UPDATE: Joe’s Minibike Reunion SoCal August 4th: BangShift Exclusive With Ms. Minibike! and More!
Aug 01, 2012Chad Reynolds15
UPDATE: We are super excited about the 1st Annual Joe’s Minibike Reunion in La Crescenta (a couple miles north of Pasadena for you guys that don’t know) and Joe has just added even more...
Carnage Video Bonanza: Wreckage From Circle Track Spectator Drags
Aug 01, 2012Brian Lohnes6
There are few things more entertaining to watch than the spectator drags at a local circle track. Never seen them? After watching this grouping of videos you’ll be seeking them out. Basically...
Tom Hnatiw, Well Known Race Announcer and Automotive TV Personality Has Died
Aug 01, 2012Brian Lohnes6
Well known racing announcer, journalist, and automotive television personality Tom Hnatiw has died. Chances are you have seen Hnatiw on TV or read something he has written in a myriad of car...
Insane Dyno Video: Nelson Racing Engines Unleashes a Twin Turbo, 632ci, 2200hp Dyno Destroyer!
Aug 01, 2012Brian Lohnes4
The other day we asked you, “How much horsepower is ‘enough’?” The responses varied from pretty normal estimates of 400-500hp all the way to the guys who want a top fuel...
eBay Find: The Amazing Alden Calkins 1930 Model A Roadster – Unrestored Survivor From The Golden Age of Rodding!
Aug 01, 2012Brian Lohnes2
There are certain cars that you see and for whatever reason your heart skips a little and you can do nothing more than just stare and admire. Such was the case when I found this incredible 1930 Model...
Auto Club Fontana Drag Strip (Almost) Undead!
Jul 31, 2012Brian Lohnes9
Great news from the world of Southern California drag racing today. It appears as though the currently dormant drag strip at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California will be reopening sooner rather...
COPO Camaro #3 Build: Behind The Scenes Of A Real Copo Camaro Build!
Jul 31, 2012Chad Reynolds3
We want a new COPO Camaro so bad we can taste it, and although we have no delusions that we’ll be one of the first media to make a pass in one, we can say that we will be the quickest....
Jiffy-tite Fittings Video and Fitting Counting Contest. So Easy Even A BangShifter Can Do It!
Jul 31, 2012Chad Reynolds3
We were cruising the Jiffy-tite Facebook page and saw two cool things we had to share. The first is a great video featuring the infamous Jon Dibartolomeo, from Drag Racing Action Magazine, talking...
Show Gallery: The 2012 Ring Reckers Hot Rod Club Car Show
Jul 31, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Show Gallery: The 2012 Ring Reckers Hot Rod Club Car Show
(Photos by Jay Spinella) – The Ring Reckers Car Club of Amesbury, Massachusetts was formed in 1955 at the height of the burgeoning hot rod craze that was sweeping America. The club was around...
Drag Gallery: The 25th Annual Goodguys Pacific Northwest Nationals
Jul 31, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Gallery: The 25th Annual Goodguys Pacific Northwest Nationals
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – For 25 years the Goodguys Rod and Custom Association has been holding their annual Pacific Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in Washington state and this...
Video: Mark Stielow’s Red Devil 1969 Pro Touring Camaro Takes On a New ZL1 at Gingerman Raceway – Which One Wins?
Jul 31, 2012Brian Lohnes7
Mark Stielow is one of the Pro Touring world’s true heroes. A GM engineer who was one of the earliest adapters of modern suspension technology into classic American iron, his ever more bad ass...
BangShifter Sean Fling Wins The Ridetech Race Entry Giveaway! Sandhills Here He Comes!
Jul 30, 2012Chad Reynolds5
We are proud to announce that BangShifter Sean Fling, and his wife Tara, won the Ridetech Race Entry Giveaway for the Sandhills Open Road Challenge and will be kickin’ it BangShift style in...
Caption this Photo: Nightmare on the Strip!
Jul 30, 2012Brian Lohnes30
As much as we like to look back on old school drag racing as a period where everything was grand and nothing was wrong, this photo helps to shine the light of reality on the era a little. We do not...
The Top 11: Worst Classic Car Name Revivals
Jul 30, 2012Brian Lohnes2
(By Matt Cramer) – Few automakers can deliver a string of unbroken hits, but fewer still can retire a nameplate after one generation and resist the urge to dust off the names of some of their...