Best Of BangShift: Watch An Angry Tow Truck Driver At A Circle Track Chase Down A Rogue Racer And Force Him Into The Pits
Dec 25, 2014Brian Lohnes1
You’d think that a clapped out looking Dodge tow truck would be no match to catch a stock car on an oval track but you’d be wrong if the tow truck is being driven by a really pissed off...
Best of BangShift 2014: Crazy Story – 36 Neglected And Abandoned Corvettes Saved From NYC Parking Garages – The Legendary Peter Max Collection Is Being Restored
Dec 25, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Best of BangShift 2014: Crazy Story – 36 Neglected And Abandoned Corvettes Saved From NYC Parking Garages – The Legendary Peter Max Collection Is Being Restored
Back in 1989, I was nine years old and happened to see a television commercial on the VH-1 music video channel for a crazy contest they were running. The gist of it was pretty simple. You dialed a...
Best Of BangShift: Watch A Wicked 1980s Crown Vic Wagon With Wood Paneling On The Side Tear Up An Autocross Course!
Dec 25, 2014Brian Lohnes3
You know us, we love big stuff that turns. This 1980s boxy style Crown Victoria wagon that is all decked out in wood paneling hauls some serious mail around an autocross in this video. The wagon...
The Most Awesome Road Racing Video We Have Ever Seen Involves Tiny Stock Hatchbacks Being Driven With Absolute And Total Abandon
Dec 24, 2014Brian Lohnes3
That lead photo is no special effect. In fact, that’s the window being blown out of a tiny racing hatchback as it was being sideswiped, AFTER it was up on two wheels and on the grass next to...
TAKE MY MONEY: Some Guy Built A Perfect 1992 Taurus SHO WAGON – You Can Buy It…You SHOULD Buy It
Dec 24, 2014Brian Lohnes6
Look, it is Christmas Eve and that means you are panic shopping today. Here’s some advice. Forget everyone else and just spend all your money on this. Seriously, you have spend $2,500 on way...
NCM Motorsports Complex News: Awarded “Outstanding Facility Of The Year”, Breaking Ground For Garages, Pavillion
Dec 23, 2014Bryan McTaggartComments Off on NCM Motorsports Complex News: Awarded “Outstanding Facility Of The Year”, Breaking Ground For Garages, Pavillion
For a brand-new race course, NCM Motorsports Complex has been having a very busy year, and there are no signs of a slowdown anytime in the near future. The complex, which is situated next to the...
SCCA Releases New 2015 Classic American Muscle Rules – Sub Classes, Weight, Body, And Other Information Here
Dec 23, 2014Brian Lohnes2
The SCCA’s Classic American Muscle category had a great year in 2014 with participants all over the country sampling the wares of the popular SCCA autocross program. Our own Dave Nutting hit...
The Supercharged 8-Cylinder 1934 Mercedes W25 Grand Prix Car Has A Rip-Roaring Scream You Won’t Believe (Video)
Dec 22, 2014Brian Lohnes8
We have to thank long time BangShifter Arild Guldbrandsen for sending us the below videos that feature a 1934 Mercedes W25 Grand Prix car darting up the course at an incredible hill climb event that...
This 1937 Packard Hot Rod Is Among The More Jaw Dropping Things We Saw In 2014 – Simply Stunning
Dec 22, 2014Brian Lohnes1
(Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley) – There are some cars that just peak your interest the instant you see them. This 1937 Packard by G3 Rods of Rapid City, SD is one of those cars. I spotted...
This Rally Team Is Competing In A Snow Stage At Night When This Happens…
Dec 21, 2014Bryan McTaggart2
Snow rallying takes everything that is insane and dangerous and multiplies it by ten due to the lack of traction and all of the fun that frigid temperatures brings to the stage. Snow and ice are not...
This 1974 Corvette Has A VW TDI Diesel Engine, A Toyota Transmission, Gets 44 MPG, And Is Slightly Lacking In The Fit And Finish Dept
Dec 20, 2014Brian Lohnes12
I was seconds away from shutting my computer when ace BangShift tipster Mike Kenworthy sent in an email gently urging that we take a peek at a Craigslist ad that he sent. We opened the link and were...
Maybe The Best Car We’ve Ever Seen: A Boss 429 Mustang That I Have Driven!
Dec 19, 2014Chad Reynolds15
Sure we’ve seen Boss 429 Mustangs for sale before, but this one is special for several reasons. Let me tell you a story… In 2007, my buddy Chuck Schroedl and I each drove a dually and...
This Lamborghini Gets One Final Workout Before It Gets Built Into A Race Car…And You Won’t Guess What Kind!
Dec 19, 2014Bryan McTaggart8
Some say, that they have done things with a BMW M3 that have caused tears to be shed by the company’s CEO…and that they are considered some of the craziest sons-of-bitches to run a 2wd...
Brian Lister, Founder Of Lister Cars, Has Passed On At The Age Of 88
Dec 18, 2014Bryan McTaggart3
Brian Lister, the namesake behind Lister Cars, died on December 17, 2014. Lister was well-known for building some of the fastest front-engined sports cars in racing from his company, which was...










