Category Archive: HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Watch an Awesome Video of Danny Thompson Narrating the Amazing Career and Life of His Dad Mickey Thompson
In terms of singular people, few have had more of an effect on the American high performance and racing scene than Mickey Thompson. He was a man of high goals, nearly unending energy, and a drive...
Watch A Totally Bitchin’ Recap of Maple Grove’s 50th Anniversary Race
Our big gallery of photos from Maple Grove’s 50th Anniversary race got a ton of attention because Joe Grippo did a great job shooting them and because the race had a 100% awesome line up of...
Icelandic Hillclimbing…You May Ignore the Laws of Physics, but The Laws of Physics Will Not Ignore You
When Ian Ellis sent us a link to a “Hillbilly Go Cart” Video, we were intrigued. But then we got all sidetracked with all the other crap that shows up on the side of the YouTube page and...
Watch the Ridetech ’33 Being Driven in Anger at the Texas Optima Face Off – Autocross, Speed Stop, and Road Course Action
Ridetech’s new ’33 coupe is hella cool for a multitude of reasons. From the fuel injected. 600hp Ford engine up front to the totally hard core and bad ass Ridetech suspension, the car is...
Bitchin’ Gasser Video: Wheelstands and Wild Nose High Action From the 2012 Gasser Reunion
The yearly Gasser Reunion has been going on for about 10 years now. What started as a small meet at Thompson Dragway in Ohio has grown into a far more robust show that is currently held at nostalgic...
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE!!!! THE WINGED EXPRESS FUEL ALTERED: IN-CAR AND ON-CAR
The Winged Express may be the most famous drag car of all times. I know that is a big statement, but it just might be true. And here at BangShift.com we have been lucky enough to get what is arguably...
Watch Andy Frost in his Red Victor 3 Become the Quickest and Fastest Street Car in the World: Video
We’re stupid late to the game with this news and video, but Andy Frost became the owner and driver of the world’s quickest street legal car a couple weeks back when he blasted off a 6.59...
Watch a Wild Tractor Tired Chevy LUV Truck Catch Huge Air and Slog Through Mud Bog Pits!
Owning a gnarly truck that rolls around on tractor tires is definitely on my “to do” list and after watching this video, it will probably be on yours too. What you’ll see is an old...
Watch Chris Holbrook’s Massive Cobra Jet Wheelie From the ADRL St Louis Race – Super Car Showdown Action!
Chris Holbrook got some SERIOUS hang time during the ADRL Gateway Drags last weekend. He and his Cobra Jet Mustang were competing in the ADRL’s Super Car Showdown class. Having seen and more...
Hellacious Dyno Video: Watch Lee Sicilio’s Turbo Barton Hemi Powered Beast Spin the Rollers!
Our pal Scott Clark is an EFI tuner that lays his hands and lap top on lots of different cars across the country. There are high performance street cars, drag cars, and land speed cars as well. The...
Cool Video: Highlights and Action From the Hotchkis Autocross at the 2012 Moparty at the Strip
We got tipped off to a cool video taken at the 2012 Mopars at the Strip event in Las Vegas. This year, the event was opened up to all muscle cars and people responded in droves. From ground pounding...
Watch the World’s Quickest and Fastest AMC Powered Drag Car Rip Off a 6 Second Lap – Twin Turbo Power!
While shooting texts back and forth over the weekend with my pal Jon Wall, he tipped me off to what has to be the coolest Top Dragster machine in the country, Alan O’Brien’s twin turbo,...
Watch an Off Road Racing Truck Jump and Land Directly on Top of Another Truck During a Race!
Jeremy McGrath cut his teeth in the tough and crazy world of motorcross in the 1980s and 1990s. He moved to off road racing trucks several years ago and has proven himself to be just as gnarly a...
Watch a Winged Sprint Car Pull a Massive Power Wheelie Down The Front Straight of a Dirt Track!
If you’ve never seen winged sprint cars in action, this video should get your juices flowing enough to start seeking out local race dates. The cars are dirt borne rockets that act like no other...