Category Archive: Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX
FIA Is Looking To Crack Down On WRC Stage Speeds After Rally Sweden Saw A New Record Set
Containing the speed of the cars competing in rally racing has been a focal point of the FIA ever since the Group B days of the 1980s. To be fair, dirt tracks, jumps, trees, and people lining the...
No More “Chase”, Rest Breaks During Races…Here’s NASCAR’s New Format Changes!
NASCAR has been hard at work trying to figure out how to keep fans entertained and drivers happy, and over the years there have been hits and misses. “Have at it, boys!” racing perked up...
Bye Bye: Bernie Ecclestone Deposed As F1 Leader Ending 40 Year Reign
One of the most interesting, frustrating, outspoken, brash, bombastic, and mercurial personalities in the history of motorsports is out of a job. Bernie Ecclestone has been deposed as the leader of...
Best of 2016: Incredible Photos Of The Astro Spiral Jump During Testing With Video!
(Photos from Al Benker collection) – You are not going to find anything more awesome than the images we have below as provided to us by former Calspan welder and fabricator (and BS reader!) Al...
The Toroidion Electric Supercar From Finland Has The Equivalent Of 1,341hp And Is Insane
We have to thank Finnish BangShifter Jarmo Koivula for the tip off on what could be the most interesting electric car we have ever seen. Built and engineered entirely in Finland, the Troidion 1MW...
Yes, They Actually Built This: The Story Of The Volkswagen Golf Harlequin Edition
(By Greg Rourke- Photo Credit: RossVW.com) – Around here, we salivate when we think of Limited Edition cars. Charger Daytonas, ZL1 Camaros, Boss 429 Mustangs. However, not all Limited Edition...
Another Track Dead? It Appears That The TopGear Test Track Is Doomed To Become Apartments
For over a decade, Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey, United Kingdom, has had the distinction of being considered by a worldwide audience the ultimate point of judgement for a vehicle’s performance:...
Check Out the Route for the 2017 Dakar Rally
The year’s first big race—after the Hangover 150, at least—is always the Dakar Rally. The Dakar is no longer the original Paris-to-Dakar format, but it instead covers thousands of kilometers...
Is Dodge Coming Back To NASCAR? Sergio Marchionne Says They’re On The Verge
Motorsport.com is reporting that Fiat-Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne has publicly said that the company is considering a return to NASCAR racing. It was Marchionne who removed the company from the...
Jeff Gordon Has Been Named As A Co-Driver For One Of The New Cadillac Daytona Prototype International Cars
Just when you think that Jeff Gordon has finally hung up his helmet for good, along comes news that the former NASCAR racer and current racing analyst for FOX Sports has a new ride waiting for him:...
Sliding On The Roof And Winning: Laurens Vanthoor’s Strange Win At The Macau Grand Prix!
After a tight race at a dangerous circuit, the race ended when the guy who crashed, flipped and went sliding on his roof down the asphalt was declared the winner. Sounds like NASCAR, right? Nope....
Fire Is No Joke: Gary Sheehan Recounts the Frightening Seconds During Which His Race Car Was On Fire
Fire. You’d be hard-pressed to find a word that frightens race car drivers more. United States Touring Car Championship competitor Gary Sheehan found that out November 12 during the final USTCC...
Supercars Championship Rivals Go Hard Wheel-to-Wheel in New Zealand
Headed into the 2016 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, many fans anticipated a year-long battle between Red Bull Racing Australia teammates Jamie Whincup and Shane Van Gisbergen. Supercars...
The World Rally Championship Will Be Faster in 2017, Which Means Both Big Crashes and Improved Safety
The FIA World Rally Championship is already faster than the mind-blowing Group B rally days of the 1980s and with new regulations forthcoming in 2017, stage rally will actually be getting even...