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Ridetech Announces Cool Power Tour Shirt Offer
May 06, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Ridetech Announces Cool Power Tour Shirt Offer
The boys at Ridetech are at it again! If you’ve been around BangShift.com since we first launched you know that Ridetech has been with us from the get go. They’re always thinking up and...
Six Turbo Ford EcoBoost on the Way to Fight GM Entry
Apr 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Six Turbo Ford EcoBoost on the Way to Fight GM Entry
Ford boss Alan Mulally was front and center at a media day conference at the 2010 New York Auto Show yesterday, revealing plans for a six turbo EcoBoost engine that will “kick the snot”...
NASCAR Announces Creation of the Pride Jazzy Legends Series
Apr 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on NASCAR Announces Creation of the Pride Jazzy Legends Series
After a wreck at Bristol that left two NASCAR veterans wounded and hospitalized during a “legends race” the series has taken an interesting approach to preventing a similar outcome in the...
New Product: FAST EZ-EFI Dual Quad Upgrade Kit
Mar 23, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on New Product: FAST EZ-EFI Dual Quad Upgrade Kit
FAST’s EZ-EFI kit is one of the most popular “self-tuning” EFI kits on the market. It’s basically a plug and play unit that learns while you drive, taking the guesswork out of...
New Product: Zex 2010 Camaro Nitrous Kit
Mar 12, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on New Product: Zex 2010 Camaro Nitrous Kit
Out of the box, the LS3 powered 2010 Camaro is a pretty tough customer. That being said, any gearhead worth his weight in gear oil can only be happy for so long with factory performance. ZEX has...
New Crank Triggers from FAST
Mar 03, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on New Crank Triggers from FAST
FAST, the innovative electronic fuel injection company under the Comp Cams family of brands, has come up with a neat solution to some of the issues that can plague traditional inductive pickup...
Race Track Safety Story Paints NASCAR Tracks in Glowing Light, Seems Like Slap at NHRA
Feb 25, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Race Track Safety Story Paints NASCAR Tracks in Glowing Light, Seems Like Slap at NHRA
The tragic death of a spectator at last weekend’s NHRA race at Firebird Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona, has opened the discussion of race track safety. We were tipped off to a Fox Sports story,...
John Medlen Working On Wheel Tethers for Top Fuel Cars, May Be Mandated For GatorNationals
Feb 24, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on John Medlen Working On Wheel Tethers for Top Fuel Cars, May Be Mandated For GatorNationals
We’ve not been reporting on the tragic death of a spectator at last weekend’s NHRA event in Phoenix, Arizona, where a wheel separated from Anton Brown’s Top Fuel dragster and...
City Actually Works to Keep Junkyard in Business Rather Than Close it Down
Feb 15, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on City Actually Works to Keep Junkyard in Business Rather Than Close it Down
Normally when we read stories about junkyards and city government, they aren’t feel good pieces. The majority of them play out the same way, with the city officials chasing the junkyard...
Daytona Craigslist Find: Bizarro V8 Astro Van
Feb 12, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Daytona Craigslist Find: Bizarro V8 Astro Van
In honor of this weekend’s running of the Daytona 500 we’re going to take you on a tour of Daytona, Florida, in the only way we know how, through the eyes of Craigslist. If you’ve...
Brent Hajek: Racer, Farmer, Potential Reality Show Star
Jan 27, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Brent Hajek: Racer, Farmer, Potential Reality Show Star
We’ve always thought of Brent Hajek as a human dynamo. Anyone capable of operating a massive farm, a car museum, an oil field operation, a racing team, and a trucking company is worthy of that...
Site of the Week: Massive Collection of International Harvester Truck Photos
Jan 27, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Site of the Week: Massive Collection of International Harvester Truck Photos
International Harvester started building trucks in 1907 and kept building them for more than 70 years. Along the way they introduced many innovations into the working vehicles of America and with...
Chip Ganassi Addresses Auto Writers, Says Future Survival of Racing is Not Guaranteed
Jan 21, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Chip Ganassi Addresses Auto Writers, Says Future Survival of Racing is Not Guaranteed
Chip Ganassi, one of the most successful racing team owners in American auto racing history, addressed the 40th annual All-America Team Banquet which is put on by the American Auto Racing Writers and...
Photo Gallery: Pomona Swap Meet, January 17, 2010
Jan 18, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Photo Gallery: Pomona Swap Meet, January 17, 2010
The Pomona Swap Meet is a Southern California hot spot, and a destination for Car Junkies from around the world. This was the first Pomona Swap Meet of the year and it was packed. We’ve never...