Event Coverage: Goodguys 2010 Spring Nationals in Scottsdale, Arizona
BangShift.com is here live in Scottsdale, Arizona, for the Goodguys Spring Nationals. We’re here to help with the Ridetech Street Challenge Autocross, but took a break to wander the grounds at...
The Parting Shift: Gear Whine M22 Rock Crusher Style
We’ll be the first to admit that Two Lane Blacktop is a weird movie. That doesn’t mean we don’t like it, because we do, but the whole thing is strange. Things that aren’t...
NHRA’s Angelle Sampey Retires From Drag Racing as the Most Winning Female Racer Ever
NHRA Pro Stock Bike racer Angelle Sampey, the winningest female professional racer in the history of motorsports, has retired. She left the sport after a failed attempt to team up with Shirley...
New Product: Zex 2010 Camaro Nitrous Kit
Out of the box, the LS3 powered 2010 Camaro is a pretty tough customer. That being said, any gearhead worth his weight in gear oil can only be happy for so long with factory performance. ZEX has...
Roadside Find: A 1948 Hudson Double Front-Ender
Our buddy Paul was really on his stuff the other day. He tipped us off on the V8 Miata web site that we ran earlier in the day and he also sent this photo of what appears to be a 1948 Hudson double...
Photo Gallery: A Tour of Ross Meyer’s 3 Dog Garage
Our roving photographic rogue agent Joe Grippo is back with another bitchin’ photo gallery. Joe recently went on a tour of Ross Meyer’s incredible 3 Dog Garage in Hershey, Pennsylvania,...
LS Powered Miatas: We Want
For a long time, the small world of V8 Miata engine swaps was dominated by use of the small-block Ford powerplant. More than one company was bolting little 302s into the front of the small Mazda...
Carnage Video: Watch the Rear Axle Get Ripped Clean Out of a Pulling Truck!
Carnage is something that happens with regularity in all motorsports. Truck and tractor pulling is no exception. With motors and drivetrain parts being worked to within an inch of their lives under...
Barnstormin’: The Problem with Town Forest Committees
I recently had occasion to attend a board of selectmen’s meeting at a local town hall. I was not a resident of the town I was in, but had to attend the meeting for a business matter. While...
Party-Time: The First Ever YellowBullet.com Nationals Will be Held at Cecil County on Labor Day Weekend
YellowBullet.com, the 900-pound gorilla of drag racing message boards, and pal of BangShift.com, has announced that it will be running a drag race on Labor Day Weekend at Maryland’s Cecil...
Neat Video: Buddies Horsing Around With Their Jag-Powered Slingshot, Dry Hops Included
This video struck us as very cool in a subtle way. It’s basically a few guys tuning on a vintage slingshot dragster powered by a DOHC Jag engine. The thing sounds cool as hell, and the fact...
Columnist Wonders Why Pony Cars Don’t Get Raced, Seems Unaware That They Do
Wall Street Journal columnist Ben Austen recently penned a column lamenting the fact that none of the Big Three’s pony cars get raced like they did in the old days. He has apparently missed the...
Cool Video: A Huge Custom Unimog Struts Its Stuff
Unimogs are bad ass 4x4s, and modified Unimogs are even better than that. This video shows a totally tricked out Unimog built by Couch Off Road Engineering for the firearms company Magpul Industries....
New Products: TCI Master Overhaul Kit for Ford 1980-1993 AOD Transmissions
More and more Ford guys are running the venerable AOD transmission behind their blue oval motors in high performance applications. The folks at TCI have introduced a neat master overhaul kit that...
