Event Coverage: 2009 SEMA Show Tuesday Gallery
Nov 04, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: 2009 SEMA Show Tuesday Gallery
The 2009 SEMA show is now in full swing with all of the parts, cars, trucks, and even semi tractors loaded into place and polished up. We were running around like a chicken with it’s head cut...
Memphis Motorsports Park Closing: Here are the $ Numbers
Nov 03, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Memphis Motorsports Park Closing: Here are the $ Numbers
On a Monday conference call, Dover Motorsports, the parent company that owns the freshly defunct Memphis Motorsports Park, shared the financial information for the facility and the picture was not...
Live Video of the GMPP Emissions-Legal Crate Engine Announcement from SEMA
Nov 03, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Live Video of the GMPP Emissions-Legal Crate Engine Announcement from SEMA
Just 5 minutes ago, BangShift.com broke the news of four new GM Performance Parts crate engines that are emissions legal to install in any pre-OBD2 car or truck. Now watch below as Dr. Jamie Meyer...
GM Performance Parts Reveals Crate Engines up to 550hp, Smog Legal for Any Car!
Nov 03, 2009Chad Reynolds1
Here’s the big news that GM Performance Parts has been teasing us with for a week or more with sneaky videos on YouTube and other rumors that have been going around: 4 new crate engines will be...
Event Coverage: 2009 Jalopyrama Car Show from Annapolis, Maryland
Nov 03, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: 2009 Jalopyrama Car Show from Annapolis, Maryland
The sixth annual Jalopyrama took place on October 31st in Annapolis, Maryland. Lucky for us, our intrepid east coast lensman, Joe Grippo was on hand to capture all the hot rods and action. He got...
Jeremy Mayfield’s Former Lawyer (and Boss Hogg look-a-like) Claims He Has Not Been Paid
Nov 03, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Jeremy Mayfield’s Former Lawyer (and Boss Hogg look-a-like) Claims He Has Not Been Paid
Bill Diehl, the attorney who was formerly the lead man on suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield’s defense team, claims that he has not been paid for the services rendered to Mayfield during...
NHRA Blocks AHRA Reunion Races from Happening at Tracks They Sanction
Nov 03, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on NHRA Blocks AHRA Reunion Races from Happening at Tracks They Sanction
The 2010 revival of the American Hot Rod Association has run into a serious and potentially crippling snag. The NHRA has informed the tracks that they sanction that they may not run AHRA events....
Roadside Find: Killer 1972 Chevy Ramp Truck
Nov 03, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Roadside Find: Killer 1972 Chevy Ramp Truck
Strange to say, but these days, towing a race car has become sort of a luxury experience. There’s massive pusher motorhomes, stacker trailers, and all different kinds of trick appointments one...
BangShift.com Live Streaming Video Webcasts from SEMA 2009
Nov 03, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on BangShift.com Live Streaming Video Webcasts from SEMA 2009
BangShift.com is doing two live webcasts from SEMA next Tuesday, November 3rd. The first will be from the GM Performance Parts press conference at 10:40 am PST. GM is promising a crate engine that...
Live Video: GM Performance Parts News from SEMA Coming on Tuesday at 10:40 Pacific Time
Nov 03, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Live Video: GM Performance Parts News from SEMA Coming on Tuesday at 10:40 Pacific Time
BangShift.com has finally landed at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and we’ve already snuck into the show to create a small photo gallery you’ll see soon. The big news is that we crashed...
Speedfactory’s Blown, All-Aluminum 440 Hemi Challenger to Debut at SEMA
Nov 02, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Speedfactory’s Blown, All-Aluminum 440 Hemi Challenger to Debut at SEMA
Do you want a 700-horsepower Challenger of your own? SpeedFactory is debuting their latest creation at the SEMA show, and it includes some bad assed parts that will make any Mopar freak happy. We...
New Video from Ridetech.com features our old pal, the crew cab Chevelle!
Nov 02, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on New Video from Ridetech.com features our old pal, the crew cab Chevelle!
<!–[endif]–> Bret Voelkel and the rest of the Ridetech crew are not only sponsors of BangShift.com, but also good friends. Besides having some of the coolest suspension systems...
Hotchkis debuts Handlebars for your Camaro!
Nov 02, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Hotchkis debuts Handlebars for your Camaro!
It sounded funny to us too, but after opening the press release, we get it. Hotchkis’ new first-gen Camaro Handle Bars are designed to tie the firewall of your Camaro into the sub-frame to...
Killer Video: Mechanic’s Creeper with 80cc Gas Motor
Nov 02, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Killer Video: Mechanic’s Creeper with 80cc Gas Motor
The engine is the head rest. The wheels look as though they were sourced from a Grainger catalog in the caster section. Steering is accomplished by a push/pull lever. There are not readily apparent...












