Category Archive: 1320 NHRA News, Apex Racing News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News

Which Modern Muscle Car Delivers The Most For The Least? Here’s One 13-Year Old’s Opinion

(By Tom Lohnes) – Being stuck in quarantine, I will do anything to pass time (Digital school starts this week – ed). What I do the most though, is go onto car configurators and spec the...

Unhinged: Did Bubba Wallace Really Deserve To Be Penalized For Rage-Quitting An iRacing Event?

With nobody needing to be near anybody during this pandemic, NASCAR took one of the more novel approaches we have seen and took their drivers to the sim racing game iRacing. NASCAR not only saved...

Hilarious Video: This Promotional Film For The Dinner With Racers eRacing Series Is Brilliant

The explosion in popularity of iRacing in the recent months has been amazing to watch with amateur racers gaining in status because of their abilities and pro racers looking both good and sometimes...

The April Fool’s Joke That Needs To Exist? Hyundai Teasing A Palisade N Seems Like A Good Idea

(By Tom Lohnes) – Hyundai had an awesome April Fool’s prank this year. They released some photos that looked like high-performance N versions of their Nexo Fuel-cell EV, Palisade Family...

Mazada Turns 100 Years Old: We Look Back At Three Of Their Most Important Cars

(Words by Tom Lohnes) – Mazda, the famed Japanese Automaker, is now 100 years old. Mazda has made some of the most iconic cars of all time, and they have all left their mark on the world both...

Someone Peeked At Toyota’s Two-Year Product Plan – What’s Coming? Something Fast And Cool It Seems

(Words by Tom Lohnes) – Toyota being one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world constantly has to keep their lineup fresh. Lately they’ve kind of been slacking off with the...

Muscle Wagon: Americans Seem Destined To Perpetual Annoyance Over The Lack Of An Audi RS4 Avant In Showrooms

(By Tom Lohnes) – Audi’s Avant series is about the most lusted for series of automobiles in America that we’ve been limited on getting. The wagons have much better styling than their...

The Kids Are Alright: A Fun Story About Automotive Discovery Through Video Games – Napier Railton Fun!

(By Tom Lohnes) – So, I play Forza. I started playing in 2015 when Forza Motorsport six came out, and I’ve been hooked ever since. The latest Forza game is Forza Horizon four. It’s...

A New Nissan Z Car On The Way? We Think So And Here’s Our Best Guess And It’s Name And Drivetrain

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Nissan 370Z is getting old. Coming out in 2008 with some pretty solid performance numbers and styling for its time, the Z was an instant classic. Back then it was...

Addition By Subtraction: The 2020 Civic Type-R Sport Dials Back The Gawdy Weird And Keeps The Performance

(Words by Tom Lohnes) – The Honda Civic is a name we all know. Some people love it for the stout and tunable engines, legendary VTEC system and the fact that they can be an entry level hot rod...

Wild Stuff: Porsche To Test Integrating 3D-Printing Technology For Personalized Bucket Seats – Prototype Program Starting This Year

As we all know, race car drivers have used custom made “poured” seats for many years. These form fitting shells are what give them maximum crash protecting as they are form fitting to the...

Battle Of The Celebrity Electrons: NASCAR, iRacing Introduce eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series

In a move that is weird, interesting, perfect, and freaky all at the same time, NASCAR, iRacing Introduce eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series. This is a series that will be talking place as...

Breaking: All United States Domestic Auto Makers To Close Plants – Manufacturing Grinds To Screeching Halt Due To Virus Spread Concens

In news that points to just how deeply the Coronavirus has disrupted life in America, all of the domestic auto manufacturing plants in the country have been closed. Ford, Chrysler, and General...

A German Take On Japanese: AC Schnitzer Has Tuned The Mk V Supra and Given It A Big Power Bump As Well

(Words by Tom Lohnes) – Third party tuning companies are a great thing. Second parties are cool, but they have restraints by the manufacturers and things like OE emissions standards they have...