Lawnmower Racing In England Looks Like A Muddy Riot! Check This Out!
Mar 19, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Lawnmower Racing In England Looks Like A Muddy Riot! Check This Out!
A confession about BangShift Mid-West HQ: due to the flawed geographical layout, my lawn looks like a scaled-down version of the Everglades anytime any amount of moisture falls from the sky. It...
Question Of The Day: What Automotive Manufacturer Should Join NASCAR?
Mar 19, 2016Bryan McTaggart11
(Honda image: James H.) During an interview with SiriusXM NASCAR, Chairman Brian France let an interesting tidbit slip: other manufacturers, looking at the success that Toyota had with their Camry...
The Fight Over NCM Motorsports Park Will Continue After A Meeting At City Hall
Mar 19, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
The meeting between the Warren County City-County Planning Commission, lawyers for both the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park and Residents Against Motorsports Track Noise (the group...
A Yak 3 Airplane And Porsche GT3 RS Feature Like None Other. This Is Bad Ass
Mar 18, 2016Chad Reynolds4
(Words and Photos by Dennis Vos) This little “write up” is about what happens when you have 3 photographers going at it on two different objects during a private session somewhere in Belgium. As...
This Compilation Video Of Ation At The Costa Brava Rally Is a Literal Scream – Crank The Speakers And Watch
Mar 18, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on This Compilation Video Of Ation At The Costa Brava Rally Is a Literal Scream – Crank The Speakers And Watch
(By Eric Rood) – Here in the U.S. vintage road racing is pretty popular and gaining in popularity, particularly with thriving organizations like the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA)...
Morning Symphony: Ferrari 458 Challenge Evoluziones Tearing Around Monza
Mar 17, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
What’s the signature feature of a Ferrari? The prancing stallion badge in yellow? Rosso Corsa Red paint with black trim? Price tags that mimic the housing market? All are true, but...
Watch Don Garlits Break The 270-MPH Barrier And Then Win The 1986 Gatornationals – Mechanical Drama, Too!
Mar 17, 2016Brian Lohnes1
You had to have known this one would show up at some point during the week, right? The 1986 Gatornationals had plenty of great moments but if we are looking for the legitimately awesome history it...
Mighty Car Mods Electric Turd Does Burnouts
Mar 16, 2016Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Mighty Car Mods Electric Turd Does Burnouts
The Mighty Car Mods guys do a lot of funny stuff, but when they rebuilt the Electric Turd, we had to laugh. When it ran out of juice because their used batteries took a crap, I had to laugh again. In...
Watch The Congressional Hearing About The Proposed EPA Regulations And The RPM Bill That Fights Them
Mar 16, 2016Brian Lohnes10
This is certainly the first time and we’re kind of hoping it will be the last when we post a video link to a congressional hearing around here but it is also the first time we have been engaged...
What The Hell, Man!? Video From IndyCar Wild Season Opener In St. Petersburg, Forida
Mar 16, 2016Brian Lohnes1
(By Eric Rood) – IndyCar season is underway and the season-opener on the streets of St. Petersburg proved an affirmation that races on temporary street circuits bring out some weird...
Ride Onboard A Legends Car As It Tracks Around Las Vegas Motor Speedway!
Mar 15, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Ride Onboard A Legends Car As It Tracks Around Las Vegas Motor Speedway!
Legends racers are neat little screamers. What doesn’t sound fun about running a 5/8ths scale 1930s or 1940s car powered by a Yamaha bike engine running around a road course? Far as we are...
Maximim Mini! Ride Along As This Vintage Mini Runs 156mph With A Crazily Hot Rodded Sub One Liter Engine At Bonneville
Mar 15, 2016Brian Lohnes1
(By Eric Rood) – We’ve missed Bonneville the last couple years with the well-publicized problems of salt and poor weather, but suffice to say that if we can manage to squeeze in Speed Week...
Make Your Garage Great Again: This Ad For A 1982 Pontiac Trans Am Is The Best Craigslist Listing Ever
Mar 15, 2016Brian Lohnes6
Our own Eric Rood passed this one up the chain and when I read it I knew that every BangShifter worth his or her salt would love it. Taking into account the current political scene in this country,...
Is This The Greatest Crash Testing Failure Of All Time? Watch A Holden Fold Like An Accordion
Mar 15, 2016Brian Lohnes12
While new cars are filled with all kinds of bells and whistles and hardcore guys may not necessarily want because they add weight and complexity, there is one undeniable fact about modern automotive...










