Category Archive: BangShift News
BREAKING NEWS: CLOSED BIDS FILED FOR THE PURCHASE OF TORONTO MOTORSPORTS PARK
The months long rumors and debate regarding the sale of Toronto Motorsports Parkwere apparently true as BangShift has learned that closed bids were handed in for the purchase of the 375 acre...
VIPER UNDEAD! WILL RETURN AS 2012 OR 2013 MODEL BUT WILL NO LONGER BE CALLED A DODGE
Some good news from Detroit today as Chrysler officially announced that the Viper will be back and it will be manufactured in the same Detroit plant as the previous models were. The plant will be...
HELP A DESERVING HOT ROD FAMILY THIS CHRISTMAS! BUY OR DONATE PLEASE!
By Chad Reynolds — Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, the holiday season is about spending time with family, eating too much, and celebrating the season of giving....
EVAN KNOLL UPDATE: PSYCHOLOGIST CLAIMS KNOLL FAKED MENTAL RETARDATION ON EVALUATION TESTS
In our fury of blog items last week, we missed a good one regarding our coverage of the Evan Knoll trial. If you remember, he spent the summer being evaluated by psychological experts to determine...
NEW BS SHIRTS FOR SALE – JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
After muddling along for a couple of years with our standard “logo” shirts, Chad and I hooked up with proud BangShift sponsor Snooky’s and enlisted their services in coming up with...
FOLLOW ALONG: FREIBURGER AND FINNEGAN ARE ON THE WAY TO ALASKA IN THE HOT ROD RANCHERO
Well Freiburger and Finnegan departed the semi-comfy confines of So-Cal yesterday and have been hauling north toward their ultimate destination of Alaska, where the plan to ice race the 1968 Ford...
COOL OR NOT: A CUMMINS DIESEL POWERED FUNNY CAR
We’re back with another installment of your favorite opinion game, Cool or Not? This time we’re taking a look at John Robinson’s Cummins diesel powered funny car. Robinson has been...
NHRA ANNOUNCES 2012 HERITAGE SERIES SCHEDULE – LOTS OF NITRO AND SPORTSMAN ACTION
The NHRA has announced the 2012 Heritage Series schedule and it looks pretty swell to us. All the big races you know and love, the March Meet, National Hot Rod Reunion, and California Hot Rod Reunion...
PRI 2011: BOMBPROOF FABRICATED FORD 9-INCH HOUSING FOR 2005-2011 MUSTANGS FROM S AND W RACE CARS
S and W Race Cars has been in business since the late 1950s. Their operation is impressive in both the scope and quality of work that they churn out. From the large line of parts they manufacture...
NMRA ANNOUNCES CREATION OF COYOTE STOCK – SPEC ENGINE DRAG CLASS
We didn’t plan for this to be Ford Coyote V8 Monday here at BangShift, but it seems to be shaping up that way! On Friday, the NMRA announced the creation of the “Coyote Stock” drag...
PROJECT UPDATE: PROGRESS ON THE FORD COYOTE POWERED THUNDERBIRD BUILD
Last weekend I loaded the boys into Brutus the wrecker and headed down to Tube Chassis Designz to catch up on the very cool classic Thunderbird build Jon and John are working on. The last time we...
EVENT COVERAGE: MOONEYES X-MAS PARTY SHOW AND DRAGS 2011
Every December here in Sunny So Cal, every car junkie worth his salt is looking forward to the Mooneyes X-Mas Party Show and Drags, and this year did not dissappoint. Beautiful whether in the...
THE PARTING SHIFT: A SUPER STOCK 289CI 1965 MUSTANG BUZZSAW!
It has been weeks since we last ran the weekly homage to manual transmission prowess called, “The Parting Shift”. There have been shows, live broadcasts, and holiday weekends in the way...
Mountain Motor: A Closer Look at the 1005ci – 2100hp Naturally Aspirated Monster From Sonny Leonard
Of all the engines at the 2011 PRI show, none were spoken about more or with more wonderment than this one. This is a motor that Sonny Leonard Racing Engines calls, “The Godfather” and...