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Jegs NHRA SPORTSNationals 2017 Gallery: More Sportsman Racing Goodness From Beech Bend!

By sheer luck, the weather that was expected to spoil the fun of the Jegs NHRA SPORTSNationals at Beech Bend had all the ferocity of a kitten mewling. Things might not have looked cheery at first...

Leah Ochs Suffers A Hard Hit In The Lead Sled Wagon In Texas – She Is OK, Wagon Hammered

(Video Credit: NXGonzoVideo channel YT) – The Lead Sled wagon is a fan favorite wherever it shows up to run. Last weekend it happened to be at the Texas Motorplex for the Redemption No Prep...

BangShift Test Drive: 2017 Chrysler 300C – Is Evolutionary Better Than Revolutionary?

Driving a brand-new Chrysler 300C was a no-brainer. This was the first Chrysler-branded product worthy of getting excited about since the 1970 300 Hurst edition. Yeah, it was a bit of a Bentley...

Awesome Historic Drag Photos: Super Stock Nationals At York US30 Dragway Circa 1972/73

(Photos by Thomas Sayers) – York US30 Dragway stood as one of the great hot spots of the drag racing world for a period of nearly 20 years. The track was an airport that would suspend...

Video: Using A Super Stock Pulling Tractor To Remove A Stump Is Doing It Right!

Team Silver Bullet, a Netherlands based Super Stock pulling outfit had a problem. There was a stump in the ground that they wanted to remove. Rather than do it the old fashioned way with shovels,...

Incredible Video: Watch A Train Derailment In Slow Motion After Someone Was Literally Asleep At The Switch

(By Greg Rourke) – Ever been sitting at a railroad crossing and see a railcar with “Do Not Hump” stenciled on it?  Near Chicago we have lots of railroads, and as kids we found...

Best of BangShift: Watch An Old 3.2L Porsche Engine Disassemble Itself Right Down To The Block!

Stop action videos are really neat. They require a crushing amount of time and work, but the end result is always pretty neat. This video is a perfect example of that as it shows a 3.2L flat six...

The Catalina Ski Boat Race Is Awesome Because Off Shore Boats Haul Water Skiers At 100mph In The Open Ocean

Catalina Island is a place that Californians and tourists alike love to hang out and enjoy, it is also the finishing point for a race that has been going on for more than 60 years now and is so crazy...

Ride Along In A Screaming, Highly Modified 1971 Argentinean Chevy Nova At WFO

 You read the title and said, “WTF?” are these guys talking about, right? We didn’t know what the hell we watched when we first sat through this neat clip ourselves. The car you...

Video Bonanza: AJ Foyt Being AJ Foyt In Multiple Racing Situations — Including His Legendary Indy 500 Wrenching Footage!

AJ Foyt is a man who can rightfully be considered one of the best race car drivers in history. Built like a tree stump and tougher than a six dollar steak, Foyt won as many races with pure skill as...

The All Pontiac Showdown From 1973’s “The Seven-Ups” – High Speed Wreckage

The 1973 cop thriller called The Seven-Ups featured Roy Scheider in the starring role as the leader of a group of plainclothes cops that pushed the edge of legality to get the bad guys. The movie was...

Watch This Pulling Tractor Break Free Of The Sled And Launch Itself Into The Air Like A Rocket!

The fearsome power of pulling tractors is kept in check only by really strong hooks and chains. About 99.9999% of the time, this is a wholly acceptable method of restraint but this video shows that...

Best of BangShift: Watch An Ancient Stationary Diesel Run Away On Fire Up And The Huge Guy Who Wrestles It Back To Idle!

As gearheads we all find ourselves in dangerous situations now and again. Maybe it is driving a race car fast, fixing something on the side of the highway as traffic flies by, or in the case of this...

Here’s A Compilation Of Non-Stop Finnish Rally Saves, Spins, Crashes, And Close Calls

The Fins have produced some awesome rally talent over the years and while rally racing has never really gained huge traction here in the USA there’s a huge following for it over there. The...