Gear Banging Greatness: A Small Strip, Low Light, And A Driver Who’s A True Wheelman!
May 12, 2015Brian Lohnes3
Now THIS is getting it! BangShifter Jason Marshall sent us the link to this video and he just so happens to be the man hammering the gas and the gears during this drag strip pass at the Austin area...
Things Get A Little Too Hot Inside The PB 2828 Racing BMW M3 – This Is Why You Prepare For Fires!
May 12, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
(Lead photo: PB 2828 Racing) A car fire of any type isn’t anything to trifle with. Electrical, fuel, burning plastic…it doesn’t matter. Once the car is on fire, two things should be...
2015 FE Race and Reunion – Drag Strip Results And High Flying Action Photos!
May 12, 2015Brian Lohnes3
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – It happened again. The 3rd annual FE Race & Reunion went down at Beaver Springs Dragway on April 24th and 25th 2015 and Bangshift reps were there. This...
That’s Not A Cactus: License Plate Readers Installed Into “Cacti” In Arizona
May 12, 2015Bryan McTaggart10
(Lead Photo: Fox 10 Phoenix) If you find yourself in the high-end Phoenix suburb of Paradise Valley, Arizona, be careful: The hills may or may not have eyes, but the cactus sure does. In fact, about...
The Formula: These Ohio Mile Racers Have 200mph Cars (or are knocking on the door) All Built Their Own Way
May 12, 2015Brian Lohnes1
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – One would think the recipe would be relatively easy. Find some big power and stuff it in some slippery platform then add some tall gears and safety...
A Rally Race Is Dangerous Enough Before The Steering Wheel Just Pops Off In Your Hand
May 12, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
Think, for a second, about all of the activity the driver in a rally team must do during a race. Steer, brake, shift, keep the car balanced, make up time, keep ahead of time, fly through the air...
Event Gallery: The Fontanel Mansion Cruise-In Opener Of 2015
May 12, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
You couldn’t ask for a better setup: with Whites Creek babbling away behind the cars, the leaves in the trees rustling gently in the wind and a sunset that turned the entire time of the show...
This May Be A Pitch For AC Delco, But The Story Of A Father And Son Garage Combined With Muscle Cars Is BangShifty!
May 11, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on This May Be A Pitch For AC Delco, But The Story Of A Father And Son Garage Combined With Muscle Cars Is BangShifty!
Today you are going to get run over with stuff that’ll make you angry, depressed, or otherwise less than happy. This video is the antidote for those things and before you yell at me I know it...
Open House Gallery: Gearz Nation Autorama At Rattletrap Studios – Welcome To Stacey David’s First Open House Of The Year!
May 11, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
If you are within a couple hours’ drive of the Nashville area, and you haven’t gone to a Gearz Nation Autorama open house in White House, Tennessee, you are missing out on a good time...
Back To The Drawing Board: AeroMobile Prototype Flying Car Crashes In Slovakia
May 11, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
(Pictures: allthingsaero.com) There is a lot to be concerned about when it comes to the subject of a flying car. Safety, though, must be paramount and the focus of everything that is done, from...
Drag Action Coverage: The Big Dog Shootout At Piedmont Dragway! Doorslammer Craziness
May 11, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Action Coverage: The Big Dog Shootout At Piedmont Dragway! Doorslammer Craziness
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Every first Thursday of the month during racing season at Piedmont Dragway in Julian, NC, very large crowds show up to witness the Big Dog...
Rough Start: A Rough But Running 1982 Jeep J20 Calls Our Name
May 11, 2015Bryan McTaggart7
We like our trucks useful. They don’t have to be pretty, they don’t have to have all of the power in the world, but they had better be able to start, run, and work everyday. You can...
Tech Video: Mahle Motorsports Shows You The Right Way To Install CirClips And Maintain The Use Of Your Fingers
May 11, 2015Brian Lohnes2
You know when a guy has recently been cranking on an engine build and especially when he assembled the pistons and rods. That part of the program is easy to spot because the guy will be treating the...
Barnstormin’: Enjoy Bizarro World While You Can – This Cannot Go On Forever
May 11, 2015Brian Lohnes3
The last three weeks have given me one of the best cross slices of the modern hot rodding universe I have ever experienced. I bounded from an NHRA event in Houston to the ECTA season opener in Ohio,...