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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Watch This French Trials Rider Cruise An Entire Roller Coaster Track – Wild Stuff

One of the interesting differences between the United States and Europe is the popularity of our motorsports. One of the most popular genres of the two wheeled variety of competition over there is...

Watch This Insane Motorcycle Race From Columbia And Then Tell Us (Truthfully) If You Actually Have The Guts To Ride In It

We in America love our “extreme sports” but we also love our lawyers and because of that “extreme sports” are not really that far out into the cultural cabbage anymore. In...

Road Course And Speed Stop Photos From Optima’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Start Here

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Sunday at the USCA Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car meant Speed Stop and Road Course action, and we got photos of all of it. Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaros, Vipers,...

The 2017 UMI Performance Cruise-In And Autocross Was One For The Books!

(Photos and Words by Tim King) Held in the historic town of Philipsburg, PA this little town surprised us as they put on quite the show! The UMI Performance Cruise-In and Autocross was held on a...

We Have More Photos From The USCA Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Action at this weekend’s Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car event in Fontana California was hot and heavy. For some a little hotter than others, as the temps...

Exclusive Fire Photos: Tony Scalici Put The Fire In Firebird, But Not The Way He Wanted!

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) While most of the time things go as planned during hot rod and racing events, sometimes they do not. Such was the case Sunday for Tony Scalici, who’s bitchin Pontiac...

Our Photo Coverage From The USCA Optima Ultimate Street Car Event In California Continues

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) We’ve got lots more photos to share from the Ultimate Street Car Association race at California Speedway in Fontana, where MavTV crews were out trying to capture the...

Morning Symphony: Running No Matter What Happens In A 900+ Horsepower Ford RS200

Some days, it just isn’t your day. You can have all the training, all the preparation, and all of the tools at your disposal and you’ll still figure out a new and creative method of...

BangShift Tech: Here’s How To Install A Tremec T56 Into A G-Body

(Words and photos by Scott Parker) –  As anyone that has perused a G-body or Pro-Touring forum can tell you, there is an easy and established way to transplant a Tremec T56 into a G-body. In...

The USCA Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car Comes To California And Our Photos Start Here

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car series is a riot to run, to cover, and to experience as a racing fan. The Ultimate Street Car Association puts on a hell of...

American Powertrain Announces Endless Summer Sale AND New Trans Tunnel Cover For F100 Owners!

Nobody wants to see the summer end. It’s our chance to work on our hot rods, drive the snot out of them, and to enjoy wonderful sunny weather. Well you are not alone, because American...

Rodder’s Helping Houston, A Hi-Octane Fundraising Campaign, Is On! Help Your Fellow Man!

If there is one really great thing about Hurricane Harvey, it is the fact that amidst all the tragedy there are even more stories of human kindness, strength, community, and love. In a time when our...

Watch BJ Baldwin Tune Up The Hoonigan Lot Like Only He Can! Trophy Truck Tire Smoke For The Win!!!

BJ Baldwin is a certifiable bad ass behind the wheel of his trophy truck, and having hung out with our fare share of them we can tell you they are WAY more nimble than you might think. You’ll...

This 1984 Porsche 911 Carrera Wide Body RS Tribute Is Spectacular In Black And Gold

I’m not a huge Porsche fan, but I do love an older 911, the 930 Slant Nose, and the occasional 944 or 928. There are other Porsche’s that have raised an eyebrow, and I know that others...