Is This a Photo of an Ancient Chassis Dyno, or Something Else?
When this photo, supposedly from 1924 appeared in our forum section, several members were trying to discern what exactly was going on. Taken at a near pre-historic Texaco station, there’s an...
News: EcoBoost Engines Selling So Quickly Ford Can Barely Meet Demand
Ford’s EcoBoost engine family hit the scene with a splash for the 2010 model year. The engine was launched in the Ford Taurus SHO and quickly made the rounds through the blue oval product line,...
Video Tribute: Todd Gartshore, the Face and Co-Founder of Baer Brakes, passed away this weekend.
If you spent any time around Todd Gartshore, you learned a few good things. He had great sayings, told awesome jokes, and turned on his spokesperson face whenever it was needed. He would not write up...
BangShift Reader Garage of the Week: An Ass-Kicking 1923 Ford Track-T
One of the most recent additions to the throngs of BangShift member garages is that of a dude named DeckOfficer. He happens to own a very pissed off 1923 Ford Track-T that is capable of turning heads...
Video: Racer Bobby Regester Wrecks His Sunbird off the Side of Pikes Peak
Long story short, Bobby Regester lost the handle on his Pontiac Sunbird on the wrong corner at Pikes Peak. There was no guardrail or barrier to protect him from a sickening wreck that sent the car...
Ohio Man Charged with Multiple Felonies For Trying to Sell 1965 Chevelle as an Authentic Z16
An Ohio man is facing up to eight years in prison if convicted of the four different felonies he has been charged with in conjunction with an eBay auction of a 1965 Chevelle. The man was trying to...
Freaking Insane On-Board Video: Monster Tajima’s Record Lap Up Pikes Peak
If anyone sitting at home thinks that they have the chops to break the new record at Pikes Peak, this video will probably cure you of those aspirations. We were tipped off to it by Bangshift photo...
10-Minute Barrier Brokean at Pikes Peak, Monster Tajima Owns Mountain Again, More Pavement Coming
The old man they call “Monster” broke what is probably the last significant performance barrier at Pikes Peak on Sunday, wheeling a highly modified Suzuki (YUCK!) SX4 up the mountain in...
Incredible Wreckage Video: A Trans-Am Camaro Hits the Tire Wall at More than 150mph and Launches Out of Track
Gunter Schaldach is probably still sore today, but that’s small potatoes compared to what could have happened to him after suffering one of the more horrifying road racing crashed of the last...
Great Cruise Gallery: The Hot Rod Magazine Cruise Night – El Segundo, California
Scott Liggett, our embedded photo contributor in the Southern California area recently attended the first Hot Rod Magazine cruise night at the mag’s HQ in El Segundo, California. We’ve...
Nightmare Photos: Lady Crashes Lexus Into Car Show – Wrecks Show Cars
Our pal Berserko Bob sent us an e-mail laden with a collection of horrifying photos from a California car show/cruise night gone very wrong. When the first one we saw was a late model Lexus virtually...
Click here to Watch the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb LIVE!
The 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is going on NOW and there is live video from “the hill”! The racing just got going, so grab a snack, a beer, a soda, or anything else you need...
Bill Caswell Wrecks at Pikes Peak – Walks Away – Car Destroyed
Bill Caswell suffered a tough wreck on Friday during practice for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. His homebuilt BMW entered a virtual hairpin turn flat out in fourth gear and then tried to bury itself...
Barnstormin’: The Maverick that Tried to Kill Me
(Editor’s note —- This item ran about two years ago, and I was reminded of it last weekend at the 2011 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion as the track crew struggled to get the 330′...
