Did The Real NASCAR Die with Dale Earnhardt?
The New York Times has been looking back at the “Decade in Sports” as we come close to entering the year 2010. A recent story in the series was devoted to looking at NASCAR and what has...
Just Because: China Daily Reporter Wants Monster Trucks in Beijing’s
Remember the famous “Bird’s Nest” stadium that the world was fawning over during the Beijing Olympics? Well the place is sitting dormant these days without a whole lot happening. We...
WTF 2: Government Giving Thousands in Tax Credits On Gussied Up Golf Carts
The government has a bunch of wacky credits available to people who buy plug-in electric vehicles. These credits were granted in the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, and we presume they...
WTF: Ford Festiva Dump Truck
We have to thank(?)BangShift.com forum member SpeedService for the tip on this one. Long story short, someone in Brazil, Indiana, took a Ford Festiva, which is one of the weeniest little cars ever to...
What This is All About: Idaho Men Band Together To Build Hot Rod for a Dying Friend
If you can make it through this whole story without having your heart strings tugged, you’re tougher than we are. This story totally sums up what the gearhead life is all about. Carrigan Brown...
GM Names Chris Liddell New CFO
GM has named 51-year-old Chris Liddell, the former CFO of Microsoft, to the same position at GM. Liddell may be the bravest man in America, taking on what has to be one of the most daunting jobs in...
Another Historic Track Dead: The Milwaukee Mile, With Video
It is claimed to be, at 106 years old, the oldest continuously operating race track in the country. It appears there will be no 107th season at the historic Milwaukee Mile. No national touring series...
Don’t Miss It: 32 Car Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car Field at the 2010 March Meet, and BangShift.com Will Be There
We got slipped a note by our pals at DragRacingOnline that it has been decided the 2010 March Meet will showcase a 32-car field of Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars. This orgy of horsepower will be brought...
2010 Camaro to Pace Indy 500
Just a couple of days ago it was announced that a 2010 Chevy Camaro would be the pace car for the 2010 Indianapolis 500. The car is reported to be an RS/SS model. We have no idea who will be driving...
Proposed Social Circle, Georgia, Drag Strip debated at Town Meeting
A while back we let you know that the town of Social City, Georgia was trying to decide whether or not it would allow a businessman to build an 1/8-mile drag strip on some land that he purchased....
Saab: The Thing That Wouldn’t Die
Clint Eastwood once famously said in a movie, “Dyin’s no way to make a livin’.” That may hold true for people, but the protracted demise of Saab has gotten the company more...
Cool Video: Kiddo’s First Time Driving
Remember the first time you got to drive something? We’re not talking about a four wheeler, snowmobile, or dirt bike, we mean something substantial of the four wheeled variety. Some of our...
Monday Time Killer: Cruising Antique Engines at Smokestak.com
With Christmas speeding toward us at the end of the week, productivity at work will be at an all time low. We’re going to contribute to the delinquency by directing you to check out...
The Last Big-Block Chevy Was Built Today at the Downsized Tonawanda Engine Plant
We could not let the day end without noting that Friday, December 18, 2009, saw the production of the very last production big-block Chevy engine that will ever be made by General Motors. Actually,...
