Category Archive: Apex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX
Event Coverage: The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series In the Netherlands – This Is Kind Of Awesome
Jul 12, 2016Brian Lohnes2
(Words and photos by Dennis Vos) – As NASCAR is expanding it’s wings across the globe developing different series, we stumbled on a tiny speck of Dutch soil where we can find a genuine...
Hot-Lapping In The Heat: Check Out Our Gallery From Optima’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car 2016 at NCM Motorsports Park!
Jun 13, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
When Bowling Green, Kentucky, gets hot in the summer, it doesn’t just get hot…it’s that sticky, sweaty, funky kind of hot that makes you sweat in the shade as your sunscreen sweats...
Corner Burning Coverage: World Endurance Championship At Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
May 31, 2016Brian Lohnes1
(Words by Dennis Vos – Photos by Dennis Voss and Mark de Bruin) – One thing that I always like to achieve is to get something special done at least once a year. This year it worked out...
24 Hours of LeMons Michigan Action Gallery and More – The Cars, The Inside Stories Here!
I’ve done recovered from another 24 Hours of LeMons weekend at Gingerman Raceway near South Haven, Michigan, and like most LeMons races, it takes a few days to process the level of insanity one...
World of Outlaws Coverage: More Great Action Photos From Royal Purple Raceway
Mar 06, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on World of Outlaws Coverage: More Great Action Photos From Royal Purple Raceway
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – A day or two ago we showed you Charles Wickam’s first batch of killer photos from the World of Outlaws event which was held on the dirt track at Royal Purple...
Photo Tour: The (Literally) Awesome Barber Motorsports Park Museum
Feb 25, 2016Brian Lohnes3
(By Eric Rood) – Bangshift recently brought you an extraordinarily bizarre gallery from the 24 Hours of LeMons race at Barber Motorsports Park and if you’ve been to Barber, you know what a...
24 Hours Of LeMons Barber Action Gallery and Race Report – Cool Stuff Here!
Feb 14, 2016Brian Lohnes1
(By Eric Rood) – I’ve taken most of the week to catch up on work and sleep after a long drive back to Chicago from the 24 Hours of LeMons race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham,...
Pomona Swap Meet Coverage: A Load Of Cool Cars And Trucks From The Monster Meet
Jan 18, 2016Brian Lohnes3
When it comes to stuff that I am genuinely envious of during these winter months, the Pomona Swap Meet is pretty high up on the list. This massive gathering of cars parts, and general gearhead mayhem...
Rally Gallery: The Inaugural Northwest RallySprint At DirtFish Rally School In Snoqualmie, Washington!
Dec 16, 2015Bryan McTaggart6
(Photos: Tedrick Mealy via OpenPaddock.net) Winter doesn’t mean that every form of motorsports shuts down and returns to the garage until spring. The off-roaders have been romping in the fall...
We’re At America’s Greatest Junkyard Fire Sale RIGHT NOW – Here’s the Details On The Gates Salvage Madness
Dec 07, 2015Brian Lohnes8
As you read this, depending on what time of the morning or day that it is, Craig Fitzgerald and I are heading to a place called Gates Salvage in Hardwick, Vermont to take in what is the most...
Bob Perkins Collection: We Visit The Greatest Assemblage Of Low Milage Classic Mustangs In The World
Nov 09, 2015Brian Lohnes3
(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – So you think you hit the Holy Grail when you find a fifty year old car with ten thousand miles or less on the clock. So what do you call it when you have a...
SEMA 2015: Cars Of All Shapes And Sizes From Late Model To Rat Rod – Fun Stuff!
Nov 07, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on SEMA 2015: Cars Of All Shapes And Sizes From Late Model To Rat Rod – Fun Stuff!
After performing a pretty informal poll of people who had displays at the 2015 SEMA show, I got a couple of near universal positive answers. People believed that this SEMA is likely the largest one...
SEMA 2015 Coverage: Meet Most Of The Combatants For The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational
Nov 05, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on SEMA 2015 Coverage: Meet Most Of The Combatants For The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational
If there is a cool tradition at SEMA that has really grown into something special it is the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational. This pro touring event has become the premier competition of pro...
2015 SEMA Coverage: Cool Cars, Motorcycles, and BangShifty Iron Outside The 2015 SEMA Coverage
Nov 02, 2015Brian Lohnes2
Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we’re coming back at you with the cars of the 2015 SEMA show that we found outside the Las Vegas Convention Center. This million square foot...






