You Want Smoke And Fire? Here Is Your Summernats Burnout Highlight Reel!
Watching the Aussies do burnouts like this at Summernats just makes us want to go out and practice! It is truly amazing the car control that some of these dudes have, that is for sure. It is also...
Find The Good Parts Of Snow And Ice With A Review Of Ken Block’s Cold-Weather Shenanigans
In the span of a couple of hours, BangShift Mid-West went from nearly 70 degrees and unseasonably warm to ice and snow. Literally, twenty-four hours is all it took. One day I was cruising along the...
Cleetus In An Aussie Burnout Contest! Watch As He Whips This LS-Powered Toyota Around!
Aussies love to shoot their mouths off about how no American can actually do a proper burnout. We happen to know some people with a wood-covered 1980s station wagon that could play that game quite...
This 1994 F-150 Is High Flying Pre-Runner Greatness. Check Out The Air This Bad Boy Gets!
I’ve always wanted to go balls out across the desert, catching air like none other, and do it in something that will seat 3-4 people. This Ford F-150 fills that bill for any Ford fan. Big block...
Like 1970s Pro Stockers? This 1976 Plymouth Arrow Could Be The Start Of Something Killer!
Once racers in Pro Stock realized that smaller cars could get favorable weight breaks over the cars with the larger engines, all sorts of micro machines started to appear in the ranks. Pintos,...
Here’s The Latest Photos From The Tour de’ Orange SoCal Cruise
The cruise route was great, and had us cruising from Aliso Viejo over to Pacific Coast Highway and then up the coast through Laguna Beach and then up near Newport Beach. There we turned inland and...
Own Or Drive a 2006 Ford Ranger? You Might Want To Check To See If It’s On A New Airbag Recall
Once again, you can blame this one on exploding Takata airbag inflators. The Ford Ranger (and it’s Mazda B-series twin) are popular little trucks that are just about everywhere you look. But if...
More Photos From The First Donut Derelicts Cruise In Of 2018
Last weekend was the first Donut Derelicts show of 2018 and we got a couple galleries worth of photos to share with you. We showed you the first one on Sunday, but if you missed it then CLICK THIS...
We Would LOVE To Make This 1972 60 Series Chevy Cab Over Into One Hell Of A Ramp Truck
If you are any sort of regular reader here on BANGshift.com then you know we have a weakness for cool ramp trucks. They are after all really handy, and super cool looking. But they are also pretty...
Oh, No, It’s Here: Meet The General Motors Cruise AV, The First Vehicle Without Manual Controls
At first blush, you’d think that you are looking at a Chevrolet Bolt EV, and you aren’t too wrong. The vehicle, officially known as the General Motors Cruise AV, is based on the bolt, but...
Make 2018 The Year You Get Out And Autocross! With Events Across The Country, It’s Easier Than Ever To Run The Cones!
(Words and Photo: Suzy Bauter) There are two types of autocrossers in this life; the ones who want to race and the ones who want to read and debate the rules, classes, event management and overall...
Rally At The Ridge Photo Coverage Part 1: An Amazing Gathering Of Hot Rods In Orchard Park, New York
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Yes, these photos were taken in New York, yes the grass is green, yes I screwed up and they are seeing the light of day for the first time now. Mike Brooks checked...
Chris McGaha Announces Full Time Return To NHRA Pro Stock – Hires Adam Hornberger As Crew Chief
If you are a fan of Chris McGaha and his pro stock team, you’ll be seeing a lot more of them in 2018 than you did in 2017. After a limited schedule last season, the Texas based team will be...
AWD and Angry: This 1986 Ford RS200 Makes 600hp and Has A Load Of Race History
There are cars that transcend the ages. I have two young sons. They are 9 and 11 years old. They are wild about cars. Figure that, right? Anyway, they (like loads of kids) are into video games and...
