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SMALL TIRE GANGSTERS GO FOR THE $20K+ AGAIN!!!! LOSER’S BRACKET AT DIG OR DIE DIG DAYS 7 AT THE ROCK

If you like Dig or Die coverage as much as we do, then check out this race video from our friends at Spoold Media. Keep in mind, this race is worth more than $20,000 and it’s the losers bracket...

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Leroy Engine Teardown: Did Cleetus Tear Up This HED Beast? Or Is It In Great Shape Still And Ready For More Boost?

Anybody who knows Cleetus, knows that he can tear up just about anything. I can’t even begin to guess the number of engines he’s blown up over the years, but it’s an insane number....

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8×8 and 6×6 Truck Trials Competition: These Bad Ass Rigs Take On All The Mud, Climbs, And Obstacles You Can Throw At Them!

If you have never seen the Tatra truck trials, you are missing out. These 6×6 trucks are truly something special as they have insane suspension, locking diffs, and the ability to ascend and descend...

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Testing TikTok versus Instagram Tool Hacks: Testing a Fractal Vise versus a Dual Battery Behemoth. Are Either Worth Having?

You can imagine that being a tool testing channel on YouTube means digging through tons of comments telling you that you are wrong about the tools you test, or are testing the wrong ones all...

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Finally BIG TURBO POWER! Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into A Classic Dodge Caravan Wasn’t As Easy As They Thought!

In the previous installments of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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INDYCAR NTT SERIES: EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix At NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY

Heavy rain meant the NTT INDYCAR SERIES couldn’t race on Sunday for the 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, but they were at it bright and early on Monday! If you missed the racing...

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Winter Wonderland: A Compilation Of Snow And Ice Fails

Technically, it’s just about a month away, but winter weather has already slammed the continental United States, and with it comes the delicate act of driving in the snow. While we’d all...

Happy Thanksgiving From All Of Us At BangShift.Com!

With the year that we’ve had, the time where we get together with family and friends and break bread (and bird…cannot forget the turkey now) seems more special than it has in a long time....

Cringy Turkey: This Vintage Film From Firestone Tells The Stories of Making Brake Linings – Unknown Danger

It happens often in our world that humans stumble upon something cool, adapt it into many faces of every day life and then years down the road discover that it likely wasn’t the best move...

The Turkey Carving Shift: Ride Inside The Cars For Some Fun Touring Car Action At The Goodwood Revival

If there’s one thing we love about in-car videos from vintage races it is the fact that you can really see how hard the drivers are working to get their stuff hustled around the track. Unlike...

Cool Turkey: Here’s How Railroad Mechanics Change Out The Wheels On A Railcar – Awesome

There are certain things that we don’t really think about that often but when we see a video illustrating them we cannot help but watch. One of those topics was ho railroad mechanics change out...

Sexy Turkey: Check Out This Awesome 1970s Shadow DN5B F1 Car At Monaco

The Shadow team of the 1970s had some kick ass cars underneath them. From their crazy Can-Am builds to machines like this awesome Shadown DN5B F1 car, these guys knew how to party. They also knew how...

Funky Turkey: Watch This 1949 Euclid Dump Truck Run A Tough Truck Course – Run Maybe Overstating It

There’s an old question out there that we love asking. “Why be normal?” That is exactly what pertains to this video that was taken a while back at a state fair where a tough truck...

Turkey To Go: The Anadol STC-16 Running The Istanbul Rally In 2011

One of the strangest vehicles I have discovered in the past decade has been the Anadol STC-16. Made between 1973-76, the STC was a side-gig for Ford Otosan, the company that cranked out Turkish-made...

Early Turkey: This 1980 Olds Diesel Promotional Film Is Even Better In Retrospect

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we find this! The audio is not the greatest here so if you are wearing headphones, keep the volume down. That being said, you can hear all the words...

BangShift Thanksgiving Hero: This Guy Built His Own Steam Engine To Run An Alternator

(By Greg Rourke) –  It’s happened to all of us…you go out in the morning and find a dead battery in your daily driver. What to do? Well, you can pester a neighbor for a jump start....

Next Generation Up: Madison Payne Is Following Her Grandfather, Mom, and Dad Down A Nitro Powered Path

(Photo: Kelly Wade/WinLightNews.com) – Drag racing is a sport that really isn’t all that old. In fact you can really only go back about three generations of time before getting to the...

The Good Kind Of Ugly: This 1963 Studebaker Zip Van Is Rusty And Busted But It Is Cool!

For many BangShift readers, the Studebaker Zip Van may be a kind of automotive revelation. The kind of thing that makes you wonder what the heck you missed back in the day and it’s a little bit...

Incredible: This Look Inside Powermaster Performance Is Beyond Awesome – An American Manufacturing Company!

Powermaster has been a longtime member of the BangShift family of sponsors and we have been proud of that fact for some time. This is an American company making high quality products in their Chicago...

Incredible Engineering: This Breakdown Of How Mercedes Literally Redesigned The F1 Wheel Is Amazing

When people ask you why F1 cars are so expensive, show them this video. You are going to watch a fascinating engineering study that tells the story of how the Mercedes team quite literally redesigned...