Category Archive: CRASH & BURN, Videos
Russian Wreckage Video: Ten Minutes of Crazy Ruskie Car Accidents
After watching this video, we’re pretty sure that you’ll never want to drive a car in Russia. The crashes range from small fender benders to full scale wreckage and violence. There are...
Duck and Cover Video: Suburbans with Big Firepower
We’ve seen this video a few times, but it is really freakin’ wild. What you’re about to watch is a promotional video from a company called Dillon Aero. They make Gatling-type chain...
Historic Drag Racing Video: 1960s Drag Racing From Washington State
This fifteen and a half minute movie that depicts the people, places, and race cars of 1960s drag fiend gearheads in Washington state is pretty special. Yes, you’ll get to see Don Garlits run...
The Parting Shift: Banging Gears in a 1964 Galaxie Wagon Packing a 428 and Doug Nash Five Speed!
We’re capping off the week in grand style, with some in car video from a very unique drag machine. The car that we’re riding in by watching this video is an old Galaxie station wagon that...
Video: BangShiftChad Drives Ridetech’s 1969 Mustang at the 2011 Goodguys Editor’s Challenge Autocross
I’m normally known for being the fatest mouth at an autocross event, and as the announcer for the Goodguys Autocross Series, I get to see everyone else being the fastest shoe. As a driver, this...
Drag Race Fail Video: This Rider is a Bad Racer and a Worse Stunt Jumper
One time when we were interviewing EJ Potter, he told us about the bad rap motorcycles had at the drags during the 1960s about the time he came out with his V8 “Widowmaker” motorcycle. He...
Catastrophic Explosion Video: A V8 Super Car Fireball From Australia
We’d say that there is no single threat greater to a race car driver then fire. From the beginning days of racing, the majority of the developments in race car design have been aimed at...
Cool Video: Freiburger and Finnegan Road Trip the Super Bee to Vegas!
One of the hottest running stories in Hot Rod Magazine over the course of the last year has been the revival of Freiburger’s long dormant 1970 Dodge Super Bee. He’s owned the car since he...
The Parting Shift: Carl Tasca Banging Gears in the World’s Quickest Cobra Jet
BangShift is fortunate to have a great relationship with the Tasca family of Rhode Island. From NHRA Funny Car racer Bob Tasca III to Cobra Jet gear jammer extrodinare Carl Tasca, we’ve spent...
Awesome Old Drag Video: Fuel Altereds, Floppers, and Other Stuff At Irwindale Raceway Circa 1971
This is a cool piece of video, twelve minutes to be exact, featuring a big event at Irwindale Raceway back in 1971. There are awesome fuel floppers, fuel altereds and slingshot Top Fuel dragsters...
Awesome Video: Mike Ryan Goes All Gymkhana in His Freightliner!
You’ve probably seen Mike Ryan’s awesome Freightliner race truck before. He’s won his class 12 times at Pikes Peak and been in numerous videos and stunts with the truck. A while...
Wreck Video: The Most Gentle Roll in the History of Drag Racing
Most drag racing crashes are violent and abrupt. The cars are meant to excel at nothing other than going straight, so when the program changes, big time flaws are exposed. In this video from...
Bitchin’ Barn Find Video: A 1964 Chevelle Stock Car Takes to the Dirt in Anger
Of course when one thinks of Smokey Yunick, his infamous 1966 Chevelle comes into play at some point in the day dream. That got us to thinking about Chevelle stock cars and ultimately, it led...
Lunatic Fringe Video: Helmet Cam Footage of The World’s Craziest Bike Race
We believe that this is the first (and most likely the last) time that bicycle racing will ever be featured on BangShift but holy smokes, this is crazy. The video shows the entire downhill run of a...