Is The SCCA On the Verge Of Creating A Pro Touring Autocross Class? We Think So…Do The Proposed Rules Make Sense?
Dec 31, 2013Brian Lohnes7
Word is spreading around the internets about the possibility of the SCCA adding a specific class that would serve as a catch all for classic American pro touring style cars in autocross competiton....
Tribute Video: Shawn Nault 1965-2013 Driver Of The Arctic Thunder Nostalgia Fuel Funny Car
Dec 31, 2013Chad Reynolds2
Shawn Nault, Driver of the Arctic Thunder Nostalgia Fuel Funny Car, lost his bravely fought battle with cancer on December 21st. As a member of the drag racing fraternity, he’ll be missed. As a...
Action Video: Le Mans Cars Driven On The Streets Of Japan!
Dec 31, 2013Dave Nutting2
“Car porn”. This phrase is used to describe an automotive-themed photo or video that depicts something so amazing and/or beautiful it leaves you as slack-jawed as the first time you caught a...
Jim Murphy’s Simple And Ingenious Cure For Nostalgia Top Fuel Oil Downs
Dec 31, 2013Chad Reynolds6
In this video by our dude Les Mayhew, Nostalgia Top Fuel Veteran and Champion Jim Murphy shows the world his ingenious and simple cure for Nostalgia Top Fuel oil downs. He explains that as a...
Busy B’s Bakery Morning Cruise In. Where Hot Rods, Cinnamon Rolls, And Coffee Are King
Dec 31, 2013Chad Reynolds17
(Words and Photos by Dave McNurlen) It’s another year of Sunday mornings at the Busy B’s Bakery on the Benbrook traffic circle in Ft. Worth, TX. A bunch of us have been getting together...
For Sale: The Greatest Car Hauler Of All Time….Just A Touch Over A Million Bucks
Dec 31, 2013Brian Lohnes26
When you take one of the most rare and iconic custom trucks of all time and turn it into a car hauler, then ask over a million bucks for it, you’ve got the greatest car hauler of all time....
Best of BangShift 2013: Watch A Mustang Violently Frag A Clutch During The Worst Failed Burnout Of All Time
Dec 30, 2013Brian Lohnes17
Laying the hammer down while leaving a car show, the burger joint, an ice cream stand, or your parents’ driveway is part of the fun of snotty car ownership but that move isn’t without its...
Best of BangShift 2013: Car Feature: A Supremely Bitchin’ 2004 Chrysler Pacifica – Seating For Six And A Dash Clock!
Dec 30, 2013Brian Lohnes9
(Editor’s note: This story originally ran on April Fool’s day as a joke. It is a “car feature” that highlights the worst car I have ever claimed ownership of. This 2004...
Quain Stott, Greg Porter, Gene Cromer And Gassers Galore At Greer Dragway
Dec 30, 2013Chad Reynolds10
You’ve seen us run videos of Quain Stott and his ultra bitchin Executioner wheels up Willy’s Gasser on multiple occasions here on BangShift.com, but this might be the best video he has...
Best of BangShift 2013: Hot Rod Homecoming 2013 – Famous Muscle Cars and Street Machines
Dec 30, 2013Brian Lohnes5
(Photos by Scott Liggett) – Now that we showed you the race cars, let’s take a look at the famous muscle cars and street machines that filled one of the exhibition halls at Pomona during...
Andy Granatelli Dead At 90 – Maverick, CEO of STP, Mr 500, American Racing Royalty
Dec 29, 2013Brian Lohnes5
Andy Granatelli, one of the greatest names in American motorsports history has died at the age of 90 years old. He was the owner of two winning Indy 500 entries, the first was driven by Mario...
Michael Schumacher Suffers Severe Head Trauma In Skiing Accident Life Hangs In Balance
Dec 29, 2013Brian Lohnes10
News reports are flooding in from all over the globe that seven time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has suffered a terrible skiing accident in France. During the course of the skiing...
Best of BangShift 2013: A 1972 Chevy Ramp Truck That Hauls A Chevelle and Hauls Tail Too!
Dec 29, 2013Brian Lohnes13
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Okay, so if you haven’t noticed, we really dig trucks. We like bigger-than-normal trucks and the weird ones too, but sometimes it takes a simple classic...
Best of BangShift 2013: Watch A Custom Built V-Twin Spin To 12,000RPM And Make Nealy 120hp For A Pulling Garden Tractor!
Dec 29, 2013Brian Lohnes6
Tractor pulling, in all of its various forms is pretty serious business. Sure the big diesel super stocks get lots of glory and we always pee a little when we see a machine with multiple blown...












