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Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, Land Speed Races, LAND SPEED RACES

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,...

Ohio Mile Motorcycles: A Look At The Wide Variety Of Two Wheeled Terrors That Raced At The May ECTA Event

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I will admit I am not a biker.  I like bikes and can appreciate the effort that goes into building them and am in complete awe of the courage it takes to...

Ohio Mile Coverage: Unique Cars And Weirdo Engines From The ECTA

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Getting to the site of an event when it first opens is usually a great time to walk around and catch some really good photos as the sun comes up....

Photos: 16 Cool Engines From Bonneville

While lots of people are seduced by the amazing bodies and incredible chassis fabrication at Bonneville, I am a knuckle dragging horsepower loving kind of dude, so motors are my obsession. There are...

Ohio Mile May 2015: Cool Non-Race Vehicles (Or Bits From The Land Speed Pits!)

(Photos and words by Doug Gregory) – Anytime you visit a land speed event you are bound to see some interesting stuff that isn’t going to run the track.  As we check out the competition we...