Tag Archive: spotlight
Speedway Motors Museum Of American Speed: One BangShifter’s Look Into The Jaw Dropping Facility In Nebraska
(Photos by Scott Liggett) – There are places in this country involving cars, racing, and automotive history that are beyond description and the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed is one...
ECTA Ohio (Half) Mile Action Photos – Land Speed Racing Under The Ohio Sun
(Photos by David Whealon) – A little bit of history went down in the small burg of Wilmington, Ohio last weekend as the ECTA held their first ever half mile land speed event on the same course...
Mooneyes Open House 2015 Coverage: Check Out The Coo Iron Here!
We’re pretty sure that Dean Moon would have been smiling had he been able to attend the 2015 Mooneyes Open House in California. He has been gone since 1987 but as one of the most consummate hot...
Bangshift Visits The Bare Cove Fire Museum: Vintage Firefighting Equipment Galore!
Here at Bangshift, you know we love big, old trucks, and we especially love the ones that were used to help save lives. Recently, we visited the Bare Cove Fire Museum in Hingham, MA to view their...
Cool Cruisers At The 2015 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion – Unique And Interesting Cars
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The show-n-shine area, the pits, and even the parking lot at events such as the HRR can present cars from all eras and all tastes. In here we’ve got...
Gas-Tastic! Photos Of The Neatest And Best Running Gassers At The Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion In Bowling Green
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – What we have here is a collection of gasser-ishness in the form of 50s and 60s cars. There were a lot more of these things rolling around than what we...
2015 Orange Drag Strip Reunion: The Coolest Rods, Trucks, Muscle Cars, and…Vans?!
(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – It was a heck of a weekend at Sterling Airport during the 2015 Orange Drag Strip Reunion. Steve Magnante was announcing the action, hundreds of the coolest...
Best Of BS 2015: Watch This Homebuilt Ford Cleveland V12 Made From Two 302 Blocks and Three Cleveland Heads Make Dyno Pulls
First off, you’re right. Ford never made a Cleveland V12 but brilliant hot rodder Jan Baker sure did and we have video that shows how the whole package came together and of the engine making a...
Cacklefest Photos! More Header Flaming Fun From The Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Cacklefest
There is an implicit thing that is needed for someone to run a nitro powered engine whether it is in a cackle car, a nostalgia dragster, or a full blown modern top fuel car. That thing is trust,...
Warhead: Watch The Test Mule Engine For Tom Bailey’s Sick Seconds 2.0 Make 3,625hp On Morris Racing Engines Dyno
If there is one thing that I consider myself fortunate to have witnessed first hand it has been the escalation of competition, technology, horsepower, and insanity in the world of street legal drag...
Tennessee’s I-40 Dragway SOLD!!!! Another Drag Strip Saved!
We have it on very good authority that papers were signed today for the sale of I-40 Dragway in Tennessee! That’s great news for racers as the track recently came up for sale and it’s...
Holley NHRA Reunion Cacklefest Photos – Loading In The Iron And Header Flame Spewing Fun!
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Having attended more than our fair share of Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunions at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky we can tell you with some...
Cruise Photos: Mass. Cruisers Bass Pro Shops Cruise – Foxboro, Massachusetts – June 2015
With no races to attend and a Thursday night at home last week, we hit the biggest cruise night in the eastern half of the United States which is happily located about a forty minutes from BangShift...
LA Roadsters Show: More Killer Koupes From The Massive Gathering In Southern California
Just when you thought we were going to let a sleeping dog lie and not barrage you with more coverage from the 2015 LA Roadsters show, we’re back! Not only are we back but we’re...