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Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift Question Of The Day??

BangShift Question of the Day: What Motor Would Santa Run in His Sleigh?

Santa is gearing up to make his yearly lap of the Earth in just about two weeks. We all know that the power is provided by a pack of flying reindeer, but let’s play a game of “what...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Are Baja Race Cars Cooler Than Baja Race Trucks?

We love Baja race stuff around here, and are planning on some cool prerunner upgrades to the $200 Hauler, which has had us looking at a bunch of prerunners and Baja race trucks for inspiration....

Personality Test: Which One Of These 1970s Factory Converted 4×4 Vans Do You Want? Chevy Vs Mopar!

The four wheel drive van is an interesting beast. There are companies that have literally made their existence out of converting them. Firms like Quigley have been doing 4×4 van conversions for...

BangShift Question of the Day: Tell us your favorite funny car story about a buddy of yours

Yesterday I wrote about how a $4000 car accident led to me finding my Monte Carlo SS, which predictably led to a slew of trash-talking between my high school buddies about the historical accuracy of...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Would It Actually Be Cool To Have A Personal Race Track Or Would It Be A Big Pain In The Rump?

So the blog item on the tiny and private Ruby Speedway being up for sale in South Carolina got us all lathered up about the idea of owning a “private” race track that unlimited access to...

BangShift Question of the Day: What’s The Most Sinister Looking Car?

Cars have personality, that goes without saying. Some have the personality of fun, like the Beetle we just showed you in the video made by Holley earlier today. Some have a very serious personality...

If Your Favorite Speed Shop Had $25 Speed Parts For Black Friday, Would You Camp Out All Night To Get One?

Let’s say all the Summit and Jeg’s warehouses, and every independent speed shop in America, had $25 Intake manifolds, or $75 Holley Carbs while supplies last on Black Friday. If that was...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Wackiest Gift, Or Combo Of Gifts, You’ve Gotten?

So yesterday was my birthday, and the holidays are coming up, which means that people all around the world are thinking about gifts for each other. After getting a couple of interesting gifts from...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Dumbest Thing You Have Done “Driving Angry”?

We’ve all had a moment where our inner Mad Max comes out and you kind of lose it behind the wheel. I have roughly the longest fuse known to mankind but when that sucker burns out, stuff can go...

Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite Road Trip Food?

Outside of the molten hot drag strip action, our favorite parts of the  Drag Week experience are the drives between tracks. Because the route is normally heavily geared towards back roads, we get to...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Is It Bad When Racing Gets National Exposure For A Big Crash?

One of the craziest viral videos to hit the internet with respect to racing has been the El Mirage crash of Brian Gillespie. We were among the first to run the video and then it blew up everywhere...

BangShift Question of the Day: What weirdo gearhead things do you do to stay sane while commuting?

In general, commuting sucks. Even the word “Commute” sucks when you think about it, really. Just looking at the word brings up thoughts of grey, boring cars inching slowly towards...

BangShift Question of the Day: Is the Corvette America’s best sports car?

The Chevrolet Corvette. Yes, it’s an American icon, arguably more recognizable worldwide than any television or movie celebrity. Its name is synonymous with General Motors performance (How many...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Ever receive a surprising amount of attention for a “boring” car?

I recently picked up a 1987 Chevy Monte Carlo LS to replace my Subaru Impreza WRX as a daily driver (Expect to read more about this car in the coming months). Questionable choice in appropriate...