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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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Watch Real 1977-1980 Formula One Cars Race At Monaco! Late 1970s F1 Magic at the 2026 Monaco Historic Grand Prix!

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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A Race Weekend In The Life of The Safety Car Driver: Behind The Scenes At The TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa FIA World Endurance Championships

In the United States, we often refer to them as the Pace Car, but in most of the rest of the world they are referred to as the Safety Car. Same thing, different name, as they are the car that goes...

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The Latest Snap-On Impact vs Milwaukee M18, Bosch & $130 Hopeful Get Put To The Test! Which 3/4 inch Impact Will Reign Supreme?

We’re back with more Impact testing to find out how Snap-On compares to the Milwaukee M18, along with offerings from Bosch and Hopeful. It’s 3/4″ impact testing, but the results...

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Lowlife! Andrew’s Traditional Low And Lean 1932 Ford Roadster Is Traditional Greatness, In A Not So Traditional Place

When you think traditional hot rods, you think of a few geographic areas of the States and a few specific shows that cater to them. I’ve seen plenty of rides like Andrew’s 1932 Ford...

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Rust Repair On A Classic Corvette? But They Are Fiberglass! Mortske is Refreshing a 1972 Corvette on a Budget!

Corvette. The plastic fantastic. The most mass produced fiberglass car in American history. One of the best things about them is you don’t have to worry about dents or rust. Or at least not...

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RACING JUNK FIND: A TURN-KEY 1966 MUSTANG ROAD RACER

Hey, if we’re talking about suspensions that make classic American cars carve corners, let’s look at one that has been set up to do just that! This 1966 Mustang has been a competitor and...

GLOBAL WEST SUSPENSION SIGNS ON FOR 2012 WITH BANGSHIFT.COM!

The name Global West needs no introduction, but there may be a few things about them that you didn’t know. Like the fact that they have been in the suspension business for over 30 years. Global...

NOVEL IDEA: FORD TO BEGIN TRANSPORTING NEW CARS TO DEALERS ON TRUCKS IN NEPAL

There are certain things we take for granted in the automotive world. Stuff like, factory fresh new cars being loaded onto trucks and trains for transport to dealerships. As it turns out, this is...

DRAG GALLERY: THE 2011 BYRON DRAGWAY HANGOVER NATIONALS

It is the second day of 2012 and we’re already hitting you with race galleries! Thanks to lunatic BangShift photog Greg Rourke, we have a nice gallery of photos from the 2012 Hangover Nationals...

BANGSHIFT WELCOMES NEW SPONSOR LUCAS OIL TO THE PARTY!

Lucas Oil needs no introduction. There might be some of you out there who haven’t heard of American Powertrain, but you have to live under a rock not to know who Lucas Oil is. Hell, they are...

WATCH QUIN CODY TAKE A MASSIVE SPILL OFF OF HIS BIKE AT THE 2012 DAKAR RALLY

The 2012 Dakar rally is currently happening in South America and the craziest/bravest racers in the world are competing against some of the toughest terrain mother nature has to offer. While the...

BANGSHIFT QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT AUTOMOTIVE EVENTS DO YOU PLAN TO ATTEND IN 2012?

Well 2012 is here. Depending on your opinion of the whack jobs who claim the world is going to end in about 12 months, our time may be limited. This raises a good question. What the heck are you...

AMERICAN POWERTRAIN IS IN THE HOUSE! OUR NEWEST SPONSOR PUTS THE SHIFT IN BANGSHIFT.COM.

When our pal “Mad Matt” Graves joined the American Powertrain team last year we were excited because we had just installed one of their Science Friction Clutch kits behind our...

SLEEPER VIDEO: A ZR1 POWERED SILVERADO PICKUP!

Well this truck is certainly devious! Guys have been stuffing hot small blocks into short bed half ton trucks for decades but none have been as powerful from the factory as the blown LS9 that...

BANGSHIFT.COM IS PROUD TO INTRODUCE A NEW SPONSOR: JET-HOT HIGH PERFORMANCE COATINGS

As we announced earlier, 2012 brings some new sponsors to BangShift.com, and none handle the heat from this joint better than Jet-Hot High Performance Coatings. We are pretty lucky here at BangShift...

BANGSHIFT.COM NEW SPONSORS: LUCAS OIL, JET-HOT, AMERICAN POWERTRAIN, AND GLOBAL WEST!

It’s a Happy New Year here at BangShift.com because we are proud to announce that we have 4 new sponsors joining the BangShift.com family of sponsors this year! That’s right, new folks...

HURRY! REGISTRATION OPEN FOR 2012 ECTA OHIO MILE EVENTS!

Man, the news is flying out of ECTA HQ this week . Yesterday they released the information on their new electric motorcycle class and now they have opened the flood gates of registration for 2012...

COOL VIDEO: HOW AN ENGINE AT THE GM TONAWANDA PLANT GOES TOGETHER FROM START TO FINISH

If you are back at work today after the holidays be happy to know that the robots and people that assemble GM engines are back at it too. We got tipped off to a truly cool video that followed the...

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ECTA OFFERS NEW ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE CLASS FOR 2012 – RULES INSIDE!

The East Coast Timing Association not only has a new venue this year, they also have a new class for electric motorcycles. The ECTA crew has been working with Dr. Robert Prins of James Madison...