Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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Pre-War Perfection: Formula One Racing Action From The Monaco Historic Grand Prix

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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The Mario Andretti Story: Racing’s Most Versatile Driver? America’s Greatest American Racer? Watch

Mario Andretti was a household name when I was growing up watching him race at the Indy 500 and such. His career is insane, with more wins and championships than you can shake a stick at. But what...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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Dirt Track Racer Charged With Assault After Ramming Other Car In The Pits: On Track Contact Leads To Race Rage Incident and Ban From Racing.

Every racer and fan knows that in the heat of competition emotions and adrenaline run high. We’ve all seen it, when a couple of drivers bump and bang and then it continues off track. But...

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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

(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

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

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...

Ride Along In A Racing Ferrari 458 GT3 As It Blows A Tire And Spins At 175mph And Hits…Nothing!

It’s not every day that you spin a $350,000 Ferrari at 175 mph and the only things that need replacing are a tire and your underwear. For Australian sports car racer Liam Talbot, a tire failure...

Ride Along Over The Shoulder Of A USAC Silver Crown Driver As He Hauls Sideways Around A Dirt Oval During Race Practice

The formula for a USCA Silver Crown car is pretty simple if we break it down to the total root and that is essentially this. Take a sprint car chassis, install a NASCAR engine in it and go have fun...

Incredible Wreckage: Watch The Disastrous Start To A GT Class Road Race In Germany

Wickam tipped us off to this one and it is a doozy. The footage comes from the Oschersleben race course in Germany where a road racing event was being held. The cars are all flipping awesome with a...

eBay Find: This 1963 Buick Wildcat Is Pure, Classy, 1960s Perfection – Amazing Car

In the 1960s, Buicks were aspirational cars. GM’s tiered branding had people come in on one end of the scale as a young buyer and by the time they were an established, successful adult they...

This 1964 Video Featuring The Early GT40 Is Spectacular – Sound And All!

The Ford GT40 is one of the most iconic race cars of the 20th century. Born out of spite when Enzo Ferrari rebuffed Ford’s attempt to buy his company, the mighty guns of Dearborn took aim at...

An All-Tesla Racing Series? It’s Called The Electric GT Series, And It’s Coming Soon!

It was almost inevitable that sooner or later there would be Teslas racing professionally, but we did not see this coming. Dubbed the Electric GT World Series, the intent is to become the first 100%...

Morning Symphony: A Spread Of Rally Cars Playing In Anger! From The Seventies Through Today, Hear Them Run!

Tiny, angry engines, hissing turbocharger waste gates, attention-grabbing pops and bangs from the anti-lag system, flames shooting out of the exhaust…rally racing is really an underrated...

HERETIC! This Ford Falcon XY Drifter Is Rough, Ready, And Powered By…You Guessed It…

To some people, there are certain cars you just don’t screw with. Mopar E-bodies need to have a Pistol Grip and either a 340 Six-Pack or a big-block. Mustang guys cling to Ford small-block...

Looking For A General Lee? This One Could Be Nicest One In The Country You Can Buy

We got a tip on what could be the nicest General Lee replica currently for sale in the universe right now and boy, the guy who sent it was not kidding. This car is pristine. No, it was not used on...

RideTech Goes Racing Naked In Scottsdale! You DO NOT Have To Avert Your Eyes

The soft focus, the music, the sexy curves, the orange cones. Wait..what? The RideTech crew was out in force at the Goodguys Scottsdale show recently and they had the 48 Hour Corvette along with the...