Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??
Caption This Photo: SCHWING!
Aug 29, 2013Brian Lohnes23
NEWSFLASH – Chad and I are both mentally children. Sure we strike you as the buttoned up, formal, locked down kind of professionals you’d expect to find editing phone books but...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Best Burnout Machine You Have Ever Owned?
Aug 29, 2013Brian Lohnes41
Burnouts. They’re not proof your junk is fast, or that your junk is any good at all, but they rule. They rule in a straight line, in circles, backward, forward, and sideways. They’re...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Worst Auto Parts Store Add On?
Aug 28, 2013Chad Reynolds37
When we ran the blog item yesterday with the photo of the super cool Ute from Australia, the comments were mostly favorable, but Matt Cramer from DIYAutoTune made one interesting observation. He said...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Performance Or Styling Package Do You Want The Big Three To Offer?
Aug 27, 2013Chad Reynolds13
Yesterday Brian asked you what car model you would erase from automotive history if you could, which got me thinking. Instead of the negative, what about the positive? If you could bring back, OR...
BangShift Question of the Day: If you could make one model of car completely disappear from history, what would it be?
Aug 26, 2013Brian Lohnes61
Well this question could certainly get interesting. If you could wave a magic wand and make one particular model of car disappear, meaning the entire run of that model, which one would it be? No...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Would Be Your First Modification On A Modern Muscle Car?
Aug 22, 2013Chad Reynolds39
If someone handed you the keys to a new 1LE or Z28 Camaro, or a new Mustang GT, or Challenger, or whatever turns you on, would it be hard to decide what to change on it first? We talk to people all...
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s the Coolest/Weirdest Car You’ve Seen at a Local Show?
Aug 21, 2013Brian Lohnes11
Last weekend we walked into a local car show and spotted a nice looking S10 with wheelie bars on it. Just as we were about to snicker to ourselves we noticed the 500ci Cadillac engine mounted in the...
BangShift Question of the Day: Are You a Driver or a Crew Chief?
Aug 15, 2013Brian Lohnes9
The racing world is full of interesting characters on both sides of the coin. From the publicity loving drivers to the crew chiefs who’d prefer that they dealt with dynos and data only. There...
Freaky or Fun? An Edsel Speedster From Bonneville Speed Week 2013
Aug 14, 2013Brian Lohnes22
If this car doesn’t support the notion of, “you never know what the hell you’re going to see at Bonneville” than nothing really does. While certainly not a racing vehicle,...
Question of the Day: What is Your Ultimate or Dream Land Speed Racing Car?
Aug 08, 2013Brian Lohnes35
Full swing Bonneville action is just days away. Cars and trucks will be hauling ass by the buckload and they’ll be doing it in all shape and sizes. From the usual production bodied suspects, to...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Makes A Car A Street Car? What Defines It As Such?
Aug 07, 2013Chad Reynolds21
Yesterday I put up an eBay listing for a 1969 Camaro Funny Car that is street legal. I’m not talking a lift up body like Dobbertin’s J2000, I’m talking about a legit 1969 Funny Car...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Dangerous Form Of Racing In History? Bonus: The Most Dangerous Race?
Aug 05, 2013Brian Lohnes10
I was recently watching a show about board track motorcycle and car racing. About three minutes into this show, a historian mentioned that when riders crashed on the boards, they’d often get...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Most Annoying Quirk Of Your Favorite Brand?
Aug 02, 2013Brian Lohnes19
We all have our favorite…and they’re all flawed on some level. Ever tried to loosen the infamous left hand thread Chrysler lug nuts until you were nearly in tears? Perhaps you have tried...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Who Had The Best Drag Racing Rivalry?
Aug 01, 2013Chad Reynolds11
After watching the video of Warren Johnson and Scott Geoffrion’s epic burndown, along with Garlits and Carbone, it got us thinking about racing rivalries and specifically those on the drag...