Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, BangShift XL, Truck / Tractor Events, XL Event Coverage, XL Spotlight

Truck and Tractor Pulling Action Photos From Texas! Gassers, Diesels, Tractors, Work Trucks, More!

(PHOTOS BY CHARLES WICKAM) – Talk about a schizophrenic gearhead weekend! Charles Wickam spent one day among some of the most rare, beautiful, and expensive machines in Texas and the next...

2015 FE Race And Reunion: More Great Car Show Photos From The Event At Beaver Springs

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – It is interesting how some events manage to rise above the din of the automotive world and establish roots that continue to grow year after year. There are lots of...

2015 FE Race and Reunion: An Amazing Collection Of Ford’s Mightiest Drag Beasts Of The 1960s Here!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) –  The 2015 FE Race and Reunion, while certainly drag racing oriented, also featured an all FE powered car show. The volunteer staff had a tough time selecting...

Keels N Wheels 2015: More Coverage From The Amazing Show In Texas

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with a second day of spectacular photo coverage featuring last weekend’s Keels N Wheels Concourse d’ Excellence because Wickam’s...

Heads Up Drag Action From Knoxville Drag Strip – Yes, That Is A Wheels Up General Lee!

(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Knoxville Drag Strip is an eighth-mile track, located a few minutes north of Knoxville, in Maynardville, Tennessee. The track has been around for a...

Keels N Wheels 2015: The 20th Running Of This Event Was The Most Incredible Yet

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – For 20 years the Keels N Wheels Concours d’ excellence has been assembling some of the finest classic, race, and specialty cars along with the most beautiful...

More Coverage From Paquette’s International Farmall Tractor Museum And Hall Of Fame – Red Power!

Hey, you didn’t think that I’d be done with showing you around the massive Paquette International Farmall Museum and hall of fame in one collection of photos, did you? Of course you...

NHRA Houston Action Photos: The Coolest Top Sportsman And Top Dragster Whips At The Event

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Among my personal favorite classes in drag racing, top sportsman and top dragster rank really high. Why? The cars are fast, unique, and each division around the...

High Flying Stock and Super Stock Action Photos From The NHRA O’Reily Auto Parts Spring Nationals In Texas

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Here’s a little inside baseball for you. All the announcers usually fight for the mic when stockers and super stockers are coming up. Why? You know why....

45th Annual Spring Tune Up Car Show – Here’s Our Last Pile Of Photos From This Great Shindig

(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – We’re at the end of our photos from the 45th annual Early Ford V8 Club of New England Spring Tune Up car show and this could be the best crop of cars and...

Event Gallery: 2015 Somernites Cruises – The Orphans Of The Automotive World Come Out For The Friday Night Block Party

The 2015 Somernites Cruise season has begun! The town of Somerset, Kentucky hosts one car show a month from now until October and to kick the new year off right, the theme for this month was...

NHRA Houston Pro Mod Action Photos – Some Of The Nation’s Best Getting After It At The O’Reily Spring Nationals

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It was another great weekend of J&A Services Pro Mod action at the 2015 NHRA O’Reily Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. Pro...

Event Gallery: Somernites Cruise April’s Non-Orphan Vehicles At The Friday Night Block Party

Just because Somernites sets up a theme each month, it doesn’t mean that’s the only group they wish to come out…far from it! Any vehicle is welcome to attend, so while the orphan...

45th Annual Spring Tune Up Car Show – Our Photo Coverage Continues

(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – Our high school attending contributor Johnny Gaudette spent last weekend at the Early Ford V8 Club Of New England’s 45th annual Spring Tune Up Car Show. The...