Friday Moment Of Zen: Watch Charlie Baker Slide His Racing Big Rig Around Fayetteville, NC Circa 1986
Few men were faster, few men were more fearsome, and few men were harder driving during the golden age of the Great American Truck Racing series than Charlie Baker. Whether on asphalt or dirt, the...
Fender Bashing Fun: 1970s Rallycross Racing At Long Marston Airfield In England – This Rules!
We love modern rally-cross racing and like everything else it has interesting history. In England the sport really took off in the early 1970s and with backing from companies like Castrol, people...
Tool Time: Is American-Made A Requirement? An Option? All Or Nothing? If Not, What Determines Your Buying Choice?
I’ve talked a lot about American Made products here on BANGshift for years, but have become pretty vocal in the last two years about crap being crap and quality being quality, regardless of...
Carb Tuning 101: Powell Machine Talks Holley Carburetor Tuning For Maximum Power. Learn How Your Holley Works.
We’re fans of the tech that is shared by the Powell Machine crew, and the two videos below are no different. If you are looking for Holley carburetor tuning info, then these Holley Carburetor...
Legendary Race: Watch The TNT Monster Truck Challenge From Louisville 1990!
Stock car racers, drag racers, hell, any racer typically can call out some big moments and events in the sport that they love. Traditional monster truck racing fans can do the same thing. It’ a...
Awesome Video: Watch Sir Jackie Stewart Test Drive The 1978 Crop Of F1 Cars This Is So Cool
Now THIS is something that will literally never happen again. Imagine the premier F1 teams in the world each handing the keys to their new machines to a former three time world champ to drive and...
Video: 30 Years Ago The Stirling External Combustion Engine Was Tested By The Government – Where Did It Go?
We’ve heard of the Stirling External Combustion Engine before but we never knew that they were not only built but also used and tested by the US Government, specifically the Department of...
Summer Sale: The Holley Supercharged Summer Sales Event Is On! Free Shipping, Great Deals, And More!
Holley is having another sale, and this one is to celebrate summer. The Holley Supercharged Summer Sales Event has some great deals, plus FREE SHIPPING on any order over $149. That can be huge...
Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 7 – The Right Valve Job For Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block, And How A Valve Job Effects Flow
In the seventh episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is going to be performing the valve job on this little supercharged small-block so it will be able to make big consistent...
Heavy Metal Video: This Compilation Of 1990s Figure Eight Racing Wrecks From Sportsdrome Speedway Is Insane
I have done some reasonably terrifying things in cars. I have ridden with Ken Block in a rally car hurtling though the woods at crazy speeds, I have been caught in weather so bad that I thought it...
Awesome Video: This Promotional Film For The 1978 Schkee Can-Am Car Is Spectacular!
The most beautiful race car you’ve never heard of. This is the Schkee (pronounced Sha-kee) DB-1 and it was the brainchild of Doug Schultz and race car builder Bob McKee. The car name is a mashup of...
1970s Perfection: This Motorcycling Safety Film Stars Peter Fonda and Evel Knievel – So Good!
If you were someone who was going to make a film about motorcycling safety in the 1970s and your job was to cast it, who would you pick? Certainly your first choices would have to be cool, they would...
Influence and Impact Episode 22: How Hot Rodders Shaped Car Racing Movies, Hollywood Stunt Cars, And Movie Cars
The relationship between hot rodders and car movies has always been a special one, but it has sometimes been hard to tell who is influencing who. I’ve often thought that movies are inspired by...
