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Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, Gallery, Land Speed Races

Saturday Salt Speed Machine Update: Another Group Of The Coolest Hot Rods and Cruisers On The Salt

Saturday on the salt is going along swimmingly. The first full day of racing action is always a little slow to get out of the gate but once the big salt speed machine was moving, it got exciting...

Bonneville Speed Week 2016: The Friday Night Nugget Car Show Tradition Continues

Bonneville is about tradition and ritual. Some of those traditions and rituals have been in place since SCTA speed week began in 1948 and others of them may not have quite that level of history but...

Bonneville Speed Week 2013 – Our Last Teaser Gallery Before 2016 Action Begins

We are here at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats for SCTA-BNI Speed Week 2013. Chad arrived early this afternoon and blasted a gallery of 80 photos that highlight some of the coolest stuff he saw in...

Bonneville Speed Week 2013 — Race Cars And Hot Rods From The Salt!

(Photos by Chad and Brian) – Starting Friday we’ll have Bonneville Speed Week 2016 coverage for you. For now, here’s another look back to the last racing year on the salt, 2013. ...

Retro Photos: The Coolest Trucks At Bonneville Speed Week 2013

(Editor’s note: Here’s a little retro-fun from the last year of racing on the salt. Our favorite trucks of Bonneville 2013!) –  There are some race trucks, some hot rod trucks,...

Photo Coolness: This Is The Bonneville – The Living Embodiment Of All That Rules About LSR

(Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in August 2013 and is being reprinted now as part of our run-up to Speed Week 2016!) These photos were taking in the impound lot at Bonneville on...

Got Salt Fever? With A 2016 Event Looking Likely, We Dug Up A Gallery From McTaggart’s First Trip To Bonneville!

For the last couple of years, anyone talking about Bonneville has spoken of the salt with a tinge of either sadness or anger in their voice. For two years now, there has been no racing on the salt...

Land Speed Gallery: Chasing The Horizon At The SCTA El Mirage Meet

(Photos: Zane McNary) Out of all of the land speed racing events and locations available, I’ve only seen two: Wilmington earlier this year, where I ran our project Chrysler 300C, and Bonneville...

SCTA El Mirage: More LSR Racing Shots From The End Of The Year Run!

(Photos: Zane McNary) If there is one facet of land speed racing that Brian Lohnes is constantly harping on as a bonus, it is the freedom of the rules…you can do pretty much whatever the hell...

SCTA El Mirage Final Meet Of 2015: More Photos From The Dry Lake Bed!

(Photos: Zane McNary) With the situation at the Bonneville Salt Flats becoming more and more questionable, El Mirage is looking more and more stable for land speed racing fans and competitors. With...

More Photos From The SCTA El Mirage Meet: Flat-Out On The Lakebed To End The Year!

(Photos: Zane McNary) Nothing quite killed the LSR buzz like having Bonneville shut down for the second year running, but at least there are locations like El Mirage to make up for the loss. With six...

Ohio Mile Coverage: Streamliners, Classic Body Styles, And The Freaky Hot Rodding That Makes LSR So Coo

(Photos by Doug Gregory) – You knew it would have to end sometime and that time is now. This is the last collection of Ohio Mile coverage photos that we have to share from the May meet. The...

Ohio Mile Coverage – More Cool Cars and LSR Bikes From The ECTA’S MAY 2015 MEET

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – If you are looking for diversity in motorsports, you’re on the right track when peering into the ECTA and land speed racing.  This gallery has just a...

Ohio Mile Coverage: Dedicated Land Speed Cars And Classic Bodied Machines At Speed

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I am a throwback, traditionalist, and have a soft spot for older things.  This is why these are some of my favorite photo subjects.  The flattie-powered,...