Meltdown Drags Coverage: Our Romp Through the Byron Pits And The Action On The Strip Continues
(Photos by Greg and Jason Rourke) – When we tell you that we’re just getting going with 2015 Meltdown Drags coverage, we are not kidding. Greg and Jason have pumped some 1,000+ photos...
Barnstormin’: A Confirmation Of The Adage That “Fast Is Cool” In Nearly Every Gearhead Language I Can Think Of
I’ve always had the thought that anything that was fast immediately qualified it as being cool. I think I have tried to really live by that here at BangShift over the course of the nearly...
Question Of The Day: Is There A Place For A Performance Hybrid, And If So, Where?
If you are on this site, reading these words, then I don’t need to tell you why gas motors work for racing. Fuel plus air plus spark equals good time and has done so since the dawn of the...
This Big Red 427 Biscayne Is A Study In Restraint And Overkill All At The Same Time – We Want It Bad!
We always think it is cool when someone builds a car that somehow manages to blend a couple of different themes perfectly together. This 1966 Chevy Biscayne is the latest example of that and the car...
Caption This: The SMART Off-Roader, The Official Vehicle Of The Tread Lightly! Program…
I’ve ridden in a SMART before. I fit…barely…with the driver, and it did move forwards, backwards, fast enough to not get run over in town traffic, and didn’t get blown into...
This Video Walk Through Of The Secret Ford GT Design Lab Is Pretty Awesome
In terms of raw impact, we’re not sure that anything has matched Ford’s debut of the new GT at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. The thing literally stole the show away from virtually every...
Meltdown Drags 2015 Coverage: Here’s A Load Of Photos From The Pits – So Much Win
(Photos by Greg and Jason Rourke) – Greg and Jason Rourke have been at the 2015 Meltdown Drags this weekend and after yesterday’s action gallery from the strip we decided that today...
Some Of The Most Wicked Rock Buggies In The Nation Try Out “Bents And Dents” And The Infamous “Cable Hill” Climbs – Wide Open And Barely In Control!
The “rock bouncers” that play in the South are some of the wildest off-roaders out there. Fully caged and well overpowered, these machines are serious pieces of work and the drivers do...
This 429-powered Ford Torino GT Gets Revved To The Moon As The Tires Go Up In Smoke!
I’m having a form of cabin fever in July…this isn’t right, but it is happening. Why? Two reasons: the Angry Grandpa 300C does not do a burnout worth mentioning right now. Stupid...
Mr. Regular Buys What Used To Be A Regular Car – A 1960 Ford Falcon!
Well, now, this is a bit of a surprise! Mr. Regular, the grunting and slightly concerning voice of Regular Car Reviews, has been traveling the country this year, and for one reason or another, while...
Craigslist Hilarity: This Ad For A Haunted Pop Up Camper Is Totally Genius And Super Funny
This has been a fine year for hilarious Craigslist ads and they are getting even better. We were tipped off to this amazing piece of comedy by BangShifter Richard Hintze and we thank him for it....
Ever Wonder What It Takes To Get A New Racecar Up To Speed? Follow Along As Subaru’s Rally Team USA Debuts Their New Cars
All of those twisted-up prop shafts represent the development issues of a new race car. A race team, at some point, has to let go of Old Reliable and move on to a new car. There are many reasons for...
Is This 1982 Dodge Charger The Shelby-Backed Drag Racing Prototype? There’s A Blower, Unique Parts, And A Questionable Past
Chrysler’s weaponizing of the otherwise craptastic L-body platform with the help of the famous Texan chicken farmer is the stuff of legends: after relegating rear-drive to the overstuffed Fifth...
Bureau Of Land Management Recognizes Bonneville Salt Decline – Hints At Short Course Only Speed Week
(Photo credit Salt Lake Tribune) – As the land speed racing world waits on pins and needles for the final announcement from the SCTA-BNI on the fate of the scheduled 2015 Bonneville Speed...
