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Category Archive: TECH, Videos

Midget Of The Corn, Part 3: A Running Roadster And Can You Say, “Derecho”?

A few days ago a huge storm ripped through the upper Midwest, through Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and other locations. Winds in excess of 100 miles per hour raged, wreaking damage to crops, property,...

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The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Watch Todd Oden Launch His 1958 Chevy At 10,000 RPM!

If you did not already love the Southeast Gasser Association than this video will lock it down for you.You are about to take a ride with Todd Oden who is racing his 1958 Chevrolet called Double XX in...

2,300hp Strong: Steve Morris Dyno Tests and Explains His Latest Engine Building Adventure – Turbocharged Lamborghini V10s

Steve Morris Racing Engines is a company that has long been known by many BangShifters for any number of awesome reasons. The guy has been Tom Bailey’s horsepower supplier forever, his engines...

Listen Up: Ron Capps and Joe Morrison Talk Funny Car and Top Fuel On The NHRA Insider Podcast

I have a lot of fun making the NHRA Insider podcast each week because it’s a different want to talk about, learn about, and explore the world of NHRA Mello Yello championship drag racing....

In 1971 This Public Service Announcement From The Auto Manufacturers Taught You How To Drive On Snow And Ice

Having grown up in New England my entire life, driving on snow and ice every winter is just something you do. I, like everyone with a function cerebellum has been able to get a little better at it...

A Study In Steel: Incredible Video Of A Locomotive Being Built In England Circa 1935

We’ve showed you ancient video of locomotives being built before but none of those films have been near as good as this one. The film follows the construction of engine 6207, a “Princess...

Billet Bad Ass: Watching This 1,500hp 20B 3-Rotor Race Engine Get Assembled Is Really Cool

We’ve never built a rotary engine around here. Not Chad, not me, not McTag. They are insanely popular in certain sectors of the drag racing world and the fact that these things have progressed...

When The Announcer Becomes The Driver: Watch Mike Gallaway Pilot Bigfoot Around A Parking Lot Back In The Day

If you grew up watching pulling, mud bogging, or monster trucks, you know Mike Gallaway. He was a prolific announcer of that stuff and someone who’s voice would be coming through your TV screen...

A Quick, Happy Little Car: This 1995 Profile Of The New Dodge Neon Is Awesome – These Things Were Fun!

Yesterday we showed you a cool video that profiled the development and launch of the Dodge Viper. Today we go to the opposite end of the price and performance spectrum with this look at the 1995...

All Four Turnin’: Outlaw Open 4×4 Trucks Pulling At Millers Tavern

Nothing against the built tractors, the radical Outlaws or even the wheel-standing 2wd classes, but for me, this is the pulling class that I came to watch. This is where pulling...

Watch Pro275 Class Eliminations From The DuckX Magic 8 At Orlando – Pro275 Rules!

It’s not too often that you get to watch a class of drag racing come into itself right before your very eyes but such has been my experience with the Pro275 category at the last two DuckX...

The Dragster Hunter: Check Out The Incredible Story Of A 1960s California Dragster That Somehow Ended Up In Tennessee

Our pal Tommy Lee Byrd keeps on topping himself. Not only does this guy find the coolest and most interesting deals on all kinds of interesting parts but he is also history obsessed like we are and...

Beast On A Budget: Watch This 1,000hp Naturally Aspirated Big Block Get Built, Dynoed, and Bogged

Before you freak out and question our use of the word “budget” in the title, understand that in every case “budget” means something different. At 18 years old you were on a...

Historical Footage: Richard Petty’s Charger Vs. Bobby Allison’s AMC Matador At The 1975 Southern 500

When AMC redesigned the Matador line for 1974, they essentially made two different cars out of the same name: the sedan and wagon were basically face lifted versions of the car that replaced the...