Show Gallery: The Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Car Show
Mar 28, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Show Gallery: The Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Car Show
We’re continuing our galleries from all corners of the country today by taking you to an Arizona car show held at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. BangShift forum member Joe Haber, who is an...
Massive Drag Gallery: The 2011 ADRL CarSafe Dragapalooza – Houston, Texas
Mar 28, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Massive Drag Gallery: The 2011 ADRL CarSafe Dragapalooza – Houston, Texas
Drag racing season in the USA is officially in full swing with the ADRL’s opening race having gone down last weekend. The 2011 CarSafe DragaPalooza VII was a strong opening shot for an ADRL...
Click Here to watch the 2011 March Meet LIVE on Saturday!
Mar 25, 2011Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Click Here to watch the 2011 March Meet LIVE on Saturday!
Presented by March 26th UPDATE: The footage you see below is the elimination rounds from Saturday March 26th, 2011. This was the makeup eliminations day from the 2011 March Meet...
The Parting Shift Rerun: The Coolest Job in the World, Driving an F1 Engine and Trans on a Test Stand
Mar 25, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on The Parting Shift Rerun: The Coolest Job in the World, Driving an F1 Engine and Trans on a Test Stand
We’ve seen some awesome automotive jobs in our day, but the guy featured in this video has the best one hands down. The video is from the early 1990s and it shows a Renault V10 Formula One...
Project Car Update: Killer Fabrication and Progress on the Pro Street, 1948 Chevy Fleetline
Mar 25, 2011Brian Lohnes1
BangShift member Pro Fleetline may not have been ultra creative with his forum handle, but boy is he talented when it comes to rod building. His project, a wicked 1948 Chevy Fleetline, jumped off of...
BangShift Poll: What’s Your Favorite Brand of American Car?
Mar 25, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on BangShift Poll: What’s Your Favorite Brand of American Car?
We’re unabashed fans of American iron here on the pages of BangShift and we know lots of you out there in reader land are, too. While we’re not brand loyalists in the classical sense,...
BangShift Will Broadcast the March Meet Finals This Saturday!
Mar 25, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on BangShift Will Broadcast the March Meet Finals This Saturday!
With the biblical weather that descended on Bakersfield last weekend, the final competition rounds of the March Meet were postponed until this weekend. We’re here to tell you that BangShift,...
Drag Gallery: TXDRL Action from Houston Motorsports Park
Mar 25, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Gallery: TXDRL Action from Houston Motorsports Park
After a torrent of car show photos, Charles Wickam now takes us to the drags down in the great state of Texas. Specifically, these photos are from the TXDRL (Texas Drag Racing League) event held...
Project Car Spotlight: A Kick Ass 1969 AMC Javelin Build
Mar 24, 2011Brian Lohnes1
So let’s say you are a former motorcycle road racer, a Wisconsin native, a guy in need of a project car, and pretty darned good with your hands and a set of tools. How do you stay entertained...
Huge Gallery: The 2011 Lone Star Rod Run
Mar 24, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Huge Gallery: The 2011 Lone Star Rod Run
Another day, another awesome gallery from Texas thanks to Charles Wickam. This time he was at the 2011 Lone Star Rod Run, a huge show and cruise. Charles contributed more than 200 photos and they...
ON SALE NOW: HOT ROD Drag Week 2010 DVD
Mar 24, 2011Chad ReynoldsComments Off on ON SALE NOW: HOT ROD Drag Week 2010 DVD
Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week, presented by Gearvendors, is the ultimate test of man and machine and the most bitchin road trip event in the world. Whether you bring your 15 second car or are...
Car Show Gallery Update: The Texas Joy Ride Classic Car Show – Freeport, Texas
Mar 24, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Car Show Gallery Update: The Texas Joy Ride Classic Car Show – Freeport, Texas
Our cavalcade of show galleries continues! We’re staying in Texas this time, but heading to the city of Freeport for the Texas Joy Ride Classic Car Show. Our man Charles Wickam was on the scene...
Drag News: Paul Romine Ends Drag Racing Career After 40 Years
Mar 24, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag News: Paul Romine Ends Drag Racing Career After 40 Years
Paul Romine, the three-time IHRA Top Fuel Champion (97,98,2000) and current holder of the record for fastest the Nostalgia Funny Car pass, has ended his four decade drag racing career rather...
BangShift Tech and Video: Does staggered jetting a Holley Carb really work?
Mar 23, 2011Chad ReynoldsComments Off on BangShift Tech and Video: Does staggered jetting a Holley Carb really work?
We learned several things during our staggered jetting test, and some might surprise you. We also came to a couple of conclusions. 4-Corner Jetting is not for everyone, and ignorance is bliss. And...












