Morning Symphony: 1979 BMW M1 ProCar – When Germans Try To Build An Italian Car!
Jun 16, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: 1979 BMW M1 ProCar – When Germans Try To Build An Italian Car!
Of all the adjectives I could use to describe a BMW, “beautiful” and “pretty” aren’t in the mix. Sorry to any BMW fans whose feelings might be stung, but there is only...
Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2019: Friday Afternoon And That First Blast Of Nitro In The Face!
Jun 16, 2019Bryan McTaggart5
If there is one constant theme with the Holley Hot Rod Reunion every year, it’s one thought that rises above all others normally: “Dammit, it’s hot.” Beech Bend in the summer...
FREE Live Streaming Video From The National Hot Rod Reunion In Bowling Green Kentucky Right Here.
Jun 15, 2019Chad Reynolds1
Holley’s NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion is just one of the big events going on every year in Bowling Green Kentucky, and arguably one that gets people out and excited more than any other. With...
Pony Wars Episode 3 Is Out! Watch The Mustang, The Camaro, And The Challenger Get Real Power Thanks To ProChargers
Jun 15, 2019Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Pony Wars Episode 3 Is Out! Watch The Mustang, The Camaro, And The Challenger Get Real Power Thanks To ProChargers
Check this out! It is time to make power on our three Pony Wars competitor vehicles and this year that means boost from the fine folks at ProCharger. In preparation for that boost, all three teams...
Bryce Menzies Is No Stranger To Awesome Desert Race Performances, But This Video From His BAJA 500 This Year Is Great
Jun 15, 2019Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Bryce Menzies Is No Stranger To Awesome Desert Race Performances, But This Video From His BAJA 500 This Year Is Great
Anyone who reads my posts here on BANGshift knows that I’m a big fan of desert off-road racing and that I want to race at BAJA so bad I can taste it. I also can’t get enough of the bad...
Go Fer Broke: Blow-Ups And Bad Breaks In The World Of Tractor And Truck Pulls!
Jun 15, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Go Fer Broke: Blow-Ups And Bad Breaks In The World Of Tractor And Truck Pulls!
Out of all of the automotive sports I’ve born witness to, truck and tractor pulling is probably the most overall violent in actual brutality. When things go wrong, they go wrong in a hurry and...
Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2019: Our Coverage From Beech Bend Starts Now!
Jun 15, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
Early summer in Bowling Green…there’s nothing like it. The flowers are in bloom, the sun is shining, and the tracks are open. Gearhead paradise is open for business, and as I look at the...
Cleetus Is Prepping Leroy And Ruby For Rocky Mountain Race Week 2019! How Do You Keep Two Turbo Vettes Happy?
Jun 15, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Cleetus Is Prepping Leroy And Ruby For Rocky Mountain Race Week 2019! How Do You Keep Two Turbo Vettes Happy?
Rocky Mountain Race Week is about to go down! Cars and drivers are making their way to Pueblo, Colorado to begin a seven-day tribute to speed from the Front Range to the prairies of Nebraska and...
Is This 1200 Horsepower Escalade The Ultimate Soccer Mom Vehicle?
Jun 15, 2019Chad Reynolds3
We think the slicks on all four corners might give it away, but man this thing could throw the smack down on everyone else in the drop off line at school, that’s for sure. A more reasonable set...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Most Lazy Performance Offering You’ve Ever Seen From The OEMs?
Jun 15, 2019Bryan McTaggart7
About a month ago, the wife and I tossed around the idea of trading in the 2006 Chrysler 300C known around here as “Angry Grandpa” in for a newer version of the same car. We both like the...
Fuel Mileage Is That Important: Can Finnegan’s “Square Force 1” Ramp Truck Do Better?
Jun 15, 2019Bryan McTaggart6
The 1989 GMC R30 3+3 box truck that Finnegan acquired shortly after Roadkill’s Mazdarati was stolen has been quite an adventure…mainly, in just how much a GM box truck can possibly hate...
The Little Drag Strip That Does It – Barona’s Nitro Night 3!
Jun 14, 2019Darr Hawthorne4
(Photos by Peter Leibig) – Barona Drag Strip’s Nitro Night 3 has become a much awaited for event at the track in the hills north of San Diego. It’s an eighth mile carved out of the...
Epic Thread: Watching A Master Craftsman Scratch Build A 1:12 Scale Lincoln Continental Is Incredible
Jun 14, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Epic Thread: Watching A Master Craftsman Scratch Build A 1:12 Scale Lincoln Continental Is Incredible
We have to thank Greg Hurlbutt for the indirect tip off to one of the most incredible threads we have seen on the internet. Greg is a hot rodder, Drag Weeker, and a serious modeler as well. The link...
Video: Watch A 720hp Small Block Powered McLaren Can Am Car Track Down 1,000hp Foes! 180+ Mph On-Car Action!
Jun 14, 2019Brian Lohnes1
You’ve been seeing the driving talent of Jim Pace highlighted on the pages of BangShift for some time now as we’ve pretty much adopted Jim as our “dude” in the world of...












