Category Archive: BangShift News
Chad Head Named Winner of March Meet After Boychuck Disqualified – Top Fuel Finalist Rick White Also DQ’d
In shocking news that hit the wires late last week, Tim Boychuck who was awarded the Wally for winning the March Meet was disqualified after his fuel pump was found to be outside of the class specs....
Chris Holbook Becomes First Entry For ADRL SuperCar Showdown Class – Will Campaign Cobra Jet
We thought that some heavies would enter the ADRL SuperCar Showdown but we didn’t know that one would be the first man to officially enter the class! Michigander Chris Holbrook, a former IHRA...
Ford Announces Base Pricing of 2013 GT500 – Shockingly Matches the Camaro ZL1
Ford has released the base pricing for the 2013 Mustang GT500 and the 200+ mph, 650hp beast will available to the general public for the base price of $54,995. While that is not chump change,...
Registration is Open for Hot Rod Drag Week 2012!
Ok boys and girls it is time to put your money where your mouth is and get yourselves signed up for Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week Version 2012. We’ve announced the tracks (this year the...
Follow Our Mission to Bring Project Buford T Justice Home LIVE!
By the time you read this, the fun mission to drive our new 1987 Caprice 9C1 project car from Pennsylvania to Massachusetts will have begun. We’re cruising down to PA today, collecting up the...
Event Gallery: Hotchkis Sport Suspension Mopar Open House 2012
(Photos by Elana Scherr) – Hotchkis makes great handling parts for all kinds of classic and modern muscle cars and every year they host some fun events at their California HQ. They’ve...
Event Gallery: More Photos From the 2012 Run to the Coast
(Photos by Elana Scherr) – The rave reviews and fun stories continue to come in from last weekend’s “Run to the Coast” pro touring event, held at the old El Toro Air Base in...
Cool Video: Talking AFCO Shocks at the Drags
There’s a reason that AFCO shocks are the choice of virtually every seriously fast small tire car in the country. They are the most tuneable, tweakable, and tailored pieces on the market. In...
eBay Find: A 1964 Mack B81 Tandem Axle Tractor – Old Big Rig Perfection
We’ve come across some cool old Mack Model B trucks over the years here on BangShift but this one is probably the biggest and nicest one we have found yet. This large and lovely beast is a 1964...
Hotchkis Offers New Suspension Components and Tools for Classic Mopars
Hotchkis Sport Suspension currently offers a wide array of parts and pieces to make your classic Mopar turn and burn with the best of them. From their Total Vehicle Systems to individual parts for...
Watch Spectators Set a Barbed Wire Booby Trap and Wreck a Baja Buggy at the SCORE San Felipe 250
In my conversations with Bill Caswell and a few other guys who have participated in desert races like the Baja 1000 and others, the subject of spectator booby traps has come up. Mostly they are...
Introducing Project Buford T Justice – Our 1987 9C1 Chevy Caprice – The Adventure Begins!
Just like the title says, this is the official introduction for the first real deal project car we have done here at BangShift. I am calling this 1987 9C1 Caprice, “Buford T Justice” in...
Aeromotive Rolls Out New Stealth Fuel System for 2005-2009 Mustangs. Up To 1900hp supported with Drop In System!
Aeromotive’s innovative line of “Stealth” fuel systems continues to grow and expand. The company recently announced that they are now offering a Stealth system for 2005-2009...
Watch a Toyota Supra Explode and Turn the Strip at E-Town into a Hibachi Grill
While all the strips in the greater LA area may be shut down, the drag plants in New Jersey are awakening from their winter dormancy to the delight of drag racers from all over the New England and...