American Powertrain Has the New Tremec Magnum XL Transmissions For SN197 Mustangs – Ditch the Weak Suck Stocker!
Mar 09, 2012Brian Lohnes1
This is not a newsflash for S197 Mustang owners but the stock Getrag MT82 manual transmission essentially blows goats for all out performance driving. There have been lots of customer complaints...
Wild Photos and Video: A Log Impales a Mini-Van – Driver Miraculously Survives
Mar 09, 2012Brian Lohnes2
Well this would certainly get your attention! A guy driving down the highway, minding his own business in Mississippi had the close call of a lifetime yesterday when a logging truck was involved in...
Sad News: IHRA’s Jim Weinert Passes
Mar 09, 2012Brian Lohnes1
“Big Jim” Weinert, the mountain of a man of oversaw track prep and safety at IHRA events for many years has passed away. Weinert was one of the sport’s true characters and his skill...
Watch the Crusher Camaro Hit the Strip and Run 10s!
Mar 09, 2012Brian Lohnes8
Freiburger and Finnegan are at it again, this time with the well known Crusher Camaro. The Camaro has been a part of Hot Rod off and on since the mid 1990s when it was saved from being crushed at a...
eBay Find(s): Two Massive Pontiac Wagon Airport Limos
Mar 08, 2012Brian Lohnes8
Old school airport limos are neat in a freakshow kind of way. Unlike modern limos that just have four doors and a large passenger area with a wet bar, TV, hot tub, stripper pole, and snappy lighting,...
Breaking News: 2012 COPO Camaro Confirmed by Chevrolet Performance – 69 Cars to Be Built
Mar 08, 2012Brian Lohnes3
The 2012 COPO Camaro is not longer a concept car, the model will be produced by Chevrolet and 69 of them will be manufactured this year. The announcement came from Chevrolet Performance today and it...
Feature: A Day In the Life of the Champion Speed Shop Nostalgia Top Fuel Team
Mar 08, 2012Brian Lohnes4
(Words and photos by Red Line Synthetic Oil) – Race fans in the aging wooden grandstands at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield let out a collective breath as a pair of Nostalgia Top Fuel...
Watch Some Crazy Swedes Go Nostalgia Drag Racing On Ice!
Mar 08, 2012Brian Lohnes2
This is literally one of the coolest drag races we have ever seen! BangShift reader Arlid (who hails from Norway) tipped us off to this video from Sweden that features six minutes of action from what...
The Four-Wide Nationals are Returning to zMax Dragway April 13-15 – Be There!
Mar 07, 2012Brian Lohnes2
Back in the old school developmental days of organized drag racing, there were very few rules about anything. Yes, there were classes and tech inspections to some level, but there weren’t...
Awesome In Car Video of a Big Block Chevy Powered McLaren M6B Can Am Car Flying Around Laguna Seca
Mar 07, 2012Brian Lohnes10
There are few eras in racing that we’re more sad that we missed than the golden age of Can-Am in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These were some of the most drop dead sexy full bodied race cars...
GM Halts Camaro ZL1 Production Due to “Quality Assessment”
Mar 07, 2012Brian Lohnes7
Chevrolet has stopped production and reportedly recalled the one Camaro ZL1 that was delivered to a customer in Texas due to a “quality assessment” that is being made of all the cars...
Carnage Photos: Here’s the Aftermath of Mark Sanders’s Funny Car Crash at the 2012 March Meet
Mar 07, 2012Brian Lohnes4
The most violent and destructive wreck at the 2012 March Meet was the early event wall banger suffered by Mark Sanders and his Mr. Explosive Nova. His crash was a high speed top end affair and the...
Lunati Rolls out Budget Voodoo Cranks for Ford, Chevy, and Pontiac Applications
Mar 07, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Lunati Rolls out Budget Voodoo Cranks for Ford, Chevy, and Pontiac Applications
Long known for their high performance camshafts, Lunati also offers a wide variety of crankshafts as well. Adding to that already varied lineup is the new Voodoo series cranks that the company...
Gallery: Meet the Legends Nostalgia Drags – Sealy, Texas Gallery Two
Mar 07, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Gallery: Meet the Legends Nostalgia Drags – Sealy, Texas Gallery Two
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Yesterday we unleashed the first batch of photos that Charles Wickam shot at the “Meet the Legends” nostalgia drags held in Sealy, Texas. We’re...












