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Got Skills? Race Winning Brands Is Hiring Across Their Company and Across The Country
As we all know, things these days are not exactly normal. There have been lots of people displaced from their jobs by all the junk going on in the world and others who feel stuck in doing what they...
For Just $1,000 Per Day: The New Mclaren 765LT Is Limited In Production But Nearly Unlimited In Price
(By Tom Lohnes) – Don’t blink, because you could miss the new Mclaren 765LT. When it was released back in April everyone was impressed with it and now with official performance numbers...
Hagerty Buick Straight Eight Rebuild Process: New Pistons, Rings, Timing Challenges, and More
I guess this is straight eight day. Earlier we showed you a Bugatti Type 57 engine that got the full treatment and now we are back with an update on the process of the Buick straight eight that Davin...
Morning Symphony: 13B Rotary Power In A Group B Mazda RX-7!
Didn’t think Mazda played in Group B rally, did you? It’s true…for the 1983-1984 season, Mazda Rally Team Europe (MRT) prepared naturally-aspirated, first generation RX-7s for...
Maybe Don’t Drop The Top: The 2021 BMW 4-Series Convertible Has Been Released To Mixed Stylistic Reviews
(By Tom Lohnes) – Usually, when a controversial-looking coupe comes out, there’s a convertible version that comes along that everyone tends to agree looks good. Well BMW tried to do that...
They’re Coming For The Corvette: New Corvette E-Ray Will Combine V8 With Electricity
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Corvette Grand Sport has always been the forgotten model in the Corvette lineup. Offering performance parts from the Z06/ZR1 of its era and mixing them with the base...
The 2020 Hi-Performance Expo Powered by Optima Batteries Is Coming To COTA November 1-3 – Big Fun, Big Money, Be There!
Winter is on the way, you have been likely locked out of at least a few of your favorite events this year and you are kind of bummed that there’s nothing left to do this year, right? WRONG. The...
Boosted Insanity: Watch The Most Powerful 4.0L Jeep Engine Ever Built Make 860+ HP and 880+ Lb-Ft On The Dyno!
It has been awesome to watch Newcomer Racing’s builds on the Horsepower Monster YouTube Channel. This company that is so well known for its Jeep inline six stuff is just killing it. The...
Project Hay Hauler: We Install The New Engine, A New McLeod RXT Twin Disc Clutch, And Prep For Rocky Mountain Race Week.
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) If you have been following along on my build of 1967 GMC pickup we call Project Hay Hauler, you will have seen I took a 383 I had collecting dust in the corner...
VIDEO: Prepare to be obsessed with Dave Roper, the first American to win at the Isle of Man TT
Dave Roper is a motorcycle racer. Not one of those slick, Italian Valentino Rossi-types, surrounded by a bevy of umbrella-wielding hot chicks with a massive transporter to carry this 200-pound GP...
Cool Suspension Video: Ride UNDER A 1988 Thunderbird As It Attacks The Autocross
We have not run a good “under car” suspension video for a while now and frankly, we’re sorry. The goal is to make up for lost time with this one, though. We’ll be riding under...
Holley Intergalactic Ford Fest 2020: Our Final Gallery From The Blue Oval Troupe
The leaves are tinging, and soon they will be falling. The morning dew on the windshield is starting to frost up. Normally, this time of year is where the racing and the car shows end and we settle...
Mad Mike Whiddett And His 4-Rotor Mazda Wants To Rip Your Face Off – Listen To The Racket This Thing Makes
We have featured Mad Mike Whiddett’s antics here on BangShift before. The Aussie drifter has had a string of pretty angry rotary powered Mazdas and the car he brought to Goodwood in 2018 was no...
In 1950s Germany They Towed Skiers Behind Porsches At 100mph For Fun (Video)
More than 60 years ago in Germany thrill seekers were hauling ass around road courses carved into snow with skiers hooked to the bumpers for bragging rights. We’re not talking about idling...