Updated: The 2011 Houston Autorama – Galleries One-Two- and Now Three!
Last weekend the Houston Autorama went down and our man Charles Wickam was on the scene to cover the show literally from setup to tear down. The man went bat poop crazy with his camera, submitting...
Breaking News: Austin Healey Involved in 1955 LeMans Wreck to be Auctioned – Most Dubious Surviving Race Car in History
The Austin Healey 100S driven by British racer Lance Macklin in the 1955 24 Hours of LeMans, and more importantly, the very car that Pierre Levegh hit before cartwheeling into the grandstand and...
Driveway Tech: Attempt One at Freeing Stuck Piston Rings – Did We Succceed?
Everyone says that buying a ganny fresh old car is the best. They are one owner, low mileage gems that granny ony drove to bingo and her Wednesday hair appointment. There can be a problem with...
Cool Video: Brett Voelkel of Air Ride and Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Hook Up To Hot Rod A CTS-V
Here’s a video that falls into the “how to make a good thing better” department. When our pal and OG BangShifter Brett Voelkel scooped up a used Cadillac CTS-V we knew that it would...
BangShift Question of the Day: What is the Most Important Race in the World?
By the time you read this, I’ll be in the sky, on my way to the 24th annual Performance Racing Industry show in Orlando, Florida. For the rest of the week the blog will be filled with racing...
Racing Junk Find: More Pro Street Mini-Van Love – A Yellow Dodge With a Bowtie Heart
After yesterday’s peek at the street/strip Astro van we thought we had found the pinnacle of mini-van bad-assery. By complete chance a couple of key strokes on RacingJunk.com netted us...
Aeromotive Hires Chuck Samuel as Crew Chief of the Aeromotive Ford Mustang Pro Mod
Big news from our friends at Aeromotive fuel systems today as they have hired Chuck Samuel, one of the great door slammer racers and engine builders of the last 20 years to be the crew chief on the...
BangShift Question of the Day: What are you interested in seeing from the 2011 PRI Show?
Tomorrow I’m hopping a plane for sunny Orlando to spend the remainder of the week at the 2011 Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show. The show has been running for 24 years and in simple terms...
Historic Video: The Story of the Hogslayer – The Greatest Twin Engine Top Fuel Motorcycle of All Time
The early and mid-1970s were the pinnacle of the twin engine Top Fuel motorcycle. The bike that ruled the roost during that time was not a Harley powered contraption. Instead it was a Kenosha,...
Slogging Insanity Video: The Lawless Muck Filled Start to the 2011 Baja 1000
While I have never personally been to the Baja 1000, Chad has and the stories are pretty amazing. The beginning stages of the race are normally crowded with people all hoping to get a first hand look...
eBay Find: A Caged Street-Strip Astro Van From the Shop of Ken Herring
Well this is sure the BangShiftiest family hot rod we have seen in a while! Built at the shop of Pinks and Pass Time star Ken Herring (Texas Chassisworks) it has a snotty V8 stuck in it’s...
Cool Photos: Garlits Still Has It – Photos of Big Daddy Wrenching on a Flathead Ford
Don Garlits’ Museum in Ocala, Florida is one of the greatest drag racing attractions in the world. Many of Big Daddy’s old cars are in there along with dozens of other historically...
Ridetech Names the 2011 Ridetech Renegade Award Winner
Terry Neuville has been named the winner of the first ever “Ridetech Renegade” award. This honor will be bestowed on a competitor at the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational each year...
Cool or Not: The Invader TC-3 Reverse Trike
Let’s take a walk on the weird side for a minute and examine the Invader TC-3, a “reverse trike” that seems to blend high performance super bikes with sports cars. The...
