Ford Produces The 10-Millionth Mustang – That Is Both Awesome And Insane!
Aug 09, 2018Brian Lohnes1
The Ford Mustang passed an incredible milestone this week with the 10-millionth one in history having been produced. From the iconic first year cars to the muscular and awesome fastbacks, Cobra Jets,...
How Would You Build It? This 1963 Chrysler Newport Is A Big-Block, Manual Trans Four-Door That Could Be Bitchin’!
Aug 09, 2018Bryan McTaggart3
Oh, how we all lament the dying off of passenger cars and manual transmissions in this day and age. How we look at plastic covered bumpers on silver lumps rolling down the Interstate and think back...
Watch Mike Moran’s 670ci Billet Hemi Make 5,200hp With A Pair Of Brand New Garrett Turbos – Wicked!
Aug 09, 2018Brian Lohnes5
Far be it from me to make the insane suggestion that the true might of the turbocharger had not been unleashed until the world of drag racing really figured them out. Yes, they have been used with...
A Thing Of Beauty: This Arias Hemi-Headed 427ci Small Block Ford Is One Fat Headed Hunk Of Awesome
Aug 09, 2018Brian Lohnes1
While the Arias family motto is not officially “Hemi all the things” they have been making that their business for decades on end. From their awesome 8.3L and 10L engines to the...
Street Car Super Nationals V Gallery: The Night Time Is The Right Time
Aug 08, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
For the better part of Saturday, Chad and I worked in unison on the camera. He’d take off to go run some things or I’d be studying what was going on as an effort to become more involved...
Linda Vaughn Rides Again: Miss Hurst Golden Shifter Was In Her Glory At Carlisle 2018
Aug 08, 2018Brian Lohnes5
Linda Vaughn is the first lady of motorsports. She has endured through the decades as a smiling ambassador for all the good stuff that we love about cars and racing. She of course rose to prominence...
Now You’re Just Showing Off: One Wicked Bounty Mud Pit And …A SHERP?
Aug 08, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
A dug out trench that looks more like an evaporation pit than anything even remotely close to natural and a bunch of mega trucks nearby can only mean one thing: the bounty mud hole is open for...
Dynamite Dart: This 1968 Pro Street Dart Is A Blown 9-Second Time Slip Waiting To Happen
Aug 08, 2018Brian Lohnes3
When it comes to good ideas, building a pro street car with a factory style paint job, all the factory chrome, a vinyl roof, steel wheels with dog dis hubcaps, and a blown big block is a good idea....
This 1955 Video That Shows The Casting Of Turbine Blades Is Pretty Awesome – Three Years Before NASA
Aug 08, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on This 1955 Video That Shows The Casting Of Turbine Blades Is Pretty Awesome – Three Years Before NASA
Today we think of turbine engine blades and we immediately think of advanced computer modeling, awesome multi-axis machining. Back in 1955 they had to be more crafty than to send a file down to the...
Fire and Water: The 1990 NHRA Northstar Nationals Were A Wet And Wooly Affair (Especially If Your Name Was Force)
Aug 08, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Fire and Water: The 1990 NHRA Northstar Nationals Were A Wet And Wooly Affair (Especially If Your Name Was Force)
When you are celebrating at the top end and Steve Evans says, “They left a trail of burned and broken parts…” you know it was a costly victory. John Force claimed victory at the...
Classic YouTube: Sylvain Noël vs. Mario Racicot At The 2014 St Joseph de Beauce Race!
Aug 08, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Classic YouTube: Sylvain Noël vs. Mario Racicot At The 2014 St Joseph de Beauce Race!
Out of all places, it’s gotta be Quebec that has some of the most wicked semi trucks doing more than just hauling the daily load. Any camion racing that goes down in the Francophile province...
The List: Here’s The 2018 SCTA Bonneville Speed Week Pre-Entry List – Cars, Bikes, Countries!
Aug 08, 2018Brian Lohnes1
Tick tock…tick…tock. That’s the sound of the clock counting down to the start of Speed Week 2018 which will happen this Saturday. BangShift has loved covering Bonneville as hard and...
Crazy Video: Watch The Wild Fuel Altered Wreck Between The Psycho Therapy And Nitro Madness At Eddyville
Aug 07, 2018Brian Lohnes1
For 50 years fuel altereds have been considered the most crazed, dangerous, and unpredictable machines to traverse drag strips of any length and for 50 years they have been producing tangible...
Seems Like A Deal? We Found Nine Sets Of Former NASCAR Toyota Heads For $2,000
Aug 07, 2018Brian Lohnes5
Racing is an incredible thing for many reasons but the financial side of it is just staggering, especially on the top echelon of professional competition. Stuff that is the hot ticket one minute is...












