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OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car at Portland International Raceway – We take a look at the points chase with two qualifiers to go!
Aug 16, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car at Portland International Raceway – We take a look at the points chase with two qualifiers to go!
(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Five of seven regular season events are in the book in OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series, presented by Advance Auto Parts. With the completion of...
Check Out Our Long Lost Chicago Auto Show Photos From Earlier This Year! Jim Hrody Got The Goods!
Aug 12, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Check Out Our Long Lost Chicago Auto Show Photos From Earlier This Year! Jim Hrody Got The Goods!
(Words and Photos by Jim Hrody) After going up and down in size a few times in the past few years, the 2024 Chicago Auto Show returned to a single hall at McCormick Place. Corporate support was...
These Dudes Are Nuts! 3 Hour Figure 8 Race – World Figure 8 Championship – Indianapolis Speedrome
Aug 07, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on These Dudes Are Nuts! 3 Hour Figure 8 Race – World Figure 8 Championship – Indianapolis Speedrome
Figure 8 Racing is crazy, regardless, but the races I’m used to seeing are typically beaters, not something like this. I mean these are legit race cars that are flying through the middle of the...
More Road Race Photos: The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va.
Jul 26, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on More Road Race Photos: The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va.
(Words and Photos by David Whealon) We’re back to the awesome 3.27-mile 18 turn natural terrain road course of Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va. for the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge...
Race Photos: We Visit Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va. for the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS
Jul 25, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Race Photos: We Visit Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va. for the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS
(Words and Photos by David Whealon) We’re back to the awesome 3.27-mile 18 turn natural terrain road course of Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va. for the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge...
Race Video Highlights: Here Are The Top 10 Fastest Runs From The Timed Shootout at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024
Jul 15, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Race Video Highlights: Here Are The Top 10 Fastest Runs From The Timed Shootout at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024
We’ve shared the Goodwood Festival of Speed livestream here at BANGshift.com already, but if you missed any of the quickest cars then you are going to want to check out this highlight video....
2024 FIA WEC 6 Hours of São Paulo LIVE From The Ford Performance Ford Mustang GT3 Onboard Cam
Jul 14, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 2024 FIA WEC 6 Hours of São Paulo LIVE From The Ford Performance Ford Mustang GT3 Onboard Cam
Everyone loves in-car footage from races, and why not. I mean seeing the racing action from outside the car is awesome, but inside camera views offer a perspective you just can’t get any other...
Race Day at Australia’s CRAZIEST Tinny Race – Riverland Dinghy Derby 2024. If You Haven’t Seen This Insane Racing Before, You Are In For A Treat!
Jul 13, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Race Day at Australia’s CRAZIEST Tinny Race – Riverland Dinghy Derby 2024. If You Haven’t Seen This Insane Racing Before, You Are In For A Treat!
If you have never seen these dinghy races, then you are missing out on a level of crazy that really only makes sense to Australians. It should come as no surprise that the people who brought us Jet...
OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car at Road America: We take a look at the points chase after the mid-point of the 2024 season!
Jul 10, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car at Road America: We take a look at the points chase after the mid-point of the 2024 season!
(Words by by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series, presented by Advance Auto Parts, makes seven stops before the grand finale in Las Vegas. Road America not...
Literally Chasing Classic Cars! The Hot Rod Hoarder Goes To The GREAT RACE Which Goes From Kentucky To Maine!
Jul 09, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Literally Chasing Classic Cars! The Hot Rod Hoarder Goes To The GREAT RACE Which Goes From Kentucky To Maine!
The Great Race is one of those events that looks like it would be relaxing and fun, but that is way more competitive and grueling than you might think. The Hot Rod Hoarder, Tommy Lee Byrd, has been...
Kyle Larson Wins The NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 At Sonoma Raceway
Jun 16, 2024Darr HawthorneComments Off on Kyle Larson Wins The NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 At Sonoma Raceway
(Mike and Jeff Burghardt Photos) • Last weekend at Sonoma Raceway, AKA Sears Point in the beautiful wine growing part of northern California, held their NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350. Here...
The Aztek 200 Part 2! O’Reilly Auto Parts, Vice Grip Garage, Tony Angelo, Alex Taylor, And Tate Morgan Drag Race Pontiac Azteks In Tucson
Jun 14, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Aztek 200 Part 2! O’Reilly Auto Parts, Vice Grip Garage, Tony Angelo, Alex Taylor, And Tate Morgan Drag Race Pontiac Azteks In Tucson
Here is Part 2, where we’re drag racing Pontiac Aztek’s at Tucson Dragway, before really putting them through their paces in the desert. Oh, but not before some careful...
MORE PHOTOS!!! OPTIMA Goes to Laguna Seca – The Ultimate Street Car Series Hits One Of The Ultimate Race Tracks
May 19, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on MORE PHOTOS!!! OPTIMA Goes to Laguna Seca – The Ultimate Street Car Series Hits One Of The Ultimate Race Tracks
(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Crack open an incognito window and Google “best race tracks in the world” and Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca will probably make most of the...
OPTIMA Goes to Laguna Seca – The Ultimate Street Car Series Hits One Of The Ultimate Race Tracks
May 15, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on OPTIMA Goes to Laguna Seca – The Ultimate Street Car Series Hits One Of The Ultimate Race Tracks
(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Crack open an incognito window and Google “best race tracks in the world” and Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca will probably make most of the...






