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BangShift.com Project Car: The 1969 Camaro Convertible comes home!
Since I moved from Texas to California a couple years ago, my 1969 Camaro convertible has been sitting in our shop in Texas collecting dust and losing parts to Dad’s 1968 Z/28 Camaro. But...
New Mopar Appearance Package for New Challengers
Mopar has introduced a new appearance package for the 2010 Dodge Challenger models. It’s kind of like the mid 1970s when stickers made a car “faster,” since these packages are...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Other Auto-Regulating Politicians to Tour the Detroit Auto Show
As the AP has reported, “Months after the government took large ownership stakes in General Motors, Chrysler and auto lender GMAC Financial Services, top lawmakers and members of the Obama...
Killer Drag History: Detroit Dragway
Detroit Dragway was open from 1959 to 1998. During that time it served an important role in the history of the sport due to its proximity to the headquarters of the domestic auto companies. In 1959...
The Very Best of BangShift.com in 2009
This web site has been live for a little over a year and has been called BangShift.com for just 10 months. In that time it has grown from an idea into a place that has been visited 900,000 times....
Inside Job: Historic Speedway Under Fire in Oklahoma By Local Politicians
There’s nothing quite like a good old fashioned political hit job. When special interest groups, money, and “community” leaders gang up against something they don’t like, but...
New Helmet Removal System Mandated for NHRA Pro Classes in 2010
An interesting new piece of safety equipment will be mandatory for NHRA competitors in the sanction’s quickest and fastest classes for the 2010 season. The Eject helmet removal system is being...
Pinks All Out Announces 2010 Schedule: Large Venues Abound
Pinks All Out has been a smashing success for the SPEED Network over the last few seasons. The show, which grew out of the original Pinks series, takes 400 racers at each track and boils them down to...
Historic Video: The First Fastest Street Car Shootout
With all of this week’s talk about Larry Larson’s 6-second Nova, easily the fastest regularly driven street car anywhere, we thought it would be interesting to look back at the first...
Super Chevy Show Sold: Something Interesting Is Happening Here
When we heard the news the other day that the Super Chevy Show had been sold, we figured some promotions or event company bought it and the event series was on the short road to extinction. Then we...
Photo Gallery: 60-Plus Shots from the 2009 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals, Sunday
We’ve had another sleep deprived night here in Las Vegas at the 2009 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals, and it’s not because we’ve been partying on the strip. In it’s fifth...
Photo Gallery: 100-Plus Shots from the 2009 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals
There’s been zero sleep for the BangShift.com crew here at the 2009 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals at The Strip in Las Vegas. The West Coast’s Pacific Street Car Association has thrown...
Two Time Drag Week Winner Larry Larson Runs 6.99; More to Come This Weekend!
It’s true! Two-time Hot Rod Drag Week winner Larry Larson just ran the quarter mile in 6.99 seconds at 194 mph in his twin-turbo, Mike Moran-powered, formerly pink Nova. We got a call from...