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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Better Stopping By Design – Mark Williams Disc Brakes Can Stop Your Fast Ride

Mark Williams builds some of the best drivetrain components on the planet. Axles, housings, ends, gears, yokes, driveshafts, and so much more. Whether you are building a hot rod, a race car, a truck,...

BangShift Goes Racing: We Dual-Wield Two Beaters At The 2017 King Of The Heap Race At NCM Motorsports Park!

Ever since it was announced, I’ve been looking forward to NCM Motorsports Park’s King Of The Heap racing series for one reason or another. I wanted to throw a team together…that...

This Could Be The Coolest Circle Track Car Ever! Vintage Outlaw Stock Car Racing!!!

Holy crap this looks cool as hell! Since everyone knows that old cars are WAY cooler than new ones, and everyone wants to see some variety with the old body styles in all forms of racing, it is no...

Morning Symphony: A Collection Of Wound-Up Hillclimb Cars!

Hillclimb prepared race cars are highly-strung beasts. Take the temperament of a rally car, with it’s turbocharged, high-revving mill and gunfire-like anti-lag, hook it up to deep gears and as...

Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell Duke It Out At USAC Turkey Night Grand Prix!

(Photos by Steve Schnars – Video by Speed Shift TV – Words by Darr Hawthorne)   Our Holiday traditions have a way of sustaining through the years, but my family was often been divided for the...

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Aussie Vs. American Battle Royale: Central Muscle Car Masters At Pukekohe

Australian versus American muscle cars, racing in New Zealand, as if it’s 1972 all over again and these cars are a dime-a-dozen. Is this heaven? It’s close enough. This is the Central...

Ridetech’s New RidePro-X Is The Ultimate Air Ride Suspension Control System

(Words and Photos by Steve Chryssos) Now You See It – Now You Don’t: RidePRO-X is about simplicity and cleanliness Any way you want it…  RideTech’s new RidePRO-X system is designed to be...

If You Liked Yesterday’s Optima Ultimate Street Car Road Course Photos, You’ll Love These

Yesterday we shared our first batch of Road Course action photos from this year’s Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational in Las Vegas, and we decided we should share even more today. Like...

Go For An On-Board Ride In A Ford Falcon At The Legendary Goodwood Circuit!

The classic races at Goodwood are awesome in the proper sense of the word. Watching Ford Cortinas and Mini Coopers mix it up with Camaros, Mustangs and other V8 American cars on the course is like...

You Wouldn’t Think Anyone Could Flog A 300SL Like This, But This Guy Can!

When BANGshifter Jason Mills sent us the link to this video, and told us “I just saw this and I think it is the best sounding inline 6 ever.. AND the dude can and does flog the 300SL! (Now I...

More Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational Road Course Photos Right Here

Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car Series is a riot to watch and to participate in, but the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational is the original and the grand daddy of them all. We...

This Turbocharged Mini Reminds Us Of Project Binky A Bit And Totally Turns Us On

You can say you are a Chevrolet guy or a Ford guy or a Jaguar guy or whatever, but there are some universally cool cars that everyone seems to love regardless of what their favorite brand might be....

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Morning Symphony: Ease Out Of The Turkey Coma With The Sounds Of Rally-Running Opels!

Raise your hands: how many of you ate way too much yesterday? Yeah, don’t feel too bad…we’re right there with ya. When the table is full and you’ve been waiting all day, your...

The 2018 Kia Stinger GT: A Kia That Might Actually Be Worth A Moment’s Glance

Kia Motors has long been a punchline in the United States market, and honestly, for good reason. Have you ever had the misfortune of being inside of a mid-1990s Sephia? I have no love for these...