Somebody Had A Momentary Lapse Of Judgement And Left Carlos Lago Alone With A LaFerrari
While most of us would rather be in David Freiburger or Mike Finnegan’s shoes, trading places with Carlos Lago wouldn’t be a bad deal either. Sure, you wouldn’t have nearly the...
Take A 6:59 Lap Of The Nurburgring Nordschliefe On Board The Lamborghini Aventador SuperVeloce
So far, officially four production cars can claim a lap time of the Nurburgring Nordschliefe that falls into the six-second range: the Porsche 918, two different Radical SR8s and now, the Lamborghini...
Dyno Video: Testing The Thing That Never Was – An LT-5 Prototype Engine Designed (But Never Used) In ZR-1 Corvettes
You know the name Scott Clark. His handiwork has helped MANY racers of all different stripes go faster, be more consistent, and make more power. Scott is a professional engine tuner and he works at...
Victory Motorcycles Will Be Bringing An Electric Bike To Race At The Isle Of Man TT This Year!
Victory Motorcycles’ racing division will be bringing an electric motorcycle to the 2015 Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy race on June 10th. Marking the first time the brand will take place in any...
Video: Watch British Royalty Racing Formula One In A Renault 98t Powered Lotus Circa 1986
Johnny Dumfries, who is quite literally British Royalty, may not be the most famous Scotsman ever to sit behind the wheel of a Formula One car but he is still a bad ass in our book after watching...
Nightmare Scenario: Rogue Metal Ballast Smashes Into NASCAR Xfinity Car During Practice
(Lead photo: twitter/@JasonToy) If there is one sincerely scary thought, it is of a random metal object with weight flying towards a speeding race car, aimed squarely at the driver. No good can come...
Polish Drifter Bartosz Ostalowski Drifts His Nissan Skyline Using Just His Feet!
No matter what the circumstance, if you are missing a pair of limbs or the use of the limbs, any and everything you do will be an uphill battle. But saying that, we are willing to assume that if...
Rough Start: This 1983 Honda Civic Looks Like It Would Be A Fun Little Track Toy
Yes, there’s a Honda Civic on the pages of BangShift. Yes, it is bright orange, has a bodykit, and probably makes a noise similar to thirty thousand yellow jackets flying in unison. But I...
Action Video: Cruising With Six Cylinders Only From Australia’s Winton Motor Raceway!
When Americans say “cruising”, generally that means a few friends in the car, tooling around, nothing too exciting. You are there to see and be seen, not to raise hell. The Australians...
Cool Old Press Photo: Mercury’s 1957 Version of Air Ride
We recently dug up a copy of a technical announcement that highlighted some cutting edge thinking involved with the 1957 Mercury models involving air suspension. The engineers decided that using an...
Bitchin’ Video: Ride Along In A Swedish Built, Ice Racing, V8 BMW With A Gnarly Sequential Gearbox
Let’s introduce this video with a geography lesson. Who knows where Morjarv, Sweden is (other than the guys who read BS and live in Sweden…yes there are such dudes!). Great, no one knows....
Huge Auction Alert: This Massive Collection Of Cool Cars, Trucks, And Racing Stuff Is Coming Up For Sale In Maine
Maine-based BangShifter and fellow drag racing announcer Matt Lang tipped us off to this crazy huge auction of cool car stuff that is coming up next month in Maine. The link below will give you an...
French Sportbike Rider Jorian Ponomareff Makes Drifting And Stunting Look Telepathically Easy
There is the ability to properly operate a motor-driven cycle without killing yourself, and then there is the level that Jorian Ponomareff is on. That level is way, way above basic. Watching...
1980s Backlash: A Fiero That Can Run A Road Course And RallyCross Without A V8 Swap
The Pontiac Fiero was the end result of designer Hulki Aldikacti’s dream being railroaded by early 1980s General Motors budget restrictions and general ineptness. Aldikacti had envisioned a...
