Category Archive: CRASH & BURN, Videos
Fireworks Video Bonanza: BangShift-Style
The 4th of July without fireworks is like ice cream without beer…or something like that. Anyway, we’re not going to throw a bunch of videos of actual fireworks up for you to see because...
The Parting Shift: Lapping Bathurst in an Aussie V8 Supercar
In honor of the announcement of the Aussie V8 Supercar race coming to Austin, Texas in 2013, we went hunting for, and found some kickass video of the cars being run in anger on the most famous track...
Video and Results From the Spectre 341 Challenge
It has been a hill climb frenzy across the USA as of late. The Spectre Performance 341 Challenge was a smash success and that event was followed up by climbs at both Pikes Peak and Mount Washington....
Cool Video: A Tour of a Viper V10 Powered Ford Maverick
You may know the name Jason Lewis. He worked for the guys at Hot Rod for a time, doing their video stuff. He’s also the guy behind the bad ass big rig gymkhana video that stormed around the web...
Video: ’57 Chevy Drag Car Crashes and Burns While an Unprepared Fire Crew Watches
The most basic idea behind a drag strip is to provide a safe, controlled, environment for people to race their cars. A basic expectation of drag racers is that the track they are running down has at...
Cool Video: A Tour of Spectre Performance Head Quarters With Amir Rosenbaum
Spectre Performance head honcho Amir Rosenbaum is one hard core car guy. From his exploits with the 400 mph “Speed by Spectre” streamliner, to his recent blog entries here on BangShift...
Flying Drag Car Video: A Huge Wreck at Hub City Dragway
If there is a Mississippi state record for skying a drag car, the dude in this video owns it. By a lot. Shot at Hub City Dragway, in Hattiesburg, this video features a bunch of cool door slammer...
Video Brake Tech from Baer
Thousands of you watched as we built a 1967 Camaro in 48 Hours LIVE last month. We were able to build this car thanks to killer sponsors like Baer Brakes, Holley, Comp Cams and Lingenfelter....
Video Tribute: Todd Gartshore, the Face and Co-Founder of Baer Brakes, passed away this weekend.
If you spent any time around Todd Gartshore, you learned a few good things. He had great sayings, told awesome jokes, and turned on his spokesperson face whenever it was needed. He would not write up...
Freaking Insane On-Board Video: Monster Tajima’s Record Lap Up Pikes Peak
If anyone sitting at home thinks that they have the chops to break the new record at Pikes Peak, this video will probably cure you of those aspirations. We were tipped off to it by Bangshift photo...
Incredible Wreckage Video: A Trans-Am Camaro Hits the Tire Wall at More than 150mph and Launches Out of Track
Gunter Schaldach is probably still sore today, but that’s small potatoes compared to what could have happened to him after suffering one of the more horrifying road racing crashed of the last...
Bitchin’ Video: Dry Hops and Nitro Cackle From OCIR in the Early 1980s
We got tipped off to this video by a BangShift reader and it rules all. Featuring the nitro floppers of Billy Meyer and Jim Dunn circa 1982 at the dead Orange County International Raceway, it shows...
Video: Bill Caswell Nearly Spins His Car Off Pikes Peak During 2011 Practice
Bill Caswell is preparing for another assault on Pikes Peak this year and we’ve been checking in on him this week as he has been making his practice runs up the course. Caswell ran Pikes Peak...