Project Violent Valiant Update: The Front Suspension Starts To Come Together With Fabrication And RideTech Parts
Apr 22, 2014Brian Lohnes11
So we’ve been off our normal schedule with Project Violent Valiant updates and consider this our effort to get back on the horse and keep you apprised of the developments of this awesome build....
Drag History: Period Photos From Milton Speedway – Vermont’s Long Dead Drag Strip
Apr 22, 2014Brian Lohnes2
(Photos: Jeffrey Sefranek collection) – Back in February of 2013, I ran a fairly short piece here on BangShift about the ghostly remnants of Milton Speedway, the premier drag strip in Vermont...
Comp Is Giving Away $10,000 Worth Of Parts To One Comp Superfan On Power Tour
Apr 22, 2014Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Comp Is Giving Away $10,000 Worth Of Parts To One Comp Superfan On Power Tour
That’s right, one lucky fan is going to win $10,000 worth of Comp products on Hot Rod Magazine’s Power Tour this year, and the coolest part about the contest is THERE ARE NO RULES! Nope,...
Space City Cruiser Spring Car Show 2014 – More Photos From The Show
Apr 22, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Space City Cruiser Spring Car Show 2014 – More Photos From The Show
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with more great Charles Wickam photos from the 2014 Space City Cruisers Spring Car Show. The fun thing about this show for Wickam is that it...
Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2014 Registration This Saturday — BE PREPARED!
Apr 22, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2014 Registration This Saturday — BE PREPARED!
Alrighty, folks here’s the deal on Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2014! Hot Rod has just published the information and we saw it moments after it went hot. For starters, they have given the world a...
Viva Las Vegas 2014 – Our Full Photo Tour of The Show Continues – More Cars, Trucks, Stuff!
Apr 22, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Viva Las Vegas 2014 – Our Full Photo Tour of The Show Continues – More Cars, Trucks, Stuff!
As we have been showing you this week (and will continue you this week) Viva Las Vegas 2014 was the best one yet. From the weather to the turnout of cars and people, the show was a huge hit. We know...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Brown Note, A Nudist At The Gate, And One Counter Guy Saved From His Own Stupidity
Apr 22, 2014Brian Lohnes11
Another round of seemingly unbelievable moments from a week in the life of the Unknown Parts Counter Guy. What, you don’t have this stuff happening at your office job? Jump on the counter, you...
Radial Resurrection: Bringing Outlaw Drag Racing Back to its Roots – Wild Eighth-Mile Drag Radial Action
Apr 22, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Radial Resurrection: Bringing Outlaw Drag Racing Back to its Roots – Wild Eighth-Mile Drag Radial Action
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip—some say it is the birthplace of outlaw street car racing in the Southeast. In the ‘90s and 2000’s, it was a hotbed...
More Great Mustangs From the Mustang 50th Anniversary At Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Apr 22, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on More Great Mustangs From the Mustang 50th Anniversary At Las Vegas Motor Speedway
We’re back with more Ford soaked goodness from Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the Mustang’s 50th birthday party. The west coast version of this event was a huge success with thousands of...
Rottler Manufacturing Partners With Tim Wilkerson For NHRA Seattle Race – Big Win For Single Car Team
Apr 22, 2014Darr HawthorneComments Off on Rottler Manufacturing Partners With Tim Wilkerson For NHRA Seattle Race – Big Win For Single Car Team
Tim Wilkerson is an NHRA fan favorite as one of the hardest charging and last standing single car teams in the funny car ranks. He’s also the old school racer that everyone will tell you...
Personality Test: Would You Pick A 2014 Chevy SS, A 2014 Ford Taurus SHO, Or A 2014 Charger SRT8?
Apr 21, 2014Brian Lohnes35
This question was rattling around in my head after I saw a guy in a Taurus SHO and another guy in an SRT8 Charger leave a traffic light “in anger” last week. They were heading the other...
The Space City Cruisers Spring 2014 Car Show – League City, Texas – Cool Stuff In The Texas Sun
Apr 21, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on The Space City Cruisers Spring 2014 Car Show – League City, Texas – Cool Stuff In The Texas Sun
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – The 2014 Space City Cruisers car show, sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts was a great success and helped out a couple of local charities. Charles Wickam was on...
Intense Video: Ride With Mike Skeen In An Audi R8 As He Races in The Pirelli World Challenge At Long Beach
Apr 21, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Intense Video: Ride With Mike Skeen In An Audi R8 As He Races in The Pirelli World Challenge At Long Beach
We got tipped off to this video by Jet Hot High Performance Coating’s Cheryl Herrick who is the woman that deftly wheels the company’s Chevy II at events like the Optima Ultimate Street...
2015 Mustang To Have Factory Line Lock! Video And Release From Ford – This Is Cool!
Apr 21, 2014Brian Lohnes5
You just read that right. Ford has announced that a line-lock will be standard equipment on the 2015 Mustang GT no matter if you are a Ford/Chevy/Chrysler guy this is flipping cool news. The...