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Category Archive: RACING & ACTION, Videos

Action Video: Think Drifting Is Lame? Let’s See If this Video From A 2013 Gatebil Event Will Change Your Mind

When I was growing up, I was taught that there were three subjects never to bring up at social events, as discussing them would inevitable result in an argument with neither side having changed their...

A 200 MPH Electric Tether Car?! You Betcha… This Thing Is The Speed Demon Of Tether Cars

When we saw the video of the Vector Electric Tether Car running 202 MPH, we just about fell over. If you have never seen a tether car run up close and personal, we can tell you that it is WAY cooler...

Look Ma, No Blower! This 1970 Aussie Valiant Burnout Machine Has A 358ci Dodge NASCAR Engine For Power – Screaming Hell!

Daniel Blok’s 1970 Valiant is one of the neatest cars we have seen in an Aussie “power skid” video because there’s no huffer, four guys in the car, and he completes a two...

Action Video: Matt Farah Of /DRIVE Tears Down Highway 341 In A 500 HP Syclone!

Have you ever seen a vehicle online, on TV, or in person and immediately thought, “This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen…Man, why didn’t I think of building it?” Admittedly I...

Was This Luck Or A Real “Save”? Watch A Drag Racer Go On A Wild Ride After His Brakes Fail!

If there is something more terrifying than losing your brakes at high speed on a race track, feel free to let us know. The mere thought of it makes shivers run down our collective spines around here....

Video: Where They Raced New Teaser PLUS – Where YOU Can Watch This Bitchin’ Documentary On February 9th!

We’ve showed you several clips from the Where They Raced documentary over the last year or two. This is the latest teaser released by Harry Pallenberg and the crew who has been working on the...

Video Of A Kid Thrashing A Little Diesel Citroen Around The ‘Ring Will Make You Want To Race RIGHT NOW

Driving slow cars fast is a topic we have broached here on BangShift a bunch. My own experience in that arena taught me a ton and serves as the basis for my love of this video you’ll see below....

Turbo Buick V6 Powered Geo Metro Goes 9s @ 140+ — You Thought The Fiat 126 Was Bad Ass? This Thing Is Insane (video)

(By Greg Rourke) – Show of hands everyone!  Who doesn’t like a big motor in a small car?  Hmm…zero, just as I thought.  After Brian’s story about the small block powered...

This Fiat 126 Has A Small Block Chevy, The Wheelbase Of A Golf Cart, And 10-Second Time Slips

This is one mean little car! Taz Racing is responsible for this creation, which is a Fiat 126 that has been stuffed full of Chevrolet mouse motor and not much else because we’re not even sure...

This Is The New Ad For The 2014 Corvette Stingray And We Think It’s Great…Do You?

Chevrolet recently dropped a new Corvette ad on their YouTube page and we’re pretty sure that the spot will land in a time slot during the “Big Game” this weekend. The spot is...

This Video Of A Door Slammer Pulling An Eighth-Mile Wheelstand Is About As Perfect As Drag Racing Footage Gets

I like football. I like the spectacle of it, I like the speed of the game, and I like the amazing athletic feats performed by the player but I am no expert. I have friends who REALLY like football....

This Flathead Powered Rear Engine 1952 Ford Drag Truck Isn’t Fast….But It Sure Is Cool

In our jaded world of sic second street cars, classic muscle cars that can out handle most modern iron, and 1,000hp engines that you can build using lots of factory parts, is there still love for...

This Teaser Footage For The Upcoming Film, The Last Great Road Race – About La Carrera Panamericana Is Excellent!

While events like Drag Week, One Lap of America, and other feats of speed and endurance are hardcore, we don’t think that they hold a candle to the still going wildness that happens during...

This Quick Video Of A Red Bull Dakar Support Truck Making An Insane Jump Is Awesome

We’ve showed you lots of great videos featuring the amazing Dakar support trucks that teams use to help them through the race. The crazy thing is that said support trucks are actually racing in...