Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Event Coverage, XL Videos
Diesel Power Challenge 2017 Video: The Trailer Towing Obstacle Course Proved To Be A House Of Horrors For Some
Oct 19, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Diesel Power Challenge 2017 Video: The Trailer Towing Obstacle Course Proved To Be A House Of Horrors For Some
If there was one part of the 2017 Diesel Power Challenge that provided the best all-around test of man and machine it was the trailer towing obstacle course. Using the same 10,500lb trailer that is...
We Worship All Things Dirty At The Off-Road Expo 2017 In Pomona – Photos Here
Oct 03, 2017Chad ReynoldsComments Off on We Worship All Things Dirty At The Off-Road Expo 2017 In Pomona – Photos Here
After attending the Speed Limit Racing autocross at Camarillo Airport on Saturday, Sunday was spent wandering around the faigrounds in Pomona for the Off-Road Expo. This is a must attend event each...
Pulling Action Gallery: KTPA Tractors and Competitors From The Scott County Kentucky Fair
Sep 10, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Pulling Action Gallery: KTPA Tractors and Competitors From The Scott County Kentucky Fair
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Threatening skies once again for pulling events at the Scott County Park, but the event staff managed to hook nearly every competitor before the rains put...
Northern Illinois Steam and Power Show Coverage: More Behemoth Tractors and Mechanical Coolness
Aug 22, 2017Brian Lohnes1
This is great coverage and the only downside to these Greg Rourke photos is the fact that we’ve gotten to the end of the line. As you have likely been able to tell by Greg’s contributions...
Cool Old Stuff Gallery: The Northern Illinois Steam Power Club Show and Threshing Bee!
Aug 16, 2017Brian Lohnes7
(By Greg Rourke) – It’s the second weekend of August, and the air north of Sycamore, Illinois is thick with coal smoke…it must be time for the Northern Illinois Steam Power Club...
Mule City 300 Coverage: More Trucks and Tractors Straining Against The Sled
Jun 22, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Mule City 300 Coverage: More Trucks and Tractors Straining Against The Sled
(Photos by David Whealon) – Every type of motorsport becomes more fun to watch at night. This includes pulling and the photos from David Whealon at the Mule City 300 below totally prove it....
Pulling Coverage: The 4th Annual Mule City 300 Was Awesome – Photos From The Pits And The Course!
Jun 19, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Pulling Coverage: The 4th Annual Mule City 300 Was Awesome – Photos From The Pits And The Course!
(Words and photos by David Whealon) – As if the drag racing isn’t badass enough at Galot Motorsports Park, the multi-use facility knocks it out of the park again with the running of the...
Last Blast: Here’s Our Final Load Of Photos From The 2017 Pinetops 300 Pull
Jun 01, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Last Blast: Here’s Our Final Load Of Photos From The 2017 Pinetops 300 Pull
(Photos by David Whealon) – Pulling is one of the most amazing exercises in physics that mankind has created. Conceptually it is astoundingly simple and has been since the days of farmers...
Pulling Coverage: Killer Photos From The Pinetops 300 – Huge Pull In A Small Town
May 30, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Pulling Coverage: Killer Photos From The Pinetops 300 – Huge Pull In A Small Town
(Words and photos by David Whealon – DWPhotos) – Finally the long 6 month wait for the start-up of our southeastern pulling season is over. And has it’s been for 41 years the fine...
Pulling Action Gallery: 2017 Hansel Sullivan Memorial Pull by Doug Gregory
May 15, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Pulling Action Gallery: 2017 Hansel Sullivan Memorial Pull by Doug Gregory
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – To say the name ‘Sullivan’ is synonymous with pulling is an understatement. The family began pulling with the late Hansel Sullivan, his son Wayne and...
Cool Old Junk Gallery: We Hit A Farm Auction And Found Engines, Trucks, and BangShifty Stuff
Mar 28, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Old Junk Gallery: We Hit A Farm Auction And Found Engines, Trucks, and BangShifty Stuff
(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – It’s been said farmers never throw anything away. Some take it a step further and collect stuff, like the late Lloyd Larson. I don’t need an...
Texas Raptor Run Action Part 2 – More Fun Rippin’ It Up
Feb 01, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Texas Raptor Run Action Part 2 – More Fun Rippin’ It Up
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with part two of Charles Wickam’s photo log from his visit to the Texas Raptor Run Raptor X event at the Texas Rally Ranch in Dale. As a...
Raptor Action! Check These Cool Photos From Raptor X At The Texas Rally Ranch
Jan 31, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Raptor Action! Check These Cool Photos From Raptor X At The Texas Rally Ranch
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – The Ford F-150 Raptor is one of the most interesting, cool, capable, and all-out bad ass trucks to ever roll off an OEM assembly line. The vast majority of them...
SEMA 2016: Here Are 10 Of The Most Interesting, Eye Catching, and Cool Off Road Rigs We Saw
Nov 23, 2016Brian Lohnes1
One of the best things about SEMA is the fact that with every year and every show, the vehicles on display get more and more awesome and diverse. For a long time, SEMA was about hot rods and muscle...






