Category Archive: RACING & ACTION, Videos
Watch Some Crazy Swedes Go Nostalgia Drag Racing On Ice!
This is literally one of the coolest drag races we have ever seen! BangShift reader Arlid (who hails from Norway) tipped us off to this video from Sweden that features six minutes of action from what...
Awesome In Car Video of a Big Block Chevy Powered McLaren M6B Can Am Car Flying Around Laguna Seca
There are few eras in racing that we’re more sad that we missed than the golden age of Can-Am in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These were some of the most drop dead sexy full bodied race cars...
Holy Smokes Video: Watch an Aussie Holden Monaro Unleash a Shuttle Launch Burnout
Normally when we talk about Australia and burnouts we’re talking about some lunatic frying the hides off the back of his blown street machine while busting out donuts and figure eights in a...
EFI Video: Watch Holley’s Self Learning EFI Tune Itself on an Engine Dyno
Holley’s Avenger, HP, and Dominator EFI systems all have self learning capabilities, meaning that once you install the hard parts, you can literally fire the engine up, drive around, and the...
Violent Wreckage Video From the 2012 King of the Hammers
A week or so ago we showed you some grainy video of a violent crash at the 2012 King of the Hammers event in California. At the time we had mentioned that the co-driver was rumored to have broken...
Video: Is This the Largest Group Burnout of All Time?
Australia’s Street Machine Summernats celebrated its 25th anniversary this year and they certainly did it in style. Rather than just fly some banners and sell some anniversary t-shirts, they...
The Parting Shift: A Wheelstanding, G-Force Equipped Chevy Tears Down the Strip!
We’re going to round out the week here at BangShift in style. This video features a late 1970s/early 1980s Monte Carlo judging by the interior. The car is equipped with a screaming 408ci small...
Video: Danica Patrick Suffers Hellacious Wreck at Daytona and Walks Away
Danica Patrick suffered a massive crash in today’s first Gatorade Duel at Daytona International Speedway. She walked away from the scary crash with no apparent injuries. This was a wild one...
Carb Tech Video: Holley Shows You How to Choose the Right Power Valve For Your Application
While EFI is on the end of everyone’s tongue these days, there is still a booming marketplace for carbs and for guys and girls who like to tinker, tune, and experiment, they are devilish fun....
Watch a Merlin Tank Engine Powered Street Rod Tool Around!
Since I am hung up on engines today, here’s a video highlighting a street rod project that is using a massive Merlin tank engine for power.The build, as you would expect, seems to be totally...
This is the Most Insane Race Car Fire Video We Have Ever Seen
We have seen and featured hundreds, perhaps thousands of crash videos here on BangShift over the years, but we’ve never seen anything like this. Aussie V8 Supercar racer David Besnard suffered...
Watch a Driver Lose the Handle on His Late Model GTO and Wipe Out Two Motorcycles
There’s not a BangShifter among us who has not lost the handle on their car at least once. Maybe it was on a snowy road, a wet highway, or on a race track where you dipped a toe over that fine...
Watch Mike Maier Horse Wrangle His Awesome Mustang Around the Road Course at the 2011 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational
Earlier today we showed you some crazy video of Bill Maier wrecking in spectacular fashion during a 1982 Trans Am event at Laguna Seca Raceway in California. As it turns out, those racing genes were...