HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND! THIS IS HELLA 2026, COURSE 1 ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

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Engine Dyno Video: The New BTR Gen 3 Hemi Trinity Intake Makes HOW Much Power?! Full Dyno Results!

The guys and gals at Brian Tooley Racing never slow down when it comes to developing parts that make horsepower and we love them for it. Their Trinity line of intake manifolds have been setting the...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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New Junkyard Inventory! This 1963 Ford Custom Cab Pickup Is Cool! But Does It Check All The Boxes for a Custom Cab?

We’ve got more fun junkyard inventory from our friend Chad Ehrlich at Nobody Else’s Auto in Great Bend Kansas. This week Chad is sharing this awesome 1963 Custom Cab Ford pickup. These...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Video: The Inside Story On The Insane 3,500hp Wagler Competition Duramax

Wagler Competition has long been a strong name in the diesel performance world. The company has been a leader in Duramax performance for years and they offer lots of hard parts for guys looking to...

Yes! We Found A Pristine and Functional 1933 Chevy Wrecker For Sale

Being a tow truck driver these days is tough and dangerous work. From the long hours on the road to the risk of some idiot plowing into you on the highway, there’s a lot of risks associated...

NTPA North Carolina State Fair: Our Last Big Collection Of Action Photos From The Event

(Photos by David Whealon) – We’ve reached the end of David Whealon’s fantastic action photo coverage from the NTPA North Carolina State Fair pull. This has been a fun few days of...

Jumping A SEMA Show Truck? Not A Great Idea

This video is an oldie but it still cracks us up. If the title is to be believed, you are about to see a group of guys take what is purported to be a SEMA show truck and run it over a big dirt berm...

The Man! Jochen Hahn Captures 2016 European Truck Racing Title and 100th Win

German truck-racing legend Jochen Hahn claimed his fourth European Truck Racing Championship title at the ETRC’s final round in France on October 29-30. In the opening race of the weekend on Le...

eBay Find: This 1973 Ford F-250 Ranger Is Longbed, Four Wheel Drive, Three Pedal Awesomeness

When you spend as much time looking at, talking about, writing on, and generally being around cars and trucks as we do, you occasionally develop an unhealthy obsession with a particular thing and...

OMIX-ADA Releases Statement Regarding Product Searches and Seizures In Las Vegas

It was big news at the 2016 SEMA show when federal marshals came into the event and shut down the displays of eight companies accused of creating knock off parts. The company that was being copied,...

Pulling Action Gallery: More Screaming Engines, Killer Rigs, and Great Photos From The NTPA NC State Fair Pull

(Photos by David Whealon – DWPHOTOS) – The biggest and baddest NTPA pullers in the country all showed up at the North Carolina State Fair recently for their last hook of the 2016 season....

SEMA 2016: Weld Racing Goes Big And Introduces New Weld Racing XT Product Line For Lifted Trucks

One of the things that blows us away at SEMA every year is the literal and figurative size of the wheel industry. In particular are the massive wheels that are being used on today’s lifted...

Remembering GMC Crackerbox Trucks – Stubby, Square, and Tough!

(By Greg Rourke) – Yes, more big trucks, more cabovers. GMC called their all new, aluminum tilt cab trucks the F model, but truckers called them the Crackerbox. It’s easy to see why. All...

SEMA 2016: Even The Trucks Are Awesome! Check Out Some Of The Shell SuperRigs We Found Outside!

As you would expect, from one side of the Las Vegas Convention Center to the other, the area is covered in beautiful cars that are completely and utterly stunning. But as we walked to and from the...

Pulling Action Photos: The Dirt Was Flying At The NC State Fair!

(Words and photos by David Whealon) – Well we’re back on our yearly stop at the NC State Fair with some of the best NTPA pullers in the country showing up for their final exhibition of the...

Dodge Once Made The Coolest Cab Over Trucks In The World – The Story of The L600 and L700 Here

(By Greg Rourke) – We love old trucks here at BangShift, and I love cabovers in particular. Medium duty cabovers are now dominated by offshore produced trucks, but once upon a time we made...

SEMA 2016: Gone Truckin’! Here’s Another Fresh Collection Of Truck Photos

We’re back with another gallery of cool trucks here at the 2016 SEMA show. The looks and styles run the gamut from laid on the frame to sky scraping craziness with lots of ’em falling...