How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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1972 Chevrolet Crash Test Video: Watch A 1972 Chevrolet Vega Crash Head On Into A 1972 Chevrolet Impala For Science

Everyone thinks of a Vega as being super small, because it was a compact car back in the day, and that an Impala is super huge because at the time they really were and especially when compared to a...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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LIVE RACING ACTION | Sepang | GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS 2026 Race 1 and 2

Here we go again! We’ve got GT World Challenge Racing going on live right here, and we dig road racing and who doesn’t love the World Challenge series? This weekends racing is coming to you live...

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Free Livestreaming Road Racing: 2026 SCCA Hoosier Super Tour at VIRginia International Raceway – FULL WEEKEND Coverage LIVE

It’s time for another SCCA Livestream, but this weekend it is coming to you LIVE from Road Atlanta where the SCCA Hoosier Super Tour is in full swing. There is a lot of great racing action going on...

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Free Road Racing Livestream From England: British Automobile Racing Club Action LIVE From Brands Hatch Indy

It’s time for more road racing in England! This weekend features multiple classes! You can watch all the live racing action right here. Check out the BARC LIVESTREAM below from the Brand Hatch!...

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The Loop Video : Does The eMax Challenger Carry John Hotchkis To Victory Or Wreckage?

Yesterday we shared with you the press release talking about the loop and that John Hotchkis Jr. of Hotchkis Sport Suspension was going to perform the first vertical loop in the history of muscle...

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Power Move: Hotchkis To Attempt First Vertical Loop In A Muscle Car

We genuinely like John Hochkis Jr. a lot. The guy has been around this industry for years and was among the first to embrace the very concept that cool old cars could handle and be fun to drive in...

Our Last Blast Of Action Photos From The Lone Star Pro Am Drift Series In Texas

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’ve had a blast showing you all of Charles Wickam’s great photos from the first round of the six event Lone Star Pro Am drift series from Texas. It...

Robert McGaffin’s 1965 Olds Gets Profiled On Big Muscle – Olds Powered And Awesome

One of the most fun rides I took over my travels last year was in the passenger seat of Robert McGaffin’s 1965 Oldsmobile at the Goodguys autocross in Nashville. I was there to announce the...

The Total Cost Involved Engineering Autocross At The 2014 Muscle Car/Street Machine Nats

(Photos by TCI Engineering) – Total Cost Involved Engineering is a neat company that has been providing high quality chassis and suspension components for trucks, muscle cars, and hot rods for...

MSD Performance Launches Winter Sucks Save Some Bucks Promotion With Lowest Prices Ever Offered On Major Products (EFI Systems Included!)

As I type this there is snow falling from the sky. Tomorrow is April and right now there is snow coming down from the heavens. It was 60-degrees a couple of days ago. Saying all of that, you can...

Action From The Lone Star Pro Am Drifting Meet – Sideways and Shredding Tires!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Yesterday we dropped our first ever gallery by Charles Wickam at the Lone Star Pro Am Drifting Series down in Texas. Unconfirmed but that may have been the first...

Sideways Gallery: Action Photos From The Lone Star Pro Am Drift Series

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – When Charles sent me a note asking if we’d want to run the photos he shot at the Lone Star Pro Am Drifting event in Texas last weekend I didn’t hesitate...

ChumpCar Action Gallery And Results From Pacific Raceway – The Roll-X Challenge!

(Words by Charlene Felton – Photos by the author and Rylee Spivak) –        

RideTech Rolls Out Polished Body Hot Rod Shocks – Tuned And Designed For The Specific Needs Of Straight Axle Cars

We have said it about 40-bazillion times here on BangShift when speaking about suspension systems and the fact is that all shocks are not created equal. Just because something “fits” your...

This LS1 Powered Solstice Is An Ultimate Sleeper With An Achilles Heel

Let us begin by saying that we love this car and would own it without hesitation and just sitting in the thing while it was running would give us perma-grin and probably cause a call to our doctor...

2014 Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) 12 Hours of Sebring Support Races Brought History To Life In Florida

(Photos by Chuck Andersen – Words by Craig Sutherland) – These fantastic Chuck Andersen photos speak for themselves however they can’t convey the sensory overload the drivers of...

Our Last Blast Of Pro Touring Goodness From USCA Texas – Corner Burning Fun

(Photos by Saroja Raman) – Here is our final gallery of photos from the second Ultimate Street Car Association race of the season which was held at the Texas Motor Speedway. As we have showed...

CL Find: Would You Buy A Decapitated 1987 IROC Camaro For $6,000?

An admission. I owned (and loved) a 1988 IROC Camaro with a mildly breathed on TPI 350 at the tail end of high school and as a summer car while I was in college. Yes, it rattled like a Conestoga...