Ken Block Takes On Ireland In His Escort Rally Car! The Donegal Rally From The View Of The Head Hoon!
Jun 28, 2019Bryan McTaggart3
Back in 2014, I was lucky enough to tour around most of Ireland with my wife and her family on my first major vacation outside of the United States that didn’t involve wearing fatigues. In the...
Watch This Guy Bounce His Motorcycle Off The Rev Limiter Until It Explodes In Flames – What?!
Jun 28, 2019Brian Lohnes3
Watch the video below and then starting thinking about it. I guarantee as a gearhead your brain will start to fold over itself and spin inside your skull because what you are going to watch makes...
Video: The Difference Between What The Driver Screams About On The Radio To What The Crew Chief Hears
Jun 27, 2019Brian Lohnes2
The relationship between racer and crew chief is an important one in every form of auto racing but it is also different in every form of auto racing. Stock car racers and road racers are in near...
Better Than NASCAR: Spectator Drags From Oxford Motor Mayhem
Jun 27, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Better Than NASCAR: Spectator Drags From Oxford Motor Mayhem
At first glance, spectator drags are a horrible idea. If you are unfamiliar with the concept, it works like this: at some small circle track in the Northeast, especially around Maine, people in...
In 1962 Fireball Roberts Raced In The 24 Hours Of Le Mans In A Ferrari 250 GTO, Won His Class And Finished Sixth Overall- Here’s How and Why
Jun 27, 2019Brian Lohnes2
While it is a moment now largely lost to history, the driving performance that Glenn “Fireball” Roberts put in during the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans along with his co-driver Bob Grossman...
This Video For the 1992 Typhoon and The 1992 Syclone That Never Was Is A Cool Time Capsule From The Early 1990s
Jun 26, 2019Brian Lohnes1
The GMC Syclone came out in 1991 and lasted for a single model year before being supplanted by the GMC Typhoon which was essentially the same vehicle with seating for four people. People were fully...
The 1908 Mors Grand Prix Racer: When The Racing Automobile Was Just Starting, They Were Monsters
Jun 26, 2019Bryan McTaggart1
It is difficult for me to wrap my head around what people at the turn of the 20th century made of the new, noisy horseless carriages. The automobile was such a leap foward from the horse and buggy...
Guy In A Hopped Up Corvette Dominates The Most Insane Autocross In America: The Bay Bottom Crawl Is Totally Nuts
Jun 26, 2019Brian Lohnes2
Thanks to BangShift reader Victor Betancourt we have this video to show you below and it’ll blow your mind. The video shows a Corvette making a lap of the most insane autocross course we have...
Watch An Insane Maniac Drive His Lamborghini Through Deep Water In San Diego
Jun 26, 2019Brian Lohnes5
We’re pretty sure that most BangShifters look at the “typical” supercar owner with some degree of car guy skepticism, right? Those guys that don’t know how to wrench on their...
This Drive-In Intermission Commercial For the New 1966 SS396 Chevelle Is Weird And Cool – Remember It?
Jun 26, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on This Drive-In Intermission Commercial For the New 1966 SS396 Chevelle Is Weird And Cool – Remember It?
This is one of the most entertaining and strange 1960s muscle car commercials we have ever seen and we’re hoping at least a couple of you may remember it from your misspent youth! Made as a...
Show Coverage: ALS Cruising For A Cure 2019 – They Came From All Over The Country To Be A Part Of This!
Jun 25, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Show Coverage: ALS Cruising For A Cure 2019 – They Came From All Over The Country To Be A Part Of This!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –The ALS Cruising for a Cure is held in Lawrenceburg, Indiana and this series will cover the 3rdannual event held May 5th. This charity event is the...
2019 Hot Rod Power Tour Coverage: A BangShifter’s Tale Of Triumph In The Face Of Challenge
Jun 25, 2019Brian Lohnes1
(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – 2019 marked the 25th anniversary of the Hot Rod Power Tour. Last year I was finally able to check that off my bucket list with my C10 pickup. It was one of...
HELP: Watch As Calum Lockie Drives A Burning Daytona Coupe To The Fire Truck At The Donington Historic Festival!
Jun 25, 2019Bryan McTaggartComments Off on HELP: Watch As Calum Lockie Drives A Burning Daytona Coupe To The Fire Truck At The Donington Historic Festival!
Fire is a solid motivator for human activity. When we’re cold, we flock close to it to warm ourselves. When we need to make or destroy, fire plays a part. Fire helps us be the best that we can...
Public Service Announcement: A Young Don Garlits Preaches On The Importance Of Proper Auto Maintenance
Jun 24, 2019Brian Lohnes3
There have been public service announcements for all kinds of stuff over the years but we never knew that Big Daddy Don Garlits starred in any of them! In this video, which we suspect was funded by...