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Author Archive: Chad Reynolds

New TV Show Trailer: Doomsday On Wheels. The Freaks Are Coming Out Sunday At 9 On The Travel Channel!

From the guys that brought you Overhaulin’, Rides, Hot Rod TV, OUSCI, and many many more, comes a new special on Travel Channel called Doomsday on Wheels. Much like the show Doomsday Preppers,...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Song Brings Back Your Favorite Road Trip Memory?

Today’s BangShift Daily Tune Up is Willie Nelson singing “On The Road Again”, which always makes me think of the family trip around the country we made in 1982 in a motorhome. Other...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “On The Road Again” Willie Nelson 1980

Whether you like country, western, or both, everyone knows this song. Written for the soundtrack of Honeysuckle Rose, it became a huge hit and is the theme song so to speak for Willie Nelson. In 1982...

Happy 17th Anniversary Ridetech!!! Praise The Lowered, You Have Been Blessed With FREE Shipping

Maybe it’s because they are super cool people, or maybe it’s because they started a company from nothing just like we’ve done here at BangShift.com, but something about the guys and...

NEW PRODUCTS: C10 5 and 6 Speed Pro Fit Transmission Kits From American Powertrain.

Stand up and applaud all you C10 owners out there, because American Powertrain has come up with a brand new kit for C10 trucks that is so simple it almost installs itself. Whether you are looking to...

Video: “Ballistic” BJ Baldwin Tearing Up The Desert, The Streets, And More In His Monster Energy Trophy Truck

“Ballistic” BJ Baldwin is a bad ass, and we like him even more after watching this video of him drifting his Monster Energy Chevy Trophy Truck on the street, and on the dirt. Oh, and we...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Road Course Would You Most Like To Make Laps On?

After attending the Long Beach Grand Prix this weekend, and having driven on or visited amazingly famous road courses all over the world, it struck me that there are still a ton of them I want to...

F’ing Epic Video: Jumping A Driverless Ford Pickup Off A Cliff

OH MY GOD!!!! This is awesome. If it wasn’t cell phone video it would be slightly cooler, but only a little. Take two dudes, one Ford truck, copious amounts of gumption, and some ingenuity, and...

Video: Driving Test Hidden Camera. What This Kid Puts His Instructors Through Rules

Yesterday Brian’s BangShift Question of the Day was asking what was the first thing you ever drove. In honor of that, I found this funny video of a kid giving his driving instructors fits. He...

Video: Big Hemi Wheelstand During Qualifying For 2013 NHRA 4-Wide Nationals

The NHRA is in Charlotte this weekend, for the NHRA Dollar General 4-Wide Nationals at ZMax Dragway, and while we dig watching our friends in the Fuel cars and Pro Stock, it’s Stock and Super...

Video: Ridetech’s Bret Voelkel On Goodguys TV

Check it out. BangShift sponsor and dude of dudes Bret Voelkel was interviewed at the Goodguys Del Mar Nationals a couple weeks ago, and here is the video. He talks about autocross, racing the Lambo...

Funny Car News: Auto Club Famoso Raceway and Boise’s Firebird Raceway Create AA/Funny Car “Blitz” Series

Our pal Darr Hawthorne just sent us this announcement about a great new 4 race series that is being put on by Auto Club Famoso Raceway and Boise’s Firebird Raceway. All the details are in this...

Craigslist Find: A Bitchin ’65 Chevy Push Truck That Has BangShift History

This ’65 Chevy Pickup is one cool push truck. Plus, it has a chassis and suspension that is just a little out of the norm, but with reliability that makes this the perfect daily driver hot rod....

PowerShift: LIVE Tonight With Chad And Brian. The Would You Drive It Game, What’s Hot, What’s Not, And More!

Join us tonight, and every Thursday night at 6pm pst/9pm est, for PowerShift. The LIVE Show like none other. Chad and Brian will be live from places unknown, talking about what’s hot,...