Gallery: The Goodguys 15th Annual Southwest Nationals – Scottsdale, Arizona
(Photos by Justin Oney) – The Goodguys season is coming to an end for 2012 with one fine show this weekend in Del Mar California. Last weekend the tour visited Scottsdale, Artizona and...
eBay Find: A Boeing Gas Turbine Powered Go Kart – BS Approved Levels of Insanity!
We have to thank BangShift reader Andrew Lenthe for the tip on this amazing turbine powered go kart that is currently for sale on eBay. Looking all the world like a well constructed but bat shit...
Video: Watch The Hypermax Dragster Make The Quickest Diesel Pass Of All Time (We Think)
We’ve been following the exploits of the Illinois-based Hypermax Engineering team and their diesel powered dragster for the better part of a year now. The last time we showed you video of the...
Galleries:Our Photos From the PSCA’s Street Car Supernationals VIII – Door Slammer Action!
(Photos by Rob Kinnan) – If you missed our live streaming broadcast of the 2012 PSCA Street Car Supernationals you failed to see one of the great door slammer drag races of all time. ET records...
Video Replay: The 2012 Street Car Super Nationals
That’s right folks, it’s time for the biggest battle of East vs. West in Pro Street, Outlaw 10.5, Drag Radial and more, and we’ll have it all live from Las Vegas where Street Car...
Video: Watch The Greatest 8-Second Sleeper In America Lay Down A Lap At Atco
There’s nothing better than a great sleeper and the 1967 Chevelle in this video is better than great, it is sublime. The car goes by the name, “Honk If Parts Fall Off” and it sure...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Yesterday’s Bizarro Part Identified and Today’s Challenge Introduced!
Unstoppable and all-knowing are the two words that I’d use to describe the throngs of people checking on our daily “Test Your Gearhead Knowledge” blog items. As usual, you guys got...
eBay Find: A Mint 1975 GMC Motorhome – Is The New BangShift Mobile Command Center – It Has An Air Raid Siren!
Chad and I have long joked that we need a BangShift mobile command center. We need a vehicle capable of serving as our live broadcast station, living quarters when Daphne and Kerri get pissed at us...
eBay Find: A 1966 Charger Body From The Dawn Of The Funny Car Era – Vintage Perfection
Today’s modern funny cars are cool with their 300+mph speeds, 8,000hp engines, and big league sponsorships. Nostaliga nitro funny cars incorporate the feel of the old days with some new tech...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Yesterday’s Ancient Behemoth And Today’s Weirdo Component
I went full on weirdo with yesterday’s engine because I was hoping to cause the BS readership to throw up a goose egg in the guess department, but no, you went ahead and nailed it. The engine...
Photos: Action and Bits From The Pits At The NMCA Drag Week Shootout In Houston
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It was an Unlimited Drag Week reunion of sorts last weekend in Houston, Texas as the NMCA invited a load of the heaviest hitters that competed at Drag Week 2012 to...
Vintage Coolness: Another Collection Of Ads From The 1964 New York International Auto Show
It has been a while since we delved into our treasure trove of ads from the program of the 1964 New York International Auto Show. We’re jumping back in with both feet today with a neat...
Gallery: The SCTA El Mirage November Meet – LSR Action In The California Dirt!
(Photos by Zane McNary) – The SCTA held their final meet of the season at the famed El Mirage dry lake last weekend and as is normally the case, the action was fast and dusty. BangShift’s...
Help Hurricane Sandy Victims, and Yourself, With 40% Off Superwinch Promotion!
We just got word from the guys and gals at Superwinch that they have started a special promotion that is going to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy get back on their feet again while also saving...
