Category Archive: CRASH & BURN, Videos
Video: Green Hornet Movie Car Crash On Set
Sep 16, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Green Hornet Movie Car Crash On Set
We would have never caught this one if it were not for the guys at CarDomain. It seems they surf TMZ.com more than we do, which is never. That celebrity-stalking site posted this way back on...
Video: 7-Second Pro Street Firebird at Drag Week 2009
Sep 16, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: 7-Second Pro Street Firebird at Drag Week 2009
Here’s a video of Eric Yost in his Pro Street Power Adder third gen Pontiac Firebird at Martin, Michigan, on the second day of Drag Week 2009. This pass shows an 8.29, but this car ran 8.11 on...
Video: ZZ572 Powered Jeep CJ
Sep 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: ZZ572 Powered Jeep CJ
This Jeep is in Denmark…we think. Where ever it is, we want it. V8 powered CJ Jeeps have a certain air of coolness about them, but one packing a GM Performance Parts ZZ572 crate motor with...
Video: Monday Racing at Hot Rod Drag Week 2009
Sep 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Monday Racing at Hot Rod Drag Week 2009
Our last installment of coverage for Monday’s first day of competition at Hot Rod Drag Week 2009 comes from BangShift.com forum member seanm, who put together a video of racing that includes...
First Videos from Drag Week 2009; Tires Strapped to the Roof!
Sep 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on First Videos from Drag Week 2009; Tires Strapped to the Roof!
Captain Insano hits the road! This video comes from Hot Rod Drag Week racer Glen Sheeley in the Daily Driver class. There’s some good video of him racing his 11.80-second 2006 Corvette, but...
Carnage Video: Honda Civic Does Burnout, Bursts into Flames
Sep 10, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Carnage Video: Honda Civic Does Burnout, Bursts into Flames
Who would have thought that tying your Honda Civic to a concrete block and roasting the tires off the front of it would result in a pyrotechnic display? These guys didn’t. The little Honda...
Hack Job General Lee: So Close We Can Almost Taste It, With Video!
Aug 24, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Hack Job General Lee: So Close We Can Almost Taste It, With Video!
The Hack Job General Lee, the well publicized Charger project from Hell, is finally near completion and it may well be the the greatest case of making automotive chicken salad out of chicken...
Video: This Kid Can Out-Drive Your Kid
Aug 19, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: This Kid Can Out-Drive Your Kid
Power Wheels rule. As kids we actually had one that was a miniature version of the classic Big Foot monster truck. We probably racked up a thousand miles on ours, hauling rocks and junk across our...
Video: Nelson Supercars Builds a Crazy, 1,750hp Thing-a-ma-jig
Aug 18, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Nelson Supercars Builds a Crazy, 1,750hp Thing-a-ma-jig
Tom Nelson is a name we’re sure you know. He’s the California engine and supercar builder who has had his hands in a bunch of high profile projects. His latest creation is a wild Chevy...
BREAKING VIDEO: 2010 Taurus SHO Runs 13.92 at the Drags!
Aug 17, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on BREAKING VIDEO: 2010 Taurus SHO Runs 13.92 at the Drags!
Leapin’ lizards! We knew the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO would be a decent runner with the twin-turbo EcoBoost V6, but we did not think it would have the suds on tap to knock off a brand new V6...
Video: We Interview George Poteet after he runs 401 MPH at Bonneville
Aug 13, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: We Interview George Poteet after he runs 401 MPH at Bonneville
BangShift.com man on the scene Chad Reynolds was at the 7 mile marker on Bonneville’s famed speedway, when George Poteet took the Speed Demon D/Fuel Streamliner through the 5-mile at an average...
Mendy Goes to Hollywood: Mendy Fry Behind-the -Scenes Footage of SCE Gaskets TV Commercial Shoot
Aug 12, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Mendy Goes to Hollywood: Mendy Fry Behind-the -Scenes Footage of SCE Gaskets TV Commercial Shoot
We got tipped off to this bit of coolness by our pal Cole Coonce. This is video of a television commercial shoot involving Mendy Fry, the acclaimed Fuel Dragster and Funny Car pilot from California....
Video: Take a ride in a 235-MPH Corvette
Aug 12, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: Take a ride in a 235-MPH Corvette
Ed and Linda Van Scoy have been racing their C4 Corvette at Bonneville for 15 years. It has gotten Ed into the Bonneville 200-MPH Club, and has held several records. All of that experience clearly...
Video: Gary Hart’s 248-mph Studebaker Blows a Turbo at Speed
Aug 12, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: Gary Hart’s 248-mph Studebaker Blows a Turbo at Speed
Blowing up a turbo isn’t good. It’s really not good at over 200 mph. Running a car at Bonneville Speedway is a lot like putting your engine through a 2 minute dyno pull, which means you...