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This ski slope chairlift destruction is some of the greatest industrial video ever made

While I’m not 100 percent where this video initially came from, I am absolutely 100 percent glad that it exists. This is an extended industrial video wherein engineers basically take a ski slope...

Do you want to watch a smoky, hill-climbing big rig with a giant cigar on it? Of course you do.

European motorsport includes several styles of racing that are popular on the continent that are a bit more obscure on this side of the pond. Among these are hillclimbing and truck racing, both of...

Watch five current and former McLaren F1 drivers beat on each other in karts

If you’ve ever watched an MLB or NBA All-Star Game, you know that professional athletes are incredibly capable of having a world of fun while still doing things that neither you nor I have even the...

Buy This NOW! A Blown Classic Slingshot Dragster That’s Awesome From One End To The Other

On a day when we remember Art Chrisman and his legacy in the sport of drag racing, we thought it only appropriate to point you towards an awesome old school styled classic slingshot dragster you...

Take A Closer Look At The Lancia Delta S4 – Utter Insanity By Any True Gearhead’s Definition

Five hundred horsepower, courtesy of a sixteen valve, four-cylinder engine that sports both a supercharger and a turbocharger, sitting in thimble of the car. A full steel tubular space frame, draped...

The NHRA Has Made A Ruling On Funny Car Headers: Here’s Why You Look Dumb If You Freak Out

  It has been announced that NHRA officials have put a cap on the angle that nitro funny car teams can lean their header pipes back. Lots of people are freaking out about this and we think it is...

Junkyard Tour: The Beautiful Sights At L&L Classic Auto Salvage In Wendell, Idaho

(Photos by Diana Sterk) – For 80 years L&L Classic Auto Salvage in Wendell, Idaho has contained about 100 acres of steel, dreams, and potential projects. The business is in the process of...

Ace Photographer Larry Chen Takes A Look Back At One Hundred Of His Favorite Photographs Of The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb For The 100th Anniversary Of The Race!

It’s easy to take something for granted when you see it nearly every day. Growing up, I saw Pikes Peak from the safety of my grandfather’s yard, a little over an hour’s drive away...

NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl Video: A 5-Second Pro Mod Spots A 7-Second Tiny Tire Mustang – Does He Catch Him?

(Video credit: VictoryRedColorado channel YouTube) – In just a couple of weeks, BangShift will be LIVE streaming the 2016 Nitto Tire NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl thanks to our great sponsors and...

BOOM! The Black Hawk Firehawk Finds The Nitrous Oxide Limit For An LS1 At Ozarks Raceway Park!

“Too much power…did not enjoy.” That brief but accurate summary of what happened to Joe Hunt’s Pontiac Firehawk doesn’t do justice to what really happened. The Firehawk,...

Screamin’ Demon Feature: This 1971 Dodge Has A Nasty Small Block And A Retro Look That’ll Be In Forever

As some of you may or may not know, my name appears in the byline in a few places outside of BangShift. One of those places is Mopar Muscle magazine. A few weeks ago, editor Johnny Hunkins...

Dropping Jaws 101: Watch The Reactions This Kid Got When He Drove His Viper To School For The First Time!

This is probably one of the most common high-school fantasies out there that doesn’t involve a cheerleader or the captain of the football team: in a parking lot full of hand-me-down cars, used...

Goodguys Nebraska Coverage: Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Trucks, And Customs Enjoying Their Day In The Hay!

(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – The GoodGuys car club’s newest addition to their summer filled schedule had its second show in Lincoln, Nebraska at the Haymarket Event Center. In...

Jay Leno Breaks Out Another One Out Of His Collection, This Time A 1961 Chrysler 300G!

When did the muscle car appear? 1949? Mid-fifties? 1964? While the standard recipe of mid-size body with biggest motor possible was created by John Z. DeLorean and his Pontiac GTO, truth be told that...