Boiling Off The Rear Tires On A White Road Boss Dump Truck, Because Why Not?
Aug 24, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
If there is one certainty we have around here, it’s that if we see something cool happening with any kind of vehicle, we will share it with you. That’s brought many, many things out from...
Christmas List Item #1: The 100 Horsepower Power Wheels Jeep In Action!
Aug 24, 2020Bryan McTaggartMISC, Videos
When I first started messing around with dirt bikes and ATVs at the age of ten, my goal wasn’t to emulate Travis Pastrana or Ricky Carmichael. I wanted to emulate every possible scene from the...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Thoughts On The Opposed-Piston Design?
Aug 24, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??, ENGINES, Videos
Take a look at the lead photo of this article. That is a still from a rendering of the Advanced Combat Engine, a collaborative effort between Cummins and Achates Power that is meant for military use...
Money No Object: 1976 Chevrolet Camaro “Europo Hurst” by Frua
Aug 24, 2020Bryan McTaggartCHEVY, Monday Shopper
(Photos: RM Sotheby’s) I’m an avowed fan of the 1974-77 form of the Chevrolet Camaro. In general, second-gen Camaros are a score. Everybody loves a split-bumper car, the Vega-style early...
Big Red: Teaming Up To Wake Up A Honda ATC200ES Three-Wheeler!
Aug 24, 2020Bryan McTaggartMISC, Videos
The toy of my youth, the machine that I used more than any other to wreak havoc with: the Honda three-wheeler. There were two…one 185 with the pull-start from hell and one 200 with the electric...
Dakar Hell Video: Watch A Racer Slog Through Sand And Then Blaze His Own Trail, Vegetation Be Damned
Aug 24, 2020Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Videos
The Dakar Rally sure beats the ever loving crap out of man and machine. While the treachery of racing thousands of miles across hellacious desert landscapes presents some obvious obstacles, sometimes...
If You Aren’t Smiling After Watching These Citröen Dyanes Rally, Then You Are Probably Seasick From Watching The Suspension Work!
Aug 23, 2020Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Think of the Citröen Dyane as an upgraded version of the 2CV: in top-performance Dyane 6 form, there’s a 602cc flat-two engine driving the front wheels, a very light body structure, and after...
History In Action: Vice Grip Garage Takes The 1938 Chevrolet Racer Out For Laps!
Aug 23, 2020Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
When we first saw Derek and this 1938 Chevrolet racer, we knew that the days of this car sitting nice and quiet in a field somewhere, enjoying retirement were done. We just know the guy…and...
A Rare Pairing: A Twin-Turbo, Five-Speed Lincoln Mark VII vs. An LS1 Caprice Coupe
Aug 23, 2020Bryan McTaggart1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, CHEVY, FORD
It’s not exceedingly rare to see either one of these cars at a dragstrip. The Lincoln Mark VII and LSC are essentially longer Mustangs in tuxedos and the B-body Caprices can tolerate just about...
Historical Footage: The RMS Olympic In Color Film, From Construction To Scrappage
Aug 23, 2020Bryan McTaggartHISTORIC, Videos
In 1907, J. Bruce Ismay, the chairman of the White Star Line, and J.P. Morgan, who controlled White Star’s parent corporation, International Mercantile Marine Co., had a discussion. They had a...
Classic YouTube: Some Diesel Tire-Roasting From Speedworld In Arizona
Aug 23, 2020Bryan McTaggartBangShift XL, XL Videos
To date, the wildest event that I’ve attended since I was brought on to write for BangShift was a diesel race that devolved into a burnout contest so wild that the owner of the track rolled up...
We HAVE OIL PRESSURE! The Record Setting Gen V LT Motion Raceworks Nova Is Back In Action!
Aug 22, 2020Chad Reynolds1320 Videos
Well…… it turns out the problem with Doug Cook’s Motion Raceworks Nova may not have been what was originally thought. You’ll remember that this 7 second machine made huge...
Lil Bigfoot Triple 10s Turns Into Twin 15’s Due To Weather. Free Live Streaming Drag Racing Right Here!
Aug 22, 2020Chad Reynolds1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
As if COVID 19 hasn’t been enough of a kick in the balls for promoters this year, this weekend’s weather tried to be a pain for the Loose Rocker crew as Friday’s action for the...
