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Watch Rob Dahm’s Insane Billet 4-Rotor RX-7 Make Repeated 1,000hp AWD Dyno Pulls! This Is Mental
Rob Dahm’s RX-7 build is one of the most wildly awesome things on the internet. Not content to just do it like so many others have, Dahm is building what is basically the fastest, hardest core,...
Nitro Time Machine: Let’s Relive The Time That Shirley Muldowney Pulled A Power Wheelie And Nearly Landed ON TOP Of Gary Ormsby
One of the most fun projects I’ve been working on so far in 2020 are these short videos that we’re calling, the “Nitro Time Machine” series. Basically they are all moments I...
Y Block, Why Not? This Video Shows Master Engine Builder Keith Dorton Rebuilding And Improving A Legendary Ford Y-Block V8
The Ford Y-block was the company’s first overhead valve V8 engine, technically its first small block, and the engine that replaced the venerable flathead that had powered so many millions of...
Deep Stage Episode 2: Hot Takes, Controversy, and More Unflinching Truth Inside The NHRA Drag Racing World
We’re back with a second episode of the NHRA’s new internet chat show, “Deep Stage” this is an honest and unflinching look at the world of drag racing from the inside out....
Happy 2/25: Today We Celebrate The Venerable Chrysler Slant Six – Uncle Tony Preaches Truth!
Today is Slant Six day here in the world of BangShift.com. Yes, the 225ci engine that helped to shove low-budget Chrysler cars around for decades. It is widely recognized as one of the best passenger...
Hollaring Hemi: Watch And Listen To This 392ci Gen III Hemi Roar On The Dyno – NHRA Stock Eliminator Power!
The world of drag racing is a constantly evolving place because the sport, especially in the sportsman ranks moves with the technology of the day. For instance, in NHRA stock eliminator, competitors...
Classic YouTube: Chuck “Malibu” Aaron Flying The Red Bull MBB Bo 105 Stunt Helicopter – No Heli Should Be Able To Do These Stunts!
What you will see here is so far out of the normal for a helicopter and helicopter pilot that it is almost beyond belief. The pilot is Chuck Aaron, call sign “Malibu”, and he is one of...
Classic YouTube: Geoff Bodine and Dale Earnhardt Battling At Riverside In 1987
I’ll often say that NASCAR is missing personality. Drivers have to queue up to the sponsor’s wishes…they have to keep calm, be as polite as possible, show proper sportsmanship, and...
Incredible Video: Watch Jack McClure Attack The Drag Strip In His Turbonique Rocket Kart With Sound!
If there is one man in drag racing history that defied death for a prolonged period of time it’s Captain Jack McClure. The guy is among the most brave and awesome dudes we have ever met. Oh,...
Hot Garbage: 700 Horsepower Worth Of WTF On The Burnout Pad!
There is no shortage of “WTF?!” in this video. None whatsoever. The only thing that makes sense at first glance are the 1980s Camaro wheels on it. After that…center-steer with the...
Watch Kurt Anderson Crash His Arctic Arrow Rocket Dragster While Attempting To Break Sammy Miller’s Ice Speed Record – He Walked Away
We have been following the exploits of Kurt Anderson and the Minnesota “Rocket Boys” for a few years now as they have built, tested, and used their rocket powered creations, going ever...
Wrong Name, Right Car? The 1988 Chevy Nova Embarrassed Muscle Car Fans, But Was It An OK Car? We Say Yes.
There’s a genre of car that literally does not exist today and that is the cheap, stripped down, high winding four banger powered, sporty econobox. This was something that existed for decades...
American Skidpad Practice: Cleetus And Cars Houston Burnout Footage!
Every ounce of footage we’ve seen from a Cleetus and Cars event screams unhinged fun, but this year we’re taking special note thanks to Cleetus’s recent extra-curricular activities....
1980s Oldsmobile Prototype Video: Check Out These Quad Four Powered Rolling Experiments – One’s Turbocharged!
Oldsmobile, remember them? We do. We remember them real well and it’s interesting to look at the life arc of that brand and kind of step back and see where things really went wrong for them. We...