Crazy Video: Watch Larry “Drums” Brancaccio’s Horrifying Nitro Harley Crash From IHRA Cordova
Jun 08, 2015Brian Lohnes3
Larry “Drums” Brancaccio suffered what has to have been both the most painful and the most harrowing incident of his career a couple weeks back at the IHRA Cordova race when his nitro...
Watch Four Humvee Trucks Get Sucked Out The Back Of A Cargo Plane With Parachutes – Very Cool Stuff
Jun 08, 2015Brian Lohnes3
The biggest job the military has is to get the guys fighting the supplies and equipment they need in the quickest, most efficient way possible while making sure said stuff actually gets to where it...
Watch Aussie Top Fuel Driver Phil Lamattina’s TF Dragster Break In Half Just Like Larry Dixon’s – He Is Banged Up
Jun 08, 2015Brian Lohnes5
In an incident that was eerily similar to Larry Dixon’s at the NHRA Gatornationals, Australian top fuel hero Phil Lamattina’s dragster split in two during a run at Willowbank Raceway last...
This 1964 Chevy Dually Is One Of The Coolest Mid-1960s Trucks We Have Lusted After In A While
Jun 08, 2015Brian Lohnes5
It is tough to claim that any generation of Chevrolet truck is “unloved” but the reality is that the square trucks of the middle 1960s are kind of the forgotten sisters of the Chevy truck...
Cute Burnout Video McTaggart, THIS Is What My Dream Mack Looks Like – 3,000hp Of Diesel Fury!
Jun 07, 2015Brian Lohnes1
Yesterday McTaggart poked a little fun at me for my love of big rigs when he posted a video of a cool Mack Superliner truck ripping burnouts. That truck is awesome but when you want to go right to...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Sentence That May Put Me Over The Edge
Jun 07, 2015Bryan McTaggart9
“I just don’t expect the pimple popping highschooler working at the parts store to be able to tell the difference between the head and ass of his own pet dog, let alone know all the...
Next Up On The Australian Burnout Stage…A V8 VW Bug Convertible?
Jun 07, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Next Up On The Australian Burnout Stage…A V8 VW Bug Convertible?
We’ve seen a lot of cars participate in Aussie burnout contests…from typical Australian and American muscle, to engine-swapped Japanese pieces…but this might be the first Volkswagen...
Rough Start: If You Can Find A Cleaner AMC Concord For $2500, Buy It
Jun 07, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Rough Start: If You Can Find A Cleaner AMC Concord For $2500, Buy It
Normally I avoid Craigslist ads with one badly cropped photo like the plague, but in this case I will make an exception. What we have here is a 1979 AMC Concord coupe, and on the surface it appears...
Tune In! Live Audiocast of ECTA Ohio Mile Meet Right Here – World Records To Be Set!
Jun 07, 2015Brian Lohnes2
It is race day at the ECTA Ohio Mile meet in Wilmington today and there’s live audio where you can tune into the action to hear about the big speeds, unique vehicles, and awesome...
Question Of The Day: The Problems With Mixed Messages…
Jun 07, 2015Bryan McTaggart11
There is a difference between a smartassed bumper sticker that is obviously trying to be cute and clever, and making a literal statement with your vehicle. I don’t mind a bumper sticker, but...
GoPro Gone! The View When A Camera Escapes A Fuel Altered At 200+ MPH Is Pretty Weird, Wild, and Awesome
Jun 06, 2015Brian Lohnes5
(By Jason Mazzotta) – Over the last decade the onboard camera technology has grown immensely due to the GoPro cameras. The high definition picture, sound quality, and picture stability in such...
Got Tremecs? American Powertrain Does And They Are Out Banging Gears On Power Tour – Follow Along!
Jun 06, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Got Tremecs? American Powertrain Does And They Are Out Banging Gears On Power Tour – Follow Along!
You know our pals at American Powertrain are just about the biggest deal that there is when it comes to manual transmission swaps, conversions, and kits. They are one of the largest Tremec dealers in...
This Tesla Provided Its Owner With A Surprise Gift – A Kitten That Got Stuck Near The Power Unit!
Jun 06, 2015Bryan McTaggart6
It’s been a strange couple of weeks at BangShift Mid-West. Currently my wife and I are inundated with cats…specifically, three rescue kittens that have appeared over the course of two...
Mother Load: This Massive Collection Of Ford SOHC Parts Can Be Yours For $150,000
Jun 06, 2015Brian Lohnes7
Of all the interesting exotica that Ford has produced over the years is interesting, but it is the infamous SOHC engine that still leaves us (and many others) spellbound. Initially made to dominate...












