THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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BANGshift.com Would Like To Wish All Of You A Happy And Safe Independence Day! We Hope You Enjoy The Celebration This 4th of July!

On behalf of myself, all our great BANGshift.com contributors, and all our families, BANGshift.com would like to wish you all a happy, healthy, and safe Independence Day. Happy Birthday to the United...

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Loren Healy and the El Bandito Ford Bronco Take First in Ultra4 USA at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb! Race Day Onboard 2026

Loren Healy is no stranger to going fast, no matter what he’s driving, but he’s most at home behind the wheel of his Ultra 4 Bronco in the dirt. So what made him want to take the El...

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The State of American Performance: Corvette ZR1X vs. Mustang GTD vs. Lucid Sapphire vs. Czinger 21C on the Road and the Track.

Horsepower has never been easier to make, more readily available, or more usable than it is in 2026. And while car prices have climbed, and I certainly can’t afford any of these machines here,...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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ACED: AutoCross Every Day! Chinese Autocross That Has Us Laughing, Wondering, And More.

At first glance, and to normal people, this is just some video of what appears to be on open wheel car similar to a Formula SAE racer you would see college students in. Of course there is more to it...

2015 Rolex Monterey Historic Motorsports Reunion: More Of The Amazing Machines From The Event

We have a TON of images to bring you from last weekend’s 2015 Rolex Monterey Historic Motorsports Reunion. While the people dressed in funny clothes sauntered around a golf course at Pebble...

Action Gallery: Speedway Motors CAM Challenge East Event Saturday Photos

(Words and photos by Dave Nutting) – The Speedway Motors CAM Challenge East at Grissom Air Force Base in Peru, Indiana was two weekends ago and I made the 1800 mile round-trip in my 1987 Monte...

Quarter-Million Dollar, One Of One Hundred Aston Martin, You Say? Let’s Ride Along As Chris Harris Drifts It!

It is really an Aston Martin Vantage V12 on a serious dose of steroids. Winged, bodykitted and reeking of fresh carbon fiber and the smell of burnt hundred-dollar bills, the Aston Martin GT12 is...

Gallery: 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion – The Amazing Cars Of The Monterey Historics

There are few automotive events in North America that have the mystique and history behind them than the 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion along with all of the other stuff that happens in...

Bangshift Visits The 24 Hours Of LeMons: Pure Automotive Insanity!

Last weekend, the insane automotive circus/racing event/social commentary comedy that is the 24 Hours of LeMons settled in at the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson CT. In brief, the 24...

Bad News: Corvette’s Brakes Hacked Through OBD-II Plug In Insurance Monitor

(Photo credit: CNet) – As if you needed another reason to NOT plug some sort of werido insurance monitoring device into your car, here’s another. Engineers have used one of these...

Tom Goes Testing: Sick Seconds 2.0 Records Sub-1 Second 60′ Times – Quick To Eighth Mile (Video)

(Photo credit: Bailey Racing FB Page) – While Larry Larson has been running at seemingly every event in the country this summer in the now legendary 5-second S-10 truck, Tom Bailey and Steve...

eBay Find: This Brown, Big Block, Four Speed, 1969 Barracuda Is A Rare Fish, Indeed

The Plymouth Barracuda doesn’t ever get is due as technically being the first pony car to hit the market. It made it to dealer lots in ’64 ahead of the Mustang but the country became...

Ride Along With Ken Thwaits At Optima Pikes Peak In Both The Camaro AND The Evo!

Ken Thwaits is a crazy man, and when he started talking to Ronnie Soliman and the guys from RS Motors he ended up with an itch that could only be scratched by an EVO. So, like any good car guy that...

ACED: AutoCross Every Day! “Mad” Mike Maier Gives Ford Fans Something To Cheer About!

When Mike Maier hits the autocross course, people pay attention. The 7 time SCCA National Autocross Champion is a certifiable bad ass. Plain and simple. The fact that he’s an absolutely awesome...

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Pre-Registration For The 2015 Holley LS Fest In Bowling Green, Kentucky Is Now Open! If You Are A Fan Of Late-Model GM Power, This Is For You!

It’s that time again, when the GM faithful descend upon Bowling Green to celebrate the LS/LT late-model V8s by cutting them loose and letting them play. The sixth annual Holley 2015 LS Fest is...

Incredible Video: Watch A Wingless Sprint Car Take Flight And Nearly Wipe Out The Flagman IN The Flag Stand!

No matter your job or position at the race track, you NEED to be paying attention. I cannot recount how many times I have seen people get lost in their own head for a fraction of a second with often...

How Can This 1978 Pontiac Trans Am Only Be $1300?! Buy It!

We are totally blown away by the amount of stuff you can buy cheap nowadays! Seriously, if you look there are some really really good deals on potential projects, and we just wish we had jillions of...