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TCI Releases 2016 Master Catalog – This Is 160 Pages Of High Performance Transmission Heaven

Both Chad and I are proud and satisfied users of TCI transmission and if you are in the market for a transmission that’ll fit and work properly in your street car, hot rod, drag car, big truck,...

Lucky Dog: This Very Lucky Pup’s Narrow Miss With A Rally Mitsubishi Couldn’t Be Any Closer

By all accounts, the little black and white pup you see trotting down the road should have woken up in the clouds, next to the pearly gates. You could tell from the start that even he was aware that...

Top 11: Lessons Learned From Running The Show At SCSN’s Anarchy At The Arch III In St. Louis!

When I was told that I would be running the show for the live feed from the 2016 Street Car Super Nationals’ “Anarchy at the Arch III” event at Gateway Motorsports Park, I...

“Regular” Car? Regular Car Reviews Gets Their Hands On A Might-Be-Faked Knight Industries Two Thousand!

I’m an Eighties kid. Television sets that weighted as much as a good small block, fake wood-paneled interior decor, leftover 1970s shag carpeting, and on and on. My memories prior to 1988 are...

KABOOM! Gratuitous Burnout Engine Carnage, Straight From The Land Down Under!

Engines have limits, especially high compression, boosted mills. They don’t like having the driver stand on the pedal until the tires blow out. They really don’t do well with little to no...

Thrash Video: Watch This Touring Car Crew Rebuild Their Beat-Up Car Through a Sleepless Night

Overnight rebuilds are nothing new in any form of racing, but the usual mention of it is a single sentence in a race broadcast. Rarely does anyone see what goes into mending a smashed-up car...

Morning Symphony: Proto P2 Racers at the 5° Challenge del Lupo – Go Karts For Adults!

When was the last time you plopped your adult backside into the seat of a go-kart and hit the track? I had the opportunity do just that earlier this summer and while it was great fun racing with a...

Watch USAC’s Moving ‘Bryan Clauson Forever’ Tribute to the Late Racer

Bryan Clauson made his name as a race-anything oval driver in United States Auto Club (USAC) competition before his shocking death at USAC’s Midget Nationals in Kansas earlier this month. He was...

It’s A Family Thing: Watch The Cutlass On 22″ IROC Wheels Take On A Trans Am Driven By His Father! Ten-Second Side-by-Side Racing!

I have a sick fascination with what is going on with this silver-ish G-body Oldsmobile Cutlass. It’s an interesting take on a sleeper: Normally, big wheels and rubber band tires do not equate...

This Hill Climb Champion Demonstrates What Flat-Out looks Like

Simone Faggioli is probably one of the best race car drivers you’ve never heard of. The Italian has racked up seven consecutive championships in the FIA European Hill Climb Championship to add to...

This Pro Street Plymouth Road Runner Needs Just A Little Bit Of TLC To Be Sweet!

Growing up, one of the many “kid-friendly” car books that my grandfather gave me had a kind of “spotter’s guide” deal that showed the up-and-coming youngster how to tell...

Are Custom Vans Back? Check Out The Ones We’ve Found On Ebay And Be The Judge!

I don’t know what it is about them, and I know I’m not alone here at BangShift in thinking this (or maybe I am, who knows!), but I’ve always been fascinated with the 70’s...

This Gasser Truck Needs Some Work And We’d Change Stuff But It Totally Nails The Vibe!

There have been a few “gasser truck” builds that have gotten our attention over the last several years. We figured that they would be kind of a hot trend but they are still pretty rare to...

NTSB Investigating Southwest 737 Engine Failure – Wild Photos

You’ve likely heard about the Southwest flight last week that experienced a booming engine failure while at altitude and maybe you have seen some of the crazy photos of the dead player hanging...