Category Archive: BangShift APEX, BangShift News, BangShift Road Test, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Forgotten Failure: When Is The Last Time You Saw Or Thought About A Sterling 825 SL?!
Feb 03, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Forgotten Failure: When Is The Last Time You Saw Or Thought About A Sterling 825 SL?!
On paper, this was a can’t miss. A Japanese company and an English company teaming up on a sedan that both would have loads of input on and both would benefit from. In the end, the project was...
Sick Week Epic Battle: MINIMOD VS PROMOD! The Neck and Neck BATTLE for #1 Spot! | Sick Week Day 3
Feb 02, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Sick Week Epic Battle: MINIMOD VS PROMOD! The Neck and Neck BATTLE for #1 Spot! | Sick Week Day 3
Sick Week 2024 is upon us and the official first three days of racing are now in the books. It’s been an interesting few days, with sketchy runs, sketchy track conditions, and competition that...
Sick Week Is Getting BRUTAL. Greasy Track, Broken Cars, Sketchy Runs And More. And It’s Just Day 2!
Jan 31, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Sick Week Is Getting BRUTAL. Greasy Track, Broken Cars, Sketchy Runs And More. And It’s Just Day 2!
Sick Week 2024 is upon us and the official first two days of racing are now in the books. But they were NOT without drama as we saw some seriously sketchy runs, including Cleetus nearly wiping out...
Classic YouTube: The Rambler That Rallied Through A Third Of The World
Jan 31, 2024Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Classic YouTube: The Rambler That Rallied Through A Third Of The World
While AMC was sorting out their overall image in the 1960s, moving away from the leader of American compact cars and into areas like full-size cars and muscle cars, truth be told they always did...
Cleetus Wipes Out In Mullet! And Lots More Sketchy Stuff! Florida’s Sick Week 2024 Starts Now! | Sick Week Day 1 Action
Jan 30, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cleetus Wipes Out In Mullet! And Lots More Sketchy Stuff! Florida’s Sick Week 2024 Starts Now! | Sick Week Day 1 Action
Sick Week 2024 is upon us and the official first day of racing is now in the books. But it was NOT without drama as we saw some seriously sketchy runs, including Cleetus nearly wiping out Mullet when...
Jeff Lutz Returns To Drag And Drive! Florida’s Sick Week 2024 Starts Now! | Sick Week Day 0
Jan 29, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Jeff Lutz Returns To Drag And Drive! Florida’s Sick Week 2024 Starts Now! | Sick Week Day 0
It’s winter in Florida and that means it is time for Sick Week 2024, the first Drag and Drive event of the year. This event is always a good time, features some great heavy hitters, and is a...
Rumble Guts: Watch The Fancifully Massive PT Boat Engine Powered Packard Bentley Fire Up!
Jan 29, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Rumble Guts: Watch The Fancifully Massive PT Boat Engine Powered Packard Bentley Fire Up!
This is pretty awesome, if not totally off the wall. You are about to see the incredibly and fancifully massive PT Boat engine powered Packard Bentley fire up. This is one of those cars that a guy...
The Land Rocket That Never Was: Could Donald Campbell’s Bluebird Mach 1.1 Have Broken The Sound Barrier?
Jan 24, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on The Land Rocket That Never Was: Could Donald Campbell’s Bluebird Mach 1.1 Have Broken The Sound Barrier?
There was nothing easy about being a record setter in the 1960s and Donald Campbell’s life proved that. Driven by a near obsession to not only match his famous father Malcom but to exceed him...
Hear The Legend Speak: This Awesome 1980s Profile Of Art Arfons Contains A Great Interview of The Man Himself
Jan 24, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Hear The Legend Speak: This Awesome 1980s Profile Of Art Arfons Contains A Great Interview of The Man Himself
There are few people that I idolize in the cannon of hot rodding history but Art Arfons is one of them. I have written lots about him, I have made a long, long episode of my Dork-O-Motive podcast...
Awesome Video: The History of Super Modifieds Is Incredible And Flat Out Awesome
Jan 24, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Awesome Video: The History of Super Modifieds Is Incredible And Flat Out Awesome
We love Super Modifieds around here and we have posted saying that for years. You can catch them racing on the regular in the Northeastern quadrant of the country during normal racing years and they...
Historic Drag Racing Video: NY National Drag Strip Action Circa 1969 – 4 Wide, Jungle Jim and More!
Jan 24, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Historic Drag Racing Video: NY National Drag Strip Action Circa 1969 – 4 Wide, Jungle Jim and More!
In the realm of old school drag racing videos this footage from the summer of ’69 at the now dead NY National Drag Strip on Long Island is in the top 1%. The video itself is crisp and clear...
AA/FUEL DRAGSTER – TULSA NITRO NATIONALS 2023. FULL COVERAGE FROM THE NHRA HOT ROD HERITAGE SERIES
Jan 23, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on AA/FUEL DRAGSTER – TULSA NITRO NATIONALS 2023. FULL COVERAGE FROM THE NHRA HOT ROD HERITAGE SERIES
Les just sent us the link to his new AA/Fuel Dragster video from Tulsa Raceway Park, and we knew we had to share it right away. If you loved all our March Meet and California Hot Rod Reunion...
1980s Perfection: The Olds Aerotech Was An Incredible Engineering Exercise That Delivered The Goods!
Jan 23, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on 1980s Perfection: The Olds Aerotech Was An Incredible Engineering Exercise That Delivered The Goods!
It took a massive track in Texas and the legendary right foot of AJ Foyt but the Oldsmobile Aerotech set the world’s closed course speed record at an insane 257.123mph back in August of 1987....
Chamber Music: Watch And Listen To This 4.7L Maserati Indy V8 Make A Dyno Pull -Sounds Awesome!
Jan 23, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Chamber Music: Watch And Listen To This 4.7L Maserati Indy V8 Make A Dyno Pull -Sounds Awesome!
No, it does not make 1,000hp. No, it does not rev to 10,000 RPM. This engine, which you are now ultimately confused about is not an engine that was raced at the Indy 500 rather it is a production...






