Guest Blog: A BangShifter’s Great Stories and Memories of the Late Tom Hnatiw
(Editor’s note: Ed Nicholson is a long time BangShift reader. He’s also a long time competitive road racer, instructor, and car guy. Ed knew and raced with Tom Hnatiw a few years before...
Event Gallery: The 2012 Carlisle Truck Nationals
(Photos by John Button) – We’ve never been afraid to express our love of trucks here at BangShift. Chad is a reformed mini-truck guy, I love mud trucks, big rigs, and stuff that runs out...
Hilarious Video: Freiburger and Finnegan Bolt A Blower On to a SBC Powered Jag and Pound On It Mercilessly
The newest episode of Roadkill the web-show that documents the wacky adventures of David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan from Hot Rod Magazine was released last Friday and this one is pretty damned...
Cruise Gallery: The Sonic Cruise – Morgantown, Pennsylvania – August 2012
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Before Grippo spent the weekend at the drags, he and his wife took in a cool local cruise night that always draws some neat stuff. From classic bikes to old trucks,...
Drag Gallery: The 2012 Glory Daze Nostalgia Drags at Maple Grove Raceway
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Pennsylvania nostalgia drag racers and fans were out in force at the famed Maple Grove Raceway last weekend at the 2012 version of the Glory Daze Nostalgia Drags. With...
Hundreds Of Photos From Joe’s Minibike Reunion 2012: Customs, Hot Rods, Ruckus, CT’s, You Name It!
Joe’s Minibike Reunion was awesome!!! We showed up around 10:30am and the place was packed. Folks had started rolling in before 8 am, and were having a really good time. We have to say, this...
BangShift Sponsors Take Over NSRA Street Rod Nationals In Louisville This Weekend!
It’s true! We’re taking over the world, one drag race or car show at a time! And BangShift sponsors are helping tremendously, but spreading the word. If you are going to be within a few...
Question of the Day: What’s The Best Bolt On Upgrade You Have Ever Made To A Project?
So I’ve been wrenching hard on ol’ Bufort T Justice this week installing the Hotchkis Sport Suspension parts and pieces. It has been a long process mainly because I am taking my time and...
Carnage Video: Duramax Trucks Experiencing Tie Rod and Driveshaft Failures at the Truck Pulls
The independent front suspension used in GM trucks has long been the bane of hard core truck guys. IFS is a pain the rear end to deal with when lifting a 4×4 as opposed to the simplicity of a...
Craigslist Find: A Homebuilt 1977 Ford Monster Truck That We Want For Absolutely No Good Reason
Craigslist finds always seem to have more totally off the wall charm than similar things on eBay or RacingJunk. There’s a certain down home nature to the stuff we find or are tipped off to on...
Vermont Farmer Flips Out And Uses Massive Tractor To Crush Half of Town’s Police Cars!
In what can only be described as the craziest story we have heard about in a while, a Vermont farmer who was apparently fed up with the local police department, fired up his huge, four wheel drive...
Roadside Find Gallery: Moyock Muscle Cars – Moyock, North Carolina – Lots of Neat Projects For Sale!
While on a recent road trip through the Carolinas, my mother and father in law happened upon a pretty neat place in the town of Moyock, North Carolina. At first blush it looks to be a classic car...
Guest Blog: Broadway Bob Metzler Remembered By Bret Kepner – The Epic Stories Were All True
(Editor’s note – We’re honored to have this guest submission from Bret Kepner that stands as the definitive chronicle of “Broadway” Bob Metzler’s life and career...
BS Approved Video: The Late Tom Hnatiw and Peter Klutt Thrashing A Roush Powered Starsky and Hutch Torino On the Track!
Yesterday we told you about the passing of Tom Hnatiw, the very well liked and respected race announcer and TV guy. The show those of you in the USA remember Hnatiw on best was the SPEED...
