Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Drag Races, Event Coverage
Event Coverage: The New England Dragway All-Truck Nationals 2010
After spending about 15 hours at New England Dragway announcing a major event on Saturday, we were greeted at o’dark-thirty on Sunday by the sight of our two sons (3.5 yrs and 1.5 yrs)...
Event Coverage: Mooneyes Christmas Show in July
It’s not often that Christmas comes in July, but in 2010 that is exactly what happened. The reason is because the Mooneyes Christmas Show 2009 got rained out like a mother. So, Mooneyes decided...
Event Gallery: The York US30 Reunion and Muscle Car Madness Show
One of the coolest and most action packed weekends of nostalgia drag racing happens each July in Pennsylvania. The York US30 Dragstrip Reunion and the Muscle Car Madness Car Show make up a one two...
Event Gallery: Chryslers at Carlisle 2010
Our Pennsylvania-based photo contributor Joe Grippo may actually live at the Carlisle Fairgrounds in Carlisle, PA. He’s been our man on the scene for all the big shows this year and he’s...
A BangShift.com Photo Tour of the Henry Ford Museum Vehicle Collection
Located in Dearborn, Michigan, the Henry Ford Museum is a true national treasure. Filled with a host of things that define the history and evolution of the American gearhead, we compiled a bunch of...
Auto Trader Classics Event Coverage: Minnesota’s Back to the ’50s Car Show
A few years back we attended the Car Craft Summernationals at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. That was an epic event but everyone kept telling us about the “Back to the ’50s” show....
Event Coverage: The 2010 Walcott Truckers Jamboree
The Walcott Truckers Jamboree has been held every year since 1979. It is found on the grounds of the world’s largest truck stop located on interstate 80 in the bustling metropolis of Walcott,...
Bitchin Roadtrip: Coast to Coast in a $1000 Beater
When our boy Chris (65longroof on the BangShift.com forums) told us about a killer website featuring cars for sale that are all under $1000, we were intrigued. Hell, we like cheap junk, just look at...
Event Coverage: The Spectre Performance 341 Challenge
The first ever Spectre 341 Challenge is in the books and the results surpassed anyone’s expectations. More than 24 cars ranging from exotics to muscle cars to a 1952 DeSoto made many trips up...
Event Coverage: NHRA Motorsports Museum Twilight Cruise
Southern California residents are pretty lucky because they have tons on cruise nights and hot rod events to attend all year long. One of the must attend shows is the first Wednesday Twilight...
Event Coverage: Geezers at the Grove 2010
Our man Joe Grippo was on the scene for the “Geezers Reunion” which went down July 2-3, 2010 at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, PA. The race is one of the biggest and most ambitious self...
Event Gallery: The 2010 Old Pomona Hot Rod and Custom Car Show
The 2010 version of the Old Pomona Hot Rod and Custom Car Show, put on by the Shifters car club went off last weekend without a hitch. The crowd of cars was cool and the kustoms were out in full...
Event Coverage: Saturday Action from GoodGuys Des Moine 2010
Record numbers of participants and spectators filled the Iowa State Fairgrounds for this weekend’s GoodGuys Heartland Nationals in Des Moines Iowa, and we’ve got photos to prove it....