Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift XL, XL Truck News
The Jokes Write Themselves: 44,000 Pounds Of Steel Balls Flopped Out Of A Truck In Seattle
A key point for any driver to ram into the back of their brain about driving is “expect the unexpected”. Once you get comfortable behind the wheel, you get complacent. Once you get...
Hooker Blackheart Stainless Shorty Headers For CTS-V Caddys Are Now Available.
I grew up a Cadillac fan, and still love them. But never, and I mean never, growing up did I expect that Cadillac would come to the high performance market in the way they have with the V line of...
Morning Symphony: The Magic Of Audi’s Turbocharged Five Cylinder
Would you believe that the Audi Quattro exists purely because of the Volkswagen Thing? It’s true: in the late 1960s the German military had been trying to create a vehicle to replace many of...
The Purple People Eater: How Often Would You Drive This 1974 Chevrolet LUV?
For a section of time in the mid-1990s, my stepfather was enamored with Chevrolet LUV pickup trucks. One was slammed on it’s nuts and was a sprightly little thing, dressed in primer gray all...
You Will Not Believe That This Pro Mod Crash Ended With The Car On All 4 Wheels And The Driver Walking Away
We see a lot of crazy crashes, after all we’re at the dragstrip more than most anyone you know. And sometimes it is a wonder that someone could survive some of them. But it is rare that someone...
BangShift Tune-Up: “My Sweet Shadow” by In Flames (2004)
The October Rush has hit BangShift Mid-West again. In one corner of the yard sits the Cadillac Limo, which has been entered in for at least one King of the Heap event at NCM Motorsports Park, which...
Forces Of Time: Does A Properly Prepared 1989 Ford Thunderbird SC Have A Draw?
Everyone always wants to make a crack about building the wrong car, until someone puts together the “wrong car” the right way. Ever notice that? Nobody liked 1973-77 Chevelles, it seemed,...
Modern Automotive Performance Proving Grounds Event At BIR Was Epic, Watch This!
Modern Automotive Performance Proving Grounds, the all encompassing event where Drag Racing, Drifting, Autocross, and Road Course action abounds is one impressive event. It is much like...
Satellite Launch: What Happens When Three YouTubers Come Together In A Junkyard!
About the same time I was watching Rocky Mountain Raceway throw down for the final party, there was something going on closer to home. Kevin from JunkyardDigs was itching to get back to his work and...
Historical Video Fun: This 1956 Air Force Video About B-52 Take Off Procedures Rules
I have huge respect for pilots. I fly a metric ton during the year and as of this moment I have logged about 118,000 miles in the air since January. These are the men and woman who make the decisions...
Super Sport Wagon: We’d Be Banging Gears In This Six-Speed Chevy Caprice Wagon All Day Long!
The miracle that Jon Moss pulled off with the Chevrolet Impala SS of the 1990s was nothing more than a hot-rodder reading the cards and putting the right pieces of the puzzle together. Standard, the...
So What Would You Put In This Cushman Scooter For Power If You Were Going To Ride It Cross Country.
So the other day me and some buddies were talking about our mini bikes and CT70s and the like and mentioned that it would be fun to ride them cross country just for the hell of it. Well of course...
See You: Audi’s Sporting Farewell To Mercedes As The Three-Pointed Star Leaves DTM Racing
There is a funny thing about racing and rivalry. To the audience, especially the ones who are casual fans and might not be completely in tune with everything that goes on, they see a pure rivalry....
