Updated: Walt Arfons Dies At 96 – Innovator, Thrust Driven Drag Race Pioneer, LSR Record Holder
(Editor’s Note: After this remembrance of Walt Arfons ran yesterday we were contacted by our pal Bret Kepner and enlightened on several aspects of Walt’s life and accomplishments that...
Gallery: The Gooodguys Rod And Custom Association Pleasanton Summer Get Together 2013
(Photos by Chad and family) – Last weekend, Chad was at the 2013 Goodguys Pleasanton Get Together. The Goodguys “get together” shows are open to all year American cars, so unlike a...
Video: Hilarious Trailer Fail Video. Or…I Swear It Fit Through This Door Before!
What goes in, doesn’t always come out. LOL This is one hilarious video that shows you a few things. A. An “interference fit” is not something you want to hear when talking about...
Barnstormin’: There’s No I In TEAM (Or Brilliance Largely Works Alone)
Yesterday’s news and subsequent story about the passing of the great Walt Arfons garnered me more personal emails regarding the relationship between Walt and Art Arfons than the great majority...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Which Is More Annoying? Trailer Etiquette And Skills Discussed!
So this week, BangShift.com’s West Coast headquarters have been mobile. We decided to take an extended trip back home from the Pleasanton Goodguys show and have been traveling through some of...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Rusty Chevrolet” Da Yoopers (1987)
We know it’s June, and that “Rusty Chevrolet” is set to the same tune as “Jingle Bells”, but we still think it is worthy of a BangShift Daily Tune Up. Plus, maybe it...
Drag Gallery: Pro Street Racing Association Action Photos From Thunder Valley Raceway Park!
(Words and Photos by Brad Klaassen) – Despite Mother Nature having a complete meltdown the past couple of weeks in central Oklahoma, some semblance of normalcy managed to return to Thunder...
MSD Power Tour Photo Contest In Full Swing! Check Out Photos And Vote For Your Favorites Too.
MSD’s Power Tour Photo Contest is in full swing, and there are some really “interesting” photos that are up and ready for voting. Go to the Facebook photo album linked below and...
Video: John Mihovetz Runs 6.05 With A 4.6 Liter Mod Motor At 241 MPH!
We happen to know John Mihovetz, the man behind Accufab Throttle Bodies, pretty well. And we’re always busting his balls about his insane obsession with going fast in a car that is powered by...
Gallery: The 2013 Chevy High Performance Nationals – Hot Fun In The Atlanta Sun!
(Photos by BangShift.com) – So last weekend my announcing work took me to Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia to call the action on the autocross course at the 2013 Chevy High Performance...
Craigslist Find: A Cool 1970s Chevy Van Go Kart That Was Actually A GM Promotional Item!
As we all know, car dealers and companies go to some creative lengths to get people into their showrooms to buy cars. From wacky ads, promotions, and deals that are literally too good to be true,...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Under-Appreciated Skill That Gearheads Have And “Regular” People Don’t?
Fact: gearheads are different from “regular” people because we approach lots of stuff in every day situations differently. Typically we’re better problem solvers, quicker thinking...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Brand New Car” The Rolling Stones (1994)
“Brand New Car” by the Rolling Stones may not rank up there with some of their more famous hits, but the album Voodoo Lounge did go double platinum and was number 2 in the charts. Still,...
eBay Find: A Restored, $195,000 V-Twin Hemi Engine From The Late 1930s – $3,100 Per Cubic Inch!
This may be the answer to the question, “What do you get the motorcycle guy who has it all?” Even THAT guy doesn’t have one of these and at $195,000, you’d seriously need it...
