Category Archive: BangShift Galleries, Drag Races, HISTORIC, Videos
Vintage Drag Videos: Topeka’s Kaw Valley Dragway Circa The Early 1960s
Today the Topeka, Kansas area has the sprawling Heartland Park racing facility to take care of its need for speed, but that hasn’t always been the case. Before that huge complex became a...
Morning Symphony: Banging Gears In A V8 Mack R-Series In New Zealand!
There isn’t much more that we can think of that would torment a driver quite like having to row through an Eaton Roadranger gearbox while trying to hustle the rig it’s working in around...
Classic YouTube: Can A Fox-Body Mustang Survive A Tough-Truck Course?
Where do you draw the line between rally racing and just simply beating the hell out of a car in the dirt for the hell of it? Tough Truck racing. That’s right, Tough Truck ain’t just for...
Our Mother’s Day Gift To You: Watch The Full Length Version Of And They Walked Away 1
You may think your mom wants flowers, wine, some dinner, or other stuff today but the reality is that we here at BangShift have a far better idea in mind. We have a way for you to spend some quality...
MAHLE Tech Video: How-To Properly Measure Piston To Bore Clearance
This is a great how-to video and it is an illustration of the steps that dedicated engine builders take when assembling engines. It is not just about bolting stuff together and praying that it works,...
The Ultimate Family Wagon? This 757 Horsepower Tahoe Sounds Mean!
The Dyno Day at Sloppy Mechanics usually brings out some interesting creations, but none quite like this Tahoe. Earlier this week, I was sorting out whether or not a brand new Ram pickup could be a...
Wheel of Death Starts May 15th! Find Out What Happens When You Run And Engine With No Oil At Full Song
My buddy Richard Holdener is always coming up with funny ideas, and he’s always on the dyno making big power with engine combos of all kinds. Some of them include running junkyard motors with...
Watch Larry Morgan’s Wild Slip and Slide Pro Mod Ride From Atlanta – Tire Shake Makes Things Weird Quick
Larry Morgan had a bit of a wild ride for himself during J&A Service Pro Mod Eliminations at the NHRA Southern Nationals last weekend. Morgan is driving the Brad Anderson owned and tuned...
230 MPH With The Aero Of A Brick Wall: Meet The Land Speed Cruiser!
Toyota’s Land Cruiser is in a strange place. Rumors are floating around that the 66-year-old nameplate could soon be sent to the bin since it costs as much as a Range Rover, weighs as much as...
Call The Chiropractor! It’s Another Compilation Of Rockbouncer Crashes!
Start engine, climb hill, done. Driving a rockbouncer doesn’t sound so hard, does it? Sure…if you’ve never seen one in action before, you can be fooled into thinking that all you...
Pucker Factor Ten, Captain: The Armco Barrier Saves This Rally Team From A Cliff Dive!
To be quite fair, there is plenty of reason to not make too much light of Tomasz Kasperczyk’s incident at Rally Islas Canaries. Rally cars, Armco barriers, and cliff faces make for scenes...
Bitchin’ Video: Ride Along In a 410 Sprint Car On A Banked 3/8 Mile Oval in Michigan – Ludicrous Speed!
Of all the mighty beasts that roam the circle tracks of America, few have the mystique, raw power, and ability to keep people on the edge of their collective seat like 410ci winged sprint cars. These...
Check For Damage, Use Less Throttle, Try Again – Watch This Rockbouncer Backflip Off A Sheer Wall!
What you are about to see was not choreographed in any way. Rockbouncers are capable of doing a backflip…with springy suspension, plenty of power, and drivers who simply do not have a shred of...
