Here It Comes Again: BBC Announces Newest Cast For Top Gear USA And Antron Brown’s On It!
Mar 21, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift News
It was announced a while back that BBC Worldwide would be bringing back an American version of the Top Gear franchise. It was announced yesterday who the three guys on the cast would be and...
Mothers Of Invention: A Video Bonanza Featuring The Weirdest Home-Brewed Snow Plowing Vehicles We Could Find
Mar 20, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
I honestly like winter. I mean I hate the no racing part, the fact that it is dark by the time lunch is over, the days where doors of cars are completely frozen shut, and the fact that I have to say...
This Video Showing The History Of Every Unimog Ever Is Amazing – Historical Footage
Mar 20, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Our constant fawning over the mighty Mercedes Unimog is not unfounded. These trucks were designed to be a “do all” vehicle for farmers after Germany was getting its act back together...
Watch How The Tires Deflect During An Autocross Run Under This Car
Mar 20, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
The guys from Oversteer Garage posted this video of their C-Prepared Camaro attacking the autocross course at Texas A&M back in April. There are several cool aspects to the video. The first is...
Unhinged: A Good Plan Never Goes Unpunished
Mar 20, 2017Bryan McTaggartUnhinged
Saturday morning at BangShift Mid-West was as picturesque as it could’ve gotten: the sun made an appearance for the first time in weeks, with warm, Spring-like temperatures in the air. A light...
Hilarious: Watch This Aussie Drag Racing Fan Experience Top Fuel For The First Time – Video
Mar 20, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
There’s nothing like seeing a top fuel car in person for the first time as the Aussie drag racing fan in the videos below found out. In 2015 NHRA ran a program called #BaptsimbyNitro and what...
How Would You Build It: This 1969 Ford Galaxie 500 Is Desert-Clean But Needs To Be Finished Up
Mar 20, 2017Bryan McTaggartCraigslist Find, FORD
I’m a sucker for 1969-1972 big Fords. It’s nothing new…for a large car from that time period, the Ford design is the right mix of muscular and formal in my eyes. So I have no...
Drag Video: Autofest 2000 Highlights – The Greatest Financial Calamity In Drag Racing History Caught On Tape
Mar 20, 2017Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
It was supposed to be the event to end all events. The drag race to end all drag races. The race promoter and the track officials at Palm Beach International Raceway (Then Moroso Raceway) girded...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Not A Real Ferrari?
Mar 20, 2017Bryan McTaggartBangShift News
Halle-freaking-lujah, it’s officially Spring! Break out the bird feeders, allergy medications and the hope that the weather will hold long enough to be enjoyed…and break out the machine...
The Starting Shift: Ride Along In A Gear Jamming, Hard Pulling, Group B Audi On A Hillclimb
Mar 20, 2017Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
I wanted to bend some corners for this week’s Parting Shift so that’s why I went hunting in the world of hillclimb racing. These courses are challenging and fast with lots of corners,...
Ever Wanted To Dyno Your Boat With The Engine In It? These Guys Invented A Way To Do It
Mar 20, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
Many days I try to use my brain like a random number generator for ideas that result in blog entries. Lots of times that leads me down interesting rabbit holes, sometimes it leads me down dead ends,...
Earning That Pay: Watch This 737 Pilot Work The Hell Out Of The Flight Controls On Landing!
Mar 20, 2017Bryan McTaggartVideos
Here’s my take on piloting an aircraft: your first goal is to get into the air without dying. Then your next goal is to have as much fun in the air as possible, be it a smooth flight to another...
King Of The Cab Overs? The Iveco-Astra Line Of Trucks Is Built To Dominate Loads And Terrain
Mar 20, 2017Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Big Truck Feature, XL Truck Feature
Remember Iveco trucks? Scanias and Ivecos were pretty commonly seen in the USA up until the middle 1990s or maybe even a little after that when both brands removed themselves from the market in the...
