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Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, LAND SPEED RACES

Bonneville Speed Week 2014 Coverage: Friday Nugget Car Show

(Photos by Chad and Brian) – Well even though the Great Salt Lake is actually a Great Lake Lake currently there’s still plenty of awesome hot rods and race cars here at Bonneville Speed...

Well, That’s, Uh, Interesting: What Do You Make Of This Mercury Grand Marquis?

The Brougham Society on Facebook is well known for their love of the classic idea of the American cruiser: white walls, plush interior, detailed trim, and good looks. Except on Fridays, that...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Proof That Sometimes It’s The Guy Behind The Counter

Ok, I’ll admit: while lots of times the conflict at your friendly parts store is usually started by the customer, there are still plenty of times that the counterclerk is at least just as much...

Going Down In Flames, Part II: Holden Making One Violent Ute As A Farewell

Australia’s auto manufacturing scene is in it’s death rattle phase, and it sucks out loud. Here in America, when a car brand is about to be killed, they suck the fun out of the models...

Caption This! All Not Quite Aboard…The Military Version!

A HMMWV and a freight train, a match made in hell. Trust me, I know. Quite often it’s easier for a military unit to ship their vehicles via train to a depot close to a training facility rather...

Car Feature: Bob Johnson’s ’55 Chevy – The 202mph Shoebox!

(Editor’s note: This car feature on one of our favorite cars we have ever seen on the salt, Bob Johnson’s incredible 1955 Chevy. After this story was written Bob ended up running 202 in...

Ever Thought About Putting A VW Body On A Modified S10 Frame? Stop Thinking And Buy This “Mostly Done” Version

There are things that even we can’t get our heads around here and that’s mostly because Chad and I have massive heads that are in no way malleable. That being said, there was some...

The Parting Shift: How to Run 350mph at Bonneville in the Spectre Performance Speedliner

The Spectre Speedliner turned in some huge numbers at SCTA/BNI Bonneville Speed Week 2010. Company owner and ‘liner driver Amir Rosenbaum does a great job of narrating this multi-angle footage...

Prolong Twilight Cruise Coverage: Another Blast Of Cool SoCal Iron At The NHRA Museum

Yesterday we brought you the first of two photo galleries from the Prolong Super Lubricants Twilight cruise which is held at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California on the first...

New Product: MSD Performance Launches Line Of Performance Spark Plugs

Consistency is key on racing and it is also key in high performance engines. The folks at MSD know that, hence the reason that the company has designed and brought to market a line of high...

Here’s All Of Our Bonneville Speed Week 2013 Photos From The Track, The Pits, And More.

(Editor’s note: To whet your whistle for what’s hopefully coming this weekend and into next week, we’re going to show you all of our 2013 photo coverage from Speed Week. All the...

Prolong Twilight Cruise Coverage: A Beautiful Night At The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum

On the first Wednesday of every month Prolong Super Lubricants hosts a Twlight Cruise at the NHRA Wally Parks Motorsports Museum. These events have been going on for years and they have becomes a...

2014 NSRA Street Rod Nationals Coverage: Photos From One Of The USA’s Biggest Shows 45th Year

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This was one of the best events ever in terms of the diversity and quality of cars although the event started off with a bit of bummer.  There was a...

Rough Start: Location Makes A Difference-Check Out This BMW!

How many cars could honestly be in Rhode Island, let alone the type that meet the requirements for a Rough Start candidate? I didn’t have high hopes, but expected the typical fare: a third-gen...