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′...
NASCAR EFI UPDATE: Testing Dates Expanded, Some Details Start to Emerge
More details and information regarding the EFI systems that Sprint Cup cars will be equipped with have emerged with a recent piece on a San Antonio, Texas based blog. In a story that was primarily...
Bitchin’ Video: Dry Hops and Nitro Cackle From OCIR in the Early 1980s
We got tipped off to this video by a BangShift reader and it rules all. Featuring the nitro floppers of Billy Meyer and Jim Dunn circa 1982 at the dead Orange County International Raceway, it shows...
eBay Find: A 1977 Chevy Monza in IMSA Garb
The Chevy Monza lived a relatively short life when it comes to automotive models. Produced from 1975 to 1980, the little Monza was positioned as a sporty alternative to the Vega. The car was supposed...
Video: Bill Caswell Nearly Spins His Car Off Pikes Peak During 2011 Practice
Bill Caswell is preparing for another assault on Pikes Peak this year and we’ve been checking in on him this week as he has been making his practice runs up the course. Caswell ran Pikes Peak...
Barnstormin’: A Memorable Weekend in Kentucky
There’s never a dull moment when me and Chad get together in the name of BangShifty business. Last weekend we really proved that to be true during our time in Bowling Green, Kentucky for the...
Legendary Excalibur Mustang Project Car Resurfaces – Big Power and Upgrades on the Way
A 1987 Mustang originally bought new by Popular Hot Rodding’s editor Johnny Hunkins, who then turned it into the first magazine project street car Mustang to run 10s at the strip has resurfaced...
Video: BangShiftChad’s Dad Dynos his Real, One Owner, 1968 Z28 Camaro
Anyone who has been on Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week in the last few years, and most all BangShifters, know that my Dad Walt has a 1968 Z28 Camaro that he bought brand new. They also know that...
Video: US Radiator teaches us about cooling systems.
We recently had a chance to hang out with Shawn and Don Armstrong from US Radiator, and were completely blown away by the way they do business. Not only did they jump on board for the 48 Hour Camaro...
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite Motor?
With the greatness of that Miller engine we wrote about earlier today still swimming in our heads, we need to do something to get that lump of iron off out mind. While the Miller 91 isn’t our...
Cool Gallery: Pace Cars at the AACA Museum – Hershey, PA
The pace car, or as they call them in Europe, the “safety car” is a pretty important part of the road racing and circle track racing equation. There is a huge glory factor involved as...
Authentic Supercharged Miller 91ci Engine to be Auctioned at Mecum Milwaukee Event
One of the truly great engines of all time, a supercharged Miller 91 will hit the auction block in Milwaukee next month as part of the Mecum auction happening in conjunction with the Millers at...
NHRR Gallery: A Few Quick Shots from the Pits and Car Show at the 2011 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion
As we said in our gallery late last week, our photo taking abilities were hampered this year because we were working the live streaming video from the event, not allowing us a lot of time to rome....
Butt Pucker Video: Tanner Foust Nearly Bites it During Truck Jump Test
Tanner Foust’s captain insano jump at the Indy 500 came off without a hitch. The truck flew to a new world record and the crowd went nuts. After watching the jump it is easy to think that...
