Peroxide N’ Nitro A La Carte: Memories And Stories of Eric Teboul and Bob Feeler, France’s Rocket Propelled Drag Racing Brothers!
Nov 20, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Peroxide N’ Nitro A La Carte: Memories And Stories of Eric Teboul and Bob Feeler, France’s Rocket Propelled Drag Racing Brothers!
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – France isn’t normally thought of as a breeding ground for drag racers but the fact is that two of the quickest and fastest men ever to traverse a drag strip...
Finally! Here’s the Scoop On Who Bought Dragway 42 And What’s In Store For The Historic Facility
Nov 20, 2013Brian Lohnes13
A while back we told you that Dragway 42 in West Salem, Ohio had been sold and that we knew who bought it but at the behest of the buyer we were going to hold off on announcing any deal until it was...
LIVE NOW! NASA ROCKET LAUNCH — WATCH A LOAD OF SATELLITES HEAD FOR SPACE!
Nov 19, 2013Brian Lohnes8
NASA is launching a load of satellites tonight and you can watch the launch right here! Press play below to see the big rocket carry 29 satellites (which will probably be spying on our every move) to...
Video: The Most Violent Land Speed Racing Crash We’ve Ever Seen – Driver OK – 209 MPH Wreck
Nov 19, 2013Brian Lohnes41
This is the most terrifying looking crash we have ever seen anyone survive and it happened at the El Mirage SCTA Meet just a week or so ago. The car in question is a Honda Insight powered by a highly...
BangShift Question of the Day: Is the Corvette America’s best sports car?
Nov 19, 2013Dave Nutting19
The Chevrolet Corvette. Yes, it’s an American icon, arguably more recognizable worldwide than any television or movie celebrity. Its name is synonymous with General Motors performance (How many...
SEMA 2013 Video: American Powertrain Rolls Out An Awesome And Innovative Twin Disc Clutch, A Full Hydraulic Solution For Fox Mustangs, And Bulletproof (literally) Mounts!
Nov 19, 2013Brian Lohnes3
It all makes sense now. For the last year, every time we have tried to call up and harass our pals Gray and Matt at American Powertrain, they’d just yell, “WE’RE BUSY!” and...
Watch The Hublot Rocket Bicycle Go 177 MPH To Set The All Time Bicycle Speed Record
Nov 19, 2013Brian Lohnes7
Recently, a French bus-driver sat atop a hydrogen peroxide rocket powered bicycle on a runway in Interlaken, Switzerland and went 177-mph, breaking the existing record for the world’s fastest...
BangShift Exclusive Audio – We Interview The Esteemed Pete Brock About The C7 Corvette
Nov 19, 2013Brian Lohnes1
Pete Brock is a living American automotive treasure and we were fortunate enough to encounter him virtually by chance on the 2013 SEMA Show floor while speaking with Dr. Jamie Meyer of Chevrolet...
Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest 2013 – More Bitchin’ Photos From The Event!
Nov 19, 2013Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Here’s our second and last blast of photos from the 2013 iteration of Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest. This car show and gearhead gathering which is held at...
2013 Optima Ultimate Street Car Shootout – More Intense Autocross Action!
Nov 19, 2013Brian Lohnes1
We’re back with more sweet, sweet photo action from the 2013 Optima Ultimate Street Car Shootout autocross competition. The field is so big that we split the autocross action into two groups of...
Volvo Truck Crash Testing Is Impressive To Watch – Big Impacts Teach Engineers Big Lessons
Nov 19, 2013Brian Lohnes4
Over the weekend we showed you the amazing Jean-Claude Van Damme stunt where he pulls off the epic split between two new Volvo big rigs that are reversing down a runway at relatively high speeds. One...
Video: Watch Danny Popp And Brian Hobaugh Battle For The Goodguys Autocross Championship – Incredible Cars, Incredible Drivers, Amazing History
Nov 18, 2013Brian Lohnes4
This could be the coolest autocross final of all time. Two of the country’s best autocross drivers, both in Corvettes that are family heirlooms, one the newest champion of the Optima Ultimate...
Next Gen Racer With A Twist: The Rocketeer Funny Car Crew’s New Dodge Dart
Nov 18, 2013Chad Reynolds3
When Jim Barrett and the rest of the crew on the Rocketeer AA/FC Nostalgia Funny Car come to a race, they do it family style. With Jim’s son Alex deciding that Drag Racing was the career choice...
Dry Lakes Landspeed Racing Photos: The Final SCTA El Mirage Meet Of 2013
Nov 18, 2013Chad Reynolds1
As famous as Speed Week at Bonneville is, Land Speed Racers from far and wide flock to El Mirage California several times each year to compete on the famed dry lake. The SCTA El Mirage Dry Lakes...












