Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift XL, MISC, Videos, XL Truck News, XL Videos
Tractors and Trucks vs Stumps: This Is No Fail Video, This is A Compilation Of Mechanical Win
There are few more satisfying acts to perform in a truck or on a tractor than pulling stuff out of the ground. Trust me here, if you have never actually pulled out bushes, shrubs, small trees, or...
Surprise! Watch This Russian Couple And Their Car Get Blasted With A Wall Of Snow From A High Speed Plow Truck
It snows a lot in Russia so they have a good system for clearing the roads and keeping traffic moving so that the quota of insane dash cam videos can be met. That’s the country’s largest...
Gearhead Film History: A Look Back At The Campy And Entertaining 1970s Flick White Line Fever
(By Greg Rourke) – As the season for automotive events winds down here in the Midwest, some of us head into the garage to work on projects. I don’t have any projects, not even a lawn...
Playing In The Dirt: 2020 Baja 500 Robby Gordon Highlights & Recap
As you well know, we love BAJA, and specifically racing in BAJA. In fact, just last night we were talking with a group of folks about the BAJA 1000 and just how awesome that event is even if you...
Heavy Hitter: A Drag-Racing Peterbilt That Will Stripe The Pavement Anywhere, Anytime
If you dive into the world of Factory Appearing, Stock Tire racing, you will find that the most brutal battle boils down to the one between Chrysler’s Hemi and the Buick 455. Which takes the...
Watch This Tiny, Rotary Powered Van Put On A Heck Of A Show At An Aussie Burnout Contest
Today we have some burnout entertainment in the form of a comically small van that is powered by a little rotary engine which smokes the tires, spins violent donuts, and gets its entire exhaust...
Hilarious Video: Watch A Dude Go Water Skiing With An Excavator For Propulsion – Big Time Fun!
This is our kind of good time. We don’t know the back story, we don’t know where it happened, but we do know that we want to try it. The quick and dirty on this video is that you’ll...
Service Call Fee Isn’t For Debate: Watch This Off-Road Wrecker Save A Couple Of Rigs In Need
It’s bad enough when you have to call in a tow truck to come save your ass. Is there anything more scathing to your pride that some smug dude hopping out of a truck knowing that even if...
BangShifty Video: This Homebuilt Steam Powered Rail Speeder Is Incredible
(By Greg Rourke) – We’ve featured rail speeders in the past. They were built as inspection vehicles, and to get crews to places not accessible by road. They have been largely replaced by...
Ugly And Unstoppable: This Blazer Is A Study In Gearing, Good Driving, And Zero Effs Given To Looks
We’re partial to full size rigs around here. We’re obviously a bunch of simpletons and big stuff just has that kind of impressive presence to it that appeals to our knuckle dragging...
Best Worst Ship Ever: The Insane, Incredible, Insolvent, and Entirely Unbelievable Story Of The SS Great Eastern
This is the story of one of the greatest engineering achievements of the Victorian Age. It is also the story of a ship so far ahead of its time it was one of the greatest financial failures ever...
Retro Review Fun: This Look At The 1993 Jeep Grand Wagoner Is A Fun Contrast To The SUVs Of Today
The Jeep Grand Wagoneer was a mainstay of the SUV universe for decades. Built off of the basic but tough J-series truck chassis, they command incredible money on the market today and in so many ways...
The 2020 Hi-Performance Expo Powered by Optima Batteries Is Coming To COTA November 1-3 – Big Fun, Big Money, Be There!
Winter is on the way, you have been likely locked out of at least a few of your favorite events this year and you are kind of bummed that there’s nothing left to do this year, right? WRONG. The...
A Thousand Times No: Get A Hawk’s Eye View As A Television Antenna Gets Built
To use a quote from James May: “I genuinely don’t like heights. It’s my biggest failing…among many, I accept.” To me, it’s a matter of platform: the more space I...