Category Archive: XL Spotlight, XL Videos
The Doomsday Survival Truck Build From ChuckE2009 ALL 10 Parts!
Jul 03, 2015Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Doomsday Survival Truck Build From ChuckE2009 ALL 10 Parts!
If you don’t know ChuckE2009 then you are watching the wrong videos online. This kid has some great instructional stuff, is entertaining, and puts up a load of content. ChuckE2009 is totally...
This May Be The Heaviest Duty Motorhome In History. Check It Out.
Jun 29, 2015Chad ReynoldsComments Off on This May Be The Heaviest Duty Motorhome In History. Check It Out.
We’ve seen some bad ass motorhomes, but this one may take the cake. If you know of one more heavy duty than this, we want to see it, because we think this might be the heaviest duty motorhome...
These Folks Have Done It Right! Check Out This Insane RV!
Jun 26, 2015Chad Reynolds1
We don’t even know what to say. This thing is so bad ass, and the fact that it’s self sufficient and off the grid in so many ways makes it even more awesome. You know how much of a freak...
With Only 60 Horsepower, Why Is This Flat Fender Willys CJ2A So Damn Cool?
Jun 26, 2015Chad Reynolds6
With only 60 horsepower, this 1946 Willys CJ2A is probably one of the lowest with BangShift approval. And while we understand the allure of them from an American icon perspective, after all the MB...
Vote For The Baja 1000 For The USA Today 10 Best!
Jun 18, 2015Chad Reynolds5
We can’t believe it, but of 20 races around the world, the Baja 1000 is currently 2nd behind the Indy 500 in overall votes and just ahead of the Isle of Man TT which happened recently. We LOVE...
Event Coverage: The DFW Performance Trucks Shootout At The Texas Motorplex – Bg Speeds, Big Fun
Jun 12, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: The DFW Performance Trucks Shootout At The Texas Motorplex – Bg Speeds, Big Fun
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Whether they had the wheels up or they were cruising the pits low and slow, the trucks of the 2015 Dallas-Ft. Worth Performance Truck shootout were cool. The event...
WTF? Wednesday: Rednecks Racing Barbie Jeeps Downhill! Crazy? Stupid? Fun?
Jun 10, 2015Chad Reynolds1
We have to admit that although we know bodily injury is virtually assured, we really think this is probably all three! Welcome to WTF? Wednesday! This video from Triple XXX Motorsports has got a...
KTPA/FFA Alumni Pull at Georgetown, KY – Trucks! Shots From The Pits And The Pulling Course
Jun 09, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on KTPA/FFA Alumni Pull at Georgetown, KY – Trucks! Shots From The Pits And The Pulling Course
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Truck classes are a big part of the KTPA-sanctioned pulls put on by the local FFA Alumni. The two classes that ran on Friday night are limited to DOT...
Video: This Ford Flathead V8 Powered 1970s John Deere Lawn Tractor Is Homebuilt BangShift Perfection!
Jun 08, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: This Ford Flathead V8 Powered 1970s John Deere Lawn Tractor Is Homebuilt BangShift Perfection!
(Words and video – Dawn Mazi Hovsepian) – I don’t know which is cooler. A ‘37 Ford Flathead stuffed between the frame rails of an early 70s John Deere 200 lawn tractor, or the fact...
Better Breather: We Bolt On More Power And Economy With An Airaid Intake On A 2013 Chevy 3500 HD Gasser
May 29, 2015Brian Lohnes6
Thirty years ago if you wanted to make your car breathe better you bolted on an open element air cleaner. It certainly changed the way your car sounded and it might have added a couple of horsepower...
Truck and Tractor Pulling Action Photos From Texas! Gassers, Diesels, Tractors, Work Trucks, More!
May 07, 2015Brian Lohnes1
(PHOTOS BY CHARLES WICKAM) – Talk about a schizophrenic gearhead weekend! Charles Wickam spent one day among some of the most rare, beautiful, and expensive machines in Texas and the next...
Red Heaven: We Visit The Incredible Paquette International Farmall Musem and Hall Of Fame
Apr 24, 2015Brian Lohnes5
One of the highlights of a recent family trip to Florida was a visit to the Paquette International Farmall Museum and Hall of Fame which is located in the town of Leesburg. It was about an hours...
Goodguys Del Mar, California – A Look At The Coolest Trucks At The Huge Show
Apr 15, 2015Brian Lohnes3
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 Ford F150: All New, All Aluminum, A Refined Version Of Your Granddad’s Hammer – We Drive It
Apr 08, 2015Brian Lohnes13
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – I was pretty excited to get my mitts on a 2015 Ford F150 for obvious reasons. The thing is one of the world’s best selling vehicles and a keystone part of...