Great Read: The Story of Wendell Scott and How He Broke NASCAR’s Color Barrier
Wendell Scott was the first black racer to win a NASCAR race. The big moment came on December 1, 1963 on a dirt track in Jacksonville, Florida. Officials initially awarded the win to Buck Baker (who...
1967 Mustang Wins East African Safari Classic Rally
In a come-from-behind win, driver Ian Duncan piloted his 1967 Mustang to victory at the 2009 running of the East African Safari Classic Rally. Duncan suffered an electrical failure during one of the...
ebay Find: Super Rare ’66 Crew Cab Chevy Pickup
While patrolling eBay for truck parts that we can use on our project truck Goliath, we happened upon a very neat and ultra rare Chevy truck that we wish we could afford. It’s a 1966 crew cab...
Patrick Signs Indy Deal; Says NASCAR is Still on the Table
Public opinion lightning rod Danica Patrick has signed a two-year contract with Andretti Autosport. More interesting is that she formally stated her interest to drive in NASCAR as well. Apparently...
The Story of the Grave Digger Monster Truck
The story of Dennis Anderson and his old Chevy panel truck named Grave Digger is pretty cool. The truck is probably as well known as Bigfoot is and even moreso with younger generations of kids....
Former IHRA Star Terry McMillen To Run Entire NHRA Top Fuel Tour in 2010
Terry McMillen, with the backing of the Amalie Oil Company, will run the entire 2010 NHRA tour in his Top Fuel Dragster. McMillen is a long time IHRA stalwart in the Alcohol Funny Car category and a...
Jersey Guy Sells Jeep on Craigslist; Gets Screwed
Like most of you, we practically live on Craigslist. We’re buying and selling stuff left and right, but we adhere to one golden rule. That rule? Cash is king. A guy from New Jersey who recently...
Updated: Shocker! GM Chief Resigns At Behest of Board
GM CEO Fritz Henderson, after only eight months on the job leading the giant automaker, has resigned, effective immediately, after being asked to leave his job by the board of directors. This was...
Details on the MSD 40th Anniversary 6AL Ignition
In the BangShift.com SEMA coverage we showed you the new 40th Anniversary 6AL box from our sponsor MSD, but now there’s a page on the MSD site that tells more. Basically, it’s a 6AL box...
New Helmet Removal System Mandated for NHRA Pro Classes in 2010
An interesting new piece of safety equipment will be mandatory for NHRA competitors in the sanction’s quickest and fastest classes for the 2010 season. The Eject helmet removal system is being...
Pinks All Out Announces 2010 Schedule: Large Venues Abound
Pinks All Out has been a smashing success for the SPEED Network over the last few seasons. The show, which grew out of the original Pinks series, takes 400 racers at each track and boils them down to...
Carnage Video: Un-F’ing-Believable In-Car View of a Massive Clutch Explosion
This one will blow your mind, and driver Tony Defelices is lucky that nothing else got blown off during this massive clutch explosion in his PSI-blown 1967 Camaro. Though the car is left-hand drive,...
Video and Tech: We Fix the Brakes and Drive Goliath, Our Project C50 Truck
We recently made some progress wrenching on our big 1964 Chevy C50 that we’ve named Goliath. We repaired the rear brakes and got the truck functional enough to actually attempt driving it on...
