Awesome Video: Leeroy Yarbrough is Saved From Burning to Death at Daytona in 1964
Jul 05, 2013Brian LohnesCRASH & BURN, Videos
Leeroy Yarbrough was one of NASCAR’s brightest stars in the latter 1960s. In 1969, the best year of his career he dominated the sport, winning seven races, among them the Daytona 500, Coke 600,...
Video: The Cars Of The 2013 Car Craft Street Machine Nationals. Sound Is Awesome!
Jul 05, 2013Chad ReynoldsVideos
This is not the most exciting video we have ever run on the site, but it pretty cool to watch and listen to. In these two videos you will see every car that drove in the gate at the DuQuoin...
Savings: 4th Of July Deals For BangShifters From Hedman And American Powertrain!
Jul 05, 2013Chad ReynoldsSponsor News
As usual, BangShift sponsors are taking care of all you BangShifters and that means savings from both Hedman and American Powertrain this weekend. We’re talking FREE shipping, 10% off, schwag...
eBay Find: A 2002 Oshkosh M1070 Tank Hauler That Swats Chad’s Motorhome With Its Detroit Diesel Pimp Hand – This Thing Hauls 70-tons
Jul 05, 2013Brian LohneseBay Find
Ya know, Chad was pretty nice about my fixation with trucks, tractors, and other implements of slow plodding coolness, but that’s not normal. Nope, behind the scenes he angrily berates me and...
Ebay Find: The Sexiest Hot Rod Motorhome We’ve Ever Seen. 1949 Flxible Clipper “Starliner”
Jul 05, 2013Chad ReynoldseBay Find
While Brian is head over heals with big rigs and tow trucks, which I think are super cool, the thing that gets me almost as hot as muscle and race cars is vintage motorhomes, rvs, campers, trailers,...
Photos: Coverage From Tulsa Raceway Park’s Mickey Thompson Shootout Series
Jul 05, 2013Chad Reynolds1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries
(Photos Brad Klaasen) This past weekend’s Mickey Thompson Shootout Series at Tulsa Raceway Park was huge, and yet it was only a third of the racing going on! Yep, it was a triple header weekend...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Did You Do Anything Car Related For 4th Of July?
Jul 05, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift Question Of The Day??
With the 4th falling on a Thursday, it means that a lot of folks are going to end up with a 4 day weekend. That could mean prime time for some car fun. But just because you have all weekend...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Truck’n’Roll Rules” The BossHoss (2007)
Jul 05, 2013Chad ReynoldsBS Daily Tune Up
This songs rules. It’s part blues, part country, part rock, and more. The video is hilarious and features a party going on in the trailer of a big rig. How can that not be good? The BossHoss, a...
The Top 11 Greatest Racing Rivalries
Jul 04, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift News
Guys and girls who race cars tend to have mucho grande egos. It’s the nature of the business. Great racers never exist in a vacuum by themselves, so it’s inevitable that every great one...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Most “American” Car Or Truck?
Jul 04, 2013Brian LohnesBangShift Question Of The Day??
So we’re celebrating America’s birthday on this day, July 4th. It’s a joyous day with fireworks, friends, frosty beverages, burnouts, maybe some racing for those of you hardcore...
BangShift Approved Video: Six Minutes Of Tire Smoking Big Rig Gymkhana Action!
Jul 03, 2013Brian LohnesRACING & ACTION, Videos
While Mike Ryan will always be #1 in our big rig loving hearts with his insano antics on Pikes Peak, his tire smoking road course runs, and the incredible amount of tires he destroys on the rear of...
More Craigslist Hilarity: An Ad For “Found” Mustang Doors That Isn’t Quite What It Seems
Jul 03, 2013Brian LohneseBay Find
Lots of times, the best humor is the subtle stuff that requires a teeny bit of thought to really “get”. This Craigslist Ad from the Akron, Ohio area is proof of that. We were tipped off...
Awesome Video: Watch A Helicopter Pilot Expertly Maneuver His Craft To Pluck A Kid’s RC Plane Out Of A Tree Top!
Jul 03, 2013Brian LohnesFUNNY STUFF, MISC, Videos
We know that we’re a little late to the party on this video, which has over a million views on YouTube but we still had to share it because it rules all. Even our pal Keith Turk, an ace chopper...
Gallery: Star City Motor Madness Car Show In Roanoke Virginia Brings Out The Masses
Jul 03, 2013Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS
(Words and Photos by Benoit Pigeon) For the past 12 years, Roanoke Virginia has been the home of Star City Motor Madness. And why Star City? Well, if you ever pass through Roanoke, it’s nearly...
