ECTA OHIO MILE UPDATE – TRACK MAPS AND BASIC INFORMATION RELEASED
We’re now just a few short months away from the ECTA’s first event at the newly named Ohio Mile in Wilmington, Ohio. Just recently, the ECTA released new information to competitors and...
DESTRUCTION VIDEO: A HUGE COLLECTION OF AUSSIE FIRES, EXPLOSIONS, WRECKS, AND CLOSE CALLS FROM 2011!
We’ve showed you a couple of great ‘Merican compilation videos of crazy stuff that happened in 2011 but for this one we’re headed down under. Featuring footage from the drags,...
KIM JONG-IL RODE TO HIS GRAVE ON TOP OF A 1976 LINCOLN YESTERDAY
Yesterday, photos surfaced of Kim Jong-il’s final ride and it was not exactly what we were expecting. The evil, American hating, totalitarian dictator rolled to his final resting spot on the...
NY MAN WANTS TO OPEN MUD BOG FACILITY, LOCAL CITIZENS OBJECT, FANTASTIC QUOTES FLY
There’s nothing quite like local politics. Good, bad, ugly, and crazy can all usually be found at city council meetings, selectman’s meetings, and other such gatherings. The fine people...
WHAT WAS YOUR GEARHEAD HIGHLIGHT OF 2011?
The curtain is closing on 2011 and it is that time of the year to look back over what kind of stuff you did in the last 365 days or so. Personally, it was a heck of a year and I am proud of what I...
FORMER DRIVER OF JIMMY HOFFA CLAIMS THAT HOFFA IS BURIED UNDER GM HEADQUARTERS IN DETROIT BY BRIAN LOHNES POSTED 12/28/11
In a new book, Jimmy Hoffa’s former driver claims that the former union boss was buried in the concrete foundation of the Renaissance Center, the massive Detroit building complex and the...
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM BANGSHIFT.COM
Chad and I, along with our families would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas. We hope that your day incorporates any of the elements that make this a great holiday. From the people,...
KNOLL TRIAL SLATED TO BEGIN ON FEB 14 — WILL THERE BE A PLEA?
The countdown begins. The start date for Evan Knoll’s trial is set for February 14. There is another pre-trial meeting scheduled on January 31 which we are going to monitor with eagle eyes...
TURBONIQUE! INCREDIBLE COLLECTION OF TURBONIQUE PARTS FOR SALE ON HEMMINGS SITE!
Forgive the hysterical title, but we were just tipped off to the gearhead equivalent of catching Elvis screwing a unicorn. There’s a guy on the Hemmings website curretly selling what appears to...
TEXAS CHURCH PARKING LOT SOUNDS LIKE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE IN AMERICA
A San Antonio, Texas church parking lot sounds like the wildest illegal gearhead destination in the USA. The Grace Point Church has a massive parking lot. That’s great for getting worshipers in...
BANGSHIFT SAYS THANK YOU TO OUR AWESOME PHOTO CONTRIBUTORS
One of the things I personally think is cool about BangShift is that you never really know what’s coming next. On any given day we could be showing you bitchin’ drag racing in...
An Awesome Look Inside MSD Headquarters and Manufacturing in El Paso, Texas
It is always cool to peek behind the curtain of a company like MSD to see where the parts that so many of us use on our stuff get made. MSD is based in El Paso, Texas and that’s where this...
SHOCKER: KURT BUSCH SIGNS WITH PHOENIX RACING FOR 2012 – PLANS TO HAVE FUN RACING WITH SMALL TEAM
I almost did the proverbial spit take when I read that Kurt Busch had decided to sign on with James Finch’s Phoenix Racing for the 2012 season. I would have bet the family claim on Busch...
