Category Archive: HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
Watch a Restored Version of the First Zamboni Ever Built Go Back to Work on the Ice!
If you are a gearhead that’s ever attended a hockey game, you’ve wanted to drive the Zamboni. The Zamboni is of course the machine that lumbers out onto the ice between periods and...
Watch a BMW Road Race Car Hit a Competitor’s Tire and Launch Into the Air at High Speed
You can see lots of wrecks coming a mile a away. Maybe a couple of competitors have been trading paint for a lap or two and one finally gives the other the ol’ chrome horn, or a racer on the...
Insane Wreckage Video: A Massive Street Racing Crash Before the Race Even Starts!
Here’s more evidence of how dumb street racing is. This video shows two competitors sitting still on a darkened highway getting ready to launch off. The starter is standing between the two cars...
BangShift PSA: Drifting A Front End Loader on Ice in Siberia Will Get Your Boss Fired [w/video]
For decades when someone screwed up in Russia, they were sent to Siberia, a frozen hellish place that sucked your spirit and broke your will. The good news is that nothing seems to have changed in...
We Test the New BFGoodrich G-Force Sport Comp-2 on the Track
First let us say, that we have NEVER been to a tire test like the one that BFGoodrich put on at AutoClub California Speedway in Fontana this past week where they let us put their new G-Force Sport...
Watch a VW Transaxle Explode and Spread Its Guts Across the Pavement During a Burnout
In my time announcing drag races, I have had the pleasure of seeing all manner of junk explode with different levels of ferocity. From Funny Cars that literally blew their bodies into a million...
Video of a Small Block Chevy on 75% Nitro Running Through the Mufflers!
This could be the most insane BangShift reader project of all time but it is also the coolest. Scott Darrow is a BangShift reader and forum member. He is also a guy who makes his living wrenching on...
Chevy Silverado Super Bowl Ad Takes Direct Shot at Ford!
To use the title from a famous WWII era song, “Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!” The crosstown rivalry between Ford and Chevy is 100% back on track and we’re all starting...
Australian Burnout Video Like None Other…with FIRE!
It seems like every time Brian takes a day off I end up running an Australian burnout video. I’m such a fan, that readers have sent me DVDs of this stuff with notes saying I need to run the...
This Goodguys Scottsdale Show Video is the Most Bitchin’ Thing You’ll See Today
We were tipped off to this artistic and frankly bitchin’ video of the 2011 Goodguys Scottsdale show. The video is set to some cool and non-intrusive music, has no voice over, and captures the...
Bitchin’ High Definition Drag Racing Video From ReplayXD – Nitro Funnies to Gear Jamming Street Cars!
Most drag racing videos center around a single class or genre of cars. Maybe it is all Funny Cars or gear jamming Super Stocks, perhaps a pile of dragsters. This video, put together by our pals at...
Awesome New Video: Vaughen Gittin Jr. Chasing R/C Vaughn Gittin Jr. at K&N HQ! Drifting Insanity!
While we’re not the most versed drifting guys in the world, we know entertaining video when we see it! This three minute film shows drift-master Vaughn Gittin Jr. chasing a miniature of...
Awesome Video: A Daytona Prototype Racer Hits the Streets With a Police Escort!
The Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona is in the book and Ford power proved to be the ticket to the winner’s circle this year. Prior to the running of the race, Ricky Taylor, the driver of the SunTrust...
Bonneville Video: The Flower of Scotland – An International Streamliner Team on the Salt
The lure of the Bonneville knows no bounds and creates some interesting partnerships among gearheads. This video is a very neat look at the Flower of Scotland streamliner team and profiles their...