meat. Well sorta…
Day 4 of Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour was event filled for the BangShift and Ridetech crews. We had a new group of cars coming in to finish the tour, 150 Forum Freaks to cook for, and...
Coverage: First Annual BangShift.com Forum Freaks Bologna Bash
When Ridetech decided to partner with us here at BangShift.com, in an effort to support our own Forum Freaks during Hot Rod’s Power Tour, we all knew it was going to be a good time. And when we...
Hot Rod Power Tour Day 3 Coverage Part 1
Day Three of Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour started with us trying to thread the Ridetech Tour Bus through the incredibly tight gates here in Du Quoin Illinois. The grounds are full of hot rods,...