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RideTech Comparo Video: Bone Stock, StreetGrip, and Coil Over A-Bodies On The Test Track
Jan 03, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on RideTech Comparo Video: Bone Stock, StreetGrip, and Coil Over A-Bodies On The Test Track
Over the years we have watched RideTech grow and evolve into one of the premier suspension companies in the automotive aftermarket. From their days as an air-specific company to their development of...
Best of 2018: James Brolin Racing An AMC Spirit AMX At The 24 Hours of Nurburgring In 1979
Jan 01, 2019Bryan McTaggart7
Two AMC Spirit AMXs on the starting grid of the 1979 24 Hours of Nurburgring in the Group One class. Six drivers would run the two AMXs: Gary Witzenburg, a journalist; James Brolin, an...
Best of 2018: This Drift-Build Dodge Charger Is A Mutt Of American And German Engineering!
Dec 31, 2018Bryan McTaggart8
Stereotypes are rooted in truths. The stereotype of a Mopar fan is rooted in tradition, perfection, and an absolute abhorrence for any deviation from “as it was”, whether that was...
Minis Are Cool, But This Chopped And Flared Hill Climber Is Something Special
Dec 30, 2018Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Minis Are Cool, But This Chopped And Flared Hill Climber Is Something Special
Chopped, Flared, and a Hill Climber? Yeah, this is not your ordinary Mini now is it? Hell no, this piece was full of insane stuff and totally carries the torch for Mini racers and fans around the...
Project Car Update: The Mongrel Is Getting Much Closer To Done And It Is Awesome!
Dec 29, 2018Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Project Car Update: The Mongrel Is Getting Much Closer To Done And It Is Awesome!
What else can be salvaged from the donor Mazda Miata, and what to do with the header and exhaust to make it look as good as it performs? These are the questions answered in the latest installments on...
Best of 2018: Watch As This Holden Barina Goes From Crapcan To Quick, Hillclimbing Crapcan!
Dec 28, 2018Bryan McTaggart3
If you’ve never seen a Holden Barina (or it’s European clone, the Opel Corsa B), here’s all you need to know: it’s a Geo Metro analogy, but smaller. They were sold as the...
Best of 2018: This Compilation Of Spectator Drags Wrecks From Beech Ridge Speedway In Maine Is Great
Dec 26, 2018Brian Lohnes3
It has been a while since we have peeked in on the Carbon Video YouTube channel and we’re glad that we did. He published a compilation video featuring 10-minutes of spectator drags crashes at...
Moroso Tech Video: Here’s The Theory And Practice Of Oil Pan Trap Door Baffling
Dec 26, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Moroso Tech Video: Here’s The Theory And Practice Of Oil Pan Trap Door Baffling
It’s Wednesday so we figure that the collective brain of BangShift nation is firing on all cylinders today and is ready to learn. We came across this killer video from Moroso that explains the...
Best of 2018: This Fantastic Tribute To Dan Gurney Tells His Story With Amazing Footage And The Man’s Own Words
Dec 24, 2018Brian Lohnes1
The outpouring of emotion, admiration, and love towards Dan Gurney after his recent passing certainly proved just how big a deal this man was. From his driving talent to his engineering ability to...
Just Checking: OnStar Broke In On This Corvette ZR1’s Action Three Times In One Lap Of NCM Motorsports Park!
Dec 22, 2018Bryan McTaggart4
If there is one thing every racing driver can appreciate, it’s the surprising lack of sound in the car. Seems odd, right? No music blasting, no humans distracting or annoying…it’s...
A BMW Autocrossing On Snow Tires – That Looks A Little Sketchy!
Dec 21, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on A BMW Autocrossing On Snow Tires – That Looks A Little Sketchy!
While we tend to wind down from the racing action throughout the colder months, it doesn’t mean that everybody just stops racing at Thanksgiving and we pick it back up full-time around March or...
Redline Rebuild: The Latest Video In The Series is The Resurrection Of A Dead Tri-Power Pontiac 389!
Dec 19, 2018Brian Lohnes4
They’re back! The latest installment of the Redline Rebuild series from Hagerty is the resurrection of a dead Tri-power 389 Pontiac and this one is our favorite yet. Why? The engine really was...
Classic YouTube: Tanner Foust, Shredding The Cheese With A Drift Car
Dec 19, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Classic YouTube: Tanner Foust, Shredding The Cheese With A Drift Car
Did you ever hear of the show “Masters of Champions”? Probably not…only a small handful of episodes were aired by ABC before the plug got pulled. I never watched it, but from what I...
GYMKHANA TEN: Ken Block’s Five-Location, Five-Machine Masterpiece
Dec 18, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
The cars: A World Rally Car Ford Fiesta, a Ford Focus RS RX, a 1991 Ford Escort RS Cosworth that replaced the car that burned after an accident at the New England Forest Rally back in July, the...






