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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SEMA 2016: From Truck Suspensions To Billet Spindles Chris Alston’s Chassisworks Has It All

We always love stopping by to see what the team at Chris Alston’s Chassisworks have developed and debuted each year at the SEMA show. This year they were showing off a typically awesome array...

Some Guy Built A Killer Scrambler Bike Out Of A Gold Wing And Is Selling It Cheap!

As a guy who knows little about the motorcycling world in general, I do know that a Honda Gold Wing is not exactly considered a performance machine. Now, I know it was not necessarily designed to be...

SEMA 2016: This RX7 Is A Build In Progress And The Car Is Completely Bonkers

An RX7? Really? Yeah we know you may be skeptical of this one but when you see what’s about to happen to this car and the stuff that has already happened to this car you’ll understand why...

SEMA 2016 Gallery: The Cars Of The Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge

With no doubt, if you are a gearhead in Las Vegas, the SEMA week has been your primary focus and the Las Vegas Convention Center has been your home away from home, but once SEMA Ignited is finished...

Peace, Love And Track Days: This Porsche 993-Powered VW Bus Is Killer!

The Volkswagen bus…the vehicle of a generation, the shape that reminds many of good times, good music, and if you don’t have rose-colored glasses on, acceleration that can be measured in...

SEMA 2016: Want To Shave 600lbs Off The Curb Weight Of A Hellcat? Just Put A Carbon Fiber Body On It!

People always like to bring up the two ton heft of the Dodge Challenger Hellcat when the topic of the car comes up. It is kind of a weird obsession to us. Has anyone actually used curb weight as a...

Southeast Gassers Racing Gallery: Mountain Park Dragway Was Nuts!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory)- Though the rain and winds swept in Saturday night ending the action, Quain had already stated the majority were staying to complete the show Sunday.  In...

SEMA 2016: What Do You Get When You Put A 1970 Mustang On Top Of A GTR? Muzilla

This one should garner some reactions one way or the other. What you are looking at is a car called Muzilla. It is a 1970 Mustang that has essentially been draped over a late model Nissan GT-R....

SEMA 2016: RideTech Has The Suspension World Buzzing – From Street Grip To Instinct, Check It Out

RideTech always brings the heat when it comes to the SEMA show. They take a lot of pride in keeping their product line constantly evolving and always trying to meet the ever changing demands of their...

In New England, Sprint Cars Don’t All Get Parked for Winter; Some Go Ice Racing

As we turn the corner from summer toward winter, racing season begins drawing to a close. Cars are winterized or pulled into the shop for offseason overhaul while driving skills hibernate. Winter is...

SEMA 2016: This Toyota 86 Is Rocking The Engine From A Ferrari 458 Italia!

It’s strange to think that both Lohnes and I almost walked right by this little ball of violence without noticing the two big, red air intakes sticking high above where the hood should be on...

This Insanely Tired and Flared 1970 AMC Javelin Is Our Favorite SEMA 2016 Car So Far

So here;s the bad news. We have no details on this car. The good news is that this car exists and in this moment, the thing is our favorite machine we have seen at SEMA 2016. Equipped with (if we...

eBay Find: Want To Buy A Former SEMA Show Car? This 2015 Wide Body Mustang Was A Hit Last Year

Ever wonder what happens to many of the hundreds and hundreds of show cars that are built and displayed at SEMA every year? Here’s a hot tip: Go to eBay and type: SEMA in the search bar and...

The World Rally Championship Will Be Faster in 2017, Which Means Both Big Crashes and Improved Safety

The FIA World Rally Championship is already faster than the mind-blowing Group B rally days of the 1980s and with new regulations forthcoming in 2017, stage rally will actually be getting even...