Danica Finishes Fontana NASCAR Race Three Laps Down
Feb 22, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Danica Finishes Fontana NASCAR Race Three Laps Down
Well it wouldn’t be a Monday if we weren’t reporting on Danica Patrick’s latest performance in a stock car. It would be honest to say that she did better than her debut in Daytona,...
eBay Find: Jimmy Cagney’s 1934 Auburn Cabriolet
Feb 22, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Find: Jimmy Cagney’s 1934 Auburn Cabriolet
We’re not that big into luxury cars that pre-date WWII, but when we got tipped off to the eBay listing for Jimmy Cagney’s 1934 Auburn Cabriolet, powered by a Lycoming built V-12, we had...
The Parting Shift: Grabbing Gears with the Front Wheels Three Feet in the Air
Feb 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on The Parting Shift: Grabbing Gears with the Front Wheels Three Feet in the Air
It’s is one thing to pull and awesome wheelie off the starting line in your race car. It’s cool as hell. If you want to upgrade to sublime, pull the wheels and grab gears when they are...
Sad Story: California Woman Dies on Corvette Test Drive
Feb 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Sad Story: California Woman Dies on Corvette Test Drive
A 29 year-old mother of four was killed while taking a potential buyer on a test drive. Police claim that high speed was a factor in the wreck. The passenger sustained serious injuries, but reports...
Start Planning: SEMA Says Take a Friend to a Race in August
Feb 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Start Planning: SEMA Says Take a Friend to a Race in August
You may not have known this, but BangShift is an official SEMA member. One of the neat programs that SEMA champions is called “Take a Friend to a Race.” It is part of Motorsports...
New Sponsor: Spectre Performance Joins BangShift.com!
Feb 19, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on New Sponsor: Spectre Performance Joins BangShift.com!
We are proud to announce that we have yet another great sponsor to add to the BangShift.com family of companies. Spectre Performance, and their Speed by Spectre brand, have come on board to support...
Chrysler Taking Orders for 2010 Drag Pak Challengers
Feb 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Chrysler Taking Orders for 2010 Drag Pak Challengers
The Challenger Drag Pak is kind of the forgotten sister to the haul-ass Ford Cobra Jet Mustang. Chrysler is now taking orders for 2010 models and if you want one, you’d better print your order...
New Mickey Thompson Exhibit at Parks NHRA Museum Gets High Marks
Feb 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on New Mickey Thompson Exhibit at Parks NHRA Museum Gets High Marks
Mickey Thompson, who has been called the greatest hot rodder who ever lived, is being honored through an awesome exhibit at the Wally Parks NHRA Museum. Our pal Dave Wallace was able to sneak inside...
Craigslist Find: Flamed Ice Drag Racing Snow Machine
Feb 19, 2010Brian Lohnes1
Next weekend we’re heading to the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vermont. It’s home to the Goldenchild Nationals, one of the premier ice snow machine drag races in the world. There are...
Carnage Video Pair: Hitting the Christmas Tree
Feb 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Carnage Video Pair: Hitting the Christmas Tree
It’s the ultimate drag racing party foul, running over the Christmas tree. Aside from being rare and usually pretty spectacular, it is a major pain in the ass for the track personnel. Once the...
World’s Smallest Procharger Supercharger
Feb 18, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on World’s Smallest Procharger Supercharger
Earlier today we wrote about the new ShockWave air suspension for UTVs, and we started wondering if there was anything actually cool that can be done with one of those glorified riding lawn mowers....
Video Bonanza: Burnout Fail! (You’re Doing it Wrong)
Feb 18, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Video Bonanza: Burnout Fail! (You’re Doing it Wrong)
After posting the tire explosion video earlier today, we were in the mood to find more videos of burnout related failures. As it turns out, searching for “tire explosion” on YouTube...
The History of the Detroit Autorama and the Ridler Award
Feb 18, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on The History of the Detroit Autorama and the Ridler Award
The famous Detroit Autorama is coming soon to Cobo Hall on February 26-28, and BangShift Chad will be there to bring you the action. The Autorama is legendary today as a leading indoor car show, but...
Video: Ridetech Now Thrashes on UTV Suspension, Too
Feb 18, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: Ridetech Now Thrashes on UTV Suspension, Too
Our friends at BangShift.com sponsor Ridetech are always up for a good time, and “good time” at home base in Jasper, Indiana, usually means thrashing on new products and taking fun video...