Holley Is Developing A New Throttle Body And They Need Your Help – Free Parts!
The boys and girls at Holley are deep in development mode on a new throttle body for LS2 and LS3 engines and they are looking for test vehicles in the Bowling Green, Kentucky area. That’s...
BANGSHIFT QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT WAS YOUR CLOSEST CALL IN A CAR OR TRUCK?
After watching all those little Euro-mobiles wreck on the ‘Ring in that blog item yesterday you are probably thinking about a time or two where you found yourself a little short in the talent...
Drag Gallery: Bracket Racing and 275 Drag Radial Action from Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Yesterday we featured a gallery on the Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip Nostalgia Race, but we didn’t mention that the track held a double header. At 3pm,...
Wheelstand Sequence: A Gnarly Datsun 240Z Literally Stands It On The Bumper At Brainerd!
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – It was a great day at Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip with lost of cool cars. By far, the star of the show was Ron Lane in his nitrous-fed 240z, which did...
Incredible Burnout Video: The Most Wild Flaming Aussie Video We Have Ever Seen!
Aussie BangShifter John Tearle tipped us off to this video of a Commodore Ute not only burning the tires off, but also nearly burning to the ground during an Aussie “power skid” contest....
Celebrity Car Death Match: Magnum PI’s Ferrari 308 GTS VS The Miami Vice Fake Ferrari Daytona Spyder (w/video)
Celebrity Car Death Match has taken on a life of its own. We’re getting proposed match ups, hate mail, and weirdo automotive fan clubs all riled up at this deal and that’s absolutely...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Trooper – Boys In The Bright White Sports Car (1979)
This one should resonate with our BS brothers and sisters living in Canada as Trooper is one of the country’s better known rock bands and they are the group that recorded this tune, Boys In The...
Have You Cruised Chris Alston’s Chassisworks New Product Catalogs? You Should!
We like to make sure that good, hard work gets recognized. When we learned that the squad over at Chris Alston’s Chassisworks had reworked, revamped, and released some new product catalogs...
The Wilshire Shaker Is For Sale And It Could Be Yours! (w/video!)
In the coming weeks, you’ll be seeing some cool stuff from the electronic pen of Steve Magnante here on the pages of BangShift. We were cruising his new site SteveMags.com and came across an...
Sideways With Rodney Prouty: Who is “That Guy”? Wait, I Know, I Know…
Every week or two Rodney Prouty sends us his next edition of Sideways and we love them all. Great stories from a regular Joe hot rodder who races his daily driver ’68 Camaro as often as...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Hanous Cross Brand Violation You Have Ever Seen?
After the Mustang photo that we posted yesterday, with the Chevy Rally Wheels on it, I got to thinking about other weird cross brand violations. Of course engines are a big one that get people all...
Nostalgia Funny Car Testing Photos From Famoso: Stone, Woods, and Cook Plus More
Zane McNary and the Stone, Woods, and Cook Team were up at Famoso this past weekend for an open test and tune session in their Dark Horse II Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car. They weren’t the only...
Drag Gallery: The First Annual Nostalgia Drag Race At Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Bangshift contributor, Tommy Lee Byrd is at it again, with another gallery of photos—this time from the first annual Nostalgia Drag Race at Brainerd...
