Book Review: Growing Up NASCAR by Humpy Wheeler and Peter Golenbock
When we finished Humpy Wheeler’s tell-all book about his life and times in NASCAR we were left thinking that Wheeler wasn’t done being the sport’s most renowned promoter. The book...
BangShift.com Forum Freaks T-Shirts and Hats on Sale Now
Start Shopping boys and girls!!!! Forum Freaks gear is for sale right now on the BangShift.com store. Click here and you’ll see everything there is available for you Freaky Deaky Freaks. We...
Caption This Photo: The Big Weiner Bug
We have not done the caption contest in a while, but the concept needs no introduction. Just click on “Post Your Comment” at the lower right to give us your best zinger, and join up as a...
Videos: Big Willie Robinson and the Brotherhood of Street Racers
We were thinking about Big Willie Robinson’s 1969 Daytona being posted on eBay and thought to go looking for some background on the man and on his Brotherhood of Street Racers organization. We...
eBay Find: Big Willie’s 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Street Racer
There are not too many cars you can name from the West Coast that are famous for street racing, but here is one of them. It is the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona that is one of three that were supposedly...
Carnage Video: Dude Crashes in Street Race, Posts Video, Gets Hit For Insurance Fraud
If you’re not familiar with the Nissan GT-R supercar, it’s an import-car legend that, in 2009 US trim, is packing a twin turbo V6 with 480 hp. It weighs 3,800 pounds and can run 190 mph....
BangShift.com Will Have Live Video From the WCHRA Race March 27-28, 2010
Breaking news! BangShift.com is proud to announce that we will be broadcasting live video from the West Coast Hot Rod Association season opener at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield March 27th...
Historic Video: Mickey Thompson Becomes the First American over 400 MPH
A few weeks ago our Southern California division posted a bunch of photos of the Mickey Thompson display at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum. What we didn’t know at the time is that...
Amazing 2010 March Meet Photos from Mark Rebilas
We’ve learned to wait for the incredible photos from Mark Rebilas, and now they are here. See this great photographer’s blog and you’ll read that he felt bored at the 2010 March...
Auto Club Europe Says Women Are Safer Drivers
Auto Club Europe has released a study based on 2008 data that says women are safer drivers than men. The review included 320,000 accidents, and two thirds of them were with men at the wheel. No word...
NASCAR Driver Kurt Busch at the NHRA Gatornationals: Fail
At the end of February we reported that NASCAR driver Kurt Busch would be driving his turbo Hemi Challenger at the NHRA Gatornationals in the Super Gas category. And he did, just one week after...
Street Racing May Become Legal in Georgia
It’s not quite as good as the title makes it sound, but Georgia Republican Senator Jim Butterworth’s has proposed a state senate bill that has been passed, and that may finally overcome a...
eBay Find: Slushbox 2010 Mustang Cobra Jet
It didn’t take long for the 2010 Cobra Jet Mustangs to start showing up on eBay. In fact, the first one hit just after the cars shipped. That one turned out to be shady and was quickly pulled...
