WRONG!!! An Army Themed “Rat Rod” We Just Can’t Wrap Our Arms Or Heads Around
Jul 07, 2013Chad Reynolds6
Now before anyone gets all Toby Keith, and starts calling us the Dixie Chicks, let me officially proclaim that BangShift.com and it’s owners fully support our troops. With that said, the dude...
Flaming Dyno Explosion Video: Big Revs and Bigger Wreckage
Jul 06, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Flaming Dyno Explosion Video: Big Revs and Bigger Wreckage
This is a good old fashioned dyno disaster. According to the poster of the video, the cause of the failure was a wrist pin that left it’s duty post at the worst time possible, during peak RPM...
Big Time Wreckage Video: A Crash Compilation From the 1920s to the 1950s
Jul 06, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Big Time Wreckage Video: A Crash Compilation From the 1920s to the 1950s
This video will have you cringing and wincing all the way through. It is an amazing collection of racing crashes from the earliest days of motorized competition through the 1950s. For many years,...
PowerShift LIVE Tonight: 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern, Helicopters, Jamming Gears, And More.
Jul 05, 2013Chad Reynolds4
Tonight’s PowerShift is going to be a good one. Normally we do them on Friday but this one got delayed due to the holiday. Tonight’s show will likely make you laugh, teach you a few...
Awesome Video: Leeroy Yarbrough is Saved From Burning to Death at Daytona in 1964
Jul 05, 2013Brian Lohnes3
Leeroy Yarbrough was one of NASCAR’s brightest stars in the latter 1960s. In 1969, the best year of his career he dominated the sport, winning seven races, among them the Daytona 500, Coke 600,...
Video: The Cars Of The 2013 Car Craft Street Machine Nationals. Sound Is Awesome!
Jul 05, 2013Chad Reynolds2
This is not the most exciting video we have ever run on the site, but it pretty cool to watch and listen to. In these two videos you will see every car that drove in the gate at the DuQuoin...
Savings: 4th Of July Deals For BangShifters From Hedman And American Powertrain!
Jul 05, 2013Chad Reynolds1
As usual, BangShift sponsors are taking care of all you BangShifters and that means savings from both Hedman and American Powertrain this weekend. We’re talking FREE shipping, 10% off, schwag...
eBay Find: A 2002 Oshkosh M1070 Tank Hauler That Swats Chad’s Motorhome With Its Detroit Diesel Pimp Hand – This Thing Hauls 70-tons
Jul 05, 2013Brian Lohnes6
Ya know, Chad was pretty nice about my fixation with trucks, tractors, and other implements of slow plodding coolness, but that’s not normal. Nope, behind the scenes he angrily berates me and...
Ebay Find: The Sexiest Hot Rod Motorhome We’ve Ever Seen. 1949 Flxible Clipper “Starliner”
Jul 05, 2013Chad Reynolds6
While Brian is head over heals with big rigs and tow trucks, which I think are super cool, the thing that gets me almost as hot as muscle and race cars is vintage motorhomes, rvs, campers, trailers,...
Photos: Coverage From Tulsa Raceway Park’s Mickey Thompson Shootout Series
Jul 05, 2013Chad Reynolds1
(Photos Brad Klaasen) This past weekend’s Mickey Thompson Shootout Series at Tulsa Raceway Park was huge, and yet it was only a third of the racing going on! Yep, it was a triple header weekend...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Did You Do Anything Car Related For 4th Of July?
Jul 05, 2013Chad Reynolds7
With the 4th falling on a Thursday, it means that a lot of folks are going to end up with a 4 day weekend. That could mean prime time for some car fun. But just because you have all weekend...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Truck’n’Roll Rules” The BossHoss (2007)
Jul 05, 2013Chad Reynolds2
This songs rules. It’s part blues, part country, part rock, and more. The video is hilarious and features a party going on in the trailer of a big rig. How can that not be good? The BossHoss, a...
The Top 11 Greatest Racing Rivalries
Jul 04, 2013Brian Lohnes8
Guys and girls who race cars tend to have mucho grande egos. It’s the nature of the business. Great racers never exist in a vacuum by themselves, so it’s inevitable that every great one...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Most “American” Car Or Truck?
Jul 04, 2013Brian Lohnes10
So we’re celebrating America’s birthday on this day, July 4th. It’s a joyous day with fireworks, friends, frosty beverages, burnouts, maybe some racing for those of you hardcore...