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FE Race And Reunion Photos: A Celebration Of Everything FE Powered

Oct 28, 2021Chad Reynolds1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery

All things FE baby, that’s what the FE Race and Reunion is all about at Beaver Springs Dragway. Thanks to Joe Grippo we’ve got tons of photos from all over the event, so check out the latest gallery right here, and use the link below if you missed any of our other galleries.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The FE Ford engine has been obviously out of production for, what, 40 plus years? Yet there is a group the hardest of hardcore devotees who once a year gather in the hills of Central Pennsylvania at a quaint little dragstrip, to celebrate all variants of this famed FoMoCo mill. From 352’s to 390’s to the mighty Cobra Jets and Cammers, plus all the other displacements were in the house, at Beaver Springs Dragway.

The FE’s were smoking the rear tires and yanking the fronts skyward for like 3 days straight! Big mid-century 60’s muscle, Fairlane’s, Mustangs and trucks filled the pits and the show field right alongside a bunch of late model Fords with the venerable big block transplanted into them. It’s truly Nirvana for Ford fanatics, it is a sight to behold. A few Ford legends who made their bones with the FE Ford were in the house and holding court. Ohio George Montgomery, Al Joniec and John Vermeersch among others were telling stories and answering questions non-stop. The swap meet was robust with blocks, heads, intakes, cranks and everything else FE related just waiting to get scarfed up for the next build.

If you even remotely dig Fords and if you own an FE, you owe it to yourself to be on the Beaver property in 2022 for the 10th (TENTH!) annual FE Race and Reunion. You will not regret it, but don’t take our word for it, check out the galleries and see for yourself.

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Don’t Think It Would Be Fun To Drive A Pulling Tractor? This Video Will Change Your Mind
Give Way: This Video Is A Cautionary Tale Of Making Sure To Keep Some Distance On The Chassis Dyno

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If You Like GM Trucks Then You Have To Check Out All Our Photos From The C10 Nationals At Texas Motor Speedway

May 22, 2021Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery, Truck / Tractor Events

(Photos by Charles Wickam) It doesn’t really matter what year Chevrolet or GMC trucks you like, there was likely to be something there you dug because the C10 Nationals have become the all encompassing GM truck event with more action than you can imagine. Dyno shootout, drag races, truck show, autocross, burnout contests, and more are all on site at this event and it really is something to see. Wickam drove his multicolored C1500 to the show and then proceeded to snap a jillion photos, take some rides in killer autocross trucks, and even choose a winner for our BANGshift Pick award. I’ve got a new gallery each day this week from the event, so remember to check back in each day for the latest photo from Wickam. Remember, there is another C10 Nationals event happening in September in Nashville, so you are going to want to check that one out if you live anywhere within 3 states of Tennessee. It’s going to be an epic event as well.

The C10 Nationals have become one of the must-attend truck shows in the country in recent years and with good reason. The show is huge, is held in a killer location, and you are sure to find every single kind of C series GM truck you can imagine. No matter what you like, you’ll find it here and probably in multiples. Short beds, long beds, duallys, and more, are all here and ready to check out regardless of what years of C10s you are into. With drag racing, autocross, burnout competitions, a dyno challenge, and the huge car show all happening around the facility there was plenty to do and see for everyone on site.

Luckily our dude Charles Wickam was on-site to take it all in as I had to go to Bryan Texas for an SDBA Drag Boat race and couldn’t come to the show. Wickam shot all kinds of photos and even gave out our BANGshift Pick award to one lucky attendee at the show. They won an entry into the upcoming C10’s in the Park event happening this fall in Waxahachie and you can see the truck he picked in the blog item linked below.

CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR OTHER GALLERIES FROM THE C10 NATIONALS

CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR BANGSHIFT PICK FROM THE C10 NATIONALS

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Race Photos: More Drag Racing Action From LSFest West At The Strip At Las Vegas Motor Speedway!

May 07, 2021Chad Reynolds1320 Gallery, 1320 Spotlight, Autocross / Pro Touring, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Drag Races, Gallery, Off-Road, Truck / Tractor Events

These are the last drag racing photos we’ve got from Holley’s LSFest West in Las Vegas. We’ve still got a couple more autocross galleries to run this weekend, but if you want wheels up doorslammer drag racing then this is the last hoorah my friends. Take a look at what we’ve got, cause there are some cool rides here, and don’t forget to click and check them all out!

IF YOU MISSED ANY OF OUR PREVIOUS PHOTOS FROM LSFEST WEST, CLICK HERE

LSFest is a spectacle people and that was never more apparent than in Las Vegas during the 2021 LSFest West event held at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With thousands of cars, and tens of thousands of spectators, it was an event of epic proportions even during these COVID times. Thanks to a great partnership between Holley’s production team, track staff at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, along with local, county and state health organizations, this event was able to happen. And happen it did. There were cars, trucks, SUVs, vans, buggies, exotics, pre-runners, race trucks, and everything in between on site to celebrate everything you can do with LS power. We’re talking Drag Racing, Autocross, 3S Speed Stop, Donuts, Burnouts, Drifting, Sideshow, Truck Jumps, Dyno pulls, Manufacturers Midway and tons of food and drink. This is an event like none other and has a very different personality than LSFest East in Bowling Green Kentucky. If you have only been to one, you definitely need to get to the other.

Everyone that’s anyone wants to be at LSFest and this weekend was no different. YouTube stars from B is for Build, Cleetus McFarland, Blake Wilkey, and more were on hand to throw down, have fun, and cut loose in Vegas. After having to cancel the 2020 show, despite trying to reschedule, there were fans, racers, and enthusiasts from all over the country clamoring to get to Las Vegas for this year’s event. Because no on site ticket sales were allowed, all entries were pre-entry and everyone had to buy their spectator tickets ahead as well. After a bustling Friday, Saturday morning started with record numbers coming through the gates for an actual sold out crowd. And we’re not talking about the BS sold out claims you get from some promoters, we’re talking actually sold out crowd and it was epic to see.

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Exploring A Closed And Abandoned Auto Museum Full Of Classic Cars, All Of Which Are Going Up For Auction!

2020 AACA Fall Meet Coverage: Photos Of The Vintage Iron That Showed Up In Droves!

Jan 06, 2021Brian LohnesApex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage, Gallery, OTHER

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – A few months ago, when the word came down that the annual massive gearhead gathering known as Hershey was shelved for 2020, the car hobby collectively sighed and said “…we saw that coming.” But then the Antique Automobile Club of America announced a special show in Gettysburg, Pa in early November, so we circled that weekend on the calendar and made our plans. When the date rolled around, mother nature cut us a break and we got a nearly cloudless, perfectly sunny warm November day. And when well over 400 antique, classic and muscle cars showed up it made for a glorious Saturday. A huge shout out to the Gettysburg Region of the AACA for pulling the show together at the almost 11^th hour.

I have a few galleries to share, so let’s start it off with the oldest stuff in attendance: the cars and trucks of the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. Check the gallery for an abundance of Model A Fords, cool fat fendered era stuff, the cherriest of trucks and some jaw dropping Lincolns and Cadillacs. A few of my favorites were the huge by large, straight 8 powered Buick Woody, the greyish 1937 Lincoln V12 with the Brunn bodied coachwork and the dare I say cute, bright red, flat-bed, Chevy cab-over. The ’37 Sudebaker Dictator and ’41 Willys coupes stopped us in our dead in our tracks as well. Tons of great stuff everywhere in the show areas.

More later.

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Here’s Every Bonneville Speed Week Photo Gallery We’ve Got From 2020! Check Them All Out Here!

Aug 15, 2020Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, BangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, Gallery, LAND SPEED RACES, Land Speed Races, XL Gallery, XL Spotlight

Bonneville Speed Week 2020 is in the books, with George Poteet and the Speed Demon team once again taking home the Hot Rod Trophy, which is impressive as hell considering the challenging conditions at Bonneville National Speedway this year. With this year’s strange climate of COVID and everything else, the number of cars and fans at Speed Week was definitely down, but that might have been a blessing for some as the number of cars going down the race track each day meant it probably stayed in better shape than it would have otherwise. And even though Speed Demon is full of the latest and greatest technology, including very effective traction control, you can’t go down a marginal track as fast as a good one. Period. Traction control doesn’t make you fast, it just helps refine the power a little in the tougher spots.

Don’t for a second think that all our coverage was of Speed Demon though, we’ve got jillions of photos of hot rods, customs, race cars, and more on the salt, and it doesn’t matter what you like you are going to find it in one of these cool photo galleries.