WATCH QUIN CODY TAKE A MASSIVE SPILL OFF OF HIS BIKE AT THE 2012 DAKAR RALLY
The 2012 Dakar rally is currently happening in South America and the craziest/bravest racers in the world are competing against some of the toughest terrain mother nature has to offer. While the...
BANGSHIFT QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT AUTOMOTIVE EVENTS DO YOU PLAN TO ATTEND IN 2012?
Well 2012 is here. Depending on your opinion of the whack jobs who claim the world is going to end in about 12 months, our time may be limited. This raises a good question. What the heck are you...
AMERICAN POWERTRAIN IS IN THE HOUSE! OUR NEWEST SPONSOR PUTS THE SHIFT IN BANGSHIFT.COM.
When our pal “Mad Matt” Graves joined the American Powertrain team last year we were excited because we had just installed one of their Science Friction Clutch kits behind our...
SLEEPER VIDEO: A ZR1 POWERED SILVERADO PICKUP!
Well this truck is certainly devious! Guys have been stuffing hot small blocks into short bed half ton trucks for decades but none have been as powerful from the factory as the blown LS9 that...
BANGSHIFT.COM IS PROUD TO INTRODUCE A NEW SPONSOR: JET-HOT HIGH PERFORMANCE COATINGS
As we announced earlier, 2012 brings some new sponsors to BangShift.com, and none handle the heat from this joint better than Jet-Hot High Performance Coatings. We are pretty lucky here at BangShift...
BANGSHIFT.COM NEW SPONSORS: LUCAS OIL, JET-HOT, AMERICAN POWERTRAIN, AND GLOBAL WEST!
It’s a Happy New Year here at BangShift.com because we are proud to announce that we have 4 new sponsors joining the BangShift.com family of sponsors this year! That’s right, new folks...
HURRY! REGISTRATION OPEN FOR 2012 ECTA OHIO MILE EVENTS!
Man, the news is flying out of ECTA HQ this week . Yesterday they released the information on their new electric motorcycle class and now they have opened the flood gates of registration for 2012...
COOL VIDEO: HOW AN ENGINE AT THE GM TONAWANDA PLANT GOES TOGETHER FROM START TO FINISH
If you are back at work today after the holidays be happy to know that the robots and people that assemble GM engines are back at it too. We got tipped off to a truly cool video that followed the...
ECTA OFFERS NEW ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE CLASS FOR 2012 – RULES INSIDE!
The East Coast Timing Association not only has a new venue this year, they also have a new class for electric motorcycles. The ECTA crew has been working with Dr. Robert Prins of James Madison...
EBAY FIND: THE MASSIVE JUNKYARD/MUSCLE CAR COLLECTION OF BRUCE CLICHE IS BACK UP FOR SALE
Bruce Cliche’s massive collection of muscle cars and parts is for sale again. The 4-acre spread which is located in Vermont is on the block for $1.6 million bucks. Since I have actually spent a...
FUN VIDEO: A VINTAGE FIAT 500 PACKING TURBO HONDA POWER!
If this little meanie doesn’t crack you up, your sense of humor is out of whack! The wee machine shown in the video is a vintage Fiat 500 that has had the anemic 500cc two cylinder engine...
ROADSIDE FIND: RULE THE ROADS LIKE A SCANDINAVIAN PIMP IN THIS VOLVO LIMO!
While cruising the local byways last with with my boys, Jack blurted out, “Dad LIMO!” He’s three, so seeing a stretched out car or truck is big stuff to him. Anyway, I looked over...
BARNSTORMIN: WHAT I LEARNED IN 2011
As we literally get ready to close the books on 2011 and move into an exciting 2012, It is time to do that whole retro look back thing on 2011. The third year of BangShift’s life was a good...
DRAG VIDEO: A MERCEDES MINI-VAN IN AUSTRALIA GETS A 632 BBC, RUNS NINES, HILARITY FOLLOWS
Whack nut drag race cars rule. There is now proof that they rule in both Hemispheres in the form of this video! Some insane maniac in Australia built a full tilt drag race version of a Mercedes Vito...
