BangShift Road Test : The 2016 Subaru Series.Hyper Blue BRZ Is The Sharpest Tool In The Shed
Sep 14, 2016Brian Lohnes5
I have never been accused of being the sharpest tool in the shed but the fact of the matter is that the 2016 Subaru Series.HyperBlue BRZ is. The car is engaging, hilarious fun to drive, coolly...
What Kind Of Money Is This 1986 3rd Generation F-Body Convertible Prototype Worth?
Sep 14, 2016Brian Lohnes4
If you grew up in the 1980s and early 1990s you saw plenty of third-generation Camaros out and about on the road. These cars sold well and while they were not always the best runners, there were a...
Gymkhana Nine! Ken Block Tears Up Buffalo After Australia Has A Panic Attack Over His Take On “Hooning”!
Sep 14, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Gymkhana Nine! Ken Block Tears Up Buffalo After Australia Has A Panic Attack Over His Take On “Hooning”!
By all rights, the latest and greatest Gymkhana film from Ken Block and the Hoonigan crew is lock-step with the last eight: Block, this time in one of the two Ford Focus RS RX vehicles on the planet,...
Only In Australia: Extreme Dinghy Racing Makes Jet Sprints Look Pretty Tame
Sep 14, 2016Chad Reynolds4
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!
Sep 13, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on 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?
Sep 13, 2016Chad Reynolds3
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!
Sep 13, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
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
Sep 12, 2016Brian Lohnes8
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
Sep 12, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on 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
Sep 11, 2016Chad Reynolds1
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
Sep 11, 2016Chad Reynolds2
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...










