This Rally Team Is Competing In A Snow Stage At Night When This Happens…
Dec 21, 2014Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX, CRASH & BURN
Snow rallying takes everything that is insane and dangerous and multiplies it by ten due to the lack of traction and all of the fun that frigid temperatures brings to the stage. Snow and ice are not...
Combining Elements Of A 5-Ton Army Truck, An Air Cooled V12 Turbo Diesel, And A Snow Plow Gets You This Creation And It Rules
Dec 21, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
BangShifter Gene Stauffer has been around since before this place was even called BangShift. He’s a great guy who shares many of my own proclivities when it comes to trucks and tractors....
Hot Rod Hash: Cold Temps Didn’t Stop These Gearheads From Enjoying Their Cars – See ‘Em All Here
Dec 21, 2014Brian LohnesEvent Coverage, OTHER
(Words by Doug Gregory – Photos by Doug and Taylor Gregory) –Â Somernites has turned into a semi-regular thing for us as we really like these events and the local area is great to visit....
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Your Emergency “I Forgot Christmas Presents” Store!
Dec 21, 2014Bryan McTaggartUPCG
It’s late at night. I’m in the old store chatting with four members of the crew I worked with, making inappropriate jokes, generally getting away with murder since there isn’t a...
Video: Here’s What It Was Like To Ride Along With Ricky Johnson In A Torc Pro 2 Truck Through The Snow And Slop In Maine
Dec 21, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
A couple days ago I told about about my experience riding along with Ricky Johnson in a Torc Pro 2WD off road truck during a preview day for the upcoming Red Bull Frozen Rush event at Sunday River...
Rough Start: The Fastest (And Cheapest!) Way Into The Friendly Skies!
Dec 20, 2014Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find
Once again, it’s time to break the Rough Start rules, but this time it’s not because the car is worth it, or because we’re shopping abroad. Nope, the target is in Kansas and the...
Playing In The Snow: Diesel Trucks Dance Together In A Snowy Parking Lot
Dec 20, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
Donuts in the snow…is there anything better in the winter? It doesn’t take effort, or even a lot of power to look like a pro when enough of the white stuff is on the ground. However,...
Six Minutes Of Non-Stop Drag Race Wheelstands From Urban Hillbilly Video – This One Is Hot Off The Presses
Dec 20, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
In what has become a multiple time a week tradition around here, we’re back with another awesome video from Urban Hillbilly Action Videos (for those of you rolling your eyes, NO, we...
“Countach” Is Right: A Mountain-Motored Lamborghini Drag Car From Australia
Dec 20, 2014Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
A Lamborghini Countach needs no help when it comes to being an absolutely insane beast. The wedge-bodied super car was a jaw-dropper from the prototype onwards, the car was exceptionally fast, and it...
Is It A Good Idea To Let A 7 Year Old Do A Burnout In Your Hot Rod? This Aussie Guy Thought So – Video
Dec 20, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
We should mention that the burnout is also of the indoor variety, to boot. We wouldn’t want to leave out that important detail but we’re pretty sure that it won’t overshadow the...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Identify This Monster Cylinder Head We Spotted At PRI
Dec 20, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
We hope you have not gotten too deep into the egg nog this weekend because we’ve got a little quiz for you in the form of this monster cylinder head that we spotted at the Serdi booth at PRI...
The Oshkosh Multi-Mission Recovery System Is A 10-Wheel Drive Wrecker That Is The Most Capable And Awesome In The World
Dec 20, 2014Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
When big, heavy vehicles are damaged on the field of battle, trucks capable of recovering them are necessary. Because wars don’t tend to happen in the best or most friendly driving...
Cool Video: Look Inside The Gray Motorsports Pro Stock Shop And Watch Them Test Pro Stock Engines On Their Inertia Dyo At 10,000+ RPM
Dec 20, 2014Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Today’s top level drag racing operations are not based in gas stations or the garage of the car owner’s uncle. Instead they are in impressive, sanitary, and intricate race shops. Case in...
Craigslist Find: Hey, Fat Man In The Red Coat! This 1974 Cummins-Swapped Dodge Needs To Be In My Driveway Now.
Dec 20, 2014Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, MOPAR, XL Online Find
Listen, Kringle. We haven’t seen eye-to-eye since I was fourteen and got a PlayStation and Gran Turismo for Christmas. I spent the last decade not asking for much, so humor me and leave this...
