Car Show Gallery: The DeSantis Chevrolet Car Show – Brockton, MA
Last weekend, we took in the 18th annual car show held at DeSantis Chevrolet in Brockton, Massachusetts. This was an all makes show that had a zillion and a half classes and trophies to boot. We were...
Racing Junk Find: A Super Clean, Turbocharged 1970 Duster
When we first saw this car on RacingJunk we thought it was a clean Duster. Once we learned it had a 440 in it with a single 88mm turbo, we dove straight into the photo gallery. The car would be a...
Show Gallery: The 28th Annual Long Horn Rod Run
The weather in Texas has cooled to sub-nuclear levels so Charles Wickam is back on the scene. Last weekend the lunatic shot four different events, this one, the 28th annual Long Horn Rod run was one...
Powerful Video: The 9-11 Boatlift – How Men of Action Evacuated Manhattan That Day
Forgive us if you have already seen this video. It is making tracks across the web in record time and for good reason. This is the story, as narrated by Tom Hanks, of the men who sprang to action on...
eBay Find: The Pro Street Nova of NHRA Pro Stock Team Owner Ken Black
It is always cool to get a glimpse the personal lives of drag racing’s elite and NHRA Pro Stock team owner Ken Black is certainly in that club. He owns the team of four time Pro Stock champion...
Name This Mystery Forlorn Monster Truck!
Old monster trucks seem to generally lead sad lives. They get parked outside at truck stops or used as yard art a car museums, or in the case of this tank tracked monster truck, left for dead at a...
Nasty Wreck Video: Armco Guardrails Amplify Another Bad Wreck Into Pure Catastrophe
There are dozens of videos on the internet showing crashes at drag strips with armco-style guardrails. Sometimes the guardrails keep the cars contained to the strip, but most times, like in this...
Drag Gallery: The 2011 Nitro Nationals and Old Time Drags – Tulsa Raceway – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Recently BangShifter John Gatliff attended the Nitro Nationals and Old Time Drags at Tulsa Raceway Park in Oklahoma. Unlike some nostalgia races that feature pokey street rods on the strip, this one...
Cool Video: A Bitchin’ Highlight Reel From the 2011 Holley LS Fest
The Holley LS Fest is like the automotive Olympics for anything sporting a General Motors LS engine. There’s drag racing, autocross, drifting, slalom, cruising, and on and on. Chad was there as...
New Product Alert: Ridetech Introduces Triple Adjustable Shockwaves!
One of the reasons we have been so honored to have Ridetech as one of our sponsors here at BangShift is because they innovate the hell out of the suspension arena. Really, think back at what this...
Instant Classic Carnage Video: If At First You Hit the Wall Don’t Try Again
Some videos are instant classics, this is one. Shot at Houston Motorsports Park by NitroArtVideo, it shows a fatally flawed Camaro making one hit on the starting line that results in him slapping the...
Amazing Save Video: A Drag Week Camaro Goes Through the Lights Sideways at 142-mph and Does not wreck!
When a drag race driver saves a car from certain doom, it is a noteworthy achievement. Why? Well mostly because the cars are deisgned to do one thing well, and that is to go in a straight line. High...
BangShift Burnout Battle: A Huge Diesel Ford Takes on a Shag Nasty Chevelle — FINAL DAY OF VOTING
We’re loving these BangShift burnout battles and judging by the vote counts each week, you are too! In an effort to keep things interesting we have another pair of wild ones this week. They...
Cool Video: The Rocketeer Nostalgia Alky Funny Car Match Races a Stunt Plane at the Redlands Air Show!
Well this is a new one on us! The video you’ll see after the jump is from the 2010 Redlands Air Show and it featured the truly cool Rocketeer nostalgia alky funny car racing a high performance...
