Category Archive: BangShift News
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...
Travis Pastrana Will Try to Kill Himself on New Year’s Eve Live On TV
Travis Pastrana will once again try to take his own life on national television this year on New Year’s Eve. His creative attempt at reaching the after-life will involve him jumping a rally car...
Bizarre Fatal Crash at Sebring International Raceway
A man was killed Friday when he snuck onto the racing surface at Sebring International Raceway, in Sebring, Florida, and crashed his pickup truck. The man went into the track under cover of darkness...
The Top 11: Never Made Special Edition Ford Mustangs
If you are a BangShift.com forum dweller than you may be familiar with the posts of of Speedzzter. He’s always got interesting takes on the automotive world and is willing to engage in healthy...
Creepy Crazy Fun With a 1974 Dart
Dave Belau is a blogger and Mopar enthusiast over on the CarDomain.com blog. CD editor Rob Einuadi tipped us off to this great read from Dave. It seem to blur the lines of fact and fiction, is...
Mayfield Backing Down?
It looks like the defense has blinked first. Jeremy Mayfield who recently was courting top celebrity attorny Mark Geragos as potential legal representation, has apparently retreated from his...
Great Read: Ohio Man Reunited with Mopar Factory Racer He Bought New
Man this is cool! Harmon Friend walked into a Dodge dealer in 1965, threw down $4,600, and drove off with a genuine factory killer. It was a Hemi-powered lightweight Coronet. Ma Mopar built just over...
Book Review: Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner is the latest in a very strong line of releases from Motorbooks. This book chronicles Newman’s career as a hard running...
HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS OF THE 2009 CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION
BangShift.com’s live streaming video of the 18th California Hot Rod Reunion presented by the Auto Club of Southern California and held at Auto Club Famoso Raceway is finally over after a very...
Photo Gallery: Drag Racing Action from Sunday at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion, With ‘Chutes!
The last day went out with a bang at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California. It was an amazing weekend of nostalgia drag racing with a great car...
Photo Gallery: Even More Drag Action from Saturday at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion
On Saturday night after the Cackle Fest at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion, the BangShift.com crew was so wrecked from producing the live feed all day that we did not upload all of our photos. We...