Watch This Ratty Looking Ford Truck Scream, Slide, And Wail Around An Autocross At Lime Rock
Apr 16, 2015Brian Lohnes7
So my motivation with this post is two-fold. Firstly I want to show off this awesome old Ford truck and its screaming 358ci Windsor style small block, ratty good looks, killer stance, and handling...
How Good Is The QuickTrick Portable Alignment System? Everyone From Pro Racers To Fleet Owners Are Using It – Here’s Why
Apr 16, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on How Good Is The QuickTrick Portable Alignment System? Everyone From Pro Racers To Fleet Owners Are Using It – Here’s Why
Our longtime pals that make the QuickTrick Portable Alignment System were recently involved with the build of the RideTech 48 Hour Corvette and there’s a simple reason why. Their stuff WORKS...
NASCAR Racers Are Now Getting Digital Dashboards In The Cars
Apr 16, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
(Photos: twitter.com/@jamiemcmurray) It’s true, NASCAR is making a slow adaptation to a digital dash setup for the race cars. Driver Jaime McMurray tweeted out a couple of pictures of the...
This Rear-Drive SJ Cherokee Is Getting A Turbocharged Modern Hemi And Six Speed – We Can’t Wait To See The Finished Product!
Apr 15, 2015Bryan McTaggart7
When you look at one of the full-sized Jeep SJ-platform SUVs, what do you think of first: mud truck, rock crawler, farm implement, prairie decoration or overstuffed yuppie wagon? The SJ, much like...
Action Video: Ride With Jim Pace As He Wheels A Thundering V8 Daytona Prototype At The 12 Hours Of Sebring
Apr 15, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Action Video: Ride With Jim Pace As He Wheels A Thundering V8 Daytona Prototype At The 12 Hours Of Sebring
In an interesting way, this video really defines what racing is about. Not road racing specifically, but racing in general. You are about to watch BangShift’s official insanely hot shoe road...
Poor Kitty…”Hello, Kitty!” Liveried McLaren Gets Wadded Up During A Blancpain Endurance Series Race At Monza
Apr 14, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
Even in a sea of colorful and notable race cars, a white McLaren 650S Blancpain GT car painted white with pink “Hello, Kitty!” graphics is going to stand out like a sore thumb. Maybe the...
Proof That New Englanders Are Lunatics: Watch This Ariel Atom Drag Race A Snowmobile On An Ice Runway In New Hampshire
Apr 14, 2015Brian Lohnes1
So there are a few things here that you need to be made aware of. First, Ace Performance Systems is the New England region Ariel Atom dealer and they are located in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. They...
The Ugly American: This Hotchkis Built 1976 Dodge Dart Lite Was Completed To FIA Specs Because It Is Going To Need Them
Apr 13, 2015Brian Lohnes18
The name Kevin Wesley is no stranger to BangShifters. Wesley is the guy who owns and drove the famed “Autocross Taxi” 1970 Plymouth Satellite. The car has transported hundreds of...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Last Week’s Mystery Block Identified
Apr 13, 2015Brian Lohnes3
Nothing seems to escape the long arm of the BangShifter knowledge vault. Last week I posted a bunch of photos that I shot at Custom Auto Machine in Weymouth, Massachusetts of an old block and...
This CTS-V Coupe Review From Consumer Reports Isn’t The Yawn Fest You Expect – They Just Drift It!
Apr 13, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on This CTS-V Coupe Review From Consumer Reports Isn’t The Yawn Fest You Expect – They Just Drift It!
The only way I ever thought I’d put a Consumer Reports video on BangShift is if it involved a late-model vehicle that was prone to random and catastrophic explosions or was recalled to within...
Behind The Scenes Video: Great Footage From The Making Of The Pennzoil Hellcat Tires Shredding Drift Film
Apr 12, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Behind The Scenes Video: Great Footage From The Making Of The Pennzoil Hellcat Tires Shredding Drift Film
We recently got tipped off to some cool behind the scenes, “making of” video that shows just how Pennzoil and the crew that made the film pulled off the awesome drifting scenes that we...
Feature: Here’s How A 2015 Hellcat Charger Gets Broken In The BangShift Way – Photos, Video, Smoke!
Apr 11, 2015Brian Lohnes6
(Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley) – Everybody has been talking about the Hellcat since it was first announced last year. Everybody is getting to see the car they’ve been drooling over on...
Big News: Auto Meter Acquires Palmer Performance Engineering – New Technology Brought Into Fold
Apr 10, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Big News: Auto Meter Acquires Palmer Performance Engineering – New Technology Brought Into Fold
In the ever evolving world of aftermarket performance, new technologies are emerging almost weekly. It is always cool when two innovative companies can hook up and work together to the benefit of...
TCI® AUTO-X GM LS 4L60E Transmission Package Gives Autocross And Road Racers A New Option
Apr 09, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on TCI® AUTO-X GM LS 4L60E Transmission Package Gives Autocross And Road Racers A New Option
Evolution is a cool thing, especially when it comes to the mechanical end of hot rodding. The new TCI® AUTO-X GM LS 4L60E Transmission Package represents some of that evolution and it does so with...










