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Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER

Bonus Junkyard Gallery: Even More Coolness from Fleming’s Junkyard – Egg Harbor, NJ

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday, we brought you the first of two galleries from within the confines of Fleming’s Junkyard in Egg Harbor, NJ. Joe Grippo snuck off into the wilderness...

The 2012 Optima Street Car Invitational – Photos From the Road Course, Autocross and More!

(Photos courtesy of Optima Batteries) – Mark Stielow was the winner of the 2012 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational last weekend, wading through the diverse and awesome field of cars and...

Cool Gallery: Bitchin’ 1970s Dirt Bikes and Cool Cars From the AACA Museum – Hershey, PA

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – After the SAAC show, we made our way into the Antique Auto Club of America Museum to check out the latest exhibits. It seems we caught a small portion of the...

Event Coverage: Byron World Power Wheelstanding Championships Photos… Bumpers Beware!

These dudes are nuts. I mean we love watching wheelstands, and nothing is more fun than driving a car that pulls the wheels hard, but given the incredible wheelstand it takes to win the Byron World...

Gallery: The 2012 Lyon Farm Antique Tractor and Engine Show – Exposed Moving Parts Inside!

(Photos by Greg Rourke) – It has been too long since we’ve unleashed some good old fashioned tractor and old engine goodness. Greg Rouke is a man after my own heart as he took the time to...

Race Gallery: ChumpCar Action Photos From Shelton, Washington – 100% BS Approved Low Buck Fun!

(Photos by D.V. Klenak) – If you have not heard of the ChumpCar World Series, you must be living under a rock. The low buck, high fun, racing series has been around for years and they run races...

Sprint Car and Dirt Track Action Gallery: The 2012 Labor Day Classic at the Gator Motorplex – Willis, Texas

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Our man in Texas, Charles Wickam is a dirt dog at heart. He loves capturing great pit and action photos of 360 Sprints, Hobby Stocks, Micro Sprints, and Limited...

Shop Tour: Jet Hot High Performance Coatings Visits Petty Garage… Yeah, Like Richard Petty… The King

When Cheryl, Gordon, and Tim from Jet Hot told us that they got to go tour Petty’s Garage we were pretty jealous. But, they made up for it a bit when they sent us some cool photos of the place...

Event Coverage: NTPA National Tractor Pulling Championships: 5 Engines, 10,000 Horsepower, And 10,000 lbs Of Sled

Brian is a sucker for tractors, and since he’s out of town I’m going to run a tractor gallery in his honor. Of course, these happen to have more in common with Pro Mod’s than...

Event Coverage: The 61st Annual Duryea Hill Climb in Reading Pennsylvania. Cobras, Vettes, Legends, and More

Our pal John Button was at the 61st Annual Duryea Hill Climb in Reading Pennsylvania this weekend and shot some cool photos of some interesting rides climbing the hill for fame and glory. This SCCA...

Event Gallery: The 2012 Waupun Truck-N-Show – Big Rigs a Plenty and Chrome For Miles!

(Words and Photos by Greg Rourke) – This year was the 23rd year of the Waupun Truck-N-Show, held in Waupun, Wisconsin. Show trucks and working trucks from all over the US and Canada make the...

Video: Chad and Daphne Cruise, and Push, Joe’s 1980 Yamaha Enduro 100 After The Minibike Reunion

You know that we had an awesome time at Joe’s Minibike Reunion in La Crescenta on Saturday, and when the show was over, the fun certainly wasn’t. Daphne and I hit the road on Joe’s...

WOW!!! Lucas Oil Off Road Racing RULES!!! We Get The VIP Treatment And Tons Of Jump Photos!

Tom Bogner and the entire team at Lucas Oil have always been great supporters and sponsors here at BangShift.com. But last week when we called Tom up, to talk about a bunch of new dyno tests we have...

Event Gallery: The 2012 Motor State Challenge – Pro Touring Bad-Assed-Ness!

(Photos and words by Bob Chiluk) – Lane Automotive  in Michigan probably had no idea that a few years ago if they sponsored an event if it would fly.Well fly it did and like they could not...