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Category Archive: BangShift News

NASCAR Tells Driver Brad Kaselowski to Back Off Racing So Hard!

It has come to light that NASCAR racer Brad Kaselowski, a non-qualifier for the “Chase,” was warned by NASCAR on Sunday to essentially back off of racing Juan Pablo Montoya so hard during...

King of the Trars: 850hp 1966 Galaxie Mud Bogger

Well, this one should put people in two distinct camps. You’ll either love it or absolutely hate it. “It” is a 1966 Ford Galaxie sporting an 850hp big-block Chevy motor, huge axles,...

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BangShift Approved: A racer’s last pass.

On September 29th, 2009 Jerome Miller, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, passed away at age 72. You can read his obituary here.  We didn’t know Jerome. Heck, we had never even heard of him until...

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Gentleman Start Your Attorneys; December 1 Hearing for Mayfield NASCAR Injunction

Wednesday it was announced that Jeremy Mayfield’s appeal to the injunction NASCAR has placed on him will be heard in court on December 1, 2009. This legal clash, depending on the outcome, will...

Why Tires Are So Freakin’ Expensive

Bought tires lately? If it seems like prices are on a quick rise, that’s because they are. The Wall Street Journal took a look into the situation and explored many of the avenues that drive...

Great Read: From Dirt Tracks to Super Speedways; Local Racers and National Heroes

While the days of a few guys at the local gas station fielding a competitive entry in NASCAR are long over, there is still some elements of small town America left in the sport. Local short tracks,...

Your Weirdest Driving Citation

A man in Canada managed to crash his tractor into a police cruiser, resulting in both himself and the police officer taking trips to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The interesting...

Barrett-Jackson May Add California Auction in 2010

The Phoenix Business Journal is reporting that Barrett-Jackson may add a fourth high profile auction to the tree it currently holds in Las Vegas, West Palm Beach, and Scottsdale. This one would be...

New Racing Venue Approved in Rockingham, NC

Finally, some good news to report with respect to someone wanting to set up a race track and the local government’s approval of it. Richmond County, NC officials decided in a unaminous vote to...

Site of the Week: Ponysite.de

Ponysite.de is a Mustang-centric website that is full of all kinds of info, but thanks to reader Jeremy George, we were tipped off to the Trans-Am section and spent hours reading and checking out all...

Layoffs At Edelbrock

We have recently learned that Edelbrock laid off 16 employees off today. These employees, as we understand it, make up support staff for Edelbrock’s EFI systems and their development. Edelbrock...

Name that Motor

While we were checking out the massive Mass. Cruisers cruise night at Gillette Stadium a couple of Thursdays ago, we happened upon a wicked black Buick Riviera. Sporting some of the hottest...

eBay Find: 1976 Chevy Limo-amino

We have to thank Bangshift.com member Mr4Speed for this amazingly awesome eBay find. It is true perfection. A 1976 El Camino limo, one of three actually built and the longest of the troika. It the...

New Jersey Man Patents Supercharger Control System

It was announced yesterday that a New Jersey man has been granted a patent on a “Supercharger Control System.” This control system is essentially an on/off switch for a supercharger that...