THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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BANGshift.com Would Like To Wish All Of You A Happy And Safe Independence Day! We Hope You Enjoy The Celebration This 4th of July!

On behalf of myself, all our great BANGshift.com contributors, and all our families, BANGshift.com would like to wish you all a happy, healthy, and safe Independence Day. Happy Birthday to the United...

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Loren Healy and the El Bandito Ford Bronco Take First in Ultra4 USA at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb! Race Day Onboard 2026

Loren Healy is no stranger to going fast, no matter what he’s driving, but he’s most at home behind the wheel of his Ultra 4 Bronco in the dirt. So what made him want to take the El...

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The State of American Performance: Corvette ZR1X vs. Mustang GTD vs. Lucid Sapphire vs. Czinger 21C on the Road and the Track.

Horsepower has never been easier to make, more readily available, or more usable than it is in 2026. And while car prices have climbed, and I certainly can’t afford any of these machines here,...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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A Year In Review Of Spectator Drags: Close Races, Fender Rubbing And Wild Rides

In theory, spectator drags sound like a good time. Two people and their machines enter a circle track, make a lap or two, and whoever crosses the checkered stripe on the asphalt first is the winner....

Performance Racing Industry Show 2017: Fragola Performance Systems Is

Fragola Performance Systems is constantly striving to meet the plumbing needs of today’s racers and enthusiasts, and parts and pieces that they brought to the table at the 2017 PRI Show in...

Ridetech’s 48-Hour Corvette Is Going Up For Auction At Barrett-Jackson With No Reserve

No Reserve means it sells regardless of whether someone bids $5 or $500,000. We’re pretty sure it’s going to take more than couch change to purchase this bad boy, but we’re excited...

The Hoonigan Guys Are Building Their Own Death Kart – Miata Based And CHEAP!!!

With all the Corvette Karts being built, a trend we started a jillion year’s ago when we did the original Vette Hack at Hot Rod Magazine, it is kind of surprising that more people haven’t...

Performance Racing Industry Show 2017 Coverage: The Sin Cars R1 Is Heavenly If You Want A Bad Ass Track Car

Being the upright citizens that we are, McTaggart and I got to the 2017 Performance Racing bright and early anticipating (rightly) a big crowd. There are exhibitors in the main hallway outside the...

Performance Racing Industry Show 2017: Racepak Unveils Four Versions Of Vantage CL1 Cloud Based Data Acquisition System

When we last told you about the completely and utterly amazing Racepak Vantage CL1 system around the time of the 2017 SEMA show, we talked about the fact that the company had rolled it the first...

eBay Find: This 1954 Bonnie And Clyde Edition Plymouth Station Wagon Could Be Yours – It’s Holy!

As many of you history buffs out there likely know, the criminal duo of Bonnie and Clyde met a grizzly end after being ambushed by law enforcement and peppered full of holes from their submachine...

2017 NSRA Street Rod Nationals Coverage: From Crusty To Chromed, We’ve Got A Ton Of Cool Cars To Show You!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – More Friday photos from the 48th Annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals at the Kentucky Exposition Center.  When I take photos I do not immediately look to see...

The Car Bros. Are Back! Watch The Dynamic Duo Win The LA Auto Show

The Car Bros are back with another funny video! This time it is from the always stuffy, pretentious, and overly self important LA Auto Show. After taking the traditional approach to “making...

2017 NSRA Nationals Coverage: A Little Rain Didn’t Melt The Cars In Louisville! Photos Galore

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – There was some rain on Friday, but that was while we were in the swap meet which we will get to soon.  Prior to and following the showers it was gorgeous...

2017 NSRA Nationals Coverage: Here’s A First Gallery Of Photos From The Monster Yearly Show

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – First off – an apology.  I have been in a funk for months now and have not been going to as many event nor have I been getting the articles together in...

COMP Cams Releases New DOD (displacement on demand) Delete Kits For Gen IV LS Engines

When the OEM companies design an engine and the associated technology around it they have a million factors to consider. Fuel economy, emissions, harshness, noise, packaging, and a list that goes on...

This 1947 Ford Rat Rod Is A One-Off, One Of A Kind Runner…But Can You Drive It?

You won’t ever lose it at a car show, right? That’s what caught our eye when we were cruising around eBay the other day. This drastically chopped and channeled 1947 Ford rat rod is a...

Hooker BlackHeart LS Engine Swap Systems For 1996-2004 Mustangs Have Arrived

Let’s face the facts here, people. LS swaps are not only NOT going away, they seem to continue to gain popularity. It seems to defy the odds but when you look a the variety of part and pieces...