Only In Australia: Extreme Dinghy Racing Makes Jet Sprints Look Pretty Tame
Let me make one thing clear. I think Jet Sprint boats are some of the coolest boats ever. Big V8 power, jet drives, roll bars, and a course that looks like an autocross but with dirt banks to flip...
LS Fest 2016: Speed, Steering And Stopping…The Baer Brakes/Super Chevy 3S Challenge!
Speed, steering and stopping. Sounds easy, right? That’s the basic rundown of racing…you get up to speed as fast as possible, corner without balling the car up, and stop before you test...
Trans Tech Tuesday: How Does A Manual Transmission Work Anyway?
Don’t laugh. There are a lot, and I mean A LOT of people who have no clue how a manual transmission actually works. And we’re not judging them for it. After all, it’s not like most...
Screaming Passengers Edition? Watch the Alfa Romeo Guilia Quadrifoglio Tear The Nurburgring A New One!
We know that Nurburgring lap times are essentially a gigantic measuring contest for the world’s manufacturers and don’t mean jack squat to all but the hardest of the hardcore racer owners...
This Modified Eldorado Looks Angry, But Does It Have Bite To Its Bark? [Probably Not]
Before they introduced the CTS-V in 2004, no one could ever accuse Cadillac of building an aggressively styled car. And while this 1991 Eldorado “GT” likely isn’t really a performance car with...
Watch A Guy Drive A $2.5-Million Aston Martin DB4 GT Like He Stole It And Then Bop The Tire Wall At The Goodwood Revival
There are few things more fun to watch than a legit slice and dice road racing battle. If you take that action and add in some insanely valuable and iconic cars you have an even better time! Last...
LS Fest Outtake: The Crunched Camaro That Was Still Going To Race
All Adam Prante wanted to do was to come down to Bowling Green and have a good time at the 2016 LS Fest with his late-model fifth-gen Camaro SS. Entered into the Grand Champion set of events, he had...
Drifting Action From Holley’s LS Fest Right Here! Tire Smoke And Carnage Baby
We’re not huge drifting fans here at BangShift.com, but we do have to admit that being sideways and smoking the tires is a good time no matter who you are. And the drifting action at...
This Uber-Retro, Mini Japanese-Market Panel Van Is For Sale Stateside
In the U.S., Ford’s Transit Connect seems a bit small for a delivery and utility van, but as always seems to be the case, the Japanese have gone considerably smaller and have done so more than a...
Welding Tech: Spot And Rosette Welds That Will Make Your Restoration Look Mint
Welding isn’t hard. Sure it takes practice, like anything you want to be good at, but a lot of the techniques and skills you need to weld on your hot rod or restoration project can be honed...
Here’s A Reminder That America Briefly Had a Great Touring Car Series in the 1990s
The Super Touring years of touring cars, particularly in the British Touring Car Championship, are often considered the golden era of production-based tin-top racing. The rules were simple and...
Amazing Video: The 1952 NASCAR Daytona Beach Race Highlights With Full Color And Sound
…at least we think it is from the 1952 race as that’s what the title claims but we’re not 100% sure. That minutiae aside, the real story here is the quality, clarity, and straight...
Watch a Small Touring Car Crew Swap an Engine in Under Two Hours To Make Qualifying
Dutch racer Tom Coronel makes the rounds. Coronel and his brother, Tim, will race just about anything at any time, including the odd Dakar run. When he’s not hopping in a GT car or headed off road,...
The Daltonapolis 500 Is On For 2016! The Backyard Karting Brawl That Brings Out All The Stars Is On!
What if I told you there was a kart race, on a banked 1/9 mile dirt oval, in a backyard in California, that brought out champions from more than 20 dirt and asphalt racing series? It’s true....
