Barnstormin’: Thoughts During a Short Ride Home From the Land Speed Races in Loring, Maine
Sure the ride was eight hours, but in comparison to the vast majority of competitors at the 2010 LTA Meet at the former Loring Air Force Base, my trip home was weak sauce. Many are literally still...
RacingJunk Find: A Cool LSR 1927 Ford Rear-Engine Roadster
After spending one of the better weekends of our gearhead life at Loring, Maine last weekend in the thick of the LSR action, we’re stuck on the idea of having a car to screw around with in the...
Video: More Mooneyes Summer 2010, With Cacklefest
We had a great time at the Mooneyes Summer 2010 show and brought you photos and video of the car show, cacklefest and drag racing action, but here is more! You’ll find cool customs, hot rods,...
Loring Timing Association 2010 Meet — Sunday
It’s all over. The 2010 Loring Timing Association’s 2010 LSR meet is in the books. New members of the 200mph club were announced, and the final passes were made. We’d love to give...
Taxi Cab Drama: Crown Vics out, Electrics or Hybrids in?
Yellow Crown Victorias are as important to New York City culture as street corner hot dogs, thin crust pizza, and the Statue of Liberty. Good thing Ford doesn’t have anything to do with the...
Project Car Spotlight: One Dirty Malibu Wagon
It’s no secret that, here at BangShift.com, we like wagons and getting dirty. Which means it’s only natural for us to do a Project Car Spotlight on DirtyWhiteBoy’s cool Malibu wagon...
Event Coverage: The Loring Timing Association 2010 LSR Meet — Saturday
The 2010 Loring Timing Association meet is in full swing with records falling and big speed numbers hitting the airwaves. There has been some carnage as well with several racers lunching motors and...
Loring Timing Association 2010 Meet — Friday
Well, a quiet Friday at Loring has come and gone. Tech inspection was completed, rookie orientation was done, and by all accounts we’re ready to haul some big ass on Saturday morning. We...
The Parting Shift: Whiplash in a 4-speed Stock Eliminator Nova!
Check this out! During a charity event, they allow a passenger to ride along in a 4-speed, 283 powered, 11 second Nova. The Stock Eliminator car was a few hundred pounds over weight, but still...
Event Coverage: Even More Goodguys Columbus Car Show Coverage
The Good Guys Columbus car show is the largest of the year, and we just keep getting in more photos from the event. Our boy Doug, “LS7GTO” on the BangShift.com Forums, sent us some more...
In-Car Video: So You Want to Drive a Quick Altered?
Altereds are some of our favorite cars to watch go down the drag strip. The combo of far too little wheelbase and far too much horsepower makes for some spirited viewing. This video is great in the...
Craigslist Find: A Pinto Mini-Stocker Complete with Spares
We’ve been quietly longing to go budget beater stock car racing for some time now. The gallery we posted earlier in the week from the dirt Battleground Speedway really got our gears turning....
Barnstormin’: Heading to Loring, Lobster, Hot Rods, and Maine State Troopers
Well, we’ve arrived at Loring, Maine. We’ve sipped our first beers, ate a bunch of lobster, oogled a trio of cool hot rods, and skirted a huge speeding ticket due to the good graces of a...
