Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Videos

Diesel Power Challenge 2014: The Infamous Trailer Towing Obstacle Course

If there is one event at the Diesel Power Challenge that puts the driver front and center it is this one, the trailer towing obstacle course. Rather than an all out speed competition, this is more of...

Canadian Car Dealer Makes Sweet Video As Introduction To Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Reaper Truck

Lingenfelter Performance Engineering’s Reaper pickup trucks are reaching the grubby mitts of their dealer network now and that means that customers are getting the beastly creations that they...

Diesel Power Challenge 2014 Video: Day One On The Dyno Was Both Humbling And Enlightning For Competitors

One of my favorite gigs this year was hosting the 2014 Diesel Power Challenge for the fine folks at Diesel Power Magazine. The event is held in and around Denver, Colorado each Spring and it is...

2014 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 Video: See Race TV Coverage This Sunday!

Every racer who attended the 2014 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 said this one was the toughest yet. Based on this video, we understand why. Check out Trophy Trucks, Buggies, Bikes, and more as they blaze...

Watch This Awesome Dodge Power Wagon Mega-Truck Successfully Complete A Back Flip – Awesome Clip

A few days ago we showed you what happened when a huge truck tried to perform a backflip and instead the entire front suspension fell out of the truck in violent and spectacular fashion. Today we...

This Awesome Video Gives A Great Look At The History Of The Unimog From The 1940s Until Today – Unstoppable From Beginning To End

It isn’t too much of a stretch to say that the Unimog can be considered the most versatile four wheel drive truck in the world. There are a couple available versions of the truck. One of them...

Listen To Former SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Colonel Buzz Carpenter Talk About Flying The Baddest Airborne Hot Rod There Ever Was

When it comes to airborne hot rods, there are varying levels, just like their four wheeled cousins on the ground. There’s stuff that isn’t all that fast but rules like WWII bombers....

The Marines Are Testing Out A Gnarly New Landing Craft – This Thing Is A Monster….And Only Half The Size Of The Real One

Let’s say that you are a bad guy and you happen to see this big boy coming your way…only it is twice the size, laden with Marines, tanks, and other things that will make you day end...

Five Huge Trucks And A Half Million Tires Help To Move This Load That Defines The Term Heavy Hauling

Ok, the whole “half million” tire count is a rough estimate because I lost track at twenty. There are a flippin’ LOT of tires on the trailer/dollies being used to haul some insanely...

Watch This Monster Durango Go For Airborne Gold

Try, try, and try again. That’s what our mothers kept telling us when we were wanting to give up from repeated failure, in the hopes that if we pushed the limits one more time that we would...

Heavy Metal Wreckage Video: Watch A Tornado Topple A Mighty Freight Train – Mom Nature NEVER Loses

(By Greg Rourke) – So what’s the story here? Not much to tell, just a freight train rockin’ down the rails, and a rare January tornado that had other plans for said train. The...

Watch As This 767 Narrowly Avoids An Airbus A340-Very Close Call

The words “near miss” in the aviation community make even the most jaded pilot pucker. What it means is that there was nearly a seriously bad accident, and it goes without saying that any time...

Watch A Trucker Hauling A Massive Steel Beam Miscalculate A Corner And The Disaster That Follows His Tiny Mistake

(By Greg Rourke)-You think you’re having a bad day at work? This cat wishes he was having your bad day. Hauling superloads is a nerve wracking job. You are driving a truck that’s longer,...

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Great Gearhead History Video: Men Bet Their Lives On It – Packard Merlin Engines

If you like history, specifically history related to one of the greatest engines ever designed and built, the Rolls Royce Merlin this 20-minute film is not to be missed. While the boys at Rolls Royce...