Category Archive: BangShift XL, MISC, TECH, Videos, XL Videos
This Video Featuring The Manufacturing Of Huge Springs, Cranks, and Other Massive Metalwork Rules
Shaping and manipulating metal is one of the most important things that humans have learned to do in our existence. Whether be the heat and pressure of a forge, or by the precise cutting of a mill,...
Unhinged: The Lemons Rally Retreat From Moscow And The Beauty Of The Beater
How, exactly, do you explain the automotive sickness to someone who simply doesn’t understand what everything is about? Can you properly explain it? As far as I can tell, you can’t....
Lookin’ Back: Watch The 1989 Houston NHRA Event Broadcast To Prepare For This Weekend’s FOX Show
In 1989, the NHRA made its second trip to Baytown, Texas outside of Houston to put on the Supernationals. The event continues for the 32nd time this coming weekend at the same track it was run on...
Great Video: Following Mickey Thompson’s Team At The 1967 Indy 500 – Cool Cars, Interesting Race
This is one of those old films/videos that you watch and repeatedly say to yourself, “Oh, that’s how that went,” or “Oh, that’s how that sounded.” From the way the...
Full Send: The SRRS Series’ Rock Bouncer Competition At Wildcat ORP!
“Bet you can’t do it.” Those five words have started more problems and have whipped up more competition than any others, we’d wager. Nobody likes to be told that they...
American Badass: Petrolicious Takes A Look At Dan Gurney’s 1961 Impala Racer
How much of a threat do you have to pose to a racing series before a behind-closed-doors deal is made that keeps you from coming back before your second attempt? How bad do you have to scare the...
All-Wheel-Drive Flashback: The Day MotorWeek Took A Ford Tempo Into The Mud
The moment the Subaru Legacy Outback debuted in 1994, you’d swear that “all wheel drive” had just debuted. In the Pacific Northwest, Outback station wagons descended like the...
Spontaneous Revival: How To Deal With The Surprise Rambler
I want to know something: how does one exactly get away with a “surprise Rambler” showing up in the middle of the day without a major showdown with the spouse? I don’t even have to...
Mini Bike Refreshing: The Teardown Of A Honda CT-70 Trail 70 Motorcycle
It’s amazing how just a little tinge of nostalgia goes a long way, isn’t it? I see a car that I loved that I haven’t seen in years and suddenly I’m all over it, remembering...
Wound Too Tight: One Overachieving Chevrolet Mud Romper!
We’re a sucker for a good, rowdy mud truck. It’s one of the few times where you can go foot-to-floor for a sustained amount of time while you’re out romping in the sloppy, soupy, or...
The Mongrel Build Part 48: The Final Final Rust Repair Is Done. This Little Ride Is Getting Close To Tire Smoke And Fun!
If you haven’t been following the Mongrel build, you have been missing out. I mean who would have thought that a Ford 100E and a Miata could end up together in such perfect harmony. It’s...
Like Your Feet Are On Fire: 211 Miles Per Hour From A Dodge Challenger SRT Demon
One of the strange notes that came with the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon was a loss of overall top speed compared to the Hellcat variation. Yes, the Demon has a stronger kick and a little less weight...
The Most Infamous Hillclimb In The States: The Viagra Hill Climb
The video has been making the rounds for years now: Bobby Tanner attempting to go damn near straight up a slick rock wall with grunt and gusto…not easily done on wet tires. Tanner and his rock...
Lonestar Throwdown Is One Bad Ass Truck Show That Draws The Top Trucks From All Over The Country. Here Is The Video!
The Lonestar Throwdown is one of the most bitchin truck shows on the planet, and one where the top custom trucks can always be found. No matter what kind of truck you are into, from laying rocker to...