Getting To Play With Hurst’s 500hp Small-Block Stroker 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Is Next To Impossible…Unless You Are Jay Leno
I have a special place in my heart for a black-and-gold second generation Plymouth Barracuda, and it’s purely because of Bob Riggle’s Hemi Under Glass wheelstander. That car is the only...
More Formula Offroad Mishaps – Tons Of Horsepower Can’t Save You Once You Start To Roll
Formula Offroad, the certifiably insane off-road sport found in the Scandinavian countries, just might be the only thing that could cause Lohnes to walk away from a passenger seat ride (something...
Show Coverage: The Dunkirk Harbor Cruise Drew Out Some Of New York’s Nicest Stuff!
(Words and photos by Mike Brooks/Jose Ferrer) – The shores of Lake Erie was once again the perfect backdrop for the Lakeshore Street Rod Association’s annual Harbor Cruise at Point...
This Mashup Of A 1986 F-250 and an F700 Truck Is Perfectly Executed And Ready For Dozing Zombies!
Thanks to my pal Brian Medford for passing the link to this gnarly truck along so that I could share it with BangShift readerville. This is a 1986 Ford F-250 body that has been set on a 1994 F-700...
Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod Coverage From Peidmont, North Carolina – Doorslammer War!
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – The Extreme Outlaw Pro Mods series was racing on the 4th at Piedmont in Julian, NC, home the monthly Big Dog. As mentioned in the past this is a tough...
Mooneyes Open House 2015 – Here’s Our Final Blast Of Photos From The Event
Ok, anytime you can get stuff ranging from rat rods to Packards hanging out in the same place with people literally lining the streets to watch the cars come in and out, you have something special on...
Big Deal: NHRA Officially Announces Fox As TV Carrier – 16 Live Races And 4 Will Run On The Fox Network Itself!
The short window of speculation over the validity of the rumors which hit the web the other day about the NHRA leaving ESPN for Fox closed swiftly yesterday when NHRA announced that the rumors were...
The RideTech Race Report From Columbus Goodguys – A Busy, Occasionally Wet, And Fast Weekend In Ohio
It was a busy weekend for the RideTech crew at the Goodguys show in Columbus, Ohio hustling multiple cars around the autocross, helping people weigh their hot rods, and even helping people figure out...
Speedway Motors Museum Of American Speed: One BangShifter’s Look Into The Jaw Dropping Facility In Nebraska
(Photos by Scott Liggett) – There are places in this country involving cars, racing, and automotive history that are beyond description and the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed is one...
Quick Gallery: Toy Cars From The Past (Ok, I Got Drug Into Antiquing With The Wife…)
Here’s another quick gallery from the improv road trip that Haley and I got to take, and this should appeal to the kid in all of you. Haley likes checking out antique stores…something...
Disaster: Four Killed And More Wounded After Apparent Street Racing Crash In North Carolina – One Driver Ran Off
And here we are again. Here we are talking about more dead people, talking about how the “mainstream” media continues to improperly call street racing “drag racing” and...
Hope On The Salt? SCTA Says Area For Two Courses Located But Will Mother Nature Comply?
Like a parent cautioning their kids not to get too wound up over some positive news, the SCTA is reporting on their FB page that after searching and scouring the salt for days on end, they have...
ECTA Ohio (Half) Mile Action Photos – Land Speed Racing Under The Ohio Sun
(Photos by David Whealon) – A little bit of history went down in the small burg of Wilmington, Ohio last weekend as the ECTA held their first ever half mile land speed event on the same course...
Watch Randy Pobst’s Preparation For Pikes Peak: From Taming A Wild GT-R To That Accident, It’s Here!
Running Pikes Peak requires a driver to be one with the car they’re going to pilot up to the summit of the mountain. It doesn’t matter if it’s a bone stocker or an all-out race...
