Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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OUCH! Racing at Goodwood Doesn’t Always Go To Plan… This 1964 AC Cobra Found Out The Hard Way At The 83rd Members’ Meeting

If you think that historic races like the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Revival, and Members Meet are just for show, think again. I once talked to Vic and Cammie Edelbrock about their vintage road...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

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Crazy Photos: The Most Insanely Used Up Brake Rotor in the History of Mankind

(Photos by Jay Spinella) – Admittedly, when I got these photos from Jay Spinella on Saturday, I had imbibed a few adult beverages, so you’ll understand when I was wondering what in the...

A Classic Camaro Hit This Camry And The Camry Exploded Like It Was In A Jerry Bruckheimer Movie

We’ve been trying to dig up more photos and information on this crash that happened the other day in Kentucky but at this point we’re coming up empty handed. Basically the story is that a...

USCA Daytona Gallery: Big Fun On The Tall Banks Of A Legendary American Racetrack – Pro Touring Gets Real

(Photos by Mike Mendenhall/RideTech) – If the Ultimate Street Car Series has proven one thing thus far on the 2014 tour, it is that pro touring is not longer some sort of passing thing that was...

Mr. Bean Helped Save A Rich American Guy Who Wrecked His McLaren F1 In Italy

Rowan Atkinson, the British actor who plays the role of comedically weird Mr. Bean on stage and screen recently help rescue a rich American businessman who wrecked his McLaren F1 while on a driving...

RideTech’s USCA Daytona Weekend Was Awesome – See How The Cars Performed, How They Thrashed To Fix Carnage, and More!

Last weekend, the USCA visited the high banks of Daytona International Speedway and RideTech was there in force with a fleet of haul ass cars. The “house” cars were as varied as the...

Sit In The Car With An SCCA Road Racer When He Gets Caught Up In Trouble And Takes The Most Violent Ride Of His Life!

Pacific Raceway outside of Seattle Washington is a nice facility with a drag strip and a road course that get used as frequently as possible. The SCCA races on the road course and the NHRA has made...

The TireRack Northeast Match Tour is June 7th and 8th! We’ll be there racing our junk, will you?

Alright girls and boys out there in BangShift land, if you live in the New England area I have a question for you: What are you doing June 7th and June 8th? If the answer isn’t “Dodging...

Butt Splice Like A Boss With This Tech Tip From Our Pals At II Much Fabrication

Chances are, if you’re a driveway or home hot rodder then electrical butt splice connectors are part of your wiring program. We know some of you really talented guys out there are rolling your...

Watch Autocross Ninja Brian Finch Attack The Cones In His Completely Nasty Camaro At Goodguys Nashville – Screaming V8 Sound

Those of you familiar with the pro touring scene know the name Brian Finch. He’s been wheeling hardcore stuff around road courses and cones for many years and he’s been doing it with a...

More RideTech Autocross Action From The 2014 Goodguys Nashville Nationals – Killer Kars Kornering Kones!

(Photos by RideTech/Big Mike) – Words are fun, as evidenced by the title of this blog entry, right? We’re back with another sweet, sweet gallery of action photos by our pals at RideTech...

Petrolicious Video: Mark Lundquist Is A Chevy Man With Chevelles A-Plenty – A Cool Look At A Cool Guy

Mark Lundquist is a Chevy man. No doubt you have seen his byline in multiple magazines over the years as he has built some really, really cool Chevy projects. Mark lives in the middle of nowhere...

You Wanted It, Now You Hate It: Make Up Your Flipping Minds On Modern Muscle Cars

(Words by Bryan McTaggart) – I remember 1992, when Chevrolet took the new (and rather ugly) Orca-bodied Caprice, opened up the rear wheelwells, shoved a 500ci V8 under the hood, and took a cue...

Corner Burning Photos From The Goodguys Nashville Nationals – RideTech Autocross Action!

(Photos by RideTech/Big Mike) – One of my most fun weekends in 2013 was the one I spent in Nashville, Tennessee at the Goodguys Nashville Nationals. Unfortunately this year I was kept away by...

The Dodge Challenger Hellcat Is Coming And You Can’t Stop It – 600+ Horsepower!

(Words by Bryan McTaggart) – After years of speculations, false starts and rumor mills, the Dodge Challenger SRT “Hellcat” has been officially announced. While Dodge hasn’t...