BangShift Question Of The Day: What Section Of The Gearhead World Is Doing The Best Job Of Getting Young Guys And Girls Involved?
Sep 24, 2013Brian Lohnes7
(Photo courtesy of Tulsa Raceway Park) – So last weekend I was in Tulsa at a track both Chad and I seem to find ourselves at with frequency, the well known Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park. I...
3rd Annual River Rockets Flat Bottom Regatta Photos – A Gallery Of The Wildest Hot Rod Boats
Sep 24, 2013Brian Lohnes3
(Photos by Jay Waxler) – Every once in a while, we run an item here that is out of even our sweeping wheelhouse. This is one of those events. Called the River Rockets Flat Bottom Regatta, it...
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Straps A Brand New C7 Corvette To The Dyno For Baseline Testing – See What The New LT1 Makes For HP! (Video)
Sep 24, 2013Brian Lohnes11
Chad and I recently cornered Mike Copeland from Lingenfelter Performance Engineering while he was at the Holley LS Fest in Bowling Green, Kentucky. We asked him point blank whether or not LPE had...
Redneck Rumble 2013 Photos – A Cool Show With Lots Of Interesting Iron!
Sep 24, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Redneck Rumble 2013 Photos – A Cool Show With Lots Of Interesting Iron!
(Photos by Charles Murphree) – For eight years, the Redneck Rumble has been going on as a fun hot rod, rat rod, and kustom show in Tennessee. Featuring cruises, a demo derby, live music, and...
Video: Gear Jamming, Wheels Up, Crossed Up, Sideways, Drag Radial Action. Oh And It’s A Mazda!
Sep 23, 2013Chad Reynolds6
This little bastard is awesome. It gives me lumber. I want to drive it. And after you watch this video, so will you. While searching for some drag radial video I found this great video from the guys...
BangShift Goes LIVE At The Shakedown! Pro Mod, 10.5, Drag Radial And More! Here’s What You Can Expect
Sep 23, 2013Chad Reynolds5
That’s right folks, BangShift.com will be bringing you exclusive FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO from The Shakedown at the Summit October 4-6, 2013 as the event formerly known as The Skakedown at...
Dream Engine Find: A Real Deal DZ302 That You Can Buy For Your Hot Rod! Make Anything A Z28
Sep 23, 2013Chad Reynolds16
Okay, so maybe you can’t make anything a Z28, but you sure can make your hot rod feel like one. This Craigslist ad from the DFW area is for a nearly complete DZ302 Chevrolet. For those of you...
American Powertrain rolls out new ProFit kit for 1964-1972 GM Half Ton Trucks! Pro Touring, Street Machine, Etc All Handled!
Sep 23, 2013Brian Lohnes2
1964-1972 GM trucks have long been popular among hot rodders and truck enthusiasts but over the last couple of years, their popularity has gone nuts among the pro touring crowd as well. With more and...
Question of the Day: Who’s The Most Legendary Crew Chief In American Racing History?
Sep 23, 2013Brian Lohnes24
For most “normal” people who are fans of racing, they concentrate their energies on the driver. It is the driver who gets the glory and the fame while the crew guys break their ass during...
Rich Siroonian, Ultra-Talented Gasser And Funny Car Driver Passes – Drag Racing’s First 220-mph Flopper Pilot
Sep 23, 2013Brian Lohnes11
We’ve received word that Richard Siroonian, nephew of the late “Big John” Mazmanian and the man best known for driving the drag race cars his uncle owned and maintained through the...
eBay Find: The Epic Combo Of A Ranger Body, A Heavy Duty Truck Chassis, Lots Of Exhaust Stacks, And A Big Block
Sep 23, 2013Brian Lohnes18
So even I, the dude who loves big trucks of all shapes and sizes is speechless over this creation. It looks like a movie prop, and then there’s one angle where I was almost willing to dig it a...
The Fall 2013 Chattanooga Cruise In – More Killer Photos From The Event!
Sep 23, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on The Fall 2013 Chattanooga Cruise In – More Killer Photos From The Event!
(Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Late last week we hit you upside the head with an awesome gallery of photos from the Fall 2013 Chattanooga Cruise-In, well we’re back with another load of...
Site of the Week: The Greatest Collection of 4×4 Van Videos the World Has Ever Known
Sep 21, 2013Brian Lohnes2
We were tipped off to this pretty cool site that has a collection of videos featuring four wheel drive vans from the mild, like stocker Quigley conversions all the way up to van monster trucks....
Mini-Bike Jump of Doom Video: Loose Pants and a Rough Landing
Sep 21, 2013Brian Lohnes1
We once wrecked a BMX bike off a jump hard during our childhood. That pretty much cured us off the jumping bug. Obviously this dude didn’t shake the need to experience flight on a two wheeled...












