Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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Pre-War Perfection: Formula One Racing Action From The Monaco Historic Grand Prix

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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The Mario Andretti Story: Racing’s Most Versatile Driver? America’s Greatest American Racer? Watch

Mario Andretti was a household name when I was growing up watching him race at the Indy 500 and such. His career is insane, with more wins and championships than you can shake a stick at. But what...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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Dirt Track Racer Charged With Assault After Ramming Other Car In The Pits: On Track Contact Leads To Race Rage Incident and Ban From Racing.

Every racer and fan knows that in the heat of competition emotions and adrenaline run high. We’ve all seen it, when a couple of drivers bump and bang and then it continues off track. But...

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Björn Waldegård, The First WRC Champion, Has Passed Away

Björn Waldegård, rally-racing royalty and the winner of the inaugural World Rally Championship in 1979, has passed on at the age of 71. A rally racer for over thirty years, Waldegård was known for...

NCM Motorsports Park Grand Opening Celebration: Footage From The Track!

You trust us at BangShift to get you the best, highest-quality information and entertainment to you in a timely manner, and one way or the other, we will do it! The opening of the National Corvette...

Optima’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Airs Tonight On MavTV From California Speedway

Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car is heading to California in this weekends episode, and that means hot and heavy racing action at Fontana’s Auto Club California Speedway, home...

Question Of The Day: The National Corvette Museum Is Opening Up Their New Racetrack Tomorrow And Is Holding A Three-Day Party: What Do You Want To See?

You can’t live in Bowling Green, Kentucky and not know what is going on with Corvettes. From the evil car-eating sinkhole to a certain silver ’75 that was abandoned behind Holley’s...

What Do You Get When You Cross Australian Touring Car and Drifting? Awesome. You Get Awesome.

We love V8 Supercars here at BangShift. Real cars (ok, more real than NASCAR) hauling serious amounts of speed around killer road courses in a land that seems to always be ready for a track...

Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car Michigan: The BangShift Photos

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – I’m not sure if I should thank Bob Chiluk for these great photos from the recent Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car event in Michigan or if I should offer...

Racing Action Gallery From USCA Michigan – Attacking The Cones And The Banking At Michigan International Speedway

(Images By RideTech Mike and RideTech Amanda) – It was another barn burner of an Optima Ultimate Street Car Association Event and this time the action was happening at Michigan International...

Sammy Swindell Retires Abruptly From Sprint Car Racing – Dirt Legend’s Accomplishments Are Nearly Beyond Belief

When the book of greatest American race car drivers is written someday, Sammy Swindell will have his own chapter and it’ll be and exceptional read. Yesterday, Swindell announced that he was...

Don’t Touch My Dart – Dodge’s New Ad Campaign Is Hilarious And We Have ‘Em All Right Here

We like it when a car company allows creative people to run with good ideas. Dodge has been all over this recently. They had the highly successful Durango campaign that tied into the Anchorman movie...

2014 Oak Tree Grand Prix Action – TUDOR United Sports Car Series Machines Attacking Virginia International Raceway

(Photos by David Whealon) – You’ve seen David Whealon’s name on the pages of BangShift before as he’s a super talented photographer who catches the action at ECTA meets,...

This Is Incredible Footage Of A GP3 Car Taking Flight And Crashing At Spa In Belgium Last Weekend – Driver Is OK

There are times when aerodynamics actually become the enemy of a racer…event in a car that relies heavily on them. Case in point is this video which was taken at the awesome Spa course in...

Watch In Car Video Of A Lamborghini Race Car Taking Flight And The Driver Handling It Like A Boss

This is some amazing footage from Slovakia of all places featuring a balls out Lamborghini race car taking flight! The situation could have ended in complete catastrophe but the driver and some luck...

Do You Care If The Toyota Prius Even Made A Lap Of The ‘Ring? They Do

I’m hard-pressed to think of a car that I give less of a (….) about than the Toyota Prius. The epitome of “appliance automobile”, the Prius is about everything that BangShift...

This Artistic, Slow-Motion, And Riveting Look At The 24 Hours Of The Nurburgring Is Worth A Watch

It is always neat when a company has the presence of mind to actually invest in media and projects that their customers will actually enjoy checking out. Nitto tires has done this by supporting the...