Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift XL, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Truck News, XL Videos

Full-Size Fun: This Super Street Mud Bogging Action From Virginia Motorsports Park Is Totally Our Jam

There’s one thing around here that we feel is a bedrock rule when it comes to racing. Keep it simple, stupid. This goes with rules, points structures, competition formats, and more. Look no...

Incredible Video: This Enhanced Footage From The 1966 Monaco Grand Prix Is Jaw Dropping In 1080p Clarity!

Obviously we love old racing footage here at BangShift.com and with the advent of amazing digital capabilities we’re able to take old footage and enhance its quality. That’s what...

HIDDEN Hoard Of Project Cars And Trucks (V8 Vega, ’68 Charger, Camaro Drag Car)

Check it out folks, another great video from our friend Tommy, aka the Hot Rod Hoarder. This one hits close to home as the owner of this collection of rides is a longtime friend and arguably part of...

Historic Carnage: The Insane Flying Pontiac GTO Wreck Of Eddie Timal At The World Street Nationals

It was about a decade and a half ago now that Eddie Timal took one of the most incredible rides in the history of the vaunted World Street Nationals in Orlando. Timal who was a trailblazer running...

Do Us A Solid: This Video That Explains The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters Is Awesome

A few weeks back we shared a cool video about the most dangerous liquid rocket fuels ever created and today we’re swapping gears into the world of solid fuel rockets. One of the most iconic...

Nitro Time Machine: That Time John Force Saw Elvis At 1,000ft – Never Before Seen Memphis 1992 Wreck Footage

Having the to poke around the extensive NHRA digital film archive is one of the best parts of my job. I get to cruise around in there and pull vintage video, some of which the public has never seen...

Magnante Makes it Better: Check Out This Neat Look At The Rarely Seen AWD Chrysler Town and Country Mini-Van

When Steve Maganate’s Junkyard Gold series was discontinued, he knew that the idea still had an audience and he knew that he still loved making that type of content. The solution? Keep it up on...

Happy 5/06! Let’s Give The Hard Working 506ci Cummins C-Series Diesel Its Due!

While most of the time we celebrate the high horsepower, glamorous world of performance during our displacement days stories, today it’s straight up lunch pail Charlie stuff. We love the...

A Mouse Refreshed: The Hagerty 283 Small Block Chevy Project Heads To The Machine Shop

Maybe we’r just simpletons, but we love seeing engines at the machine shop. In this case it is the little 283ci unit that Hagerty is working to add to their long line of Redline Rebuild...

Unreal Video: Watch A Cylinder Head Get Resurfaced In A Lathe! Wild Stuff We’ve Never Seen Before

We’ve shown you some pretty wild things on a variety of YouTube channels that highlight the craftiness and skills of mechanics working in different countries making due with the tool they have....

It Happened: Chevrolet Announces New Hybrid And Fully Electrified Corvette Models Are On The Way – Video

(By Tom Lohnes) – The day has come. Yesterday morning, General Motors posted a video of a prototype Chevrolet Corvette launching itself and drifting on snow pretty much silently. Yes, that’s...

Le Mans Legends: Watch These Five Incredible Porsche Race Cars Attack Goodwood – 919, 917, 935, 911 RSR, 936!

Porsche has more overall wins at Le Mans than another other company. Their 19 victories are the high water mark for performance at what most people consider the most hardcore and prestigious racing...

Total Beast: Watch This MMR GenX Coyote Engine Turn 10,000 RPM With Twin 94mm Turbos – 4,000hp!

When it comes to drag racing, there is one element of the sport that doesn’t get enough credit. That’s the fact that drag racers have long had the tradition of taking a factory style...

“As Found!” 10 More Cars & Trucks Found For Inventory At Nobody Else’s Auto! 1939 Ford, Torino Squire Wagon, El Camino & Caprice Cop Car!

This latest batch of cars that Chad Ehrlich has found in South West Kansas is pretty cool! I’d totally take the 1939 Ford, and the 1968 El Camino is calling my name as well. Unfortunately for...