Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Videos
Diesel Power Challenge Week: The Fuel Economy Cruise, The Sled Pull, And Find Out Who Wins!
It all literally came down to the final day at the 2014 Diesel Power Challenge. Entering that third and final day of competition there were five trucks that could have won the whole shooting match....
Lions Super Pull Of The South – Unlimited Tractors And Two Wheel Drive Wheelstanding Modifieds – Get Some!
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Yeah, we held onto the most popular two classes until the end of our 2014 Lions Super Pull Of The South coverage. Why? Because we’re big meanies,...
Lions Super Pull Of The South Coverage: Modified Mini-Tractors Take On The Sled – Fuel Altereds Of The Pulling World
(Words and photos by Bryan McTaggart) – If the National Tractor Pulling Association wanted to accurately name the Modified Mini-Tractor class, the name would have to include at least one swear...
The Incredible Photo Sequence Of The Tugboat Cahaba – How It Managed To Submerge Under A Bridge And Live – Detroit Diesel Power FTW
(Words by Greg Rourke – Photos by Unknown) – Here on BangShift we see all sorts of great drivers making all sorts of brilliant saves on drag strips, oval tracks, and autocross events....
This 1963 Dodge D300 Wrecker Is Awesome And Insanely Cheap – It Was Saved Once And Now Needs A Good Home
This is a live breaking report from the Brian Lohnes home for wayward tow trucks. There’s a wrecker out there that needs a new home and YOU…yes, YOU are the one to grab it. The truck was...
BangShift Public Service Announcement: Don’t Ever Get Into A Motorized Lift With This Guy
Consider this the best advice that we’ll give you all day. DO NOT, under any circumstances get into a motorized lift with the guy in the video below. Why? Well you’ll see when you...
Lions Super Pull Of The South: A Collection Of Cool Names And Paint Jobs From The Huge Pull
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – While the practice of naming racing vehicles has drifted off into the vapors in most professional competition series, it is still very much alive in the world of...
Diesel Power Challenge Week: The Punishing Eighth Mile Trailer Sprint At Bandimere
This is the most brutally simple event at the Diesel Power Challenge. The idea is to take a skid steer and trailer combo weighing in at about 11,000lbs and drag them as quickly as possible down an...
BangShift Road Test: The 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4WD LTZ Crew Cab – Duramax Diesel Power Under The Hood
One of the things I always pay attention to when cruising a road test car or truck is how much impact it is having on its immediate surroundings. Is anyone paying attention to it? Anyone gawking or...
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...
Lions Super Pull Of The South Coverage: Super Stock Diesel Tractors Blocking Out The Moon
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – We promised you on-going coverage of the 2014 Lions Super Pull of the South this week and here’s our second installment. This time we’re taking a peek...
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...
Lions Super Pull Of The South 2014 Coverage: All Engine Photos – Wretched Horsepower Excess At The NTPA Pull
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – I will state with (slight) malice that I was exceedingly jealous of McTaggart last weekend. Why? He attended the Lions Super Pull of the South in Chapel Hill,...