Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX
Ride Along During An Unlimited Hydroplane Race – 3,000hp Boats Racing Hull to Hull!
We’ve shown you H1 Unlimited Hydroplanes before, but the whole concept of 200 mph boats racing hull-to-hull is good enough to bring up from time to time, we think. It takes some serious gumption to...
The American Powertrain Monday Shift: Ride In Gene Felton’s Stock Car As He Rips Around Sebring!
When people think about “vintage racing” they often envision guys in leather helmets and goggles burbling around tracks at the speed of an ice cream truck. Sure, that is part of the whole...
Saving Weight In Your Car Might Be Easier Than You Think! Here Are 5 Tips For Shedding Pounds.
Every race class has got some minimum weight for the car, or car and driver, and since the dawn of time racers have been working to shed pounds from their cars in search of better performance. In...
The Mongrel Part #50 Is Here! Fuel Filler Neck Build, Hood Fitting, And More!
Sometimes the little stuff is the most satisfying on a build because those things typically mean you are starting to get into the last stretch of the build. I think that’s where Matt from...
Not Today! Watch Racer Nick Swift Complete A Spectacular High Speed Pass At Goodwood – Opposite Lock!
The Goodwood Members Meeting took place a while back at the famed Silverstone Circuit in England. The course has been around for a long, looong time and has produced exciting results in everything...
1977 Mack Vs 1972 Chevelle! The Chase Scene From Convoy Including An Under Appreciated Jump!
Listen, whenever we get the chance to get Earnest Borgnine some screen time here on BangShift, we take it. Why? Who the hell knows why, honestly. The real reason we’re posting this clip from...
Five Minutes of Fury: Ride Along Inside This Classic Mini As It Battles Tooth And Nail On The Road Course
It has been said that racing a Mini is like wrestling a bear inside a phone booth and after watching this video we can see why. Racer Dickie Maeden is the pilot here and he’s the one getting...
Great Video: Following Mickey Thompson’s Team At The 1967 Indy 500 – Cool Cars, Interesting Race
This is one of those old films/videos that you watch and repeatedly say to yourself, “Oh, that’s how that went,” or “Oh, that’s how that sounded.” From the way the...
This 1956 Chevrolet NASCAR Promotional Film Rules – Daytona, Darlington, Dirt, and Asphalt
Now this is awesome! Watch a 1956 Chevrolet NASCAR promotional film that touts the company’s racing success and works hard to drive hime the “Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday” ethos...
Watch Stephan Papadakis Assemble A 1,000hp Four Banger In A Minute And A Half!
Stephan Papadakis is no stranger to big horsepower. You may remember his name from the old NHRA Sport Compact series where he was one of the big guns in competition. Now he is the team manager of...
The Taming Of The Owlet – A Look At The Weirdest And Coolest Goodwood Car On The Planet
The first time we saw video of the famed Frazier-Nash Owlet circling a race track we thought it was some sort of a sped up gag. No car that looks like it was ripped from the pages of a Dr. Seuss book...
The Mongrel Got Front Suspension And Bitchin Flares! Watch The Newest Episode
My god this little car is going to look awesome when it is done. With the front suspension installed, it was time for the fender flares, and what flares they are. These things are huge and cool and...
The Mongrel Build Part 48: The Final Final Rust Repair Is Done. This Little Ride Is Getting Close To Tire Smoke And Fun!
If you haven’t been following the Mongrel build, you have been missing out. I mean who would have thought that a Ford 100E and a Miata could end up together in such perfect harmony. It’s...
In-Car Video: Watch This Wild 10-Car Crash On The Nurburgring Caused By Oil On The Track
There’s no question that many people dream about ponying up the money necessary and taking their car for a joyride on the Nurburgring. There’s not competition license necessary, no proof...