Category Archive: SHOWS & EVENTS
Awesome Video: Street Machine Nationals History, Pro Street, And What Is Hot Rodding.
Bret Voelkel and the rest of the Ridetech gang were on hand at the recent Car Craft Street Machine Nationals in DuQuion, where Pro Street once reigned supreme, in their own Pro Street Mustang. The...
Burnout Insanity: Watch Aussie Steve Nogas’s 632ci, 16-71 Blown Fifth Gen “Killer-B” Camaro Fog Bank The Entire Country Of Australia
There are Aussie burnout machines and then there’s this crazy 5th gen Camaro that is owned by Steve Nogas. The car is absolutely wild with a 632ci big block Chevy engine topped with a...
New Snake and Mongoose Trailer Released — Check It Out NOW!
Like all other fans of drag racing history, we’re looking forward to seeing the upcoming film Snake and Mongoose that tells the story of Don Prudhomme and Tom McEwen who rose to national...
Video: A Holley Equipped Twin Turbo LS Drag Week Motor Hits The Dyno At Steve Morris Racing Engines
Drag Week competitor Clark Rosenstengel is stepping up his game in a major league way for Drag Week 2013 and we have video evidence! In 2012 Clark raced his 2010 Camaro in the Street Race small block...
Burnout Video: Watch A Crusty Maverick Sleeper Destroy A Set of Slicks
(Words by Tommy Lee Byrd) – If you’re thinking this car looks familiar, then you might remember us posting a video of it making a sketchy pass on the drag strip a few months back. The owner...
Video: This Guy Built A Running And Driving Life Sized Tonka Tow Truck – He Is A BangShift Hero
Thanks to OG BangShifter Joe Haber, we were tipped off to the greatest thing that we’ve seen in a good long time. Virtually all of us played with Tonka trucks as kids. Not to go into old man...
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...