Question of the Day: What is the One Element You Car Has to Have? Fast, Low, Corner Carver, Great Paint?
Hot rodders and gearheads are a particular bunch. We all have our likes and dislikes, whether they are rooted in certain eras of cars, styles of cars, or even specific performance elements, we all...
Watch the World’s Lamest Drifting Event End With a Corvette Getting Smashed
When you watch this video, you’ll probably think the same thing we did on our first viewing, which was, “What the hell?” Other than the Corvette, we have no idea what the other...
World’s Most Horrendous Rolling Disaster For Sale On Craigslist – Unparalleled Nightmare
There truly are not words to describe how heinous, wrong, nightmarish, and awful this “1962 International” is. We have no idea what in the hell the guy that glued it together was trying...
Weld Racing Unveils Delta-1 Drag Racing Wheel – Revolutionary Design Unlike Any Pro Level Drive Wheel in Drag Racing History
For months, there have been hushed conversations happening with the guys at Weld Racing regarding a new product that they were finalizing for drag racing. It has been similar to the buzz the company...
Barnstormin’ – Why Bowling Green Serves As My Nitro Fueled Tent Revival Every Year
The 2012 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky was another interesting endevour for Chad and I. The event itself was bad ass to levels previously...
Bitchin’ Gasser Video: Wheelstands and Wild Nose High Action From the 2012 Gasser Reunion
The yearly Gasser Reunion has been going on for about 10 years now. What started as a small meet at Thompson Dragway in Ohio has grown into a far more robust show that is currently held at nostalgic...
eBay Find: A 1946 Autocar Truck That’s Tough and Cool (and Probably Slower Than a Mule)
One of my favorite moments at the 2012 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion was literally running down the owner of a totally sweet 1964 Mack B61 truck and chatting him up about the big beast. Since...
Weird News: Wrist Pin From Blown Up Airplane Engine Crashes Through Maine House Like a Bullet
A Maine family was minding their own business the other night when an unwelcome guest entered their home. That guest turned out to be the wrist pin from an airplane engine that suffered a mechanical...
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE!!!! THE WINGED EXPRESS FUEL ALTERED: IN-CAR AND ON-CAR
The Winged Express may be the most famous drag car of all times. I know that is a big statement, but it just might be true. And here at BangShift.com we have been lucky enough to get what is arguably...
Video: BangShiftChad visits Airtex Fuel Delivery Systems and Gets All “Dirty Jobs” on Them
When the guys at Airtex told me that Route2Media was coming to shoot a shop tour of their place in Fairfield Illinois, and that they wanted me to come be the host of the video, I was all in....
Question of the Day: What’s the Most Grueling Automotive Event/Task/Adventure You Have Ever Been Involved In?
In the deer smashing Corvette item earlier today I mentioned briefly that I had a reasonably awful experience at Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia about 10 years ago. I happened to be down at...
Cool New Parts: The Hammerhead – A Bombproof 12-bolt Center Section For Your 5th Gen Camaro!
Our pal Jeff Lee and his dad Fred have spent the last couple of years working on perfecting what can only be described as the most bombproof IRS center section available today for 5th generation...
The 2012 GOJO Giveaway Week Three – Drag Racing Trivia Can Win You Free GOJO Products!
Hey kids, we’re back with week three of the 2012 BangShift/GOJO Industries Giveaway. In week one, you sent in pictures of your greasy, dirty, soiled hands and the most deserving hands got the...
Buford T Justice Update: It Lives Again Thanks to a Down and Dirty Driveway Thrash and Junkyard Parts
Back in May, as I am sure you remember, Buford T Justice spit the bit during dyno session hi-jinx. The car spit the drive shaft out violently, busted the hell out of the 700R4 transmission, and was...
