Great Read: Ed Hinton Counts Down the All Time Indy 500 Field for the 100th Anniversary of the Race
Ed Hinton is truly a national treasure when it comes to auto racing journalism. He always manages a blockbuster Indy 500 story every year on the week of the race. Last year is was the epic history of...
German Man Wrecks Pagani Zonda Roadster F At 200-Mph, Lives, Dad Going to Kick His Ass
Normally, we don’t give a flying foo about Italian sports cars who have names that we can barely pronounce. When they are wrecked on public roads at nearly 200mph and everyone lives, however,...
Kyle Busch Cited for Reckless Driving, May Lose Driver’s License
An evening joy ride in a pre-production Lexus sports car has landed Kyle Busch in some hot water with North Carolina law enforcement. That tends to happen when you run 128mph in a 45mph zone....
BangShift Tech: MSD PowerGrid Install and Test
When word hit the streets about MSD’s new PowerGrid ignition system we were excited like every other gearhead in the known universe. After learning how much time, sweat, and effort the men and...
Interview: Lohnes Goes Under the Heat Lamp at Scotty Gossen Exposed
Lead Photo Credit: Roger Richards A little while back, I was interviewed by author Scotty Gossen, on his blog “Scotty Gossen Exposed”. Well, it was recently my BangShifty...
Classic Industries Releases New Aluminum 1969 Camaro Body Panels
In one of the coolest developments involving 1969 Camaros in a while, Classic Industries is now offering aluminum body panels for the iconic pony car. These would be the perfect pieces to build your...
Show Gallery: The 2011 Chicagoland Mopar Club Car Show
From the looks of it, the 2011 Chicagoland Mopar Club Car Show was a smashing success. Open to all brands, with Mopars being prominently represented, this show had a little of everything....
Win A Fifty Dollar Gift Certificate From AFCO Racing!
Proud BangShift sponsor Afco Racing is running a totally cool photo contest that could land you a bitchin’ gift certificate. The contest is so easy even we get it, so you’ll all ace this...
Sad News: Drag Racing Legend Dick Rosberg Passes
We have the unhappy duty of reporting the death of Dick Rosberg, one of drag racing’s truly good men and a racer whose career spanned decades and involved some of the coolest and fastest cars...
Racing Junk Find: A 1989 Ford Old School Show Monster Truck – You Know You Want It!
As fans of old school monster trucks, we almost fell off of our rickety shop stool when we saw this totally bitchin’ 1989 Ford old school monster for sale on Racing Junk. Rolling on the 48-inch...
BangShift PSA: Check Your Lug Nuts, If Not a Fiery End Could Await You
In one of the most gut-wrenching automotive e-mails we have ever gotten, the woeful tale of a local (to our Eastern HQ) gearhead’s vintage Plymouth burning to the ground was shared, with...
Explosivo Video: Nitrous Kills a Motor in a Spectacular Display of Automotive Irresponsibility. We Approve.
Over the years there have been a couple well documented magazine stories about taking a wheezer junk motor and pumping it full of so much nitrous it blows its guts out giving it maximum effort. Most...
Book Review: The Great FE Intake Comparo by Jay Brown
When Jay Brown contacted us and asked if we would be interested in a review copy of his new book, “The Great FE Intake Comparo”, our curiosity-meter was pegged. Was it really possible to...
Funny Video: The Toyota Prius Sucks as a Toy, Too
The silent, soulless, motorized appliance known as the Toyota Prius is the complete antithesis of BangShifty. It is amazingly complicated, reduces the role of the driver to that of a mindless drone,...
