Category Archive: BangShift XL, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
King Of The Hammers After-Hours: You Thought The Event Itself Was Rowdy?
You want a little insight into what really got me to where I am today? You want an idea of the kind of events that molded me into the kind of automotive delinquent that can easily look at a car like...
Don’t Care, Hook It Up: Everything Can Be Hooked To A Pulling Sled!
You know what the beautiful part of the pulling sled? It doesn’t matter what you hook to it, there will be a crowd around waiting to see what happens next. It’s kind of a solid bet when a...
The Evolution Of King Of The Hammers: If You Like Off-Road Racing You Will Love This Story.
We’ve often talked about King of the Hammers here at BANGshift. I’m a huge fan of the event and disappointed that we had to miss it this year. I’ve been lucky enough to go the past...
Super Semi Pulling Trucks – When In Doubt, Grab A Lower Gear And Give It Hell!
Semi tractors, dump trucks, heavy wreckers…they are all the workhorses of the Interstates, the farms, the factories. You see eighteen wheels, you know that someone is working somewhere and that...
In 1990 Jim Kramer Took BIGFOOT 9 Up The Mountain At Gravelrama!
Gravelrama is one of the coolest off-road events on the planet. Trucks and buggies and Jeeps and all kinds of stuff haul ass up a GIANT pile of pea gravel with high flying antics and big power...
The King Of The Hammers Rock Bouncer Shootout Was Full Of High Flying, And Flipping, Action!
If you haven’t gotten to see rock bouncers in action, then you are missing out. It is some of the craziest combination of power, articulation, and brute force you’ll see anywhere and the...
Video: Watch This Nasty, Twin-Turbocharged Mud Bogger Exit The Pit Violently Stage Left!
The Mud Down in T-Town was one of the more brilliant schemes that Keith Haney and Todd Martin, the operators of Tulsa Raceway Park came up with. Using a piece of open property at their track, they...
Float On: Swimming A Jeep On Huge Balloon Tires
Winter in Kentucky isn’t so much snowy as it is rainstorm after rainstorm. As it sits right now, we’ve had a soaking wet February and that doesn’t seem likely to change anytime...
Do You Love Trees? If So You’re Totally Going To Hate This Machine That Literally Vaporizes Full Sized Ones In Seconds
If you have ever looked at a tree and thought, “You know, I think that tall, leafy piece of nature is mocking me and I want to make it disappear in seconds!” boy do we have something for...
Here Is The Complete King Of The Hammers Race Replay! If You Missed It, Sit Down And Watch.
King of the Hammers is an off-road race like none other. And King of the Hammers Week is an event like none other. It’s like Burning Man and the Baja 1000 had a baby and it grew up to be this....
Awesome Story (and video) – The Tourist Line That Accidentally Became The Last Steam Railroad In America – Operated Until 1986!
(By Greg Rourke) – We recently showed you a steel mill that used steam locomotives to shuttle cars around until 1980. Some claim this was the last use of steam in revenue service. Those folks...
Video: Masters Of Motors 2018 PRI Edition – Judging The Coolest Engines At The Hardest Core Performance Show In The Wold
It’s back! Below we have the Masters of Motors 2018 PRI edition video for you to enjoy. If you checked out the 2018 SEMA show Masters of Motors competition, you know that JE Pistons stepped up...
The International Eagle Gets Paint! Get The First Look At The Better Side Of This Old Workhorse Here!
Paint can make or break a vehicle’s value. I know, I’ve got two great examples in the yard: the Mustang and the Cougar. Outside of the damaged fender, the Cougar’s paint is looking...
Off-Road To SEMA: Watch The New Ford Ranger Be Transformed Into A Beast For The SEMA Show
Every year aftermarket companies, car builders, and custom shops of all kinds thrash to build awesome rides for the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Some build customer cars, some their own dream cars, but...