Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
Texas Cruise Action From The May 2014 Kemah Cruise – From Mopars To Dune Buggies
May 28, 2014Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It has been a couple months since we last checked in on the action from the Kemah Cruise which is held every month down there in Kemah, Texas. Back when Charles and...
BangShift Road Test: 2014 Bentley Flying Spur W12
May 27, 2014Craig Fitzgerald6
The 2014 Bentley Flying Spur W12 arrived at my door the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, on the mistaken assumption that I’d been invited to the Kim-Kanye nuptials. Sadly, all I...
19 Year Old Kid In Oregon Passes Out While Holding Breath Driving Through Tunnel, Causes Three Car Wreck
May 27, 2014Brian Lohnes1
The title pretty much sums up the basic story here but then again, like many things in life, the basic story doesn’t really seem to be the most logical, sensible, or believable tale ever told....
BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Favor Big Torque Or Big Horsepower?
May 25, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Favor Big Torque Or Big Horsepower?
The video we posted a little earlier today is a good illustration of brutal torque. Torque is the oft discounted and lesser admired brother of horsepower. As the old adage goes, “Horsepower is...
Dummy Video: A Dirt Path Is Not a Drag Strip
May 24, 2014Brian Lohnes3
We’ve long been of the opinion that street racing is dumb. Racing on public streets where innocent people and bystanders can be hurt isn’t smart. Because of this video we found, we now...
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Releases New Clutch And Throttle Position Activation Switch
May 24, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Releases New Clutch And Throttle Position Activation Switch
One of the coolest things about modern hot rodding is that true modern hot rods have all kinds of interesting features built into them that can be tweaked and used for the gain of BangShifters the...
LIVE BLOG: A Day In The BangShift Life – Follow Along As Lohnes and Chad Travel To Different Places Together
May 23, 2014Brian Lohnes19
So here’s the deal. As you are reading this, both Chad and I are heading to different parts of the USA so we figured that we’d give you a day in the life, as live as we possibly can, of...
The Parting Shift: A Screaming Detroit and 13-Speeds
May 23, 2014Brian Lohnes15
We’re going two-stroke diesel with this week’s parting shift. This video rules on a couple of levels, but the sounds of the Deeetroit Diesel screaming away is something to note as well as...
Hot Rod Garage Debuts On The MotorTrend Channel – Watch The First Episode Here – Wrenching, Racing, Fun!
May 23, 2014Brian Lohnes7
Finnegan and Freiburger are out with their new show called Hot Rod Garage which is a more traditional gearhead show like you’d watch on regular ol’ TV. This is NOT replacing Roadkill or...
The 1PugLife Guys Are Back With More Jumping Antics, Broken Arms, And Absolute Hilarity – Incredible Folding Landing Ramp!
May 22, 2014Brian Lohnes10
Those hilarious and off-the-wall Canadians are back with their hockey gear clad jumping antics and this time there’s an air bag, a broken arm, and an incredible folding landing ramp. The airbag...
Does Seeing A Restorable Or Hot Rod Worthy Muscle Car Turned Into A Dirt Track Racer Piss You Off?
May 22, 2014Chad Reynolds20
While perusing Craigslist yesterday we found this 1970 Chevelle for sale that had been turned into a hobby stock or street stock dirt track car. Unfortunately we’ve seen things like this...
This Is Not A Roll Cage! Roll Bar vs. Roll Cage: We Show You What’s What.
May 22, 2014Chad Reynolds2
Nothing is more annoying to me than being at a race or a show and hearing someone refer to their car as “caged up”, only to see that it is in fact sporting a ROLL BAR or some reasonable...
Those pictures of massive stockpiles of cars on the internet today are from 2009
May 20, 2014Craig Fitzgerald1
Suddenly, it’s on the rise again: a photo of a massive lot of automobiles, accompanied by text that reads something like “Nobody is buying brand new cars anymore! Well they are, but not...
Some Douchebag Stole A Landspeed Racing Motorcycle From El Mirage. Help Us Find It!
May 20, 2014Chad Reynolds15
I got an email last night from Jill Iversen, who works as a starter for the SCTA at El Mirage and also races her own 1941 Indian motorcycle, telling me that their other race bike was stolen from El...