Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage
Drag Gallery: More Vintage Cars and Competition From Day of the Drags 2012!
Oct 09, 2012Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Yesterday we dropped the first load of photo goodness on you as shot by Charles Wickam at The Kontinentals Day of the Drags 2012 held at the historic Little River...
Event Coverage: Autocross Action and Car Show Photos From Goodguys Lonestar Nationals
Oct 08, 2012Chad Reynolds1
It was cold as hell at the Goodguys Fall Lonestar Nationals this weekend, but that didn’t stop a huge crowd from showing up at the car show and autocross. The Texas Motorspeedway was packed,...
Found: A Perfect 1972 Opel GT Trar – Tiny Car With 44-Inch Tires = BS Approved!
Oct 08, 2012Brian Lohnes2
BangShift tipster Rich Hintze is establishing himself as a true ninja of the internets. He’s dug up a bunch of cool stuff from eBay and CraigsList over the last few weeks, but this is the king...
Video: This Is What Happens When You Drive Like a Jackass On Public Roads and Fail At Drifting
Oct 08, 2012Brian Lohnes12
What ever happened to pulling a hole shot at a light or maybe a little fishtail action leaving a parking lot or something? Why do today’s kooky kids need to act like complete death wish...
Gallery: Day of the Drags 2012 – Vintage Hot Rod and Drag Car Nirvana at Little River Dragway!
Oct 08, 2012Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Charles Wickam) The Kontinentals car club has been putting one one of the coolest old timey drag races in the country for 10 years now. “Day of the Drags” has been held at the...
Gallery: The 2012 Iron Invasion Hot Rod Show – Traditional Rods, Kustoms, and Trucks – Lots of Neat Stuff!
Oct 08, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Gallery: The 2012 Iron Invasion Hot Rod Show – Traditional Rods, Kustoms, and Trucks – Lots of Neat Stuff!
(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – Us midwest guys envy all you west coast and southern hot rodding bretheren that can partake in events all year round. October signals the close of the...
WATCH LIVE: THE BATHURST 1000 FROM AUSTRALIA! GREATEST DOOR SLAMMER ROAD RACE IN THE WORLD!
Oct 06, 2012Brian Lohnes5
We have the live feed of the 2012 Bathurst 1000 embedded below! In terms of door car road racing, this is the pinnacle, by a lot! The course is legendary and narrow and fast as hell. Remember, Darrel...
Video: Would You Watch This TV Show About Sportsman Stick Shift Drag Racing?
Oct 05, 2012Brian Lohnes36
So we found this 10-minute “sizzle reel” for a reality TV show pilot called, “Shifters USA”. The show follows a group of southern stick shift drag racers as they compete at...
PSCA Mickey Thompson West Coast Shootout Comes To Vegas This Weekend
Oct 05, 2012Chad ReynoldsComments Off on PSCA Mickey Thompson West Coast Shootout Comes To Vegas This Weekend
The West Coast’s best door slammer drag racing is put on by Mel and the gang at the PSCA, and this weekend they are heading to Vegas for the PSCA Mickey Thompson West Coast Shootout....
Gallery: Our Final Load Of Photos From the Rodders Journal Vintage Speed and Custom Revival
Oct 05, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Gallery: Our Final Load Of Photos From the Rodders Journal Vintage Speed and Custom Revival
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – This is it, the final dispatch of Joe Grippo from the first ever Rodders Journal Vintage Speed and Custom Revival show held at Pimlico Race Course outside of Baltimore,...
Numb Butt Tour 2012: Cole Quinnell and Rob McGaffin Cruise The Country In A Hot Rod Chevelle
Oct 05, 2012Chad Reynolds2
Cole Quinnell and Rob McGaffin are known for their words and photos respectively, but nobody ever said they were the smartest guys. Don’t get us wrong, we are crazy enough to want to road trip...
Gallery: The 2012 Lyon Farm Antique Tractor and Engine Show – Exposed Moving Parts Inside!
Oct 05, 2012Brian Lohnes1
(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...
Videos: 609 Supercharged Conley Precision Stinger Big Block On The Stand And In A Fuel Dragster
Oct 05, 2012Chad Reynolds4
If you don’t like V8 engines, then BangShift probably isn’t the place for you. Don’t get me wrong, we dig 4 and 6 cylinders as well, depending on the circumstances, but in general...
Gallery: Another Load of Greatness From the Rodders Journal Vintage Speed and Custom Revival
Oct 05, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Gallery: Another Load of Greatness From the Rodders Journal Vintage Speed and Custom Revival
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – You’ve been hanging with us all week and checking in on this ongoing photo gallery-fest from the Rodders Journal Vintage Speed and Custom Revival by Joe Grippo....