Big News: BangShift Blog Commenting Now Open to All!
Apr 25, 2011Brian Lohnes20
As part of a recently completed site upgrade, readers are now able to comment on BangShift blog items without having to be BangShift.com forum members. We’re sure that there are thousands of...
Fantastic Drag Film: A Kick Ass Ride Along With Pro Mod Racer Danny Rowe
Apr 25, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Fantastic Drag Film: A Kick Ass Ride Along With Pro Mod Racer Danny Rowe
This is one of the coolest drag racing short films we’ve seen in recent memory. It follows Danny Rowe and his team during the Las Vegas NHRA event while they prepare for and make one lap. This...
Car Show Gallery: 500 Photos from the 2011 Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender
Apr 22, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Car Show Gallery: 500 Photos from the 2011 Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender
The traditional hot rodding has once again descended on Las Vegas for the 14th version of the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender, a huge pre-1963 car show, that also celebrates the culture and music...
The Parting Shift: AMC Edition
Apr 22, 2011Brian Lohnes2
This video is pretty neat. The guy driving the car is quite skilled in the ways of the five-speed transmission and has no fear of doing a little no lift boogie down the drag strip. HIs technique...
Upcoming Show Alert: The 7th Annual MSD Car Show – El Paso, Texas
Apr 22, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Upcoming Show Alert: The 7th Annual MSD Car Show – El Paso, Texas
Coming in just a couple weeks, the 7th Annual MSD car show is a much check out event for anyone living in the El Paso, Texas area. Pre-Registration is currently open on the MSD Ignition site, and...
Bob Lutz Advising GM…For Free?!
Apr 22, 2011Brian Lohnes1
Bob Lutz the 78 year old former auto industry executive who last served as the Vice Chairman of General Motors told reporters at the New York International Auto Show that he was advising GM but was...
SEMA and Others Form the Save the Salt Coalition
Apr 22, 2011Brian Lohnes4
The Bonneville Salt Flats stand as one of the most historic and important places in the history of hot rodding and motorsports in general. The health and long term survival of the place is of...
A BangShift Approved Cake? Hell Yeah!
Apr 22, 2011Brian Lohnes2
Apparently there is a television show called, “Cake Boss” centered around the custom cake shop of one Buddy Valastro. While this would be of interest to us exactly 0% of the time, the...
Proof That the Hill Jack Ramp Truck Photo is Real!
Apr 21, 2011Brian Lohnes4
The photo we ran earlier today of what can only be called a hill jack ramp truck has really grown some legs. We’ve seen it pop up in a few other places and there are lots of people questioning...
Drag Gallery: Test-N-Tune Action From Byron Dragway
Apr 21, 2011Brian Lohnes2
Byron Dragway is one of the legendary drag plants in the USA. Owner/operator Ron Leek is the man that many people credit with fostering bracket racing through the early days of life, as well as the...
Project Goliath Update: The Floors Get Done, The Gas Tank Gets Replaced and We Terrorize Town
Apr 21, 2011Brian Lohnes9
Last we left you, Goliath our 1966 Chevy C50 truck, had been dropped off at Tube Chassis Designz to have the cab floors replaced. There were holes literally large enough for a small child to fall...
Bitchin’ Movie Trailer: A Sweet Sickness – The Flathead movie (Coming This Summer)
Apr 21, 2011Brian Lohnes4
Just when you thought the, “Fast and the Furious” was the only car movie coming down the pipe, we’ve got a trailer to brighten your spirits. This cool flick, called “A Sweet...
Car Show Gallery: The 2011 Embry Riddle Motorsports Association Car Show
Apr 21, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Car Show Gallery: The 2011 Embry Riddle Motorsports Association Car Show
Our second gallery of the day brings us to sunny Arizona and the Embry Riddle Motorsports Association car show. The guys that put on this show are all students at Embry Riddle and they comes from all...
A Photo That Begs the Question: Ballsy or Just Stupid?
Apr 21, 2011Brian Lohnes24
This photo was posted in our forum section by BangShift member HPA-Bodies. He said that this potential disaster on wheels happened by him, and since we know he lives in NY and the truck has NY plates...












