Category Archive: CRASH & BURN, Videos
The End Of The Mad Canadian: An Interesting Documentary Of Ken Carter’s Tragic Final Jump In A Rocket Powered Firebird (Video)
Try as he did, Ken Carter was never able to make himself a household name during the stunt man boom of the 1970s. He seemed to harbor illusions that he was on the level of Evel Knievel but in...
Gonna Be Sore In The Morning: Watch As The “Buck Fever” John Deere Bounces Itself To Death!
The amount of forces present in a tractor pull pass is incredible…there might not be a replacement for being on the starting line of a dragstrip when two Top Fuelers launch, but I’ll...
The Best Way To Sell A Product Is To Use It Yourself…But What If You Make Armored Cars?
I’ve seen just how well an armored vehicle can hold up to small-arms fire. Generally, armored SUVs and sedans can take some serious lead before the armor or the unbelievably thick glass becomes...
Watch Roger Lessman’s Massive 1990 Streamliner Crash At Bonneville – He Lived…Somehow
Since Roger Lessman himself posted this video to his YouTube page, we don’t think that he’d have a problem with us sharing it here on BangShift. During the 1990 World of Speed meet on the...
Video: Awesome Locomotive Crash Testing Video – Six Minutes of Unbelievable Destruction
In terms of pure, unbridled, wanton destruction, this six and half minute video depicting multiple locomotive crash tests is unmatched. Shot at normal speed and in super slow motion, you’ll see...
“Dirt Don’t Hurt”? Tell That To These Off-Roaders – Four Minutes Of Maximum Destruction Inside!
“God made dirt, and dirt don’t hurt.” Uh-huh…right up until the first time you lost a war with gravity while riding a bicycle, anyways. The dirt hurts plenty, especially when...
The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond Escaped This Monster Crash With A Fractured Knee
The Grand Tour presenter Richard Hammond must be part cat, because he’s using up spare lives rather quickly. The former Top Gear presenter, who in 2006 very nearly bought the farm after a jet...
The Parachute Isn’t Optional! Watch What Happens When This Corvette Loses The Chute!
Over 150 miles an hour in the quarter requires a parachute, according to the NHRA. And for good reason…no shutdown area is long enough for brakes only when you are coming in hot. I don’t...
The All Pontiac Showdown From 1973’s “The Seven-Ups” – High Speed Wreckage
The 1973 cop thriller called The Seven-Ups featured Roy Scheider in the starring role as the leader of a group of plainclothes cops that pushed the edge of legality to get the bad guys. The movie was...
Watch This Pulling Tractor Break Free Of The Sled And Launch Itself Into The Air Like A Rocket!
The fearsome power of pulling tractors is kept in check only by really strong hooks and chains. About 99.9999% of the time, this is a wholly acceptable method of restraint but this video shows that...
This YouTuber Had “The Cheapest AMG Mercedes” Stolen And Recovered In A Week – Check Out His Story!
Thieves suck. Period. Doesn’t matter what they took, doesn’t matter why they took it. Though, it must be said: stealing an Internet famous Mercedes in a rare color from a guy who knows...
This Collection Of Australian Burnout Carnage Has It All: Fire, Wrecked Metal, And Dead Engines!
You know what’s safe? Sitting still holding a stuffed animal for comfort. You know what isn’t safe? Australian burnout contests. Nothing says “injury waiver” quite like...
Our Mother’s Day Gift To You: Watch The Full Length Version Of And They Walked Away 1
You may think your mom wants flowers, wine, some dinner, or other stuff today but the reality is that we here at BangShift have a far better idea in mind. We have a way for you to spend some quality...
