Category Archive: Apex Racing News, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
The Family Hot Rod: Petrolicious Tells The Story of A Spanish Racing Mini That Has A Legacy
Dec 05, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on The Family Hot Rod: Petrolicious Tells The Story of A Spanish Racing Mini That Has A Legacy
People who don’t get cars or racing or competition or engineering or work tend to dismiss the rest of us and our obsession with the machines that we create, watch, operator, or observe....
IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Coolness: Action Photos From Virginia International Raceway!
Dec 05, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Coolness: Action Photos From Virginia International Raceway!
(Photos by David Whealon) – Whether it is tractor pulling, drag racing, monster truck racing, mud bogging, or high end IMSA WeatherTech sports car racing, David Whealon is the man with the...
A New Track For The Pacific Northwest? The Proposed “Circuit Of The Northwest” Is Beginning An Engineering And Design Study!
Dec 05, 2018Bryan McTaggart3
The southern end of Kitsap County, Washington is normally a fairly quiet locale. It’s filled with dense fir forests, fields of scotch broom, shalal and blackberry bushes, and there seem to be...
Sam Foose Has Died At Age 83 – Amazingly Talented Custom Car Builder and Father Of Chip Impacted Industry
Nov 29, 2018Brian Lohnes6
Earlier this week, Sam Foose, a very well known and respected custom car builder and the man who raised one of this generation’s true hot rodding super stars, Chip Foose passed away at 83 years...
Ride Swap: Jimmie Johnson Hopped In Fernando Alonso’s F1 Car and Alonoso Hopped Into Johnson’s Stock Car In Bahrain!
Nov 28, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Ride Swap: Jimmie Johnson Hopped In Fernando Alonso’s F1 Car and Alonoso Hopped Into Johnson’s Stock Car In Bahrain!
It is always cool when racers swap cars and have some fun. Inevitably it is done because of a sponsor connection or some overriding media concern but the fun still exists and the whole thing can be...
Turkey Day Test: Have A Soul Sucking Commute? See How It Stacks Up With Others Using This Neat Map
Nov 22, 2018Brian Lohnes1
Communting is a reality for many people across the world. Some people get to cruise just a couple miles of country roads to the office while others are stuck in a hellish loop of city driving with...
Closed Down: The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving Is No More
Nov 13, 2018Bryan McTaggart6
An institution that many aspiring drivers have looked to as the last name in a wheel jockey’s education appears to have been shuttered. Motor Authority is reporting that the school has closed...
Mercedes Has Been The Talk Of F1 With Their Controversial New Wheels. Here’s The Explanation On What They Are Doing
Nov 10, 2018Chad Reynolds4
This is not the most exciting video in Formula 1 history, that’s for sure. But if you are an F1 fan then this explanation about the Mercedes F1 team’s new controversial wheels will hit...
Money No Object: That’s No Ordinary Turbo Porsche…The Lanzante 930 Is Packing 1980s F1 Power!
Oct 15, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Money No Object: That’s No Ordinary Turbo Porsche…The Lanzante 930 Is Packing 1980s F1 Power!
(Images: Autoblog) We aren’t normally bothered too much with Porsches around here. We appreciate the history and the motorsports contributions and actions, yeah. We wouldn’t turn down any...
2018 Michelin GT Challenge Action Photos: Cool, Fast Cars, at Virginia International Raceway
Sep 27, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on 2018 Michelin GT Challenge Action Photos: Cool, Fast Cars, at Virginia International Raceway
(Photos by David Whealon) – We’re back with some awesome road racing action photos from our pal David Whealon. These images that feature Mazda Prototype Challenge action along with the...
The Loophole: You Can Get A TVR Sagaris…If You Build The Kit Yourself And Have An LS Engine Ready!
Sep 14, 2018Bryan McTaggart4
Somewhere in the borderlands between old-school, established marques like Jaguar and the staid names like Rover, vehicles manufactured in Britain aren’t generally fully renowned for their...
Huge Industry News: Race Winning Brands Acquires Dart Machinery – The Power House Gets More Power!
Aug 30, 2018Brian Lohnes1
This is HUGE aftermarket news. The title says it all. Race winning brads acquires Dart Machinery. Dick Maskin’s company has been one of the most innovative, hardcore, and respected operations...
Harley-Davidson Shows Off New 2019 FXDR 114 Power Cruiser – This One Got Our Attention
Aug 23, 2018Brian Lohnes12
I’ve never owned a motorcycle and I have only ever ridden them very sparingly. I can’t say that many bikes have tripped my trigger enough to go, “Wait…what’s...
Please Be Real: Porsche Is Testing Out A Rally Car Concept Called The Cayman GT4 Clubsport
Aug 12, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Please Be Real: Porsche Is Testing Out A Rally Car Concept Called The Cayman GT4 Clubsport
Do we at BangShift get excited over a Porsche? Meh. We appreciate the classics and the history of the brand, and laud the company’s accomplishments, but Porsche usually stands for two things to...






