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Fall Carlisle Swap Meet Photos: Look At All This Rad Stuff We Want To Buy!

Oct 16, 2021BangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery, SWAP MEETS, Swap Meets

Fall Carlisle Swap Meet Photos: Look At All This Rad Stuff We Want To Buy!

As if Grippo’s photos from the AACA Hershey Fall Meet aren’t enough, he also went to Carlisle and shot photos to share with all of you! So big thanks to our man Joe, who has been contributing to us for years now and we so appreciate it.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) October has arrived and that means one thing….no, not pumpkin spice, or Halloween, it’s Swap Meet season, and here at the Pennsylvania BangShift satellite offices, the two biggies are the Fall Carlisle and the massive AACA Hershey Fall Meet. Carlisle is up first followed by Hershey the following week, so if you can’t find it in central Pa over those two weeks, it probably doesn’t exist.

The Fall Carlisle Swap Meet tends to skew more toward the 50’s, 60’s and muscle car era but with a healthy and growing trend of late 70’s and 80’s cars and parts starting to filter into the vast number of swap spaces. Lots of the usual suspect parts and project cars are available, ya’ know, Camaros, Mustangs, Chevelle’s, Barracudas, Corvettes, Challengers, and the like. I dig checking out the project cars and odd ball parts that always seem present at Carlisle. Unfortunately, in the last few years I also find myself marveling at the prices of stuff being offered up. I can’t help but to wonder where we as a hobby are heading, with really rusty cars with really high asking prices. The barrier of entry for some of these things are cost prohibitive when compared to the cost of getting them even remotely roadworthy. But, hey, sometimes cost and value just get tossed aside if you just must have that particular ride. Watch those emotional purchases.

Check out https://www.carlisleevents.com/ for the details.
Enough reading, get into the galleries and see what we saw at the 2021 Fall Carlisle Swap Meet…

 

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Bonneville Speed Week 2021: Photos From The Salt Just Keep Coming!

(Photos by Wes Allison) There will be a couple more galleries over the next few days, along with some special galleries we wanted to share as well. So here is the next gallery! Muscle cars, roadsters, streamliners, lakesters, and so much more, all on the salt looking to set records and put their name in the book. With so many classes, and so many different engine combos, there is more variety at Bonneville than you will find at any other event in the world. It’s huge, it’s awesome, and nobody should pass up the opportunity to be there at least once. Check out another great gallery of photos below and if you missed any of our previous photos then use the link below.

We’ve got all the photo coverage you have come to expect from Bonneville Speed Week here at BANGshift.com. For the past 10 years, we’ve been providing you with more photos from the salt than anyone else, and we are not going to stop now. The number of photos shot today alone is staggering, but we’ll make sure you get to see them all through the coming week as we bring you at least one gallery per day, and some days even more! And if you missed any of our previous galleries, just CLICK THE LINK BELOW and you’ll be able to see them all.

This is a magical time of year, as my friend Keith Turk would say, and since he’s got more 200 mph club memberships than anyone else on Earth, I think he’s a pretty spectacular judge. Don’t you? And since I have been the first car down the long course at Bonneville, just after sunrise on a particularly beautiful Sunday morning, I can tell you that there is no place like it and that’s a good thing. Bonneville is a party, a race, a history lesson, a family reunion, and so much more. It pains me to say that I am not going to be on the salt this year, but with everything going on we thought it smart to just send one guy and keep things simple. You know, like all the years I covered Bonneville all by myself for a week. Only with a better photographer, because Wes Allison is a badass. And we can’t wait to see everything he captures from the SCTA/BNI Speed Week at Bonneville!

We already posted a gallery from last nights Nugget Car Show kickoff party and we’ll have more and more galleries coming throughout the week. We will likely be running more than one gallery per day for the first few days at least, just like you have come to expect from us. We’ll have on track, in the pits, and car show photos from the entire event.

This year promises to be an amazing year at Bonneville with all kinds of new cars making their debut and some old cars coming back out for the first time in years. Plus, the piston engine and wheel-driven all-time records are being aimed at with everything people can throw at them this year. We’ll see how the salt is, but we’re hoping for some big things this year at Bonneville. Who will come out on top as the fastest of Bonneville? Who will take home the famed Hot Rod Trophy? George Poteet wants his name on it again. But so do all the Team Vesco gang! So who’s going to be the top dog? We’ll just have to see how the week pans out.

As we say, this is our first gallery of photos from the salt and we’ll have tons of them coming throughout the week as Wes shoots everything he can point a camera at.

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Truck Show Photos: Texas Heat Wave Was Hot, And Not The Show We Remember, But We’ve Still Got Photos To Share

Charles Wickam and I were all excited to be heading down to the Williamson County Expo Center in Taylor Texas for the Texas Heat Wave Show, even though we had heard that the last couple years had not been super kind to the show. Texas Heat Wave has been around forever and was one of the premier custom truck shows when I was starting out in the mini truck scene and was one of those shows that Courtney, Finnegan and Alexander would hit and cover in the pages of the magazine all the time and that I dreamt about going to. So when I moved to Texas in December of 1997 I was stoked as hell to be taking my lifted, bagged,  shaved, flamed, and billet-equipped 1992 Chevy pickup to the show the next summer. And oh did I! And it was awesome!

Everywhere you looked were bagged, body dropped, lifted, shaved, and all-around custom trucks of every size and description. From mellow street cruisers and daily drivers to the most insane show trucks, they were all there and cruising the grounds. This show was definitely what it was originally started to be back in 1989 when two clubs started this show to be like a West Coast truck show. That means three days, camping and partying and cruising, like Resolutions, numerous events on the River in California and Arizona, and more. And the folks in Texas nailed it with Texas Heat Wave. Unfortunately, the growth and fame also caused some issues as the event outgrew venues in the Austin area and found resistance from some local law enforcement. This was the case when I went in 1998, but it was still an epic show.

Fast forward over the next few years and other venues and the show was still great even with some location challenges. I moved back to California in 2007 and didn’t do much in the custom truck show scene as I was focused on racing, but when I came back here to Texas last year I was hoping to hit Heat Wave up again, which leads me to this weekend.

It was hot, which is no surprise for Heat Wave, as it is always held in late July or August which is the hottest time of the year here in Texas. So Wickam and I trudged our fat asses around the show, losing a few pounds in water at least, and a whole stack of cash out of our wallets to get in, and checked out most everything that was on-site, and the turnout was certainly not overwhelming. I’m sure COVID is still impacting things, but there was a lot of open space at this show, which has not been the case in other custom truck shows this year, and the venue didn’t seem to be utilized very well. Despite having lots of nice open grassy areas there was a huge amount of the show on gravel which made for a very dusty mess that just wasn’t nearly as enjoyable as it could have been. And for us, the variety of trucks just wasn’t there that we’d seen at other events this year, which was again a little disappointing.

I love trucks, and respect stuff even if it isn’t my cup of tea, but the bro dozers felt like the largest group of trucks at this event this year and we heard it from several other show goers walking around. Again, kudos to those guys for building some cool rides, but we also wanted to see more lowered and custom trucks. And there were some, which we have photos of to share, but we were hoping for a lot more. The tattoo expo part of the show was small but cool and the stereo display and sales area was hopping too. In fact we spoke to a few manufacturers about projects we have to plan for and got some great information and saw some cool new stuff. We’re hoping for big things from Texas Heat Wave in 2022, so we aren’t giving up on it, and hope that all of you truck enthusiasts out there will come on down and make Heat Wave great again as well!

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Race Photos: OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Heads To The Fastest Track In The West

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, returned to action at the historic Willow Springs Raceway on Memorial Day weekend. It was like you’d expect Willow Springs to be in late May, sunny, windy, and a whole lot of fun. This stop in the seven-event regular season is critical for West Coast competitors because your best three events count toward your season-long points total.

Four of those events are East of the Rocky Mountains and the next-closest event in New Orleans has already taken place. That means everyone out West who wants a shot at getting their car to the SEMA Show and the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational needs to finish well at Las Vegas, Willow Springs and Utah Motorsports Campus in July. If things don’t go as planned, competitors could be making a long haul to tracks like Road America or NCM Motorsports Park. Both are bucket list tracks and worth the trip at some point, but you’d rather go when the pressure isn’t on to turn in a great finish.

Check out the gallery below to see the cars and trucks that ran in this event and if you get an itch to get involved in your street car, head over to www.DriveOPTIMA.com to find out what is involved in the ultimate street car experience.

GT Class (post-1989, 3,200+ pounds, 2wd sedans, 4-seater coupes, trucks, etc…)
1. Dave Schotz, 2020 Chevrolet Camaro
2. Matt Ramirez, 2004 Ford Mustang
3. Clayton Yates, 2016 Chevrolet Camaro

Classic Car Liquidators GTV Class (pre-1990, 3200+ pounds)
1. Nick Relampagos, 1970 Chevrolet Camaro
2. Ryan Breezee, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
3. Garrett Randall, 1970 Chevrolet Corvette


GTS Class (post-1989, 3200+ pounds, two-seaters & awd vehicles)
1. Bob Sobey, 2013 Nissan GT-R
2. Robert DeuPree, 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo
3. Gunnison Jones, 2006 Chevrolet Corvette

Holley EFI GTL Class (non-compacts under 3200 pounds)
1. Jake Rozelle, 2003 Chevrolet Corvette
2. CB Ramey, 1987 Chevrolet Corvette
3. Scot Spiewak, 2007 Chevrolet Corvette

No Limit Engineering GTT Class (Trucks & SUVs over 3200 pounds)
1. Sean Kelly, 1967 Chevrolet C10
2. Dustin Reed, 1972 Chevrolet C10
3. George Dias, 2002 Ford Lightning

GTC Class (two-wheel drive compacts, 107-inch wheelbase or less)
1. David Carroll, 1973 Chevrolet Vega
2. Matt Davis, 2004 Pontiac Vibe
3. Steve Wong, 1992 Honda Civic

Outlaw Class (relaxed aero rules, pro drivers allowed)

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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, 2021BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery, Truck / Tractor Events

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

(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

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2021 Pigeon Forge Rod Run Photo Coverage: Our Image Onslaught Continues – Freaks, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Trucks, and More!

May 07, 2021Apex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, BangShift News, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery

2021 Pigeon Forge Rod Run Photo Coverage: Our Image Onslaught Continues – Freaks, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Trucks, and More!

(Photos by Ted Bixby) – Our photo onslaught from the 2021 Pigeon Forge Rod Run continues with this virtual walk around of outdoor cars on display. We have taken you through the indoor pavilion and now we’ve ventured outside to check out the stuff in that area of this massive event. You will see that Ted Bixby, the man who carried his picture taker around, saw some really interesting stuff and decided to share it with you. The lead photo is the most freakishly awesome thing that this entire event has delivered us so far and while it must run and drive, it is definitely the product of the builder’s fever dream of an engineering concept. We dig it.

Is it us or do 1990s style street rods no longer have a kind of unintentional humor to them and have begun that aging process where they will eventually be seen as cool again? It’s funny. It’s probably because we’re getting old but some cars in here that we would have been unable to look at have us going back for a second peek.

This show was awesome.

Hit the images below to expand them and then take a virtual photo stroll with your fingers

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LSFest West Photos Galore! Muscle Cars, Street Machines, Trucks, Vans, Drifters And Prerunners Everywhere!

(Photos by Wes Allison) We told you we were going to have a bunch of photos, and we weren’t kidding. Wes was on hand shooting every single thing on four wheels that was at the show, racing, drifting, and jumping, as well as the boat that was on hand looking cool and making great noises. We shared our first gallery from the event yesterday, but if you missed it then click the link below.

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 this past weekend 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.

Here is the first gallery of many we’ll be posting over the next week. This one is from all over the event, and features cars of all kinds on display, in the show grounds, and in the pits. You’ll want to check them all out by clicking on one to make it larger and then using the arrows to move through the entire photo gallery like a slide show.

And stay tuned as we’ll have more galleries coming starting tomorrow morning!

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