Category Archive: BangShift XL, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Videos
Morning Symphony: This Bumpside Ford Going Mudding Sounds Like Happiness To Our Ears!
Jan 22, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
Ah, mud. More often than not it’s our enemy, but if you’re into getting dirty off-road, there’s nothing else like it. Stand on the throttle all you want…so long as...
730 Wheel Horsepower In A Minivan! This Honda Odyssey Took On YouTube Gearheads At The Half-Mile!
Jan 22, 2018Bryan McTaggart2
You might remember this Honda Odyssey…about a month ago, we ran a somewhat tongue-in-cheek video where a lawnmower engine was powering the people-mover. Yeah…that was a joke, and a good...
Morning Symphony: Test And Tune Action From Heathcote Raceway
Jan 21, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: Test And Tune Action From Heathcote Raceway
There are two modes to winter: that brief moment when the snow is fresh, the holidays are upon us and you welcome a bit of bite in the air. Then, winter sours quickly as everything becomes a cold,...
Donut Media Put Out Their Top 10 Jet Car List – Do You Agree With Their Choices?
Jan 20, 2018Bryan McTaggart4
You want to get the attention of a human being? Introduce fire. Humans have been fascinated with fire as long as we’ve been walking upright. Fire keeps us warm and hurts us horribly. It is...
Ultra4 Rigs Meet Hillclimbing! Who Wins? We All Do! (Just Kidding…The Hill Wins!)
Jan 19, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
Ultra4 racers are the kind of rigs that you see at King Of The Hammers. They are brutal units that have to survive the worst that California can throw at them, and range from UTV runners to the...
Are We Seriously Rooting For A Hot-Rodded Suzuki Swift? Yes We Are! Watch This Little Beast Go!
Jan 19, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
You probably would recognize it better if it was called a Geo Metro, but it’s a Suzuki Swift. Or a Suzuki Cultus. Or whatever…you know what kind of car it is, they were sold all over the...
Classic YouTube: Big Barge Ice Racing On Garfield Lake In Minnesota!
Jan 16, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Classic YouTube: Big Barge Ice Racing On Garfield Lake In Minnesota!
Winter weather is going to happen no matter how much you love or hate the season. The best thing you can do is to bundle up and go enjoy it, have some fun, and do anything that isn’t just...
Heavy Hauling: This Compilation Of The Trucks Of LS Fest Brings Back Good Summertime Memories!
Jan 14, 2018Bryan McTaggart3
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, will make you miss the hot summer days quite like resorting to a soft-blow hammer and a flat blade screwdriver to chisel your way into your own car, or taking a pocket...
The Perfect Recipe: This Turbocharged Fox Notchback Is The Right Combination!
Jan 14, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
You don’t mess with the combination when success is guaranteed. You might try a different thing here or there, but when the engine, trans, suspension and even the hook is right, you just...
Find The Good Parts Of Snow And Ice With A Review Of Ken Block’s Cold-Weather Shenanigans
Jan 13, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Find The Good Parts Of Snow And Ice With A Review Of Ken Block’s Cold-Weather Shenanigans
In the span of a couple of hours, BangShift Mid-West went from nearly 70 degrees and unseasonably warm to ice and snow. Literally, twenty-four hours is all it took. One day I was cruising along the...
Cleetus In An Aussie Burnout Contest! Watch As He Whips This LS-Powered Toyota Around!
Jan 13, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
Aussies love to shoot their mouths off about how no American can actually do a proper burnout. We happen to know some people with a wood-covered 1980s station wagon that could play that game quite...
Refueling While Tandem Drifting – This Is How You Keep A BMW Sideways For Over Eight Hours!
Jan 11, 2018Bryan McTaggart4
Eight hours sideways without stopping…that’s the record that BMW wanted to claim with their new variation of the M5 sport sedan. That’s a lofty goal, when you look at the logistics...
Tough Truck Racing For Breast Cancer Awareness – A Good Event For A Good Cause!
Jan 10, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Tough Truck Racing For Breast Cancer Awareness – A Good Event For A Good Cause!
No gearhead worth their salt needs an excuse to go out, get behind the wheel, and play a little. If there’s a few free moments and gas in the tank, stand back and watch the entertainment. But...
Testing For Sevens: This Holden VL Cuts The Number On A 255 Radial Tire!
Jan 10, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
Remember back when you needed a big balloon slick to make enough grip to grab the track to make a single-digit pass? Now you’ve got folks with nearly stock tire sizes and no tubs whatsoever...






