Category Archive: RACING & ACTION, Videos
Freaking Insane On-Board Video: Monster Tajima’s Record Lap Up Pikes Peak
If anyone sitting at home thinks that they have the chops to break the new record at Pikes Peak, this video will probably cure you of those aspirations. We were tipped off to it by Bangshift photo...
10-Minute Barrier Brokean at Pikes Peak, Monster Tajima Owns Mountain Again, More Pavement Coming
The old man they call “Monster” broke what is probably the last significant performance barrier at Pikes Peak on Sunday, wheeling a highly modified Suzuki (YUCK!) SX4 up the mountain in...
Incredible Wreckage Video: A Trans-Am Camaro Hits the Tire Wall at More than 150mph and Launches Out of Track
Gunter Schaldach is probably still sore today, but that’s small potatoes compared to what could have happened to him after suffering one of the more horrifying road racing crashed of the last...
Great Cruise Gallery: The Hot Rod Magazine Cruise Night – El Segundo, California
Scott Liggett, our embedded photo contributor in the Southern California area recently attended the first Hot Rod Magazine cruise night at the mag’s HQ in El Segundo, California. We’ve...
Nightmare Photos: Lady Crashes Lexus Into Car Show – Wrecks Show Cars
Our pal Berserko Bob sent us an e-mail laden with a collection of horrifying photos from a California car show/cruise night gone very wrong. When the first one we saw was a late model Lexus virtually...
Click here to Watch the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb LIVE!
The 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is going on NOW and there is live video from “the hill”! The racing just got going, so grab a snack, a beer, a soda, or anything else you need...
Bill Caswell Wrecks at Pikes Peak – Walks Away – Car Destroyed
Bill Caswell suffered a tough wreck on Friday during practice for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. His homebuilt BMW entered a virtual hairpin turn flat out in fourth gear and then tried to bury itself...
Barnstormin’: The Maverick that Tried to Kill Me
(Editor’s note —- This item ran about two years ago, and I was reminded of it last weekend at the 2011 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion as the track crew struggled to get the 330′...
NASCAR EFI UPDATE: Testing Dates Expanded, Some Details Start to Emerge
More details and information regarding the EFI systems that Sprint Cup cars will be equipped with have emerged with a recent piece on a San Antonio, Texas based blog. In a story that was primarily...
Bitchin’ Video: Dry Hops and Nitro Cackle From OCIR in the Early 1980s
We got tipped off to this video by a BangShift reader and it rules all. Featuring the nitro floppers of Billy Meyer and Jim Dunn circa 1982 at the dead Orange County International Raceway, it shows...
eBay Find: A 1977 Chevy Monza in IMSA Garb
The Chevy Monza lived a relatively short life when it comes to automotive models. Produced from 1975 to 1980, the little Monza was positioned as a sporty alternative to the Vega. The car was supposed...
Video: Bill Caswell Nearly Spins His Car Off Pikes Peak During 2011 Practice
Bill Caswell is preparing for another assault on Pikes Peak this year and we’ve been checking in on him this week as he has been making his practice runs up the course. Caswell ran Pikes Peak...
Barnstormin’: A Memorable Weekend in Kentucky
There’s never a dull moment when me and Chad get together in the name of BangShifty business. Last weekend we really proved that to be true during our time in Bowling Green, Kentucky for the...
Legendary Excalibur Mustang Project Car Resurfaces – Big Power and Upgrades on the Way
A 1987 Mustang originally bought new by Popular Hot Rodding’s editor Johnny Hunkins, who then turned it into the first magazine project street car Mustang to run 10s at the strip has resurfaced...