Category Archive: CRASH & BURN, Videos
Video: Harley Plus Nitrous = Human Torch!
When a car has a manifold backfire at the drags, things can go from bad to flamingly awful in milliseconds. When a Harley has a massive backfire while running on a chassis dyno, the rider of the...
Historical Footage: This 1973 Pontiac Firebird Promotional Film Covers All Of The Usual Bases, Plus Has Herb Adams And Transmission Torture!
As most of Detroit was starting to gasp and choke from the emissions regulations taking hold in 1973, Pontiac was still marching to the drumbeat of actual power and performance. While the GTO was...
This Scrappy Little Kia Sportage Proves You Don’t Need A Ton Of Money To Go Rockcrawling
A Kia Sportage on the front page of BangShift.com…yes, there’s a good reason for it, I promise. Think about it: these things are dirt-cheap, have a sewing machine for a motor, and have...
Classic YouTube: Chad Reed’s Flight At The 2011 Spring Creek Nationals in Millville
I love dirt bikes. I have great respect for dirt bikes, because most of my early teenage years I spent lots of free time trying to kill myself on dirt bikes. Even the best riders can tell you that...
Beating A Live Horse: This King Cobra Mustang II Gets Flat-Out Abused And Comes Back For More
I’ve admitted in the past that I have a fascination with one particular car build: a flat-black beater small Ford that can tolerate all of the abuse I could ever throw at it with a screaming...
Carnage Video: Wreckage From Pikes Peak – Fire and Falls, This Video Has It All
The Camaro laying on it’s side on one of the last stretches of the old dirt section of Pikes Peak illustrates nicely why the mountain and the race are an international focal point in...
WILD RIDE: Top Sportsman Racer, Ronnie Proctor, Goes For One Hell Of A Ride
Sometimes stuff just doesn’t go the way you think it’s going to go, and sometimes when that happens it will get your attention in a hurry. Such is the case with poor Ronnie Proctor, who...
Bad Words Incoming: The Stump Fights Back Against The Suburban!
For most people, the whole “F**k Luck” movement is meant to mean that luck does not exist, and that what most people perceive as luck is more a reflection of proper planning, use of...
Hyper Spin Cycle: What Happens If You Hot-Rod The Washing Machine?
When my wife and I purchased our house back in 2015, we went a bit nuts with the appliances. Our refrigerator unit is wicked. Our stove is amazing. Our dryer is a beast, especially given how much cat...
Heat Stroke Of Genius: Waking Up A Storage Locker Olds Cutlass!
Let’s start this piece honestly: if this car had a price tag, I’d be spending money right freaking now. I’m not brand specific, but you do not have to work to convince me that most...
Bone-Rattling: Rockbouncers In Action In Alabama!
Rockbouncing, by it’s name, means to bounce over every rocky obstacle in sight. Instead of taking the technical and tactical way through every last trail, the throttle did all of the work, the...
Come On With It: The 2021 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Order Window Is Open – Whipple Blown Goodness!
It’s been a good long while since we’ve been able to talk about a new Dodge Challenger Drag Pak but we’re happy to report that the 2021 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak order window is...
Dirt Dominator: Check Out The Build Of This 700hp Dirt Modified Racing Engine – Mean Small Block!
If there is a place where the traditional small block Chevrolet still rules with impunity, it’s the world of sportsman and short track stock car racing. It’s the engine that built the...
