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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ChumpCar Race Report: Thunder Rolls and Lightning Strikes At Thunderhill Raceway’s Twin Seven Hour Races

(Words and Photos by Charlene Felton, ChumpStaffer) – The Optima Batteries ChumpCar World Series (www.chumpcar.com), stormed their way into Thunderhill Raceway Park located in Willows, CA just...

A Look Behind The Scenes At Roush-Yates Performance: Engines, Cars, Parts For Days

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – This week is kind of turning into “what Joe Grippo did on his Spring Vacation 2014” and that is OK with us because Joe did some sweet stuff during his time...

RacingJunk Find: Buy This Perfect Recreation Of The Six Wheeled Pat Clancey Special Indy Car

Restored and recreated funny cars and dragsters are some of our most favorite things to look at. Seeing things put back the way they were or scratch built in the style of the era of the car really...

Cool Video: Check Out This R/C Car Remake Of A Scene From The Fast And The Furious!

I’ve never been much of a R/C car enthusiast, with my only hands-on experience being those ultra-cheap ones that you get as a kid from Toys ‘R Us for $20. That said, R/C is a real...

Modern Super Cars At The Lingenfelter Collection – Mechanical Art Work That’s Blindingly Fast

One of the things we have always prided ourselves here at BangShift on is the fact that we’ve never pigeonholed ourselves into one thing. We’ve always been very honest in the fact that...

Take A BangShifty Photo Tour Of The Richard Petty Museum – Incredible History Here

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We all know and love Joe Grippo as a dyed in the wool Mustang guy here at BangShift and that means there was one of two places he was going to be last weekend, Vegas or...

Ken Block’s New Gymkhana Video Is…FootKhana?

Last week we were tipped off that Ken Block would be releasing a new Gymkhana video on Tuesday, April 22nd. We were so hot and bothered by this news (Well, I was at least) that we binge-watched the...

Project Violent Valiant Update: The Front Suspension Starts To Come Together With Fabrication And RideTech Parts

So we’ve been off our normal schedule with Project Violent Valiant updates and consider this our effort to get back on the horse and keep you apprised of the developments of this awesome build....

Intense Video: Ride With Mike Skeen In An Audi R8 As He Races in The Pirelli World Challenge At Long Beach

We got tipped off to this video by Jet Hot High Performance Coating’s Cheryl Herrick who is the woman that deftly wheels the company’s Chevy II at events like the Optima Ultimate Street...

Easter Egg: Watch a Formula Car Run Around a Snowy and Icy Nurburgring at a Shockingly Fast Pace

We got a reader tip on a pretty neat video from Germany that shows Andy Gulden, who is the head instructor at the Nurburgring Driving Academy, hauling some pretty serious ass around the ‘Ring...

Rupp Chevy Monza Jr Go Kart Found On Craigslist – Coolest Kart Ever?

When it comes to old school go karts the name Rupp is still the one everybody looks for. From competitive racing karts to karts built for kids to goof around on, Rupp was the premier name of the...

Street Legal, Four-Seater Delta Wing Currently Being Designed – Most Of The Weirdness Intact

Here’s something interesting that they’re not talking about at the New York Auto Show. The people behind the Delta Wing race car are deep into the design and engineering phase of a two...

Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase At Long Beach Video

    Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase At Long Beach, California on Video     Great Sports Car racing has always been a favorite in North America and the Tequila Patrón Sports...

The $95,000 Third Generation Firebird – Very Rare 1992 Firehawk, Total Documentation, Worth It?

John Ulaszek from BangShift sponsor II Much Fabrication (visit them by clicking HERE) dropped us a line expressing his love for this absolutely perfect 1992 Pontiac Firebird Firehawk. The car is one...