The Anatomy of a Win: Ultimate Street Cars attack Willow Springs and We’ve Got Photos and Results Right Here!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The third stop of the 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series took competitors to their first West coast event at historic Willow Springs...

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RJ Fab Tech Talk: Custom Headers Explained – Rob Lindsay Goes Over Tips, Tricks, And Proven Methods For Custom Header Fabrication.

You may not have heard of RJ Fab, but you’ve probably seen something they have built. When Rob Lindsay started RJ Fab a few decades ago I doubt he thought he’d build a brand that covered...

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Full Race Coverage From The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix: 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Full Race | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

Just one week after the famed Indy 500, the IndyCar Series was back at it for another weekend of racing. This time it was at the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, which couldn’t be more different...

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Tool Tech: Mythbusting! Putting 20 Myths About Using An Impact To The Test! Which Do’s And Don’t Actually Matter?

Opinions are like belly buttons, meaning everyone’s got one, but that doesn’t mean they are based on facts. It is absolutely insane how many people have opinions on how to use a tool...

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This Show is PACKED with RARE Muscle Cars & Cool Corvettes! It’s Corvette Expo And Chevys In The Smokies!

Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another great video of some insanely rare and awesome muscle cars. These cars were all on hand at the Corvette Expo and Chevys in the Smokies...

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BluePrint Engines Tech: Compression Testing The Right Way. Check Out The Simple Tools And Techniques You Need!

Doing a compression test on an engine is pretty straight forward, and only requires a couple of tools. And only one of those is a “specialty” tool, and you can either rent one from your...

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Best of 2014: The Beast Of Turin- Watch The Trailer For What Looks To Be An Amazing Film About Saving One Of The Craziest Cars Ever Built

The Fiat S76 was once the fastest thing in the world. Bar none, end of story, it was the fastest manmade object ever created. It’s 1,726ci, four cylinder engine made nearly 300hp and propelled...

Best Of 2014: Watch The Craziest Motorcycle Crash Footage We Have Ever Seen – Flying Bike Takes Out The Guy Filming!

Motorcycle racing is full of inherent risks like every form of motorsports, but even we didn’t really plan on seeing this one come to fruition. Through a wild chain of events that take place...

Best Of BangShift: Watch An Angry Tow Truck Driver At A Circle Track Chase Down A Rogue Racer And Force Him Into The Pits

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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)

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

(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…

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

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!

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...