Audi President Says Chevy Volt is a Car for Idiots; We Think It Sounds Like a Perfect Fit For Him
Smarmy. It’s a word used to describe someone who oozes trumped-up self importance, arrogance, and a sickening level of uppity-ness. Basically it describes Johan de Nysschen, who is the...
BangShift Member’s Project of the Week: Eric’s Speedy Beater 1979 F350 Build
This is a new weekly feature where we’ll feature a Bangshift.com forum member’s project each week. We have a huge number and variety of reader project cars that you can read all about...
Ridetech.com Coverage of the 23rd Goodguys West Coast Nationals
BangShift.com sponsor Ridetech attends numerous shows nationwide each year, and often posts coverage on the Ridetech.com site. The most recent photos there are from the Goodguys 23rd annual West...
Chainsaws from Hell: Cool Story on Pro Lumberjack Hot Saws
If you’ve ever attended a lumberjack competition or watched one on television, no doubt you saw the “hot saw” competition. It’s essentially a drag race through a big log using...
Chrysler Posts Year-to-Year Sales Loss During Cash For Clunkers Program
Chrysler was the only car company to actually see a US sales decrease in August, despite the Cash for Clunkers program. This was due to a lack of inventory to sell. The company is getting ready to...
German Cash For Clunkers Program Ends Early
The German government has announced the end of its Cash for Clunkers program earlier than expected as the program, much like the one here in the USA, cooked through its alotted cash a lot more...
NASCAR Suspends Three Crew Members On Drug Policy; 10 So Far This Season
The Associated Press is reporting that three NASCAR crewmen have been suspended from competition due to violations of the substance abuse policy. The story seems to indicate the the three were caught...
Event Gallery: 2009 NHRA Keystone Nationals at Maple Grove
The Keystone Nationals, held at the scenic and spacious Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania, is one of the biggest and baddest events on the NHRA circut. BangShift.com forum member Joe...
Event Gallery: Cruise the Spirit July 2009
Just to prove that the fine people of Western Canada are not stuck on Mopars only (since we have featured two Canadian Mopar events recently), BangShift.com forum member Bruce Lozinsky (known as...
Video of the Week: Messing With AJ Foyt is Not a Good Idea
AJ Foyt is a racing legend. He can be spoken about with a straight face as one of the best race car drivers ever. He drove and won in just about everything, including IMSA prototypes, as shown in...
Event Gallery: Southy Mopar Muscle Meet 2009
We’re on a Canadian Mopar hot streak around here! Earlier this week we had “Fast Ed” Nicholson’s coverage of the Canadian Mopar Fest, and now here’s a gallery from...
Hell Yeah! NHRA Run Top Fuelers Four Wide Exhibition Pass at zMax Dragway
We’d pay to see this! The NHRA will run a quartet of Top Fuel dragsters on a single exhibition lap at the upcoming Carolina Nationals held at zMax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina. This event...
Meddling Do-Gooders Try to Block Proposed New Hampshire Drag Strip
New Hampshire is the “Live Free or Die” state, which apparently means you can live free as long as you don’t do something your neighbors don’t like. A New Hampshire...
VW to Own Porsche; New Panamera Stillborn
Well that didn’t work out so great. The story of how Porsche, led by a megalomaniac CEO, tried to take over massive Volkswagen, failed, financially sank, and was then purchased by VW will be...
