Category Archive: BangShift News
Great Read: The Story of Pro Mod Diehard Frankie “The Madman” Taylor
Frankie Taylor is a drag racer’s drag racer. His knuckles are always bloody, his hair looks like it was styled by a spastic kid holding a weed whacker, and he hauls ass. At least when...
Old School Pro Street Lives at Summit Racing!
We found this car feature story at SummitRacing.com, and it was like we were back in the pages of Car Craft magazine in around 1989 or 1991. This ’62 Pontiac fullsize is so much like a retro...
Conspiracy Theory: NASCAR Racers Johnson and Knaus Must be Cheating
Cheating in NASCAR has taken on many forms over the years, from subtle to totally blatant, from Junior Johnson’s “banana” Holly Farms Ford modified for better aerodynamics to...
Breaking News! BangShift.com Will Deliver Live Feed from the March Meet
This is great news! As a result of the success of BangShift.com’s live streaming video feed from the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion, the web site has reached an agreement with Blake Bowser of...
Event Gallery: Chrysler Performance West Fall Fling XIV
The Chrysler Performance West Club held its annual Fall Fling event on October 17th at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California. The event is a yearly tradition for SoCal Mopar fans and is normally chock...
Analyst: Turbo Invasion Headed for American Shores
Turbocharged cars make up 50-70 percent of the European fleet. We’re guessing a majority of them are of the diesel burning variety. Here in the USA, there are scant few factory turbocharged,...
Bitchin’ Project Car Galleries at Art Morrison’s Site
Art and Craig Morrison at Art Morrison Enterprises are very cool guys who build bitchin’ cars and then beat on them like we would if we were guys who could build cars like they do. While we...
NASCAR Hall of Fame Snubs Pearson; CNet Runs Cool Tribute
David Pearson is one of the most respected and fondly remembered drivers in the history of Stock Car racing. That he was not a first ballot inductee into the innagural NASCAR Hall of Fame list...
Yikes! Tractor Trailer Crashes into Massachusetts Home; No One Seriously Hurt
Imagine pulling up to your house to see an 18-wheeler sticking out of it. Specifically the rear half of an 18-wheeler, as the front half is in your living room and kitchen. That was the scene that...
Wild Video: Holy Freaking Car Control
Legends cars are awesome. Essentially they are largish, front-engine go karts powered by four cylinder motorcycle engines. They compete on oval tracks, occasionally on road courses, and we’ve...
Jeremy Mayfield Refusing to Pay $86K Bill, Is Being Sued
The Jeremy Mayfield legal tree giveth again, this time in the form of a report from SceneDaily.com. According to the story, Mayfield is being sued for more than $86,000 by Triad Racing Technologies...
2010 Hot Rod Power Tour Dates and Locations
Hot Rod magazine has announced the city stops and the dates for the 2010 Power Tour, an event that has maybe even thousands of cars driving all across the country. We sure hope we can be there this...
SCCA Opens Runoffs to All Classes
In a move that we thoroughly approve of, the SCCA Board of Directors has voted to open the National Championship Runoffs up to several National level classes that were previously not included in the...
Another NASCAR Crewman Thrown Out For Violating Substance Policy
NASCAR’s substance abuse policy has shown another crew member the door. The ironically named Robert Good, a crewman on the number 26 NASCAR Nationwide Series car was suspended indefinitely from...