Tag Archive: spotlight
Bitchin’ Video:Jim Pace Eats Up Full Race Vipers and Porsches On The VIR Road Course In A Stock Car
Jim Pace is a guy whose talents we have showcased on BangShift before. Pace is a super talented road racer and we’ve showed him driving vintage Can-Am cars, historic road racing iron, and other...
Video: Watch Don Garlits Make Passes In A Very Quick Electric Dragster – Don Gives Us The Scoop!
When we saw YouTube videos of Don Garlits making hits in an electric rear “motor” dragster we had to follow up with Big Daddy and get the inside dirt on just how well this brand new...
Good News: Firebird International Raceway Looks To Have A Future – NHRA Planning on 2014 Event
A recent memo from the operator of Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Arizona is being refuted by news reports and statements from Tom Compton. The facility published a memo quoting Charlie...
BS Photo Highlight Reel: Scott Liggett’s Favorite Photos of 2012 – Road trips, Wrenching, and the Drags!
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) – When Brian texted me just before Christmas to send in some of my favorite pics that I took over the last year, I was a bit worried because I didn’t...
Gallery: The Cordova Dragway Park 2013 Hangover Nationals – Drag Strip Action At 14-Degrees! BRRR!
(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – Cordova Dragway Park in Cordova, Illinois again hosted the Hangover Nationals. Held on New Years Day for the past 14 years, they plow snow off the track,...
ALL BURNOUTS! Nostalgia Video From The California Hot Rod Reunion. Les Mayhew Has Outdone Himself
If you are like me and don’t give a damn about all the football games going on today, then here is something that will make your day go much, much better. Les Mayhew has put together another...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! From All Of Us At BANGSHIFT.COM!
Happy New Year!!! It’s been a wild and crazy but super bitchin ride in 2012 for us here at BangShift.com and we hope that you have enjoyed it as much as we have. We also hope that 2012 has been...
BS Photo Highlight Reel: Greg Rourke’s Favorite Photos From 2012 – Autocross, Drags, and More!
(Words and Photos by Greg Rourke) – Not long ago I would try to get access to the wall at drag strips to take photos. The answer was always “no”. Then I started sending a few...
BS Photo Highlight Reel: Tommy Lee Byrd’s Favorite Photos Of 2012 – Races, Shows, Cool Stuff!
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – This year gave me lots of opportunities for cool pictures, as I rarely had a free weekend without some sort of car show, drag race or other motorsports...
BS Photo Highlight Reel: Joe Grippo’s Favorite Images From 2012
(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – (Editor’s note: Joe Grippo was our very first photo contributor to BangShift. He’s OG as far as Chad and I are concerned!) I don’t remember...
Best of 2012: Wild Video of a Funny Car Driver Getting Bathed In Boiling Hot Trans Fluid And Escaping
Driving a Funny Car, whether it is powered by a blown alky engine, a nitro mill, or even a gas motor takes real courage. This video is proof in living color. My pal Jon Wall owns and drives the...
Best of BangShift 2012: The English Brothers With Their Jag and MG Drag Machines – Feature!
Few classes were weirder and wilder than the old NHRA Modified Sports Car ranks. The Modified Sports classes had their own rules which were similar to the gas classes and the resulting creations...
BS Photo Highlight Reel: Dave Nutting’s Favorite Shots From 2012 – Racing, Shows, Thrashing, and More!
(Words and Photos by Dave Nutting) – 2012 was quite the year for me as a photographer in terms of new experiences. It is hard for me to believe, but I’ve only been shooting photos for these...
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM BANGSHIFT.COM!
Merry Christmas! Brian and I, along with all our families and BangShift.com sponsors, would like to wish all of our friends and readers a very Merry Christmas. While we are frying up turkey here on...