Planes of Fame: A Look At The Awesome Machines Of The Chino Air Show
Jul 06, 2016Brian Lohnes4
(Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – There may not be anything more patriotic around this time of the year as is a local historic airshow. The yearly Airshow at the Planes of Fame Air Museum...
How Do You Even….What The…..Clearly This Chevy Truck Was Attacked By A Monster Of Some Sort
Jul 06, 2016Brian Lohnes19
We’re at a loss here. Typically we can look at some of the stuff we find on the IAAI.com site and do some armchair forensic work on to determine what happened. Mashed a telephone pole? Easy....
This Australian Couple Got So Annoyed With Their Dodge Journey They Had Someone Drive A Tank Over It (Video)
Jul 06, 2016Brian Lohnes1
We have all had a car that we hated so much we wanted to see it crushed, right? Well as many of us as have had those feelings few, if any of us actually acted on them. The same cannot be said for an...
Trar-Rod: This 1977 Nova Has Big Tires, A Cage, Lots of Horsepower, And A Spoiler
Jul 06, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Trar-Rod: This 1977 Nova Has Big Tires, A Cage, Lots of Horsepower, And A Spoiler
BangShifter Rob Miller sent us this hot off the presses tip yesterday and we thought that you’d want to see it today. Why? This is one of the more interesting trars we have ever seen because it...
On The Inside: We Get A Look Behind The Scenes At WELD Racing – Wheel Heaven!
Jul 06, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on On The Inside: We Get A Look Behind The Scenes At WELD Racing – Wheel Heaven!
One of our absolute favorite things to do in the world is to visit the people that sponsor BangShift and see how they do what they do. In this case, some great timing meant that we were going to be...
The List! Here’s the 61 Drivers That Have Won An NHRA Pro Stock Race Listed In Order
Jul 06, 2016Brian Lohnes5
(Vintage photos by Bob Boudreau) – I was pretty shocked and happily so at the response my recent story about the history of pro stock and the fact that only 61 people have ever won in the...
Rally Poland crushes cars and spirits with heartbreaking end to fan favorite’s chances
Jul 06, 2016Eric RoodComments Off on Rally Poland crushes cars and spirits with heartbreaking end to fan favorite’s chances
After three years of domination by Frenchman Sebastien Ogier and Volkswagen, the 2016 World Rally Championship has taken some incredibly dramatic twists and turns. Heartbreaking last-minute failures...
Rough Start: This 1983 Olds Cutlass Cruiser Is On It’s Way To Being Really Neat!
Jul 06, 2016Bryan McTaggart5
One of the strangest vehicles that ever came out of Oldsmobile, in my opinion anyways, was the 1979 Hurst/Olds Cutlass. Priced to the moon (it cost several thousand more than a more powerful and...
You can now watch full truck race weekends from Europe for free
Jul 06, 2016Eric RoodComments Off on You can now watch full truck race weekends from Europe for free
If you’re a fan of truck racing but have been lamenting for years how difficult it is to follow big rig series like the European Truck Racing Series, you might just have hit paydirt. The ETRC has...
Watch And Listen To This Nitrous Huffing Big Block Make 1,750hp On The Dyno – Header Flames And All
Jul 05, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch And Listen To This Nitrous Huffing Big Block Make 1,750hp On The Dyno – Header Flames And All
When I was with my kids at the drag strip last weekend I was reveling in the chance to teach them stuff about the cars they were looking at. Lots of the stuff we take for granted understanding like a...
Outlaw Street Car Association’s Revenge At Beech Bend – Eighth Mile War In Kentucky!
Jul 05, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Outlaw Street Car Association’s Revenge At Beech Bend – Eighth Mile War In Kentucky!
From the moment the staging lanes were open at Beech Bend Raceway, the cars poured in, waiting for their crack at the Christmas Tree. This wasn’t a surprise…there was cash on the line....
Action Photos From The Orange Drag Strip Reunion – Throwing Down Old School In Massachusetts
Jul 05, 2016Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by High Octane Images) – With a flag starter and a 330′ length course run on the landing strip at the small Sterling Airport in Sterling, Massachusetts the Orange Drag Strip Reunion...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Box Store Return Policy, Found Elsewhere.
Jul 05, 2016Bryan McTaggart8
Comedian Rodney Carrington once said of a very well-known “box store” that tends to be rather sue-happy, “…they’ll take anything back. You could go back one year later:...
What Would You Use This 1989 Ford C8000 To Run Over? This Thing’s Unreal!
Jul 05, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
If you’re going to go big, actually go big. Don’t just bolt on large tires to a pickup truck, go get a medium-duty and proudly prove to everyone around that you aren’t screwing...












