Event Gallery: The 2012 Race and Performance Expo – Race Cars and Parts Galore!
Feb 27, 2012Brian Lohnes3
(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – We’ve been hearing about the annual Race and Performance Expo, held in St. Charles, Illinois every year for a while now. This year, our own...
Gallery: The 2012 Detroit Autorama
Feb 26, 2012Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Edward Chesher) – The Detroit Autorama is one of the, if not THE premier indoor car show in the USA. From the huge collection of vehicles that trek from all corners to be displayed...
The Parting Shift: A Wheelstanding, G-Force Equipped Chevy Tears Down the Strip!
Feb 24, 2012Brian Lohnes5
We’re going to round out the week here at BangShift in style. This video features a late 1970s/early 1980s Monte Carlo judging by the interior. The car is equipped with a screaming 408ci small...
BangShift Exclusive: We Interview Bret Kepner About the ADRL’s New Supercar Showdown Class
Feb 24, 2012Brian Lohnes3
Smell that drag racing fans? It is fresh air. Fresh air swooshed into the room by the near unbridled excitement surrounding the ADRL’s Supercar Showdown class that will be contested at the...
Tune in: The 2011 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational TV Show Runs TOMORROW @ 2PM on SPEED
Feb 24, 2012Brian Lohnes1
The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational is kind of like the Super Bowl of Pro Touring events. The competition draws out the hardest core cars in the country and from around the globe to do battle...
Holley is Giving Away 52 Carbs in 52 Weeks – Sign Up For Free To Have a Shot at Winning One!
Feb 24, 2012Brian Lohnes2
There isn’t a gearhead on the planet who doesn’t love some free stuff, especially when the stuff is really good! Holley is currently in the midst of a cool giveaway program where each...
Video: Danica Patrick Suffers Hellacious Wreck at Daytona and Walks Away
Feb 23, 2012Brian Lohnes4
Danica Patrick suffered a massive crash in today’s first Gatorade Duel at Daytona International Speedway. She walked away from the scary crash with no apparent injuries. This was a wild one...
Cool News: Summit Will Now Same Day Ship All Orders Placed by 10PM Eastern Time Mon-Friday!
Feb 23, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool News: Summit Will Now Same Day Ship All Orders Placed by 10PM Eastern Time Mon-Friday!
This is news that will appeal to people who thrash on their junk at the last minute all the time. Yes, that does mean all of us! Summit Racing Equipment announced earlier today that every order...
March Meet Fever is Growing By the Day – Remember it Will All Be LIVE Right here at BangShift.com!
Feb 23, 2012Brian Lohnes1
We’re one week away from the start of the legendary March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California! If you are within driving distance of the track and you are not going to...
Driveway Tech: Battling the Oil Burning Monte Carlo – Part 3- Death Match!
Feb 23, 2012Brian Lohnes8
(Words, Photos, Bleeding and Struggle by Scott Liggett) – As we continued to fight this darn car’s oil burning 350 we transitioned from frustration to inspiration, back to frustration,...
Racing Junk Find: A Super Rare Original AMX Flopper With Killer Drag History
Feb 23, 2012Brian Lohnes1
Today’s world of blobby funny cars is the result of the march of technology and competition over the decades. It is almost impossible for the casual drag racing fan to believe that there were...
Carb Tech Video: Holley Shows You How to Choose the Right Power Valve For Your Application
Feb 23, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Carb Tech Video: Holley Shows You How to Choose the Right Power Valve For Your Application
While EFI is on the end of everyone’s tongue these days, there is still a booming marketplace for carbs and for guys and girls who like to tinker, tune, and experiment, they are devilish fun....
Florida Man Crashes His Mustang Into a Neighboring House…For the Second Time
Feb 22, 2012Brian Lohnes2
83 year-old Bob Johnson was on the other side of his house when he felt a quake, heard some items fall down and wondered what the heck had just happened. The WWII vet shrugged it off and went back to...
Sold Out! ECTA’s Ohio Mile April Event Reaches 175-Car Limit
Feb 22, 2012Brian Lohnes2
We thought that the ECTA’s move to Wilmington, Ohio would increase their car counts and popularity. It looks like we were right because the ECTA’s Tonya Turk announced on Facebook...