Watch a Wild Tractor Tired Chevy LUV Truck Catch Huge Air and Slog Through Mud Bog Pits!
Jun 05, 2012Brian Lohnes1
Owning a gnarly truck that rolls around on tractor tires is definitely on my “to do” list and after watching this video, it will probably be on yours too. What you’ll see is an old...
Ridetech Releases New Suspension Packages For 78-88 General Motors G-Bodies
Jun 05, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Ridetech Releases New Suspension Packages For 78-88 General Motors G-Bodies
The world seems ready to embrace something we have known for some time and that’s the fact that the G-body can be a great platform for building a car that can turn well. They were made by the...
Question of the Day: Who is the Most Sympathetic Figure in Automotive History?
Jun 05, 2012Brian Lohnes18
I keep seeing ads for an upcoming documentary on the Discovery Velocity channel that will analyze and study the horrifying 1955 LeMans crash that killed more than 80 people and sent shockwaves...
Private Mack Attack: An Awesome Look at a Private Collection of Ancient Mack Trucks
Jun 05, 2012Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Greg Rourke) – It is always cool when one of our contributors shoots an email in saying, “I’m not sure if you want to use these photos but…” because it is...
Watch Chris Holbrook’s Massive Cobra Jet Wheelie From the ADRL St Louis Race – Super Car Showdown Action!
Jun 05, 2012Brian Lohnes2
Chris Holbrook got some SERIOUS hang time during the ADRL Gateway Drags last weekend. He and his Cobra Jet Mustang were competing in the ADRL’s Super Car Showdown class. Having seen and more...
Kurt Busch Suspended by NASCAR For One Week After Threatening Reporter
Jun 04, 2012Brian Lohnes12
Kurt Busch’s tough talking stupidity at Dover last weekend has earned him a week off and could potentially end his already shaky driving position with car owner James Finch. As you’ll...
Not Surprisingly The Weirdest Automotive CraigsList Ad Ever Is For a VW Van (Bus Transporter)
Jun 04, 2012Brian Lohnes4
There are ads on Craigslist for everything. Looking at just the gearhead realm there are tens of thousands of cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, and parts listed in virtually every major...
Barnstormin’:The Little Drag Strip That Could, Did…After Almost 50 Years
Jun 04, 2012Brian Lohnes12
It will go down as the coolest gearhead non sequitur I have ever seen. Walking up to the old Boston city hall building, deep in the heart of downtown and seeing Bob Tasca III’s nitro funny car...
Event Coverage: Houston Cars and Coffee – Exotics, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Big Trucks!
Jun 04, 2012Brian Lohnes4
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re pretty sure that this takes the cake of the most diverse gallery we have ever published here on BangShift. Charles Wickam was juiced up to hit the...
Watch Kurt Busch Go From 0 to Complete DB in Mere Seconds While Talking Tough To a Reporter
Jun 04, 2012Brian Lohnes6
Monster Energy Drink is getting their money’s worth out of Kurt Busch in their first season as a NASCAR Nationwide Series sponsor. He’s been in the headlines for all kinds of stuff like...
Video: Watch the IndyCar Series Go Back to Being a Sad Joke As Their Detroit Circuit Falls Apart, Causing Wrecks
Jun 04, 2012Brian Lohnes2
With my planned day at the drag strip rained out and threatening skies above, me and my boys retired to the confines of BS Eastern World HQ and played Hot Wheels, killed time, and waiting for racing...
Gallery: The Connecting Rods Car Club Cruise – June 2012
Jun 04, 2012Brian Lohnes3
I’ve been remiss in some of my cruise reporting duties thus far in 2012, so it was good to sneak out on Friday night with my sons and father in law to hit a local cruise in Halifax,...
Watch Drag Racer Alex Vettros Suffer a Massive Wreck at Cecil County Dragway
Jun 04, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch Drag Racer Alex Vettros Suffer a Massive Wreck at Cecil County Dragway
After a busy weekend of racing all over the country, there are plenty of wild videos floating around on Monday morning. This piece of video was shot at Cecil County Dragway in Maryland and it shows...
PowerTour Adventure Blog: The Mopar That’s Waiting to Meet the Edsel
Jun 01, 2012Brian Lohnes2
(Photos and captions by Jon Clark) – Yesterday we showed you one half of the dynamic duo we’ll be following this year on PowerTour. Matt Graves of American Powertrain is powering north to...












