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Watch The Legendary Orange Blossom Special Of Alan Gaines Pull The Sled Out The Back Door With The Wheels Up

BangShift contributor ace Doug Gregory has a YouTube page and he has posted  links that we saw to videos that really spun out crank, specifically these were clips of 1980s pulling and monster truck...

Must Watch Video: This Could Be The Greatest Tuff Truck Video Ever Made – Wild Beyond All Imagination

This is the Citizen Kane of tuff truck videos. A 2021 highlight reel that captures everything great about the wildest motorsport in the country. There are insane jumps, insane wrecks, a guy driving...

Mondo Machining: This Video Shows Milling and Turning Processes And We Could Watch It All Day

Know that deal around Christmas time when there’s a channel you can flip on and watch nothing but a burning Yule Log all day? There needs to be a gearhead version of that which would go 365...

Retro-Review: This Look At The 1994 Lotus Esprit Is Awesome – The Outsider Sport Car That Flew With Four

The Lotus Esprit was always an interesting case for me. As a kid, I never really knew where it slid into the sports car/super car hierarchy because it was cool looking but not over the top, it was...

Awesome 1970s In-Car Video With Gerry Marshall As He Muscles A Screaming 302 Chevy Around A British Road Course

Lots of American racing fans probably don’t know who the heck Gerry Marshall is but we know our European readers will know the name right off the bat. Marshall was one of the best “saloon...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Stone Jug Championship Bracket Series – June – Saturday

Big Money Bracket Racing is alive and well in the Northeast and that means Stone Jug Championship bracket racing at Keystone. We’re sharing all the live racing action all weekend long, so stay...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Born 2 Grudge From Steele Alabama. No Prep, No Time, Grudge Racing Action!

Here’s the FREE livestream from Steele Alabama thanks to our friend Josh at Ticklefitz. He’s going to be on hand for all the racing action over the next couple of days and that means you...

Homemade Heroics: Watch A Wild Vertical Take Off Airplane Get Built At A Guy’s House In 1950s America

This is one of those videos that makes you realize just how much the world has changed over the years, right? Yesterday we showed you Franklin Dobson and his cool hovercraft that you could have built...

Grunt Force Trauma: Watch A Mack E9-V8 Churn Out Big Power And HUGE Torque On The Dyno

The Mack E9-V8 engine was a 998ci behemoth of a diesel that powered several models in the Mack lineup over the years. Powerful and fairly compact, the engine has its champions and detractors. It did...

Cool Video: Watch This Profile On Dan Pastorini The Star NFL Quarterback Who Went Top Fuel Racing In The 1980s

In motorsports it is always cool when there is crossover from traditional sports heroes, right? In today’s world of drag racing there is former NBA player Tom Hammonds, there is current NFL...

Pistons Falling From The Sky – Watch This John Deere Pulling Tractor Blow Up In Spectacular Fashion At A Pull

This is the first terrestrial engine explosion we have seen that actually makes it rain pistons. For real. After the engine gives up the ghost and the tractor stops, pistons and rods are still...

Finding HISTORY at the Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals: The Hot Rod Hoarder Is Sharing His Favorites!

For some reason, NHRA decided to change the name of the National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green Kentucky a couple years ago and now it is called the Wall Parks Nostalgia Nationals. In California,...

Vice Grip Garage’s Chopped Top 1935 Ford Truck is Back: Dirthead Dave And Derek Work On Engine, Transmission, Rear Suspension REMOVAL Because IT’S SO BAD!

Okay gang, it’s time to start working on this thing. Derek and Dave decided to get their thrash on to see how finished they can get this thing for Derek to take it to the Nashville stop on Hot...

So What’s The Cardinal Rule Of Turbo Charging? Watch This Video And Find Out From The Man Himself, Peter Harrell At Harrell Engine And Dyno.

Whenever we can learn stuff from Pete, we do. This guy is super smart and absolutely generous with his information. So when Pete says he’s going to share the cardinal rule of turbo charging, he...