Category Archive: BangShift XL, RACING & ACTION, Videos, XL Event Coverage, XL Spotlight, XL Videos

2024 KING OF HAMMERS: ONBOARD FOR THE ENTIRE SECOND LAP, THROUGH THE ROCKS, IN CASEY CURRIE’S TROPHY JEEP!

Here is a full lap at the Race of Kings, from inside the Trophy Jeep! Last time we shared one of a desert lap, but this time it is the rock lap and that means tons of brutal action. Check it out. And...

Are The Generic Amazon Brands Worth it? New Amazon Power Tools That Take Name Brand Batteries Get Put To The Test. Some Good, Some Not So Good.

It’s time for another cheap tool test showdown from the Torque Test Channel and that means we are going to see some surprises, both good and bad. But it also means that we are going to be...

Wait, What? You Could Still Buy A DeTomaso Pantera in 1987 Check Out This GT5-S Video Review!

Somewhere along the line I guess I lost the memo about the fact that you could still actually buy a DeTomaso Pantera in the year 1987! The cars were interesting in the fact that the body and chassis...

MAXIMUM 4.8L POWER-TURBO, BLOWER & (CHEAP) NITROUS. HOW MUCH HP DO THEY ADD TO THE LITTLE 4.GREAT?

I literally just got off the phone with a friend of mine yesterday when he was talking about his 5.3 LS engine build and the 425 horsepower that he wants to make, and where I told him that all LS...

TX2K 2024 Day 1-5 Video: Unexpected CHAMPIONS Were Crowned At The TX2K Drag Racing FINALS!

Here’s our final TX2K 2024 video from our friends at 1320 Video is below. If you missed the previous videos, don’t worry because they are all below. With the sale of Houston Raceway Park...

Awesome Video: This 1967 Piece By Coca Cola Called “Pit Stop” Highlights Every Major Form Of Racing

Back in the late 1960s the United States was absolutely gaga for motorsports of all kinds. Stock car racing, drag racing, sports car racing, open wheel racing, and motorcycle competition were all...

Hardhat History: This 1940s Allis-Chalmers HD5 Crawler Tractor Sales Video Is Great

It sounds weird to say but as we have seen cars evolve from the 1940s through today, many of the same things that have happened in cars have happened with heavy equipment. This 1940s Allis-Chalmers...

Retro Review: The 1990 VW Corrado G60 Was An Oddly Supercharged Zinger That Led The Company’s Resurgence

We hate when we forget about cars, but thankfully there’s the internet to remind us of their existence. While we remembered the VW Corrado (mainly because we knew a guy in college who owned...

Turbo The World: This Yamaha TZR125 Is Straight Up Hateful With A Turbocharger!

Turbocharged two stroke engines, especially of the gasoline burning variety are not things that we see with regularity. Of course forced induction works on a two stroke, just ask Detroit Diesel, but...

The Biggest Announcement In Drag And Drive History? Two Drag and Drives, One Week, One Set Of Tracks, And More Than $50k On The Line!

It’s out there folks, both the news and the idea are some of the biggest we’ve ever heard and we are super excited to be a part of it. Matt Frost announced yesterday that Rocky Mountain...

Wagon Week With Magnante: A Factory Turbo Wagon From Ford In 1965? Wait, what?

Can you believe that 1965 was the first year for coil springs in the rear of a Ford car? With so many others coming before them from the other makes, it seems weird, but the 1965 Ford Country Sedan...

WHAT ARE THE BEST 4.8L POWER MODS? HEADERS vs CAM vs INTAKE vs HEADS, CAM & INTAKE! MAXIMUM 4.8L HP

There are lots of LS parts available, and it has never been easier to build real horsepower, but which mods are the ones you should actually spend your money on if you are hopping up a 4.8? Nobody...

The American Powertrain Wednesday Shift: Ripping Gears At Santa Pod In A 4-Speed, Small Block, ’55

When you have a car called the Crowd Pleaser, you best live up to your name and we can assure you that this dude does. Using a small block, a 1955 Chevrolet, and a four speed to produce wheels-up,...

Drag Racing Time Machine Video: This 1965 8MM Footage Shot At The NHRA Winternationals Is Amazing!

We have showed you film from the 1965 NHRA Winternationals before and told you the story of the race. As a quick reminder, this one was known as the “One Day Wonder” as days and days of...