Andy Bozell Sets 3/8-Mile Oval Record With Insane 9.465-Second Lap
That’s a staggering headline, isn’t it? And yet as part of Kalamazoo Speedway’s “Call of the Wild” event on September 3, Andy Bozell’s highly modified Super Late Model car smashed the...
IndyCar Returns to Watkins Glen and Scott Dixon Rewrites the Lap Speed Record Books
Sep 05, 2016Eric RoodComments Off on IndyCar Returns to Watkins Glen and Scott Dixon Rewrites the Lap Speed Record Books
When IndyCar axed the ill-fated Grand Prix of Boston earlier this year, the series suddenly had a void to fill on the calendar. With a few options on the table, IndyCar settled on a date at historic...
NASCAR Truck Race Ends With Motorsport Dumpster Fire, Driver Tackling Rival
While IndyCar was busy setting an absurd pace at Watkins Glen International and a clean win for Scott Dixon last weekend, just across the New York-Canada border, the NASCAR Camping World Trucks...
Happy Labor Day From BangShift.com!
Sep 05, 2016Bryan McTaggart6
Welcome to the unofficial end of summer, folks. School is back in session, the trees are dropping a leaf or two as a warning before they completely go buck-naked, the farmers are mowing down the corn...
This 1986 Chrysler Laser XT Is A Perfect Daily Driver: Turbocharged, Manual Trans, And Decent Mileage!
Sep 05, 2016Bryan McTaggart4
Here’s a shape that I honestly miss seeing on the roads: the first-generation of the Chrysler G-body. You are probably thinking “Dodge Daytona”, but Chrysler somehow sweet-talked...
Gearing Up For Winter: How About A Seven-Second Snowmobile? Yes, Please!
Sep 05, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
Winter sucks, and I’m not looking forward to it’s arrival in a few short weeks. I don’t care if it does sound like bitching…I’ll own that with a smile. Cold, rainy,...
Labor Day Racing Footage: Irish Drifting? Yeah, It’s Real And It’s Good!
Sep 05, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Labor Day Racing Footage: Irish Drifting? Yeah, It’s Real And It’s Good!
When I went to Ireland two years ago, to say that I was disappointed with the automotive culture I saw around would be an understatement. Nothing I was used to, none of the forbidden fruit minus one...
Labor Day Historical Racing Footage: The 1981 Australian Endurance Championship Round 1 Group C Race From Adelaide!
Sep 05, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
Got your feet kicked up? Fully relaxed yet? Good deal…you’ve been busting your hump all year so far, you’ve earned a day off and we want to make sure that you aren’t just...
The Parting Shift: A 351 Powered Tremec TKO Equipped Mustang Hits The Strip
Sep 05, 2016Brian Lohnes7
Because we’re going to be living in the land of the LS next week at Holley LS Fest we figured that some good old Ford gear bashing was needed for this week’s Parting Shift. The subject at...
Watch Anthony Vanetti Go Hurtling Into The Net After His Pro Stock Bike Lost The Brakes At Indy
Sep 04, 2016Brian Lohnes3
Pro Stock motorcycle racer Anthony Vanetti made his national event debut at the 62nd running of the NHRA Chevrolet Performance US Nationals and yesterday did not go quite the way he planned. Vanetti...
Watch The Tremendous Robert Hight Funny Car Explosion From The 2016 NHRA Chevrolet Performance US Nationals
Sep 04, 2016Brian Lohnes1
There are a few things that we hold self-evident around here and one of them is that no matter what is done to advance technology and reliability in the nitro ranks, stuff will still blow up. Robert...
62! Aaron Strong Wins Delayed Seattle Pro Stock Final At Indy – Amazing!
Sep 04, 2016Brian Lohnes3
The history books will show that Aaron Strong won the 798th NHRA pro stock race in history and became the 62nd person to ever hoist an NHRA Wally with the words “Pro Stock Champion” on it...
SCORE Series Gives You Some Tips and Good Info On Picking Out a Driver’s Suit
Sep 04, 2016Eric RoodComments Off on SCORE Series Gives You Some Tips and Good Info On Picking Out a Driver’s Suit
SCORE International, the series that holds the Baja 1000 along with a series of similar shorter off-road races, has assembled a great series of primers on the various aspects of off-road racing that...
Rumor: Ecclestone Says Liberty Media to Buy Formula One for $8.5B
American communications company Liberty Media is set to acquire the world’s largest racing series Formula One, Formula One Management (FOM) President and CEO Bernie Ecclestone has told German...