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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Weld Racing Dominate Knoxville Nationls – Weld Equipped Racers Win Every Single Feature At Event

Weld Racing reaffirmed its position atop the competition wheel food chain last weekend at the legendary Knoxville Nationals last weekend when Weld equipped cars won every single feature race at the...

Ever Wonder What NASCAR Racing Would Look Like In The Rain? Check Out The Footage From The Soaked Xfinity Race At Mid-Ohio!

It’s the biggest dig most any other auto racing community can make at NASCAR: once drops start falling from the sky, it’s time to go inside. Normally, when rain starts to fall on a race,...

Crazy Video: Watch Legendary Custom Motorcycle Builder and Racer Roland Sands Drive Off The Stage In Sturgis

Here’s some insane video that comes from the always wild Sturgis Bike Week gathering. What you are about to see is legendary motorcycle builder and longtime motorcycle racer Roland Sands drive...

BangShift Goes Racing! We Race Our Datsun 280Z At New Hampshire Motor Speedway!

(All photos courtesy of the author unless otherwise noted) Welcome to Bangshift Goes Racing! This is a multi-part series that gives a look into choosing, building, and racing a car on the cheap....

This Vintage Sunbeam Tiger Club Racer Takes a Big Shunt But Races On

Tom Patton has made a name for himself in the club racing world for steadfastly campaigning his white Sunbeam Tiger in the SCCA for decades. Today, Patton’s old Rootes Group V8 roadster races in...

This 1964 F85 More Door Olds Is Perfect In Almost Every Way Or Maybe It Is Perfect In Every Way?

If we can pick the telegraphed punches that will be thrown at this killer 1964 Olds Cutlass F85 it’ll be that the car has too many doors, that it has an automatic transmission, and that it has...

Larry Chen Shoots Quarter Midgets Racing At Indianapolis Motor Speedway And The Results Are Spectacular

We have to admit to being complete fan boys of photographer and writer Larry Chen. The guy is an incredible shooter who captures the events he attends in a way that few others can or could. His...

The Hangover 150 Looks Like the Best Way to Ring in the New Year

The people of western New York come from hardy stock. The shrug at a couple feet of snow during the long, Great Lakes-aided winters, opting to down a few Labatt Blues and carry on with their day...

For $2,000, Here’s a Fiero With the Right Number of Cylinders

Remember when you used to hear that the Pontiac Fiero had the engine behind the driver “just like a Ferrari?” And remember how that engine was either the gutless, fire-prone Iron Duke...

This Massive Aussie Racing Car Crash Looks Painful, But the Car and Driver Raced Again the Next Day!

For such tiny cars, the Aussie Racing Cars series sure manages to have some absolutely massive crashes. The cars, which are tubeframe miniature versions of the big Virgin Supercars (formerly V8...

Morning Symphony: Wake Up To Tom Strasser’s Highly-Strung Volkswagen Scirocco At The St. Anton Hill Climb!

The Volkswagen Scirocco was two bad ideas coming together to make something great: it was a sporty version of the Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit that was sold early to make sure there were no teething issues...

Here Are Two Pro Touring Chevrolet Projects You Can Get For Less Than $600

Quite frankly I think you can get either one of these Chevrolet Projects for $400 or less. The Camaro has an asking price of $400 which makes it easy, and the Monte is asking $600 which I believe is...

Would You Buy Something Like This? I’m Sorta Confused As To The Point

I get it, small car, little or no engine, blah blah blah, good for the environment, blah blah blah, great gas mileage, blah blah blah. Hmmmmm, it still seems weird. “Safe, Soft, and...

This 1956 Austin Healey is Hemi Powered And Fat Fendered

Austin Healeys are cool little cute cars. Cute being the operative word. Sure they have tons of racing pedigree and all that. We aren’t discounting any of that. But they certainly aren’t...