BangShift Project Files: A 1966 Chevrolet Bel Air Wagon That Is As Good As Gold
“Shelty” is the owner of this 1966 Bel Air six-passenger wagon, a second car that he has been playing with for a little bit. It’s not a $5000 Challenge car, but with a goal of being...
Dyno Carnage Video: A Diesel Explodes Its Guts During a Dyno Pull
Sweet mother of mechanical mercy, this is the craziest engine dynoing failure we’ve ever seen. It’s gnarly enough that parts of the bottom end, perhaps a chunk of the crank even, crash...
This Video Of A Massive Michigan Highway Pileup In Progress Is Terrifying And The Most Vivid Winter Driving Lesson Ever
We’ve all seen the news stories about huge traffic accidents that gather up dozens and dozens of cars at a whack. The other day in Michigan there was a catastrophe that involved some 150...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: Buick Goes Topless, Viper Goes Custom, And Corvette Goes DIY
New year, same old ingredients: take press releases hyping new products we could care less about, cars that don’t come close to our radar, and some of the worst quotes and diatribe from the...
100% BangShift Approved Video: Watch A Guy Operate The Throttle Of A Rally Car While Sitting Under The Hood – How Does The Driver See?
There are lots of ways to gauge the dedication of racers. You can look at how many hours they spend slaving in the shop. You can pay attention to how little sleep they guy because of their addiction...
Shoulda Made That Left Turn At Iquique: Two Dakar Rally Racers Arrested After Riding Over Archeological Site
The Dakar Rally, regardless of where it is held, is long, difficult, and brutal to both man and machine. Equipment gets torn up and crashes can happen with alarming regularity, but to have your...
Watch a Wild International Scout Gasser Pull Huge Wheelies on the Strip
We got a tip from Canadian Dave Pelissier to check out a couple of videos featuring International Scouts made into drag race cars. As it turns out, Dave has the coolest one of the bunch so...
GREAT NEWS: Maine’s Oxford Plains Dragway Will Be Open For Business In 2015!
We’re happy to report that Oxford Plains Dragway in Maine will be open for business in 2015. This announcement comes less than a year after depressing news that the track would be closed with...
Big News: Top Sportsman and Top Dragster To Compete For NHRA National Championships In 2015
In some of the best news to come down the sportsman drag racing pipe in some time, the National Hot Rod Association has announced that Top Sportsman and Top Dragster competitors will finally have a...
Man On A Mission: How Long Term Planning And Strong Leadership Brought New England Dragway Onto The National Scene
(Words and photos by Tom McCarthy) – If there was an award given annually in New England for the drag racer of the year, that award would have been bestowed upon Joe Lombardo, the track...
Red Bull Frozen Rush 2015: Friday Racing Action – Bryce Menzies Bests Ricky Johnson – Check Out Flying/Bashing Trucks
Well, we can officially feel our toes again, we’re missing the sounds of 8,500rpm small blocks, and there isn’t a ski bunny in sight. This means that Red Bull Frozen Rush 2015 has drawn...
Radial-Engined Baja Bug? Don’t Mind If We Do! Check Out Video Of This Freak Starting And Running!
What is going on in somebody’s head when they take a look at a perfectly good Baja Bug and they suddenly remember that they have a good Continental R-670 engine just sitting out in the shed...
Carnage Video! This 8-second Supra’s New Turbo Pops In Spectacular Fashion
A second-gen Toyota Supra with a swapped in 2Jz, one hell of a turbo hooked to it, sitting on a dyno. One of two things happen in this situation: either the number is astronomical, or the pieces that...
Ford Performance Celebrates 50 Years Of Mustang By (What Else?) Celebrating Tire Smoke!
Did you possibly think Ford was done celebrating the Mustang’s 50th anniversary now that the S550 car has been released? Nope! With the new Ford Performance banner, it looks like the...
