BangShift Tune-Up: “Highway Tune” by Greta Van Fleet (2016)
Oct 13, 2017Bryan McTaggart5
Seeing how I’ve just come off of the road after clocking another six hundred miles on the Chrysler’s electronic odometer, and how Chad and Cole are running a cannonball drive to get here...
Watch The Sportsman Class Eliminations From The 1976 NHRA World Finals – Tony Christian and More
Oct 13, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch The Sportsman Class Eliminations From The 1976 NHRA World Finals – Tony Christian and More
We love this old NHRA videos and we especially love the ones that feature sportsman racing because the names and cars are always interesting. The NHRA finals are coming up in a couple of weeks so we...
No Runs, Drips, Or Errors – Mr. Gasket Now Stocks Valve Cover Master Gasket Sets In Many Varieties
Oct 12, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on No Runs, Drips, Or Errors – Mr. Gasket Now Stocks Valve Cover Master Gasket Sets In Many Varieties
If you are in the speed shop business, the engine building business, or the parts business in general, there are some things you need to keep on the shelf and we’d argue that valve cover...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Favorite Racing Quote?
Oct 12, 2017Brian Lohnes70
The world of racing draws out some of the craziest, smartest, coolest, funniest, most intense, and most straight up nuts people in the world. Because of that, there’s always something...
This IMSA Bodied Monza Is A Neat Show Car With Barris History And A Slightly Odd Backside
Oct 12, 2017Brian Lohnes11
Everyone has a favorite body style they they like which may be a little off-center. Some guys are madly in love with the 1990s Olds Cutlass as a body for drag race cars. Me? I love Monzas and I love...
Thursday Laugh: This Website Mocking People Who Block License Plates With Fingers In Photos Rules!
Oct 12, 2017Brian Lohnes5
Sometimes you just need to laugh, right? In today’s world we think that is doubly important because there seems to be stuff happening every other day that you can’t laugh at. Thanks to...
Diesel Power Challege 2017 – Meet The Competitors And Check Out The Dyno Action!
Oct 12, 2017Brian Lohnes1
Back in early June I hung out with a group of cool trucks and cooler guys as they participated in the 2017 Diesel Power Challenge. This is an event put on by Diesel Power Magazine where they solicit...
Flyin’ Fin: This 1959 Chrysler 300E Is An Amazing Example Of Mopar’s Top Performer At The Tail Of The 50s
Oct 12, 2017Brian Lohnes9
While the GM products of the late 1950s seem to dominate the thoughts of many people when they consider cool cars from that era, Chrysler was really building the hot stuff. The “Letter...
How’s That Smoked Gap Taste? Larry Larson And The S-10 From Hades Win While Smoking The Tires The Whole Way!
Oct 12, 2017Brian Lohnes9
If you have ever been looking for a measuring stick to determine whether or not you are a bad ass, this video is pretty much all need to see. If you are able to control a 3,500hp truck that is trying...
Would You Rather, The Aspiring VW Edition: We Found These Two Weirdos, Now You Pick Your…um…Favorite?
Oct 12, 2017Bryan McTaggart12
Making something interesting out of the Volkswagen platform is easy. The “people’s car” was very adaptable and has been made into just about everything under the sun: from dune...
Weird Science Video: Here’s How Nitromethane Gets Made In A Laboratory
Oct 12, 2017Brian Lohnes1
Nitromethane is the coolest most exotic, most expensive, and most powerful racing fuel in the world. It is also kind of mysterious liquid. The video we stumbled upon below shows how nitromethane is...
Weld Racing Acquires Forgestar Performance Wheels – Big News!
Oct 11, 2017Brian Lohnes3
Here’s some big news in the world of wheels! WELD Racing has acquired Forgestar performance wheels as it continues to expand its lines of high performance wheels that service the aftermarket...
Hidden Gem: We Find And Check Out One Of The Coolest Old Garages In Wisconsin
Oct 11, 2017Brian Lohnes1
(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – Here in the Midwest when you have rug rats, vacation means the Wisconsin Dells. When the little darlings grow up and move out, the adults go to Door...
Morning Symphony: Going A To B In One Nasty Camaro
Oct 11, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: Going A To B In One Nasty Camaro
“Blunt force trauma”. I have a fascination with the connotation behind this phrase when it’s applied to a machine. It quickly describes the nature of the beast: there is no grace,...












