Offshore Powerboat Racing Livestream: The IHRA Offshore Powerboat Series Thunder On Cocoa Beach – Sunday

The International Hot Rod Association’s Offshore Racing Series 2026 season is in Cocoa Beach today, and features big speed from giant offshore boats and more. You can watch all the Day 2 action...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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Pre-War Perfection: Formula One Racing Action From The Monaco Historic Grand Prix

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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The Mario Andretti Story: Racing’s Most Versatile Driver? America’s Greatest American Racer? Watch

Mario Andretti was a household name when I was growing up watching him race at the Indy 500 and such. His career is insane, with more wins and championships than you can shake a stick at. But what...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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This Is Our Wagon Wednesday LS Swap Candidate In Honor Of This Weekend’s LSFest West

We drool over station wagons for sale on a regular basis, but this week we decided to pick one that we think would be an awesome candidate for a GM LS Swap, especially since LSFest West is this...

How Far Can You Go With A Mazda Miata? As Far As Your Imagination Can Take You!

The Mazda Miata is almost thirty years old. The little roadster that gets panned for being cutesy, the reliable version of what the Brits first made popular, the sleeper track weapon…the Miata...

This 1959 Bristol Ace Is NOT A Shelby Cobra and That May Actually Make It Cooler

Any car guy worth his weight in salt knows that the car that became the vaunted Shelby Cobra began life as a Bristol Ace. This relatively unknown little sports car was not much of a big seller in the...

We Stole The Hooker Blackheart 2016 Camaro And Are Driving It To LS Fest Right Now! Join Us!

As if participating in the FM3 Road Trip for the past 6 days wasn’t enough road tripping, we’ve decided to hijack the Hooker Blackheart 2016 Camaro and drive it home to the west coast!...

Not A Ford 429 Fan? Buy This 1965 Cadillac Calais And Get You Some Cadillac 429 Power!

What’s that? You are not a fan of the Ford 429? Well we don’t really understand all that but we do know that there is another option for you out there in the land of the 429 and that is...

Welcome To The Deep End: Randy Kirkley’s 2008 Challenger SRT-8 Wing Car Is A Commitment To Going All-In

Opinions on a late-model Dodge Challenger that has been transformed into a retro-modern take on a Mopar Wing Car are going to vary wildly, from love to hate, with very little middle room. On one...

FM3 Cars And Cones at NCM Motorsports Park – Halfway Through The Road Trip!

Chad, Daphne, and a whole lot of their friends are currently on the FM3 Cars and Cones Road Trip, and are making their way from autocross to autocross along a winding route of picturesque drives and...

FM3 Road Trip: Cars And Cones FREE LIVE Streaming Coverage, Presented by RIDETECH Continues April 27th!

That’s right folks, BANGshift’s own Chad and Daphne Reynolds will be cruising the country this week with some of the coolest hot rodders and parts manufacturers in the biz. We’ll...

Leaving On His Own Terms: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Will Make 2017 His Last Season As A Driver

It’s official: at the end of 2017, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will retire as a NASCAR driver. The announcement, made yesterday, comes on the heels of losing half a year’s worth of races...

Viva Las Vegas 2017 The Finale! A Final Blast Of Images From The Event – From Race Cars To Step Vans

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re not sure we have ever had a gallery of photos from an event that featured race cars and step vans in the same collection but this one does. That...

New Product Shop Test: The MYCHANIC Rechargeable MEK LED Drop Light

I’m in love with this light. It’s one of 7 lights that the folks at MYCHANIC offer, and I was fully prepared to think it was just another average rechargeable shop light. It is not. In...

Sparks, Slides, And Crashing The Chicane – The Rechberg Hillclimb Looked Like A Riot!

There are two ways to view the distinctly European setup of a hillclimb event. There is the version that has more to do with a group of classic roadsters and is equally about conversation and tea as...

Viva Las Vegas 2017: What Happens At A Car Show In Vegas DOES NOT Stay In Vegas

(Photos by Wes Allison) – If that lead photo does not make you smile, you are in the wrong place. That’s hot rodding right there! Sure the engine probably does not make humongous power...

Morning Symphony: This Dallara P217 Howls Around Monza…But Will Dallara’s First Road Car Do The Same?

Since 1972, the Italian chassis manufacturer Dallara has been a force to be reckoned with in the racing community. There are many locations to look if you want to see what Dallara can do: Formula...