Gallery: A Look At The LeMay Museum By Nate McGrew – Funny Cars, T-Buckets, And More!
Mar 06, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Gallery: A Look At The LeMay Museum By Nate McGrew – Funny Cars, T-Buckets, And More!
(Photos by Nate McGrew) – Tacoma Washington’s LeMay Museum is one of the places we have long had on our bucket list to visit. The place is legendary for the stuff they have inside and...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: The Amazing Royal Crowns – 1965 GTO (1997)
Mar 06, 2013Brian Lohnes3
By the end of the day today Chad and I will be at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California setting up our scaffolding and getting our gear ready for the live broadcast of the 2013 March Meet. I...
AND WE HAVE A WINNER!!!! Who Won Ridetech’s ’33 Ford Gets Air Caption Contest? I KNOW I KNOW!
Mar 05, 2013Chad Reynolds140
We have a WINNER!!! Fastbak390 made up the winning caption, and will take home a pair of Ridetech Smooth Body shocks, plus 6 Ridetech shirts to share with his buddies. There were tons of great...
Video: Watch A 354ci Hemi With A Crank Mounted Blower Fire Up And Cackle On Nitro!! Historic Rail
Mar 05, 2013Brian Lohnes2
Of all the cool old drag cars around the world, there is only one that can be officially pin pointed as being the singular vehicle that launched the sport of drag racing in an entire country. That...
Galleries: Photos, and More Photos from the 2012 March Meet in Bakersfield! We’re LIVE Thursday!
Mar 05, 2013Chad Reynolds9
For 2012, the March Meet hds grown to four full days of racing action. Not only did that mean you got to watch even more FREE LIVE streaming video here at BangShift.com, but it also means an extra...
Bonus Craigslist Find: A 1962 Corvair 95 Rampside Truck
Mar 05, 2013Brian Lohnes8
Like the Cosworth Vega we showed you earlier today, this 1962 Corvair 95 rampside truck is priced at $1500 and seems to be right on the money. Unlike the Vega, the seller claims that this truck runs...
Insane Video: New Zealand Jetsprint Boat Video With Wrecks And Some Absolutely Stunning In-Boat Footage
Mar 05, 2013Brian Lohnes2
One of the wildest motorsports in the world is jetsprint boat racing. These tiny boats have two guys in them, engines that make nearly 1,000hp and they run around what is essentially an aquatic...
Miller Motorsports Park – Larry H. Miller Shelby Collection Photos
Mar 05, 2013Chad Reynolds1
After testing tires all day in the snow at Miller Motorsports Park last week, we were invited to take a guided tour of the Larry H. Miller Shelby collection that is housed at the track. The museum is...
HorsepowerJobs.com Joins The BangShift Family Of Sponsors! – Find Your Dream Job In The Aftermarket Or Racing Industry!
Mar 05, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on HorsepowerJobs.com Joins The BangShift Family Of Sponsors! – Find Your Dream Job In The Aftermarket Or Racing Industry!
If you are a gearhead, chances are that you’ve entertained the thought of working in the aftermarket or racing industry at some point in your life. There are a ton of different jobs and careers...
Incredible Video: Watch Two Six Second Drag Cars Come Feet From A Devastating Top End Wreck
Mar 05, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Incredible Video: Watch Two Six Second Drag Cars Come Feet From A Devastating Top End Wreck
This is one of the more death-defying top end incidents that we’ve ever seen. In one lane is the bonafide six second Rafaelito Mazda RX-8 that’s powered by a turbocharged 13B rotary...
Craigslist Find: A 1975 Cosworth Vega That’s Short On Looks But Totally Complete
Mar 05, 2013Brian Lohnes6
The Cosworth Vega was definitely a car ahead of its time. If you look at the automotive landscape today, the market is filled with small cars with high winding engines attached to suspension systems...
Drag Action Gallery: Wheelstands And Fire Breathing Cars From Lights Out Four By DRD Photos
Mar 05, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Action Gallery: Wheelstands And Fire Breathing Cars From Lights Out Four By DRD Photos
( Words and photos by Dom Damato) – Lights Out Four was the 7th race the Outlaw Radial Tire Championship (ORTC) has hosted at South Georgia Motorsports Park and was killer as ever. A huge rain...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Link Wray And The Wraymen – Drag Race (Year Unknown)
Mar 05, 2013Brian Lohnes2
Link Wray has been recognized as one of the greatest guitar players of all time by places like Rolling Stone magazine and lots of the legendary guitar players of today cite him and his music as...
Mongoose 2: Matusek Pulls Wraps Off Of Vintage Tom McEwen Themed Wrap On Aeromotive Pro Mod!
Mar 04, 2013Brian Lohnes7
Steve Matusek of Aeromotive is too damned good at keeping a secret. Throw Larry Larson into that statement too because the photos you see below were taken at Larson Race Cars. The secret that Steve...












