Here’s How Hard Secretariat Would Have Hammered American Pharaoh At Belmont – Neat Split Screen Video
Jun 10, 2015Brian Lohnes11
Forgive me here for focusing on stuff with one horsepower but this is one of the more interesting things I have seen lately and I thought that the BangShift readership would get a kick out of it. The...
The World’s First (and Only) 6.2L Raptor Engine Swapped Fox Mustang Is For Sale – Stick And 9-Second ETs!
Jun 10, 2015Brian Lohnes10
The 6.2L SOHC Ford Boss V8 is an engine that few people have done much with yet. The thing makes some great power in stock form as as time progresses we’re guessing that the “big...
Build It Yourself: The 2015 Mopar Kit For The Dodge Charger – Only 50 Will Be Created!
Jun 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart4
For the last few years, Mopar has put out a special edition of a car, complete with stripes and bits from the Mopar Performance catalog. The Challenger got Mopar-ized twice, and the Charger, 300C and...
More Icelandic Hillclimb Footage, With Arne Johannessen And His 850HP Off-Roader!
Jun 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
Watching Icelandic hill climb events makes you think that someone looked at a remote-control buggy and went, “That’s what we need: overpowered, big chunky tires, and the ability to do any...
Your Harley Is Cute: An Aston Martin V-12 Powered Motorcycle
Jun 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart5
I’ve seen two motorcycles that I would qualify as radically overpowered. One was a bike built around a Cummins 6BT, and the other was Dodge’s brief foray into schizophrenia with the...
KTPA/FFA Alumni Pull at Georgetown, KY – Trucks! Shots From The Pits And The Pulling Course
Jun 09, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on KTPA/FFA Alumni Pull at Georgetown, KY – Trucks! Shots From The Pits And The Pulling Course
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Truck classes are a big part of the KTPA-sanctioned pulls put on by the local FFA Alumni. The two classes that ran on Friday night are limited to DOT...
This 1953 Pontiac RV Would Make A Great Vacation Vehicle For When You Want To Just Get Away
Jun 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
Sometimes you just want to pack up a bag and take off for a week to somewhere quiet and peaceful, away from work, away from the daily grind. The less you have to drag around, the better, and instead...
EVERYONE STOP: This Hideous Photochopped Frankenstein Is Not The 2015 Ford Torino GT – Stop Spreading It Around
Jun 09, 2015Brian Lohnes23
Ok, we need to become ground zero for stopping the current automotive internet hoax of the week that is this horrendous thing you see at the top and bottom of the page. You have likely seen on your...
This Last-Lap Accident At Red Bull Ring Is One For The Books – And They Walked Away
Jun 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
When the only thing between you and the end of the race is one lap, desperation sets in. If you’re first, you will do everything you can to stay there. If you’re in second, you will do...
Unhinged: When The Nerves Really Set In Before You Hammer Down
Jun 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart6
Saturday was not a hot day. In fact, cool and cloudy conditions in Wilmington provided the racers with good air to run in and kept the course workers from the usual routine of roasting out on the...
Close Call Video: Guy Almost Gets Squashed Between Two Cars At Local Sanctioned Street Race – Be Careful!
Jun 09, 2015Brian Lohnes3
The idea of a city allowing an organized street race as part of an event or show is pretty awesome. The cooperation that is required on both sides must be enormous and it is likely a series of...
Project Angry Grandpa: Running For Broke At Wilmington – The Final Baseline Test!
Jun 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
Taking our project 2006 Chrysler 300C to a land-speed racing event at first doesn’t seem right, does it? It’s too heavy to be that impressive, it’s still pretty much stock, and we...
Question Of The Day: What Car From The Past Could Be Sold Now And Make It As A New Car?
Jun 09, 2015Bryan McTaggart14
For the most part, you can look at any car in any parking lot anywhere and be able to guess what time period it came from. Big chrome railroad ties and ill-fitting panel gaps? 1970s. Monochromatic,...
Watch What Happened When Oil Got Under The Tires Of Alky Funny Car Racer Gary Phillips!
Jun 09, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch What Happened When Oil Got Under The Tires Of Alky Funny Car Racer Gary Phillips!
Gary Phillips is Australian drag racing royalty. If it burns alcohol, he has won in it. From dragsters to funny cars, and top door slammer machines, Phillips has amassed an incredible 17 Australian...












