Category Archive: MISC, Videos
Early Christmas Shopping: Watching This Rally Driver Play DiRT Rally On A Serious Racing Sim Makes Us Want The Whole Setup!
Racing games have come a long way since I first played Rad Racer as a kid. Who am I kidding, they’ve come a long way since the original Gran Turismo came out on the first Playstation, and back...
Cool Video: Hurst Racing Tires – A Pocket Bio Of The Retro-Slick Manufacturer!
Hurst Racing Tires in Oregon still makes slicks the old fashioned way…literally. These guys take a bias-ply tire, grind all of the tread off, lay a softer rubber compound on the casing and then...
Check Out This Huge Remote-Controlled MH-53 Pave Low Helicopter – You’d Swear It Was Real
In a past life, I was an Army helicopter technician, and I worked closely with other military branches, units, and helicopter crews from other countries. Out of all of the stories I gained in those...
Allow Buick And Bar Refaeli To Show You How To Relax…Um…It Has Something To Do With Cars, We Promise
The truth: Buick recently unveiled the “24 Hours Of Happiness” test drive program. Simply possess a valid driver’s license and insurance, and you can take a Buick out for 24 hours...
The Gixxer Snowmobile Motorcycle Conversion Is As Awesomely Crazy As It Sounds (Video)
Leave it to our man stationed in Norway, Arild to find and forward this insane creation for us to share with BangShifters worldwide. Yes, that is a GSX-R motorcycle with a ski in the front and a long...
Roadkill VS Gas Monkey Garage? Yes, This Is Happening And Richard Rawlings (Profanely) Says So
If you have been paying attention to the automotive social media world recently you may have seen the series of Tweets and FB postings that have been volleyed back and forth...
To Show The Dangers Of A Hot Car In The Summer, A Phoenix News Team Baked Cookies
(Photo: KPNX 12 Phoenix) Channel 12 News in Phoenix, Arizona decided that they needed something dramatic to show the dangers of a hot car in summertime. While the Phoenix area is at the far end of...
This Video Profile Of Legendary Automotive Designer And Artist Steve Stanford Is Well Worth The Watch
If you have opened a car magazine that deals with hot rods, muscle cars, or kustoms over the last couple of decades, it is a virtual guarantee that your eyes have feasted on the work of Steve...
Hang Around Inside The Cockpit During Some Crosswind Landings – It’s Not As Easy As It Looks
Crosswind landings are one of the more tricky aspects of flying. In small winds they are easily manageable, with a little bit of “crabbing” they are a piece of cake. In heavier winds,...
Too Cool! This Remote Controlled OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Is A Highly-Detailed Machine – All That’s Missing Are Miniature Rockets To Shoot!
Out of all of the aircraft I’ve ever had the privilege of working on, around or near, the one that is close to my heart is the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. I spent about nine of my best years as a...
Screw It, Buy A New Car: Removing A Spider From The Door Handle
I know the picture isn’t great, but let me assure you that the footage is enough that I’ll have shivers up my spine for a week thinking about this. The owner of this HSV Maloo is trying...
Toyota UK Has Released A Tribute Video To Jeremy Clarkson
It speaks volumes when a car manufacturer creates a tribute to a critic. Toyota UK released this video, titled “Jeremy’s best bits…” which pays homage to all of the work and...
This Is The End, My Friend: This Time Lapse Video Shows The Scrapping Of The Kalakala
(Lead photo: Tacoma News Tribune/Dean J. Koepfler) After decades of limbo, many a grand plan that failed and numerous wistful glances into the past, the ferry Kalakala is no more, having been...
Valet Driver Makes A “Car Review” Video With A Customer’s BMW M4, BMW Forum Goes Vigilante To Bring Idiot His Due
Hell hath no fury like properly irate BMW owners. When a video surfaced on YouTube with the title “VALET DRIVE BMW M4”, members of the BMW forum Bimmerpost saw it, and immediately cried...