Crazy Truck Video: Massive 8×8 Trials Competition From Czechoslovakia
May 21, 2010Brian Lohnes1
Who knew such craziness existed in the Czech Republic? This video of giant trucks battling in an extreme off road competition is great. Seeing what an 8×8 truck powered by a big turbo-diesel...
Craigslist Find: A Snotty, Ratty VW Bug
May 21, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Craigslist Find: A Snotty, Ratty VW Bug
Nothing inspires buyer confidence like poorly lit nighttime shots of a black car. By our estimation this VW Bug is one ugly son of a gun, but by the list of mechanical parts that appear to make up...
It’s Over: Judge Drops Jeremy Mayfield’s Case Against NASCAR
May 20, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on It’s Over: Judge Drops Jeremy Mayfield’s Case Against NASCAR
Jeremy Mayfield’s case against NASCAR was dealt a potential death blow on May 18, when US District Judge Graham Mullen dismissed all claims against NASCAR brought on by Mayfield stemming from...
Fantastic Vintage Drag Video: Garlits, The Greek, The Snake, Muldowney, Trophy Girls and Nitro
May 20, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Fantastic Vintage Drag Video: Garlits, The Greek, The Snake, Muldowney, Trophy Girls and Nitro
This video carries the ambitious title, “The History of Drag Racing.” At only three and a half minutes, the history is a bit truncated, but the footage used in the film is some of the...
Is the AHRA Dead (Again)?
May 20, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Is the AHRA Dead (Again)?
It seems that the strange and bumpy road the American Hot Rod Association revival has been on may have led off a cliff. The first race of the season, held at Desert Thunder Raceway in Midland, Texas,...
Boss 302 Mustang Confirmed, Could Be a 2011 or 2012 Model
May 20, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Boss 302 Mustang Confirmed, Could Be a 2011 or 2012 Model
Rumors of a street-legal Boss 302 Mustang have been circulating for months and they really kicked into high gear when GM made the announcement that a Camaro Z28 is in the pipeline. Details are still...
eBay Find: A Killer 1948 Ford COE Pickup
May 20, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Find: A Killer 1948 Ford COE Pickup
We’ve been hung up on cool cab over engine trucks lately. Most of them seem to be converted into low bed hauler trucks, but this bad ass 1948 Ford COE was turned into a pickup. It’s...
STOLEN: Josh Klugger’s Drag Radial Mustang
May 19, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on STOLEN: Josh Klugger’s Drag Radial Mustang
Josh Klugger’s 6-Second Drag Radial car has been stolen. Thieves broke into the trailer it was stored in at an Ocala, Florida, self storage yard sometime Saturday, May 15th. They used a stolen...
ProCharger Announces the Hemi Supercharger Giveaway
May 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on ProCharger Announces the Hemi Supercharger Giveaway
roCharger is at it again with the announcement of its ProCharger Hemi Supercharger Giveaway. By getting out to the events that serious late-model Hemi owners will be at and giving everyone a shot at...
Insane Project Video: Tom Cotterill’s Rocket II — A Blown Hemi Custom Trike
May 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Insane Project Video: Tom Cotterill’s Rocket II — A Blown Hemi Custom Trike
Some vehicles totally defy description. Artist Tim Cotterill’s “Rocket II” trike is one of them. It’s a freaking trike powered by a blown Hemi. See, we told you. Words do it...
Craigslist Find: Heck of a Deal on a 1970 GTO Judge Ram Air III
May 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Craigslist Find: Heck of a Deal on a 1970 GTO Judge Ram Air III
We’re telling you the truth when we say that the lead photo came from the Craigslist ad touting a 1970 GTO Judge Ram Air III for 700 bucks. It’s right there in the ad…next to the...
Event Coverage: Pinks All Out — Maple Grove Raceway
May 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: Pinks All Out — Maple Grove Raceway
Ace BangShift.com photo contributor Joe Grippo recently attended the filming of Pinks All Out held May 14-15 at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania. Joe was there as a racer in his kick ass...
Crazy Wreckage Sequence: A Top Sportsman Wreck from Castrol Raceway
May 19, 2010Brian Lohnes1
Castrol Raceway is an IHRA national event track located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We got tipped off to some crazy photos of a racer wrecking there in what looks to be a Top Sportsman entry in a...
Auto Trader Classics Find: The 1961 Hoyt Special
May 19, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Auto Trader Classics Find: The 1961 Hoyt Special
While small European companies were cranking out sports cars from crusty old factories in the 1950s and early 1960s, American gearheads were fashioning their own and mixing it up on road courses...












