Fontana, California’s, Auto Club Speedway Not Following Upgrade Proposal
Auto Club Speedway, formerly known as California Speedway in Fontana, California, has become known as one of the most boring racing venues on the NASCAR circut. In order to combat that, the president...
Dart Adds EFI Bungs to Its Bitchin’ Tunnel Ram
Dart has announced a tweaked version of their big-block Chevy tunnel ram intake manifold. The new version of the Dart tunnel ram has the fuel injector housing cast directly into the manifold,...
Charlotte Truck Driver Has Gone 3.5 Million Accident Free Miles; Wins National Championship
Professional truck drivers, truly professional truck drivers, should be admired for their dedication to safety and their skill at wheeling big rigs through all situations. Mick Simpson is one of the...
Fail or Win: English Knight Rider Convention and TVR Rally
Fail or Win? That’s the question when it comes to one of the more interesting automotive event mashups we’ve ever heard of. The event, held in England, was half Knight Rider convention...
Canadian Spitfire Restoration Faces Further Delays
Restoring airplanes is not for the faint of heart or the impatient. The story of a Canadian effort to restore a mighty Supermarine Spitfire from WWII has been a start and stop project from its...
British Company Claims to Have Electric Supercharger Ready for Market
Controlled Power Technologies, a British engineering outfit claims to have developed and tested an electric supercharger which is now ready for production. The company is making heady claims as to...
Worst Tire Fire In English History May Burn For More Than a Month
A massive tire fire in Cambridgeshire, England, which has already been burning for three weeks, may burn for another month according to local officials. There is no mention given as to what started...
Site of the Week: The All Harley Drag Racing Association
The All Harley Drag Racing Association has been rattling windows, burning tires, and showcasing V-twin power for more than 30 years. It is one of the few single-make racing organizations that has not...
Win a Free Exhaust System from Cherry Bomb!
BangShift.com sponsor Cherry Bomb has a great promotion going on over at StreetFire.net. Just sign in on the form provided and you could win one of two grand prizes, which are complete Cherry Bomb...
Prime Source for Fabrication Parts and Tools
Here’s a tip to a check out a company we’ve used multiple times when making stuff from scratch. It’s Chassis Shop, a great source for little brackets, tube bends, tabs, cables, rod...
Great Read: A Maryland Man and His Vintage Mack
It is always cool when we hear stories of guys who worked for a particular car or truck company, and who have such deep affection for the stuff that they were working on that they bought one for...
Carnage Video: Drift Driver Runs Himself Over
This video was probably posted online the day after Al Gore invented the Internet, but it’s still stunning. An amateur drifter at a parking-lot event starts doing donuts, gets out of the car,...
NASCAR Testing 17-inch Tires
Word has escaped that NASCAR and Goodyear will be testing a 17 inch tire today at Richmond International Speedway. In addition to the increased wheel diameter, the tire is also 1.5 inches wider....
Jerks! Hot Rod Stolen in Oklahoma
All points bulletin! The pictured ’31 Ford coupe has been stolen in Purcell, Oklahoma. Spread the word and keep your eyes open. This is a recognizable car with yellow paint that will melt your...
