STOLEN! Help Us Find Jason Tabscott’s 1975 Chevrolet Camaro And GMC Sierra!
We are just now getting word that Drag Week first-timer Jason Tabscott’s 1975 Chevrolet Camaro and his late-model GMC Sierra tow rig were stolen. Tabscott, whose high-revving Street Race...
Watch The Hot Rod Drag Week 2015 Heads Up Shootout LIVE Right Here!
While the actual Hot Rod Drag Week 2015 competition has ended, there is one more day of action here at Gateway Motorsports Park and that is the second annual Drag Week Heads Up Shootout. This...
The Recall To End All Recalls? Volkswagen Found To Have Installed A Defeat Device In Diesel Cars Sold In U.S., Could Be The Biggest Fine Ever Issued!
Many outlets, including Jalopnik, the New York Times and Car and Driver are reporting that Volkswagen could be facing a recall of 482,000 vehicles and a potential fine that could hit $18 billion...
BangShift Project Files: Death, Resurrection And Life For A 1955 Chevy Nomad
There is nothing sadder than seeing the decrepit shell of a car that is rotting to the ground. You often wonder about it, what misfortuned led what once was someone’s brand new pride and joy to...
Laguna Seca Is Safe From ISC And The France Family, But Who Will Ultimately Manage The Track Still Up In The Air
For everyone who is a friend of the Laguna Seca race course, a vowed enemy of anything related to the France family of NASCAR fame, or both, we have good news: International Speedway Corporation...
Teach Them Well: This Robotics And Automation Professor’s 600+RWHP Camaro Is A Track Machine!
I should probably start this story out with an apology. I first encountered Brian Sparks’ Camaro early in the morning the day I took our project Chrysler to the NCM Motorsports Park back in...
BangShift Project Profile: A Chevy S10 Land Speed Truck…Powered By A Mercedes Turbo Diesel?!
We’ve always been pretty hot on land speed racing here at BangShift and the big reason is that it provides one of the most amazing creative platforms for gear heads in the world today. There...
Apex Feature: Barney, The Home-Built, Big Purple Corner-Carving G-body!
(Words and photos by Dave Nutting) While you BangShift readers may not realize it, our feature on Lance Hamilton’s 1985 Chevy Monte Carlo SS has been a long time in the making for me. I’ve...
Cheap Car Blog War! I Challenge Lohnes To Find A Better Craigslist Deal For Under $1500 Than This 1996 Firebird!
As we’ve shown in our “Rough Start” series, a five thousand dollar budget is plenty to get a decent set of wheels and have it running and driving in short order. Anyone who has...
If You’re Planning For Drag Week 2016, How About Bringing Along This Blown Jaguar XJ-S?
As I type this, Brian and Freiberger are out on the road with the rolling circus of horsepower known as Hot Rod’s Drag Week. To say I’m a little bit jealous would be a severe...
After Watching This Clip Of “World Figure-8”, We Think We Have Found The Next NASCAR Race Type!
Let’s be honest here: the only reason most people watch NASCAR anymore is for the crashes. That’s it. The racing…meh. The fights…yawn. But when a cookie-cutter racing machine...
Casey Woodside’s Fifth-Gen Camaro Is His First Car, His Race Car, And His Daily!
It’s a daily driver, it’s raced hard enough to place in the Optima Ultimate Street Car challenge and to hang with the serious builds during the LS Fest autocross and 3S Challenge, and if...
1970’s Meets Pro-Touring? Could This Be One Bad Ass Fat Tire Camaro?
This 1967 Camaro looks crazy. There is no doubt that it will hold a 315, or any other tire it’s little heart desires, but could you take this style of car that looks like it was built in the...
This Fox Body Mustang From Garage Built Racing Nearly Ran 7’s At LS Fest On First Few Hits!
We got such a kick out of watching this Matt Allred and Garage Built Racing Fox Body Mustang during LS Fest last weekend. The crew had literally built this car from the ground up and had it...
