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Category Archive: RACING & ACTION

Ultimate Sleepers And Upset Wins Video That Will Make You Think Twice Before Squaring Off Against Anything

We’ve seen some sleepers in our day. You know, the car that looks unassuming, but somehow beats everything it lines up against? That’s a sleeper, and this video has got a ton of great...

Epic 660 Foot Wheelstand Video Of The Rat Trap Fuel Altered At The 2013 California Hot Rod Reunion

Nitro America’s Les Mayhew just sent us the link to this one the other day and we had to share. It’s awesome video from high above the finish line at Famoso Raceway during the 2013 NHRA...

The Baja 1000, A World Of X Documentary To Air Thursday, Plus A Kurt Caselli Tribute And New TV Deal For SCORE!

We love off road racing around here. I know it’s not necessarily our “norm”, but ever since I attended the Baja 1000 back in 2007 I’ve been hooked. The SCORE Baja 1000 is one...

Sunday Re-Run: Watch A Kid Set His Car, Himself, And Nearly His Whole Shop On Fire While Trying To Start His Project

If this isn’t a video documenting every possible wrong, misguided, and potentially lethal thing to do with a project car in your shop we don’t know what is. Basically, a 23-year old kid...

These Sand Dune Races In The United Arab Emirates Are Wild! Mondo Huge Turbos On Everything From Straight Sixes To V8s – Horsepower Overload!

Every time I see the sand dunes in the UAE it makes me want to go to visit just so I can play. They are huge, and made of great sand that looks like a riot to play in. For the guys in this video the...

We’ve Seen Some Funny Gift Guides For Men, But This Video Just Might Take The Cake

What does every man need for Christmas? Well, according to the girl in this video the answer is…hubcaps. Or wheel covers as she points out, in technical terms. Apparently the folks at...

The Roadkill to End All Roadkills – Motorhome Mayhem Saves A 1968 Charger

Truth be told, I got to sneak peek this episode during the PRI show one nice after we finished up on Roadkill LIVE for the day. We all huddled around the video guy’s computer and watched this...

Merry Christmas Year One Style: Turbos, Trans Ams, and Tire Smoke Oh My!

If you aren’t familiar with the guys over at Year One, then you haven’t built a car in the last 15 years. And if you don’t know about their affinity for burnouts, then this video...

Mix One Old Nissan Maxima, One Talented Filmmaker, And Plenty Of Sarcasm, And Nissan Will Buy It Back!

This video is hilarious. Apparently when Luke Akers decided to sell his aging Nissan Maxima he thought the most fun way to do it would be to use his creative skills as a filmmaker and showcase...

Watch This! The Biggest Tree Trimming Saw Ever And The Crazy Bastard That Wields It!

We are fans of crazy cool stuff around here, and it really doesn’t matter what it is as long as it’s motorized. Well, this is one bad ass motorized mother of mayhem. It’s actually...

The Parting Shift: A 1950 GMC with Two Transmissions and Two Screaming Strokes of Detroit Diesel Power!

Oh man, is this cool! We stumbled upon this video of a kick ass 1950 GMC truck zipping down the road and making sweet, sweet diesel noise from the turbocharged four cylinder Detroit engine and...

Shell Prelude: Watch the world’s largest floating facility float out of dry dock

Say what you will about how things made today aren’t up to the quality standards of years past, but the Shell Prelude is proof that man can still accomplish amazing engineering feats when tasked to...

NitroAmerica Presents In Car Video And Interviews With Tera Wendland Graves, Junior Fuel Driver

Tera Wendland Graves is a certified bad ass and Nostalgia Drag Racing junky. Her and husband Chris Graves run Max Cackle Photography and submit photos to us here on BangShift.com pretty regularly....

Watch A Tuned Up And Hot Rodded New LT1 Engine Make More Than 620 HP On The Dyno Naturally Aspirated

The buzz around the LT1 engine and the smaller variants of it that can be found in trucks has been totally positive since the engine family began hitting the streets in Corvettes and Silverados. Our...

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