Bitchin’ Video: A Look Back At The Glory Days Of Modified Eliminator! Famous Racers Talk And Small Blocks Scream!
Bobby Bennett at CompetitionPlus.com is a BangShifty kind of guy. How do we know? Because he’s as hung up on the awesome past of drag racing as we are and he makes killer videos that...
RacingJunk Find: This Mid-Engine, Pro Street, Big Block Powered Astro Van Could Be Yours!
It has been a while since we showed you a true pro street freak like this Astro van, so when we came across it for sale on Craigslist, we knew it was destined for the front page. Yeah, we have...
Comedian Jay Mohr Makes Jokes At Danica Patrick’s Expense And She Ain’t Happy About It!
We think Jay Mohr is one funny bastard. He is one of those guys that doesn’t pull any punches at his show, and honestly was surprised when he was chosen as the host at the NASCAR Sprint Cup...
Not Dead: The Web’s Greatest Collection Of Chevy Casting Numbers Is Back On Mortec.com
Back in 1988 Mortec.com launched quietly as a website where you could do a few different things but most importantly you could cross reference virtually any casting number on virtually any Chevy V8...
Out Of Court And Onto The 1/4 Mile: Fontana Dragstrip Reopening Soon! We Have The Scoop!
(Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne) While we rode out to the northeastern corner of Fontana, California’s Auto Club Speedway, VP of Operations Ray Wilkings, talked about the construction going on...
BangShift Approved Craigslist Find: This Truck Mounted Snowblower Has Its Own 302 For Power – Holy Smokes!
We have to thank Andrew Crouch for the tip on this mind-numbingly great machine. What you are looking at is a 100% custom built truck mounted snowblower that is powered by a Ford 302 mounted on the...
BangShift Question of the Day: Tell us your favorite funny car story about a buddy of yours
Yesterday I wrote about how a $4000 car accident led to me finding my Monte Carlo SS, which predictably led to a slew of trash-talking between my high school buddies about the historical accuracy of...
This Video Of Grain Trucks Racing At A Fair Is Hilarious
Classic medium duty trucks are my jam. I love the things and while the majority of them have rotted and broken in half up here in New England, there are still thousands of them pressed into service...
Check Out This Cool New DIY Alignment Kit From QuickTrick. We Want One!
Going to get your car aligned after having new tires installed, or after making suspension changes just plane sucks. The guys at the alignment shop either tell you it’s too old or they tell you...
Action Gallery: 52 Photos of Wheelstands! Cars, Trucks, Sand Rails…..We’ve Got ‘Em All!
Ahhhh, the wheelstand! Is there a cooler act of automotive grunt? We don’t think that there is, so consider this gallery of 52 photos as an homage to climbing the ring gear and defying gravity,...
Watch A Mean, Wheelstanding Chevy Pickup Suffer A Major League Axle Failure With The Wheels Up
Of all the pieces that get pounded and punished in drag cars, the rear axle lives in a special kind of hell. Think about it. The housing and the contents inside of it are responsible for taking every...
The Top 11 Weird Vehicles The BangShift Staff Has Decided We Want This Week
It’s pretty common for us to write about some cool car, truck, motorhome, or tractor that we have found on Craigslist or Ebay or at the local swap meet. What you don’t see though are all...
NutJob: What’s the automotive crossroad that got you where you are today?
Late last week, Subaru of America posted a video to their Youtube channel showcasing one of only two Subaru WRX STI 22Bs that were imported to the United States Watching this video brought to mind...
NHRA Announces 10 Race Pro Mod Mod Series In 2014 – Group Will Have Own Television Show On Velocity Channel As Well
Finally some good news for fans of big league door slammer racing. Rather than tell you stories about series folding up, racer waiting for payment, and other maladies, we’re telling you that...
