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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

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!

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

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!

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!

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

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

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

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!

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!

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!

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

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

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...