Category Archive: Event Coverage, LAND SPEED RACES
Event Coverage: Tuesday at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week
Aug 12, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Event Coverage: Tuesday at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week
It was another long day for BangShift.com at the 2009 SCTA/BNI Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats, as we tore all over the Salt to bring you a photo gallery of all the action from Tuesday. The...
Poteet and Main Speed Demon Streamliner runs 387 at Bonneville Speedweek 2009
Aug 12, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Poteet and Main Speed Demon Streamliner runs 387 at Bonneville Speedweek 2009
When we arrived at Bonneville Speedway on Saturday for the start of the 2009 SCTA/BNI Speed Week, it was no surprise that the team of Poteet and Main had the first car on the line to make a pass....
BREAKING NEWS: Yahoo! GM Unveils Product Plans, 2014 Camaro Included!
Aug 11, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on BREAKING NEWS: Yahoo! GM Unveils Product Plans, 2014 Camaro Included!
Today, GM held a press conference announcing its short term product release plans and they included a mention about the Camaro being “freshened” in the 2014/2015 model year. This is good...
Chrysler Boosting Truck Production; Cash for Clunkers to Blame?
Aug 11, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Chrysler Boosting Truck Production; Cash for Clunkers to Blame?
With the recent news that the Cash for Clunkers program is spurring on the sales of trucks and SUVs more than it is for economy minded cars, we got to thinking when we heard that Chrysler was ramping...
Anatomy of an Epic Fail: Chrysler and Cerberus
Aug 11, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Anatomy of an Epic Fail: Chrysler and Cerberus
There were few modern business deals more mystifying to the gearhead universe than the purchase of Chrysler from Daimler by Cerberus Capital Management. The private equity firm jumped feet-first into...
Stiff Neck Stops Schumacher; Comback to Ferrari Called Off
Aug 11, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Stiff Neck Stops Schumacher; Comback to Ferrari Called Off
Citing lingering neck issues tied to a motorcycle accident he had earlier this year, Michael Schumacher has announced that he will not be driving for Felipe Massa after all. The seven-time F1...
This Gives Us Sweaty Palms: Camaros Are Coming to KONI Challenge
Aug 11, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on This Gives Us Sweaty Palms: Camaros Are Coming to KONI Challenge
Here’s great news for fans of racing that does not take place in a straight line or on a circle. Momentum Race Group has announced that it will debut a 2010 Camaro road race car at the October...
eBay Pick of the Week: Solid 409 Powered Project Impala
Aug 11, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Pick of the Week: Solid 409 Powered Project Impala
The 409 sure has a special spot in the annals of hot rodding and muscle car history. Everything about the motor, right down to the shape of the cylinder heads, is indicative of the era when Detroit...
Event Coverage: Monday at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week
Aug 11, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Event Coverage: Monday at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week
The 2009 SCTA/BNI Speed Week at Bonneville got hot on its third day, and we aren’t just talking about the 105-degree temperatures. With teams vying for a piece of record pie, the Hot Rod Top...
Video: In-Car Camera of a 218-MPH Pass at Bonneville
Aug 10, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: In-Car Camera of a 218-MPH Pass at Bonneville
In 2008, Bonneville racer Ed Goodrich was a huge help to the BangShift.com race team. After our race Camaro’s front air dam was protested, we drove 180 miles to Ed’s home in Idaho, took...
Event Coverage: Sunday at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week
Aug 10, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Event Coverage: Sunday at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week
Speed Week 2009 is reinforcing Bonneville Speedway’s “World’s Fastest” designation, and in grand fashion. Jump here for the BangShift.com photo gallery of Sunday’s...
Bonus Bonneville Gallery: Photos by Scott Clark
Aug 10, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Bonus Bonneville Gallery: Photos by Scott Clark
Our readers are once again proving that they are the coolest on the internet. Here is a bonus gallery of photos, shot by Scott Clark (known as dieselgeek) at Bonneville. Chad is zapping photos at a...
Event Coverage: 2009 NSRA Street Rod Nationals
Aug 09, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: 2009 NSRA Street Rod Nationals
Big thanks to astute reader and forum member Chris Morgan (CM325 on the BangShift.com forums) for attending and shooting a ton of great photos at the 2009 NSRA Street Rod Nationals. We took his...
Event Coverage: Saturday at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week
Aug 08, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Event Coverage: Saturday at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week
Today was the first day of competition at the SCTA/BNI 2009 Bonneville Speed Week, and if today’s top speed is any indication of things to come, we are in for some great racing action. Poteet...