SAD NEWS: KEN NELSON – LEGENDARY WHEELSTANDER PILOT PASSES
Ken Nelson, one of the greatest wheelstander drivers in drag racing history has passed away. Best known for his last and probably greatest creation, the “Cool Bus”, Nelson ran several...
FRIEBURGER AND FINNEGAN BUY 1955 CHEVY AND WILL FLAT TOW IT HOME BEHIND THE HOT ROD RANCHERO
As we told you yesterday, Freiburger and Finnegan were heading to Colorado Springs, Colorado to pick up a car that they had purchased sight unseen. The boys did not reveal the car until they went to...
BREAKING NEWS: EVAN KNOLL FOUND FIT FOR TRIAL BY FEDERAL JUDGE – PLEADS NOT GUILTY ON 10 COUNTS
A federal judge has ruled that Evan Knoll is mentally competent to stand trial on a host of charges that could land him in prison for more than 50 years. The ruling came just hours ago in the Grand...
BANGSHIFT PROJECT CAR SPOTLIGHT: AN AMC GREMLIN WITH A ROAD RACING PAST GETS A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
There may be a law on the books in the great state of Wisconsin that every gearhead must own at least one AMC project during their life. BangShift member Mike is proving that he’s totally...
GEARHEAD VIDEO: A SUSPENSION EYE VIEW OF THE DETROIT SPEED 1970 CAMARO TEARING AROUND CAROLINA MOTORSPORTS PARK
This is one of those videos that gearheads find fascinating and the rest of the world wonders what’s wrong with us. Proud BangShift sponsor Detroit Speed and Engineering put a Replay XD camera...
RUMOR: KURT BUSCH TO DRIVE THE NUMBER 43 FOR RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS?
There is a rumor making the rounds that Kurt Busch, recently fired from the team of Roger Penske may land at Richard Petty Motorsports as the driver of the iconic number 43 car. Despite his attitude...
HANG EM HIGH: THREE ROGUE TOW TRUCK DRIVERS BUSTED IN CHICAGO – STEALING CARS FROM ACCIDENT VICTIMS!
Police in Chicago have arrested three rogue tow truck drivers for stealing cars from parking spaces, streets, and worst of all, from people who had been involved in accidents. Police believe that...
COOL OR NOT: A PRO TOURING SEVENTIES ERA CHEVY C10
The 1973-1987 Chevy/GMC truck line will forever go down in history as one of the most versatile ever designed. Never again will a car company keep the same basic architecture under a vehicle family...
WALLY PARKS MUSEUM TO HOST FORD – COBRA – SHELBY REUNION THIS APRIL
If you are a fan of the Shelby Cobra and the other Shelby and Ford products, you’ll be wanting to mark April 19-21, 2011 on your calendar. That’s the weekend that the Wally Parks NHRA...
THE FREIBURGER AND FINNEGAN ALAKSAN MISADVENTURE HEADS TO COLORADO
Ok, so yesterday Freiburger and Finnegan revealed what their “Plan B” was after diverting their mission to Alaska south. Apparently they have purchased a car sight unseen in Colorado...
KHALID AL BALOOSHI NAMED SECOND DRIVER FOR ALAN JOHNSON – AL ANABI TOP FUEL TEAM
After a couple months of awful rumor mongering, speculation, blind guesses, and sheer misinformation, Alan Johnson and Al Anabi racing have announced the second half of their Top Fuel tandem for...
QUICK TECH VIDEO: PROPER FLAT TAPPET CAM BREAK IN PROCEDURE FROM COMP CAMS
While we know that this video is not advanced science, people screw up and wipe out flat tappet cams all the time. Incorrectly, people often cite the cam manufacturer for selling them a defective...
COOL OR NOT: SMALL DISPLACEMENT HIGH PERFORMANCE DIESELS
While making my obligatory lap of the internet the other day, I stumbled up a story about the newest offering from Vauxhall, the British wing of General Motors. The story was about the Vauxhall...
