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Racing Carnage: R32 Golf Tries To Drive Through a Honda S2000 At Nurburgring

Utilization of  the Nurburgring Nordschliefe, Rule 3: Vehicles must drive on the right, in particular when overtaken, on crests, in bends or in case of breakdown. Regulations of Vehicle Speed on...

Avert Your Eyes: Someone Made A 1995 Buick Roadmaster “Superbird”

There are things that cannot be believed and there are things than cannot be unseen. This car is both of those things. We’ve shown you strange creations in all shapes and sizes from places...

Movie Car Chase Video: A Gran Fury vs. A Grand Ville in “Short Time”

Dabney Coleman plays Burt Simpson, a Seattle detective, learns that he has a disease that will kill him within two weeks, and that the only way his family receives any benefits is if he dies within...

Unhinged: Someone Put The Kia Hamsters Back In The Cage, Please.

Before I get into the meat and potatoes of this train of thought, I will say that a Kia was the first thing I ever owned. That was in 1988, and it was a red bicycle…and I was five. The first...

What Do You Get When You Cross Australian Touring Car and Drifting? Awesome. You Get Awesome.

We love V8 Supercars here at BangShift. Real cars (ok, more real than NASCAR) hauling serious amounts of speed around killer road courses in a land that seems to always be ready for a track...

Is It True: Has GM Finally Green-Lit A Mid-Engined Corvette?

Right as I’m about to hit the sack to rest up for tomorrow’s big opening day celebration of the track at the National Corvette Museum, my phone goes absolutely ballistic. Several friends...

Drag Week 2014: Wait List Update, Your Chances Of Getting In, and What You Can Do To Make Things Work Smoothly

In terms of the yearly Drag Week news cycle, we have entered the “wait list” portion of the program. What does that mean? Well there are lots of guys signed up and thrashing to get their...

Show Coverage: 2014 Cars In The Park Car Show – Raising Money For A Worthy Cause In Massachusetts

(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – Here’s some irony. When this story first hit the front page of BangShift today, Johnny Gaudette could not see it. Why? Because the dude is in class at his...

Holley’s Sweet Shop Truck Featured On Jay Leno’s Garage – Jay Burns Tires In It!

Jay Leno’s Garage is one of the cooler automotive shows on the internet. Because the guy is a complete and utter automotive maniac with the cash to actually feed the addiction, he’s into...

21st Sunday Niagra Nostalgia Drags And Car Show – The Coolest Cars Around Buffao Came Out In Force

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – There’s nothing like a great nostalgia drag race and car show to bring out the cool people and the cooler iron. Recently, our own Mike Brooks hit the road and...

Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car Michigan: The BangShift Photos

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – I’m not sure if I should thank Bob Chiluk for these great photos from the recent Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car event in Michigan or if I should offer...

Foam Party! Just Don’t Mind The Helicopters On The Floor…

When there is something leaking from the hangar bay doors where your multi-million aircraft are stored, it’s always a bad thing. Always. In the case of the Oklahoma National Guard, their bad...

Man Who Drove A Bugatti Into A Salt Marsh Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Facing 20 Years

The pelican has officially been cleared of any and all wrongdoing. Andy House, the dumbass man who intentionally drove his 2006 Bugatti Veyron into a salt marsh in Texas plead guilty to wire mail...

Outerlimits Powerboats Founder and CEO Mike Fiore Dies As Result Of Missouri Boat Wreck

(Michael Fiore is pictured center above) – We are saddened to report that Michael Fiore, the founder and CEO of Outerlimits Powerboats has died as the result of injuries he sustained in the...