eBay Find: A Real Yenko ZL-1 That Still Has Never Been Run!
How about a super rare $50,000 aluminum big block Chevy for your project car? That price may not be accurate though. The starting bid on this amazing 1970s era Yenko ZL-1 engine is $50K so if there...
Video: Ridetech’s Bret Voelkel says “We Drive Our Junk!”
We love the guys over at Ridetech, and the fact that everything they own gets beat on. We’ve always said that their products are Bret Tested which means you can’t possibly be...
Video: Mooneyes Christmas Party Drags and Cacklefest 2010
We already showed you the 400 plus photos that we took at the Mooneyes Christmas Party and Drags, but now we are bringing you the video. We’ve got Factory Experimentals, Gassers, and Top Fuel...
ADRL Releases 2011 Schedule, Adds Two New Venues
The American Drag Racing League has released the schedule for its 2011 tour. The series will visit two places it has not seen before, Maple Grove Raceway in PA and Palm Beach International Raceway...
BangShift Christmas Wish List Pick of the Day: A 2012 Mustang Cobra Jet
With less than two weeks before the fatty in the red suit squeezes down our chimney, we decided to list off some of the stuff we’re asking for this Christmas. We’ll drop one item on you...
Video Bonanza: Weird, Wild, and Cool Russian Off Road Vehicles
We have no idea what the Russian word for redneck is, but some of the stuff show in the videoswe dug up was certainly built by Russian rednecks. Yes, there is a military truck or two in there defying...
eBay Find: An Awesome 1962 Twin-Engine McCulloch Racing Kart
Racing go-karts are nothing new. Karting has been a popular motorsport for more than 50 years now. While karts are an awesome starting point for youngsters looking to someday advance into the ranks...
Magnuson Products Bought by Private Equity Firm
Magnuson Products, the California based supercharger design and manufacturing firm has been acquired by Pendergast Partners, and Banyan Mezzanine Funds, two private equity firms, according to a press...
Event Coverage: Mooneyes Christmas Party 2010
This weekend was the 2010 Mooneyes Christmas Party which is held every December at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. We have been going to this show for the past couple of years, but were hit with really...
The Parting Shift: Beating on a 625hp, Four Speed, Big Block, 1968 Chevelle
This is one nasty car! The owner claims that it makes 625hp and by the sounds of the thing and the way it likes to run, we’re on board with that. The stir stick is attached to a Muncie M22 and...
RideTech News: Shockwave Trade-in Program Still On, T-Shirt Design Contest Still On, Billet Yo-Yo For Sale
The guys and girls at RideTech are as busy as Santa and the elves this holiday season. Between the innovate and successful Shockwave trade-in program, their t-shirt design contest, and the...
Ford Releases Info and Specs on 2012 Mustang Cobra Jet
There’s going to be another 50 Cobra Jets terrorizing the world of drag racing soon. Ford has announced that they will produce a run of 2012 Cobra Jets (not shown in the photo) and there are...
Tune In! BangShift’s Chad Reynolds to Appear on Hot Rod Magazine Radio Saturday
Hot Rod Magazine Live is a popular radio show hosted by Dennis Pittsenbarger. Dennis is also a BangShift reader and fan. He’s made the fatal career mistake of inviting us to appear on his show....
Carnage Photos! The Most Violent Rear End Explosion We’ve Ever Seen
Kevin Blalock is the track photographer at San Antonio Raceway and he captured what might be the most impressive rear end explosion sequence of all time. It appears that someone implanted a...
