Event Coverage: The Trucks Of Somernites Cruise’s 100th Anniversary Show
Truck-spotting at Somernites? We’ve got some of the haulers here for you to feast your eyes upon. High dollar, budget build, work truck, showpiece, we’ve got it. We are actually kind of...
Watch A Tug Boat Pilot Neatly Deposit Four Loaded Dump Trucks Into A River – Your Bad Day Has NOTHING On This
There are few things worse than a bad day at the office. We’ve all been there and when the dookie is hitting the fan in a place you pretty much don’t want to be in the first place the...
Monster Truckin’ Time Machine: 1980s Monster Truck Action From Oklahoma – Leaf Sprung Grave Digger!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Yet another installment for the series. About half the pictures from this event (2-day) did not come out well enough to bring into the fold....
Big Daddy: This Detroit Diesel 16V-149T Is A 2,000hp Monster And It Could Be Yours
Sure the specs are a little daunting. The engine weighs about 11,000lbs, it takes between 45 and 50 gallons of oil to fill, but you only have to change it every 300 hours or so. This is a Detroit...
Can This Mud-Bogging Beetle Skim The Water Like The Finns Can? We’ve Got The Video…
We’ve shown videos over the years of the off-roading psychopaths in Finland who seemingly can drive their purpose-built machines over damn near anything, including water. The basic premise is...
NTPA Pinetops 300: More Action Photos From One Of The Coolest Pulls In The USA
(Photos by David Whealon) – The coolest events are the ones that have history and an intimate feel that you just can’t fake. Such is the case with the yearly NTPA Pinetops pull. Held in...
Mercury Racing Releases New OptiMax Diesel Outboard – Spark Fired Diesel V6, Incredibly Interesting Engine
While we’re not usually the types to get excited about outboard boat engines, this one is something to behold. Called the Mercury Racing OptiMax, it is a 175hp, 3.0L V6 diesel engine that was...
NTPA Pulling Action Photos: Flying Dirt, Smoking Tractors, And Crazed Trucks From the NTPA Pinetops 300
(Words and photos by David Whealon) – What does a small quiet downeast North Carolina town of Pinetops (pop. 1360) do for excitement after the hosting the best Christmas parade east of...
Watch This Passenger Get Way More Than He Bargained For During A Ride Along At A Snow Hill Climb – He Was OK
Mock me if you will, but there is no more terrifying thing than to be a passenger in a car someone else is driving at speed. Every gearhead in the world wants wheel in his or her hands and when you...
This 1962 Jeep Pickup Made Us Weak In The Knees And The Price Tag Completely Knocked Us Out
Before we go into the details that may turn your opinion, just admire how freaking awesome this 1962 Jeep truck is. From the paint to the interior and our favorite, those white steel wheels, it is...
This 1953 Chevy Wrecker Is A Runner, A Driver, And An Old School Worker You Can Own
Hey, a wrecker on BangShift? We never do stuff like this! Ok, we probably do stuff like this too much but can you blame us? This 1953 Chevy tow truck is really cool and it is something you can hop...
See What It Took For Robby Gordon To Get Ready For The Dakar Rally 2015
We’re huge fans of the Dakar Rally around here, and I started watching back in the day when the entire thing was first televised here in the United States. I remember drooling over the Kamaz...
Doing It Wrong Video: How Not to Crane a Boat Into the Water
We’ve often thought that being a crane operator would be a pretty kick ass gig. Commanding such a powerful piece of machinery and completing tough jobs that require skill and a steady hand...
Punjabi Tractor Pulling Delivers Again: YOU Make The Call – How Does This Video End?
Ok if you have gotten this far, the image on the video player below kind of telegraphs my punch but look, Punjabi tractor pulling is probably the highest stakes motorsport on Earth. How is that...
