Dyno Video: Testing The Thing That Never Was – An LT-5 Prototype Engine Designed (But Never Used) In ZR-1 Corvettes
May 18, 2015Brian Lohnes9
You know the name Scott Clark. His handiwork has helped MANY racers of all different stripes go faster, be more consistent, and make more power. Scott is a professional engine tuner and he works at...
Huge News! Multiple Rocket Cars Will Be Testing A Brainerd International Raceway In Just A Couple Of Weeks – Be There!
May 18, 2015Brian Lohnes13
While we’re not sure of the exact date, we’re relatively certain that multiple rocket cars have not appeared at the same drag strip at the same time since Ronald Reagan was in office and...
Wheelstand Video: This Collection Of 10 Great Wheelstands Will Have You Trying To Lift The Front Tires On Your Car Today
May 18, 2015Brian Lohnes1
There’s nothing cooler than cars that can pull the front wheels off the ground. Whether it is just enough to slide a piece of paper into the air gap or tall enough that a herd of elephants...
Definitive Signs Of A Diesel Powered Future? Gasoline Consumption Plummets And Diesel Soars In England
May 18, 2015Brian Lohnes5
(Image credit: Bloomberg.com) – It is no secret that European carmakers have been investing heavily in diesel engine technology for a significant amount of time. Sales of diesel powered cars...
Small Missouri Airport Has Drag Racing Problem And Apparently Little Security – Rodders Using Airport As Private Strip
May 18, 2015Brian Lohnes20
Hannibal Regional Airport in Missouri is a small place with a 4,400ft runway and apparently not much security. People have literally been driving in and using the runway as a private drag strip and...
Victory Motorcycles Will Be Bringing An Electric Bike To Race At The Isle Of Man TT This Year!
May 18, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Victory Motorcycles Will Be Bringing An Electric Bike To Race At The Isle Of Man TT This Year!
Victory Motorcycles’ racing division will be bringing an electric motorcycle to the 2015 Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy race on June 10th. Marking the first time the brand will take place in any...
This 1953 Chevy Wrecker Is A Runner, A Driver, And An Old School Worker You Can Own
May 18, 2015Brian Lohnes1
Hey, a wrecker on BangShift? We never do stuff like this! Ok, we probably do stuff like this too much but can you blame us? This 1953 Chevy tow truck is really cool and it is something you can hop...
Question Of The Day: What Was The First Car You Drove With A Manual Transmission?
May 18, 2015Bryan McTaggart46
For the older readers of BangShift, understand that this question generally is meant for the younger crowd, and for a reason: the manual transmission has been on the endangered list since the late...
Would You Rather, The Fallen From Grace Edition: Do You Take The Chop-Back Olds 442 Or The Shrunken Mercury Cougar?
May 18, 2015Bryan McTaggart15
The Mercury Cougar and the Oldsmobile 442 both have strong lineages. Both cars were meant to be the upscale variation of their platform, the one with the luxuries and amenities that would appeal to...
And Now For Something Completely Random: An Amphibious Subaru Impreza!
May 18, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
Land, water, air. We have vehicles for all three elements, but when it comes to making a vehicle work for two of those elements at the same time, the results can be pretty mixed. Can it be done? Of...
This Awesome Old 1960s Gasser Is Perfectly Preserved In Race Form And Has An Engine You’ll NEVER Guess
May 18, 2015Brian Lohnes5
History tends to favor the really fast stuff in drag racing and we suppose that it is only human nature. The cars the wowed crowds with crazy performances and feats of strength are the ones that...
Video: Watch British Royalty Racing Formula One In A Renault 98t Powered Lotus Circa 1986
May 17, 2015Brian Lohnes1
Johnny Dumfries, who is quite literally British Royalty, may not be the most famous Scotsman ever to sit behind the wheel of a Formula One car but he is still a bad ass in our book after watching...
Rapid Fire: A Former Sand Dragger Go 8s At The Strip And Sniff 200 On The Salt With a Poncho ‘Banger!
May 17, 2015Brian Lohnes9
Roger Manson’s Rapid Fire is so BangShift approved we can hardly stand it. This car started life as a sand dragger, was bought by Roger who then put it on the drag strip, got it to go 8.70s...
Ill Handling Beast Video: A Crazy Lister Corvette On the Road Course
May 17, 2015Brian Lohnes4
First things first, Lister Corvettes are not really Corvettes at all. The name came from the late 1950’s when the Lister chassis started making their way to US shores from Europe and racers...