Category Archive: MISC, Videos
Nitro Video: The Boss Bird Pontiac Powered Nitro Funny Car Thunders to Life!
There was a time when a Pontiac powered nitro flopper was pretty normal stuff. Guys like Dick Jesse and Arnie Beswick proudly flew the Poncho banner with header flames belching from under their cars....
Video: AFCO and Ring Brothers Test Out the New PT Elite Shocks
Anyone who has seen a Ring Brothers built hot rod knows they don’t do anything half assed. In fact they have taken themed hot rods and muscle cars to a new level in recent years and continue to...
Grande Fuego Video: A European Nitrous Pro Mod Explodes and Burns to the Ground at Santa Pod
Another week, another incredible multi-angle set of videos showing a nitrous Pro Mod exploding and burning to the ground. This time, the action comes from historic Santa Pod Raceway in England, where...
Indy 500 Video: A Finish No One Saw Coming!
While we understand that the Indy 500 isn’t anywhere near the peak of the popularity it experienced in decades past, we still make it a habit to tune in every year for as much of the race as...
Cool Video: Jeri Ellsworth Builds a Pure Stock Circle Track Car in Her Driveway (Yes, we said her)
We were tipped off to this cool video (one in a series actually) by BangShift member Chryco63. It features tips and construction methods for modifying a late second generation Camaro into a Pure...
Dirt Track Wreckage Video: A Crash Involving Virtually the Entire Field!
This video of dirt modifieds wrecking in one colossal heap may lack for quality, but it more than makes up for it with calamity. Filmed at Ransomville Speedway in New York, it shows the biggest chain...
Funny Video: The Toyota Prius Sucks as a Toy, Too
The silent, soulless, motorized appliance known as the Toyota Prius is the complete antithesis of BangShifty. It is amazingly complicated, reduces the role of the driver to that of a mindless drone,...
The Parting Shift: Three Minutes of Cruising a Jeffco Planetary Transmission on the Street
We’ve made it clear in the past that we find few things more awesome than street driven cars with planetary transmissions like Lencos and Jeffcos. We’d be lying if we knew the intricate...
Bill Caswell Video: Hauling Ass and Grabbing Air During the 2011 WRC Mexico
During our recent dinner with Bill Caswell, BangShift’s adopted bucks down rally hero, Bill told us the tales of his adventure to the 2011 WRC (World Rally Championship) Mexico. It was his...
Wreckage Video: The Hardest Wreck in the History of Autocrossing
This video proves two things. The first is that the Nissan VQ engine that powers virtually everything in their product line up, in one form or another, is the most awful sounding engine in the world....
Get Caught Up With the 48-Hour Camaro Here With Video Updates!
If you need to get yourself caught up on how the 48 Hour Camaro project has progressed to this point, we’ve got you covered! Throughout the day, along with the live streaming broadcast of the...
Explosion Video: The Most Violent Nitrous Explosion We Have Ever Seen
No hyperbole, no bullshit, this is the craziest nitrous explosion we have ever seen. The footage comes from somewhere over in Europe, possibly the Nordic region. It shows a Top Sportsman/Pro Mod...
Horrendous Fire Video: A Nitrous Pro Mod Burns to the Ground in a Worst Case Scenario
The tip box was hot this weekend and we mean literally hot. The previous video, featuring the nitrous explosion from across the pond was followed by this pair of videos showing one of the most...
Russian Wreckage Video: Ten Minutes of Crazy Ruskie Car Accidents
After watching this video, we’re pretty sure that you’ll never want to drive a car in Russia. The crashes range from small fender benders to full scale wreckage and violence. There are...