Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s Your Personal Definition Of A “Big” Car?
The one thing I get a lot when talking about the Buford T Justice project is people talking about how big the car is. The words tank, boat, barge, etc get thrown around near the beginning of every...
BangShift Question of the Day: If The World Devolved Into A Mad Max Situation What (Real) Vehicle Would You Be Driving?
Yesterday’s item about the mammoth Kenworth 963 oil field truck got a bunch of commenters mentioning that it seems like a good choice for a zombie apocalypse or a Mad Max dystopia type of...
BANGSHIFT QUESTION OF THE DAY: IF SOMEONE HANDED YOU 100K TODAY FOR CAR STUFF ONLY, WHAT WOULD YOU BUY?
So I am all hung up on this awesome old truck I found for sale on eBay this morning. So hung up that I got to thinking about if there was anything else on this Earth (car wise) I would want more for...
BangShift Question of the Day: Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Horsepower?
Just like an airplane pilot would tell you that there’s not such thing as too much altitude or too many engines, most hot rodders would tell you that there’s no such thing as too much...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Have You Ever Had A Shop Disaster? Are You Prepared In Case Something Happens?
Yesterday’s coverage of the explosion and destruction at Bill Kuhlmann’s race shop got me to thinking about shop safety and preparedness. I work on my junk outside for better or for...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Coolest Car Anyone In Your Family Ever Owned?
With our BangShift Daily Tune Up being the “Little Old Lady From Pasadena”, it made me think about having a Granny that had a Super Stock Dodge. That would be cool! And then it got me...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Dumbest Or Most Annoying Automotive Myth?
There are a lot of really lame and widely believed myths out there about cars. Everything from the effects of dumping sugar in someone’s gas tank to the existence of a mythical 100-MPG carb...
Caption This Photo: Lanny MiGlizzi’s On His Knees Bowing To The Gods Of Traction
Lanny McGlizzi knows traction. Lanny is the “track specialist” for John Force Racing and his job is to monitor the drag strip conditions on the most detailed level as is humanly possible...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Who Do You Listen To For Advice On Speed Parts?
A major part of hot rodding is sitting around bench racing ideas and talking about what we’re going to do to our cars next. Whether it is suspension and brakes, camshafts and cylinder heads, or...
Caption This Photo: Oh, Hey! A Quarter!
If you have ever watched a professional drag race team on the starting line you know that there are usually a couple of guys working as “wipers” these fellows are in charge of making sure...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Funny Car Or Top Fuel? Which Would You Rather Drive?
With incredibly rare exception, every drag race fan on the planet has dreamed of driving a nitro powered machine. And we’ve all got ideas and reasons for wanting to drive a Funny Car or Top...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Coolest Animal On Brandon Bernstein’s Top Fuel Dragster?
Brandon Bernstein was one of the few racers at the 2013 PRO Winter Warm Up to have their paint/wrap for the 2013 NHRA campaign already installed on their car for the weekend at PBIR. Bernstein, who...
Question of the Day: What Historic Drag Car Would You Most Like To See Back On The Track Again?
(Photo credit: NHRA.com) – After showing you Bruce Larson’s killer new nostalgia funny car, we’re now interested in hearing what old school drag car you’d like to see back on...
