Friday BOOM: Watch a Canadian Drag Racer Suffer A Massive Nitrous Explosion at The Grand Bend Motorplex
If nitrous explosions are judged on shrapnel and how high stuff flies, particularly chunks of the hood scoop, this one may be a hall of famer. The video shows a pair of Top Sportsman cars launching...
These bands tour in epic vehicles (featuring music for your Friday!)
Most bands that tour around end up in either a Ford E350 or a Dodge 3500 van. Until some time in 2012 before they really hit it big, the band The Lumineers were touring the country in a Ford Windstar...
Accelaquarter Raceway In Ilinois Is Currently Underwater – Drag Boats To The Lanes?
Accelaquarter Raceway, an eighth mile strip in Illinois which was completely revamped in 2013 is currently underwater as shown in the photos below. The images were taken by track staff and posted to...
The 2014 Chattanooga Cruise-In Is Tomorrow! Don’t Miss One Of The Coolest Events In The South – See Our Pals At Powermaster There!
Tomorrow, the Chattanooga Cruise-In will draw a massive number of cars from Tennessee and all over the southern part of the United States as the Tennessee city opens its doors and closes a bunch of...
Race Report: NMCA West Action Thunders The Revived Auto Club Dragway In Fontana, California!
(Words and photos by Darr Hawthorne) -The first big event of the new drag racing season, the 3rd annual NMCA West Street Car Nationals took place at SoCal’s newly re-finished Auto Club Dragway....
Craigslist Find: A Huge, Rusty, And Awesome 1955 International 140 – Factory 4×4 Dually
If there is one thing I love more than crusty old trucks, it is crusty old 4×4 trucks because they are as rare as hen’s teeth. I don’t mean an old cab and bed mounted on a new...
Great Read: The Story Of Tom Lieb, Owner and Founder Of Scat Enterprises
A couple of weeks ago we told you to check out the very cool profile on Aeromotive founder and head honcho Steve Matusek on the MotoBlog at Motovicity.com. Steve’s story was one of a series...
Cruise-In Texas Style: The Sights And Scenes Of The Kemah Cruise Night
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – One of the fun traditions that has become part of the fabric of BangShift over the last few years is our monthly coverage of the Kemah Cruise in Kemah, Texas....
The Most Original, Factory Documented, Lightweight 1962 SS 409 Impala In The World Is Headed To Auction
There are certain cars in the world that we sincerely wish could speak because if they could, the stories would be completely amazing. The car you see below is one of those cars. This one of a...
Cool Video: Watch Pro Driver Robb Holland Predict The Crashing Of A Porsche On The Nurburgring Before It Happens
Robb Holland is not psychic, but he is a professional race car driver and driving instructor who has made hundreds and hundreds of laps around the famed Nurburgring in Germany. As we told you...
2014 Lonestar Round Up: Meatheads Kick Off BBQ Party
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – The 2014 Lonestar Round Up is on and we’re there. We have multiple BangShifters attending the massive weekend of hot rod overload in Austin, Texas and Charles...
JR Todd Named Driver Of Optima Batteries Top Fuel Dragster For Remainder Of NHRA Season
(Photo credit: Kalitta Motorsports) – It was announced today by Kalitta Motorsports that 32-year old JR Todd will become the full time driver of the Optima Batteries top fuel dragster for the...
Hacks of the Week from Reddit’s Just Rolled Into the Shop
Hiyooooo, it’s that time for Hacks of the Week. You know, I’ve been spending a lot more time with a welder in my hand, so I have to cut the hackers of the world a little slack. It takes...
