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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Random Car Review: Lancia Delta HF Integrale, Italian Insanity On A Low Dose Of Medication

(HF Integrale photos: eBay/thebarnmiami) Lancia and rally racing: together it’s a beautiful thing. From the mid-1970s to the early 1990s Lancia could do no wrong in rally, even if the odds...

Video: Screaming V8s From Vintage Road Race Corvettes, Can Am Cars, and Other Classes At Vintage Road Racing Events In Europe

This cool video is a couple of seasons old, but you’ll dig it. Posted by Tachyon Motorsport which is a European based vintage racing team, it features the awesome sounds of the group’s...

How Good Is The New EcoBoost Mustang? The Guys From Ignition Find Out

With the coming of the S550 platform Mustang is the arrival of the EcoBoost variation, the turbocharged four-cylinder unit that is slotted above the V6 and is hovering in the power territory that not...

This Great Craigslist Ad For A 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix Actually Makes Us Want To Buy The Barge

Some people are born to sell stuff and the dude listing this 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix on Criagslist is one of them. Do you know what’s appealing about a 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix? Exactly, we...

You Brought A LaFerrari To A Top Speed Meet, And You Just Got Beat By A Nissan SUV With An Unpronounceable Name

There aren’t many good places in the United Kingdom to stretch out the legs of a car that is capable of hitting 200 mph, and it seems that the only good spots that can work are airports. So...

Craigslist Find: A 1968 Lola T-160 Can Am Racer That We Want To Own

When my buddy Dannie Pinard sent me this Craigslist item, he also sent it with some note about being a TV star now and that I should be able to buy this thing. I WISH!!! This 1968 Lola T-160 is...

Australian V8 Supercars Video: Crashing At Bathurst Is Nothing New, But In Practice?!

Our buddy Sean, a huge Australian V8 Supercars fan, sent us the link to this cool video from Bathurst where Lowndes and Luff came together during practice of all things. As if Bathurst wasn’t a...

Audi Is Going To Let An RS7 Lap The Hockenheimring…Without A Driver, At Speed

In another move that signals the oncoming driverless car, Audi is preparing to let a fully autonomous RS7 take a lap of the Hockenheimring race course at full speed on October 19, 2014, in...

RideTech Race Report: From Texas To Pittsburgh, It Was A Busy Weekend For RideTech Equipped Competitors

There’s busy and then there’s what the guys and girls who work and race for RideTech have been this summer and that is B U S Y. They have been traversing the country, competing at USCA...

Ebay Find: Factory-Built Dodge SRT-4 SCCA T2 Race Car

Old race cars are cool, I don’t care what they are. If it’s got a history to it and is legitimate, I’m all about it. In the case of this particular Dodge Neon SRT-4 ACR, I’m...

“Cow….” Subaru Rally Team Canada Find An Obstruction Not In The Pace Notes

The pace notes of a rally are significant to the success or failure of a rally team. When followed properly, they are a coded explanation of the stage that will tell the driver exactly what to do....

This 1950s Velorex Three Wheeler Micro-Car Has The Heart Of A Modern Sport Bike – Sleeper or Creeper?

This is likely the first vehicle we have ever highlighted on BangShift that has a body which actually snaps onto the car. Oh, probably the first we have ever showed that has a body apparently made of...

Project Violent Valiant Update: The Final Systems Are Coming Together – Axle, Brakes, Dash, Exhaust, Interior

Right now as you read this, Project Violent Valiant’s body shell is in a paint booth getting the final bits of color applied before being returned to Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle next week for...

Video: Volvo Has Developed A 450hp Four Cylinder Drive-E Engine With Turbos And An Electric Blower?!

I get my chops busted for saying nice things about Volvo every now and again but I get it. The company has not had the biggest performance image here in the USA and while their new crop of cars have...