Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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OUCH! Racing at Goodwood Doesn’t Always Go To Plan… This 1964 AC Cobra Found Out The Hard Way At The 83rd Members’ Meeting

If you think that historic races like the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Revival, and Members Meet are just for show, think again. I once talked to Vic and Cammie Edelbrock about their vintage road...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

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Saying Goodbye To The Ford Falcon At Bathurst The Right Way…Racing It With A Mustang And A GT!

Put the final nail in the coffin, the Ford Falcon is utterly dead as a new car goes in Australia. When the folks at Bathurst are saying their final farewells to a car that has deeper roots than it...

2018 Hot Rod Hullabaloo Photo Coverage: Raindrops Were Falling But The Cars Still Came

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – By the time the droplets of liquid stopped falling from the clouds we were getting pretty hungry.  Good thing this year the Hullabaloo had three food...

Classic YouTube: Teaching The Press How To Drive A Rally Car In 1974

For those who are lucky enough to make a living writing about cars, the pinnacle highlight is being cut loose with someone else’s car and doing a touch more than just putting about from Point A...

BangShift Sound Check Video: Crank The Speakers And LOVE These Sounds From The Classic 12 Hours Of Sebring

The HSR Classic 12 Hours of Sebring is one of the coolest vintage races that happens in North America each year. We often share videos from events like this because they are awesome and the cars are...

Drift Ring: Vaughn Gittin, Jr.’s Nurburgring Lap, All Sideways!

What can I say about the Nurburgring that hasn’t already been said, written or mused about on a videogame? Whether you buy into the hype of the track being the end-all of test courses or not,...

Morning Symphony: One Overkill Buick Riviera And One Amazed Passenger

If I have to pick an old school Buick, one that is older than me, I’m narrowed down to a couple of good choices. It’s pretty hard to beat the Buick Skylark, Gran Sport and GSX, it really...

More Race Coverage From The NMCA West AutoX At California Speedway

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Fontana California is home to AutoClub California Speedway, where tons of events go on each and every week throughout the year. But this month of September found us at...

What Do You Get When You Mix A 1959 Ford 100E And A Mazda Miata? THE MONGREL!

Matt Urch, the owner of Urchfab is known for building some pretty cool and weird things. He’s a welder, fabricator, and gearhead that sees things just a little askew from the norm and that...

This 1979 Monza IMSA Racer Is Ultra Bitchin And We’d Love To Be Making Laps In It

IMSA race cars are some of the coolest to ever turn a corner, and when we found this one on RacingJunk, we just couldn’t stop looking at it. Besides undergoing a complete restoration, this one...

Our Ultimate Street Car Photo Coverage Continues Right Here From California Speedway

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) If you want to see great autocross, road race, and speed stop photos, featuring your favorite early and late model muscle cars, hot rods, and exotics, then our third gallery...

More Ultimate Street Car Association Photos From California Speedway

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Here is our second gallery of photos from Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car event at California Speedway. USCA puts the hottest pro touring machines in America,...

This 1969 Documentary About NASCAR Dodge Charger 500 Competition Rules

The Dodge Charger 500 is a really cool car and it was sent into production because the earlier Charger body style was a complete mess aerodynamically. Using a Coronet grill in the front and flush...

Awesome Video: Saving A 1934 Plymouth Hot Rod That Was Hidden In The Basement For Decades!

(Words and video by Tommy Lee Byrd) – In a time when it seems every barn, shed or field has been scoured, looking for the next great “barn find”, we’re pleased to announce that old cars...

2018 Cruisin’ For A Cure Car Show Photo Gallery: More Sunny Southern California Cars and Trucks

(Photos by Wes Allison) – Admittedly I have always been kind of obsessed with Southern California as this kind of promised land for hot rodding and stuff. Stripping away the “real...