Flowmaster Releases Giant Assortment of Exhaust Products Just For Trucks – Active Mufflers Included!
Aug 12, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Flowmaster Releases Giant Assortment of Exhaust Products Just For Trucks – Active Mufflers Included!
This is one of the most insanely huge releases of exhaust systems and parts we have ever seen from an established company. Normally we see a system or two come out at a whack but when you scroll...
Update: Bonneville Speed Week 2019: Start Of Racing Delayed Until Tuesday
Aug 12, 2019Brian Lohnes2
Here’s the latest update on Bonneville Speed Week 2019: SW 2019 Update #10 (8/11/19): Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. we will start racing. There will be no Pre-Stage it is first come first serve and the...
The Pile Of Parts: It’s A Chevy Truck With Big-Boy Power And A List Of Donor Vehicles A Mile Long
Aug 12, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
Frame: 1989 Chevrolet S-10. Cab: 1951 Chevrolet with 1952 doors. Bed: 1962 Chevrolet, modified to fit. Engine: 496ci big Chevrolet that’s somewhere near 700 horsepower with the help of just a...
At Least You Didn’t Pay The Painter: Who Wants This Killer 1976 Chevy Van?
Aug 12, 2019Bryan McTaggart2
I have zero shame in admitting that I’m a sucker for top-tier paint work. I’m not talking “fresh out of Maaco” paint. I’m talking the kind of paint work that House of...
Todd Paton, Driver Of The Paton Racing Top Fuel Dragster, Starts Performance Data Systems To Support Racers
Aug 12, 2019Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Todd Paton, Driver Of The Paton Racing Top Fuel Dragster, Starts Performance Data Systems To Support Racers
We are super excited for our friend Todd Paton, driver of the Paton Family Top Fuel Dragster, as he is taking a leap into a new business venture after leaving Racepak Data Systems recently. Todd has...
Real Micro Machines: The Hot-Rodded Power Wheels Hit The Dirt Track!
Aug 12, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
There’s something kind of sad about hearing a Power Wheels in action. We’re not sure if it’s the fact that they always sound like an electric drill that’s about ten seconds...
Classic YouTube: From The Forge To Your Morris, Here’s How The Engine Is Built!
Aug 12, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Classic YouTube: From The Forge To Your Morris, Here’s How The Engine Is Built!
Today we don’t think about it much, but the actual creation of an engine is an amazing feat of engineering. Man had to figure out how to work metal to their needs, so bring on the fires and the...
Ken Block Takes His New Raptor Out For Some Shock Tuning So It Will Jump Better!
Aug 12, 2019Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Ken Block Takes His New Raptor Out For Some Shock Tuning So It Will Jump Better!
Jumping trucks is fun. But it can also be destructive, especially when the suspension on said truck is not setup to absorb the shock of the landing. Take off can be touchy too, but it is the landing...
2019 Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals: The Land Of Plenty For Fans Of The Fins
Aug 12, 2019Bryan McTaggart2
When you look at a car like a 1955-57 Chevrolet, it’s easy to have the legend overrun reality. You want to see that picture-perfect red and ivory Fuelie Bel Air, or the matte black 1955 with...
2019 Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals: Getting Rowdy With The Oldies
Aug 11, 2019Bryan McTaggart2
“I didn’t think that many of these things still existed!”, I heard a young guy say to his parents as I walked through the show fields at Beech Bend. Surprise, my dude: while there...
Grab Your White Hat: This 1970 Dodge Dude Isn’t Too Common!
Aug 11, 2019Bryan McTaggart10
Let’s dive down into the depths of the more curious and weird side of Mopar history, shall we? Let’s go back to mid-1969, and ignore the car side altogether for this trip. We’re...
Hearing Is Overrated Anyways: Enjoy This Hayabusa-Swapped Toyota Starlet’s Run Up A Hillclimb!
Aug 11, 2019Bryan McTaggart2
172 horsepower seems pretty paltry, doesn’t it? We live in the age of 797 horsepower cars with payments if you can swing the bill and where 300 horsepower V6s could embarrass the ponycars of...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Guess Who’s In Trouble Over Diesels This Week!
Aug 11, 2019Bryan McTaggart4
It’s been another busy week at BangShift HQ…Chad brought you nitro awesomeness from the Northern Nationals at US 131, I spent the weekend drowning in Tri-Five Chevrolet heaven, and...
Salt Ghost: Check Out The Story Of This Triumph’s Return To The Salt After Nearly Forty Years!
Aug 11, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Salt Ghost: Check Out The Story Of This Triumph’s Return To The Salt After Nearly Forty Years!
As a whole mess of antsy racers wait for the salt flats at Bonneville to dry out for speed trials, we felt like this would be the perfect time to showcase the story of a Triumph motorcycle that has...












