Category Archive: BangShift XL, HISTORIC, Videos, XL Videos
Think Travis Pastrana Is A Bad Ass? This Video Featuring 1920s Daredevils Will Show You What Insanity Looks Like
Jul 12, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Think Travis Pastrana Is A Bad Ass? This Video Featuring 1920s Daredevils Will Show You What Insanity Looks Like
There has been a lot of talk about daredevils and stunts over the last few days because of the awesome Travis Pastrana Las Vegas extravaganza that millions of Americans watched on Sunday. We’re...
Six Speed Showdown: Two 1960s Icons Throw Down At 2018 Rocky Mountain Race Week!
Jul 11, 2018Bryan McTaggart4
The death of the manual transmission has been a subject of conversation for years now. Many old-school types make it out to be the end of an era, while there is a growing contingent of people who...
Lead By Example: Ken Block Tears Up The Hoonigan Shop’s Lot With His Rally Fiesta!
Jul 11, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Lead By Example: Ken Block Tears Up The Hoonigan Shop’s Lot With His Rally Fiesta!
Leading by example…one of the many lessons that years in the Army drilled into my head. The difference between a leader and a loudmouth barking orders and hoping nobody will tell him to pound...
Doing It Wrong Video: Watch This Cackling Funny Car Throw The Rods Out And Put On A Flame Show
Jul 09, 2018Brian Lohnes5
Now, this is both a scary example and a valuable lesson regarding stuff that burns nitro. The scary example part is when the engine barfs the rods out the bottom and throws fire all over the place...
Watch All Three of Travis Pastrana’s Las Vegas Jumps With Replays Right Here – He Did It!
Jul 09, 2018Brian Lohnes6
It was pretty wild to watch. Travis Pastrana, decked out in identical leathers to his iconic hero Evel Knievel completed a series of three jumps in Las Vegas last night that were done as tributes to...
Build Biology: Take A Tour of This Twin Turbo LSX Powered Mustang That Rips on 10.5W Tires
Jul 09, 2018Brian Lohnes1
Our pals over at Hoonigan have wide ranging tastes and interested, right? These guys run a constant stream of awesome stuff through their shop and whether they are burning out on a loading dock or...
Respect Your Elders: This 1967 Corvette Screams Down The Colorado Airfield!
Jul 08, 2018Bryan McTaggart2
There isn’t a wrong time to lose your cool over a second-generation Corvette. It doesn’t matter if the driver of the car is the most prototypical ‘Vette owner you could dream up....
The Don’t Cringe Challenge: Check Out These Saves And Near Misses From Urban Hillbilly Video!
Jul 08, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on The Don’t Cringe Challenge: Check Out These Saves And Near Misses From Urban Hillbilly Video!
Don’t you love it when someone goes on and on about how easy drag racing is? Look…just because there isn’t a corner or two to deal with does not mean that everything is a walk in...
Taking The Challenge: Get A POV View Of Throwing A Ferrari 348 Challenge Around A Track!
Jul 07, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Taking The Challenge: Get A POV View Of Throwing A Ferrari 348 Challenge Around A Track!
We might not be Ferrari types around here, but we can always appreciate it when someone takes one of Maranello’s finest, grabs it by the scruff of the neck and throws it around a racetrack....
Morning Symphony: Dirt-Tracking A Mercury Zephyr In Oregon
Jul 07, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: Dirt-Tracking A Mercury Zephyr In Oregon
Dirt-track circle racing isn’t technically advanced, isn’t the end-all, be all for power in motorsports, and isn’t so expensive that only well-funded teams with massive trucks and...
Maybe A Mini-Me? The Flare Witch Project Rambler Is One Of The “Hot Wheels Legends” Picks!
Jul 07, 2018Bryan McTaggart2
Hot Wheels, that gateway drug that seduces little kids into the world of automotive obsession 97 cents at a time, is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year with a contest, the Hot Wheels...
Morning Symphony: The Australian Rebel In The Outback, Doing What They Do Best
Jul 07, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: The Australian Rebel In The Outback, Doing What They Do Best
The first comment I saw on this video reads as such: “A real car guy would never abuse a car like that or even find it entertaining. Disgraceful.” My only thought behind that is that the...
International Speed Appreciation: Here’s How Goodwood Celebrated The 100th Indy 500 Back In 2016
Jul 05, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on International Speed Appreciation: Here’s How Goodwood Celebrated The 100th Indy 500 Back In 2016
Goodwood’s YouTube channel has been celebrating their “Top 25” moments over the last few weeks and this video popped up the other day. What it shows is how the event celebrated the...
Get Gone: This Second-Gen Z28’s Heavy Hit Is A Full Suspension Workout!
Jul 03, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Get Gone: This Second-Gen Z28’s Heavy Hit Is A Full Suspension Workout!
My first auto shop class in high-school, I walked in thinking that I was untouchable. I knew everything they were going to try to hit me with. I knew the lingo, knew the words. Right up until the...