Category Archive: Apex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, Apex Racing News, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News
Larson Dominating In Sonoma K&N Series West Win
Jun 23, 2014Darr HawthorneComments Off on Larson Dominating In Sonoma K&N Series West Win
There’s a lot more to stock car racing than just the highly visible NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the super star drivers who race there. Many other local and regional racing series run on the same...
Do You Like Seeing NASCAR Stock Cars Run Around The Road Course?
Jun 22, 2014Chad Reynolds10
We’re at Road America this weekend for the USCA Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car Face Off at Road America, and this event is held during NASCAR Nation Wide Series Race weekend, which...
Project Raven: The History Behind Why I Adopted One Of The Most Unloved Mopars Ever
Jun 21, 2014Bryan McTaggart8
Easily, one of the most asked questions about the Imperial is, “Why?” A lot of people don’t understand why I chose to work on a Chrysler with no aftermarket support or rarity. So, I’ll...
Rough Start: 1987 Dodge Ramcharger, Ready to Rock
Jun 21, 2014Bryan McTaggart4
For my next Rough Start choice, I moved into my old stomping grounds and searched the Seattle/Tacoma area of Washington State. Prices up here are really decent, and as long as you check closely for...
Hot Rods And Hot Dogs, We Visit The Optima Batteries Annual Car Show
Jun 21, 2014Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Hot Rods And Hot Dogs, We Visit The Optima Batteries Annual Car Show
When the USCA’s Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car series comes to Wisconsin each year, for the Face Off at Road America event, one of the coolest things is the registration and welcome...
Rough Start: This Screaming Chicken Is Looking For It’s New Home
Jun 20, 2014Bryan McTaggart4
The next Rough Start find takes me to my hometown, Colorado Springs, Colorado. From the mountains to the prairie, from Fountain to North Academy, this city is teeming with great sheetmetal. The warm...
Check Out This Factory Pontiac LeMans Ute! Why Weren’t These More Popular In The States?
Jun 20, 2014Bryan McTaggart22
(Photo courtesy of Hemmings Motor News and LeadedGasClassics.com) I’ve got a soft spot for utes. El Caminos, Rancheros, even the Rampage/Scamp twins…I like the idea of a car-based ute...
Moroso Launches New Direct Sales Website – The Parts You Want And Need Straight From The Source
Jun 20, 2014Brian Lohnes1
Moroso is one of those companies that we’re honored to have as a BangShift sponsor because they have been part of the high performance aftermarket virtually since there was such a thing, they...
2014 LA Roadsters Show Coverage: More Great Hot Rods From The Roadster Heaven Known As SoCal
Jun 20, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on 2014 LA Roadsters Show Coverage: More Great Hot Rods From The Roadster Heaven Known As SoCal
We’re back, as promised with more coverage from the 2014 LA Roadsters Show that went down at the Pomona Fairplex last weekend. As we have been telling you this was the 50th time the event was...
Carnage Video: Watch a Geo Metro Get Turned Into Farm Fertilizer!
Jun 20, 2014Bryan McTaggart3
Ah, the manure spreader. It doesn’t lead a glorious life. It spends every second of it’s life either taking crap, giving crap, being filled with crap, or reeking of crap. That’s a...
2014 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion Feature Car: 1967 Dodge D100 Gasser
Jun 20, 2014Bryan McTaggart4
I enjoy finding vehicles that turn Lohnes into a drooling idiot. It’s a fun game that we here at BangShift have been playing for a few years now on the forums. The recipe is simple: Find a...
2014 LA Roadsters Show Coverage: SOHC Engines, Hemi Engines, And Wall To Wall Cool Cars
Jun 19, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on 2014 LA Roadsters Show Coverage: SOHC Engines, Hemi Engines, And Wall To Wall Cool Cars
Our wall-to-wall coverage of the 2014 LA Roadsters Show continues today with more photos featuring some of the killer cars on the grounds of the Pomona Fairplex where the event was held....
Rough Start: Would You Take a Chance On This Lincoln Mark VII?
Jun 19, 2014Bryan McTaggart14
(Rough Start is a new feature here at BangShift. With this, McTaggart will scout a random Craigslist area for a car that can be bought and driven for $2,500 [under “by owner” only], and be made...
Watch This Jaguar XJ220 Light The Tires Off Right-Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em!
Jun 19, 2014Bryan McTaggart1
Whoever is behind Tax The Rich on Facebook is easily the most BangShift-minded supercar owner (owners?) on the effing planet. They are notorious for a series of YouTube videos that show cars that are...