Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Event Coverage

1980s Monster Truck And Pulling Time Machine! Check Out These Photos From A Show In Alabama

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I think I have finally figured out why some of the pictures look better than others and have help up pretty well.  Some were placed in acid-free photo...

The Rigs Of Del Mar – More Shined Up, Muscled Up, Or Ratted Up Trucks From Goodguys Del Mar

I was recently sampling some beers with a fellow gearhead and he proclaimed that “trucks are boring”. I restrained myself from hitting him over the head with a bottle, dragging him into...

Goodguys Del Mar, California – A Look At The Coolest Trucks At The Huge Show

The California wing of the BangShift enterprise was really busy last weekend as you have seen. We were bouncing around to multiple shows and events, trying to bring you all the stuff that you want to...

The 2015 Houston Performance Trucks Shootout – Here’s Our Last Blast Of Action From The Race

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Well, we’re finally at the end of our run of great Wickam photos from the 2015 Houston Performance Trucks shootout at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas....

Truckin’ In The Desert: More Unique, Cool, Well Used, and Interesting Trucks From Viva Las Vegas 2015

As we have been doing all through the weekend, we’re bringing you cool photos from the huge and fun Viva Las Vegas 2015 show. This is another collection of classic, hot rodded, patina ridden,...

Viva Las Vegas 2015: Sweet Trucks From One Of The Coolest Shows In The Nation

It is Viva Las Vegas weekend baby and we’re in Vegas blasting photos like it is the end of the world. We’re going to cover this thing wall to wall and we need to because the show...

Trucks, Trucks, and ONLY Trucks From The 2015 Carl Casper Show – Big Ones, Small Ones, Short Ones, Tall Ones

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I would consider this the utility group, but I’m not sure many of these could handle much of a load these days or be pressed into hard service.  The...

Monster Truck History Lesson! Check Out These 1980s Monster Truck Photos From An Event You May Have Seen On Video!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Here is another installment of the series showcasing photos I took when my years were much less.  I am going to guess the year was either 1983 or 1984....

2015 Mint 400 Action Photos: Limited Class Race Action From The Historic Romp Through The Nevada Desert

(Photos provided by Mint 400) – Roger Starkey claims victory last weekend at the Limited race as part of the 2014 Polaris RZR Mint 400 presented by General Tire. The grueling contest that pits...

Big 3 Swap Meet 2015: A Last Collection Of Killer Truck Photos – From RVs To Mini-Trucks They Are In Here

We went car and truck shopping on the parking lot of Jack Murphy stadium in San Diego last weekend at the Big 3 swap meet, which has been going on for some 49 years now. No, we didn’t buy...

Cool Classic Trucks At The Big 3 Swap Meet In San Diego – West Coast Iron That We Envy!

For 49 years the Big 3 swap meet has been the place to go to see cool stuff, sell cool stuff, and buy cool stuff. There are literally miles of aisles set up in the parking lot at the old Jack Murphy...

More Vintage 1980s Monster Truck Action From Montgomery, Alabama – These Trucks Were Too Cool!

(Photos by Doug Gregory) – This is the second group of photos that Doug Gregory sent us from a monster truck event he attended in Montgomery, Alabama in 1989 and these are as good and maybe...

More Rock Crawling, Truck Bashing, Off-Road Racing Photos From King Of The Hammers 2015

We’ve still got lots more action photos from the King of the Hammers 2015, and we want to make sure you get to check them all out. if you think 800 horsepower, 130 mph speeds, and a combination...

Upside Down Is The New Right Side Up At The King Of The Hammers 2015 Off Road Race!

Yesterday we gave you our first gallery of photos from the Nitto King of the Hammers 2015 event in the California Desert, and it was awesome! But we have even awesomer stuff today, so get your butts...