Category Archive: RACING & ACTION, Videos
Killer Video: Russian Truck Racing
Jan 06, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Killer Video: Russian Truck Racing
This is the total embodiment of the old adage, “people will race anything.” We’re taking you on a trip to the Russian countryside to check out some awesome racing action, complete...
Video: Off-Road Truck Out-Jumps Travis Pastrana With a 301-Foot Record
Jan 04, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Off-Road Truck Out-Jumps Travis Pastrana With a 301-Foot Record
The marketing made it seem like the world was watching on New Years Eve when Travis Pastrana jumped a rally Subaru 269 feet onto a barge anchored in Long Beach harbor, a distance record for rally...
Video: Camaro Outruns BMW in Insane Swedish Snow Race
Jan 03, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: Camaro Outruns BMW in Insane Swedish Snow Race
This is one of the best races known to man. It happens in Sweden, where BangShift.com member Gasfot Sweden races his beater second-generation Camaro in events that are like road races or...
Video: Score! Travis Pastrana Sets the Rally Car Jump Record at 269 Feet!
Jan 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Score! Travis Pastrana Sets the Rally Car Jump Record at 269 Feet!
In an amazing showing of bowling-ball sized stones, 26-year-old Travis Pastrana set the world record for a rally car jump on New Year’s Eve, flying his Subaru 269 feet over water and landing on...
Video: Travis Pastrana Crashes in Prep for Tonight’s 2010 New Year’s Jump in Long Beach, California
Jan 01, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Travis Pastrana Crashes in Prep for Tonight’s 2010 New Year’s Jump in Long Beach, California
Travis Pastrana has done so much bat-poop crazy stuff with cars that it reminds us that we should do a video compilation of it all. Until then, watch ESPN tonight to see if he succeeded with this...
Another Historic Track Dead: The Milwaukee Mile, With Video
Dec 21, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Another Historic Track Dead: The Milwaukee Mile, With Video
It is claimed to be, at 106 years old, the oldest continuously operating race track in the country. It appears there will be no 107th season at the historic Milwaukee Mile. No national touring series...
Carnage Video: High Flying Sprint Car Wreck
Dec 17, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Carnage Video: High Flying Sprint Car Wreck
There are few more intense race cars than 410 Sprints. These direct-drive, methanol-powered, 800hp, 1,300-pound monsters are the greatest show on dirt. They slide sideways around the tight corners of...
Crazy Video: Jan Magnussen Beats the Hell Out of a New ZR1 Corvette at The ‘Ring
Dec 16, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Crazy Video: Jan Magnussen Beats the Hell Out of a New ZR1 Corvette at The ‘Ring
In the past we’ve shared our opinions on the Nurburgring as an odd marketing tool for domestic auto companies, but that’s not to say we don’t respect and recognize the fact that the...
The Greatest Drag Race Wreck Photo Sequence of All Time? With Video, Too
Dec 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on The Greatest Drag Race Wreck Photo Sequence of All Time? With Video, Too
We’ve been wondering when we would see the insane crash photos shot by British drag photographer Andy Wilsheer at the 2009 NHRA World Finals held at Pomona. Thanks to a tip from our pal Darr...
Video: Twin-Turbo V10 Cuda Runs 208 MPH at Chrysler Proving Grounds
Dec 15, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Twin-Turbo V10 Cuda Runs 208 MPH at Chrysler Proving Grounds
Here’s a high-end muscle car that puts its reputation on the line and comes out clean. It’s the Super Cuda, built by Legendary Motor Cars, and it’s loaded with a twin turbo V10 that...
Wild Video: Monster Trucks Running an Eighth Mile Drag Race
Dec 10, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Wild Video: Monster Trucks Running an Eighth Mile Drag Race
You’ve got to give the guys and girls at the ADRL credit, they know how to put on one hell of a show. They pulled out all the stops at their final race of the season by having two monster...
More Killer Swedish Video: A Hill Climb With a Wild Mix of Cars
Dec 03, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on More Killer Swedish Video: A Hill Climb With a Wild Mix of Cars
Here’s another great piece of video that comes to us via a tip from Speedzzter, our blog contributing compatriot. We’re taking you back to Sweden but this time we’re ditching the...
Video: Behind the Scenes at Hot Rod Drag Week with Jay Brown and his Amazing Fords
Nov 25, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Behind the Scenes at Hot Rod Drag Week with Jay Brown and his Amazing Fords
BangShift member Hemi Joel (Nystrum) may be a Mopar guy, but he’s also the frequent passenger in Jay Brown’s wild, class-winning, FE-powered Fords during the Hot Rod Drag Week races. Joel...
Video: In-Car and On-Car Footage of Larry Larson’s 6.93-Second Quarter Mile Pass in a Real Street Driven Nova
Nov 22, 2009Chad Reynolds1
This is it! We have video of Larry Larson running 6.93 seconds and 211 mph in his ’66 Chevy Nova that was the winner of Hot Rod magazine’s Drag Week in 2008 and 2009. The car never went...