(Photos by David Whealon, Charles Wickam, and Joe Grippo) – Happy New Year! It’s official, 2017 is here. We just pulled the chutes on 2016 and now it’s time to pull into the water box for 2017! I hope you’ve tightened your belts and snugged up the helmet, because this year is going to be the biggest and baddest yet.

On behalf of all of us here at BangShift.com, I want to thank all of our friends, fans, contributors, sponsors, and family for a great 2016. We couldn’t have done it without all of you, and your encouragement and constructive criticism throughout the year is very much appreciated. We’re looking forward to 2016, so you better be prepared for another action packed year of daily content, event coverage, live streaming video, and adventures from across the country. We’re going to work hard to keep you informed and entertained 365 days this year, starting today.

We hope you had your designated driver doing burnouts in celebration of New Years, and that you too are planning for great things in 2017. Don’t forget to share your adventures with us, we want to know what’s going on with you.

Before you go back to having a good time with the rest of your friends, join us in thanking all our armed service men and women all over the world who continue to protect our freedoms, including our freedom to be BangShift.com. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and yours this New Years.

Buckle up…and get ready for a wheel standing, corner carving, mud bogging, rock bouncing, header flaming, chin scraping, tire smoking ride thought 2017 with your pals Lohnes, Reynolds, McTaggart and our band of contributing henchmen from around the world!