Category Archive: RACING & ACTION
Video: MAVTV’s “Won And Done” Preview Is Street Racing At Heart
When Rich Christensen came up with the original Pinks and then Pinks All Out, the show was a huge huge hit where tons of folks showed up to race and watch. Rich’s latest creation, “Won...
Tuesday Time Killer: A 40-Minute Period Documentary Of The 1970 and 1971 Trans Am Seasons – Parnelli Jones, Mark Donohue, George Follmer, More!
Maybe you were off on vacation last week, maybe you are hoping that you’re on vacation this week. Either way, we have a film for you that’ll let you zone completely out for nearly...
Video: A New And Bombproof Version Of The Old “Lightning Rods” Shifter! This Thing Is Bad To The Bone – DO WANT!
We’ve run a bunch of stuff on the old 1980s era Hurst Lightning Rods shifter that was available in the Hurst Olds production car and over the counter from your local speed shop. It gave the...
Video: Did A Jackass Spectator Cause This Racer To Suffer A Horrifying Pikes Peak Crash?
This is one of those videos that you see one and think, “Man, that guy is super lucky to have lived through that wreck!” Then you watch it a second time and your jaw clenches with rage...
Video: Chevrolet Presents “Get Going”, A 1936 Explanation Of Acceleration
It’s physics ladies and gentleman, regardless of the year. More power makes acceleration better. This is hot rodding 101. This cool video from Chevrolet talks all about the battle between...
Video: Chevrolet Presents “Hydraulics” The 1936 Auto Mechanics Film On Brake Systems
Starting with the amazing scenery of Niagra falls, this video then goes into the explanation of how fluids work and specifically how hydraulic systems function. Because this is produced by Chevrolet,...
Video: Water Cooled Engines: “Water Boy” 1936 Chevrolet Greatness
Our second video from the 1936 Chevrolet Auto Mechanics Archives covers cooling systems, and is super cool. The animation and cutaway video are WAAAAYYYYY better than you would expect back them. This...
Video: Chevrolet Auto Mechanics 1936 “Spinning Levers”: How Transmissions and Synchros Work
Today’s videos are all going to focus on the 1936 editions of Chevrolet Auto Mechanics instructional and educational videos. The first is titled “Spinning Levers” and covers...
Video: Autocross Marriage Proposal “Will You Be My Co-Driver For Life?”
We’ve seen lots of proposals, and as car guys we always think the ones at the races are the coolest, but how about IN THE CAR! Yep, this dude Jake asked his girlfriend Maggie if she would marry...
Party Foul Video: Watch A Guy Wreck A Newish Diesel Chevy Truck At A Legal Street Drag Race In Nebraska
BangShift member at large BigDad found this video and posted it in our forum section the other day. It basically depicts the automotive equivalent of trying hard at gym class and then crapping your...
Drag Video: Three Minutes Of Killer In-Car Action From 422 Motorsports Team Cars – Wheels Up And Gear Jamming Fun!
Jim Amos has been creating killer drag racing video for longer than just about anyone on planet Earth. He tipped us off to some of his latest clips that will be made into a DVD soon that features...
Video: Munster’s Drag-u-la Dragster Racing For Pinks
Yesterday we got an interesting email from a BangShifter asking about this video of Grandpa Munster driving Drag-u-la. The video shows Grandpa trying to win back the Munster Koach after Herman lost...
Don’t Try This At Home Video: Watch A Dude Drift The Full Length Of A Highway Off Ramp Like A Pro
Even though this guy clearly has great car control skills and seems to have completed this maneuver before, we don’t see it as being all that bright a thing to do. He could have easily wadded...
Video: Watch One Of The Cleanest And Fastest Side By Side Outlaw AA/FA Runs Of All Time!
The Outlaw Fuel Altered Association is no stranger to the pages of BangShift. We’ve featured these guys a time or two getting after it on eighth mile tracks in Texas and this is some more of...