Category Archive: Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX
Target to exit Ganassi Racing sponsorship of IndyCar for 2017
Chip Ganassi Racing has announced that their longtime sponsorship partner Target will leave the Verizon IndyCar Series for the 2017, AP writer Jenna Fryer reported Wednesday. Target will remain a...
Will The Italian Grand Prix Be Held At Imola Instead Of Monza Next Year? It Looks Likely…
For a while now, we’ve known that Formula 1 magnate Bernie Ecclestone has been tossing around the idea of removing the Italian Grand Prix from it’s historical home at Monza, either by...
Event Coverage: The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series In the Netherlands – This Is Kind Of Awesome
(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...
Three Days, Six Races, And A Lot Of Fun: The SCCA Is Unveiling Targa Southland – You Interested?
Track days are cool and all, but there is one problem: it’s one day, and usually one afternoon. Unless you’re lucky enough to show up at an event with a small amount of participants, your...
Autopsy: Team Big Red Camaro Has Determined The Cause Of The Fire That Has Sidelined The Car
By now you have likely heard about the huge fire that the iconic Big Red Camaro suffered during preparations for the car to compete at Pikes Peak. The good news is that the team has determined the...
Romain Dumas wins Pikes Peak hillclimb a week after winning Le Mans; watch his historic run here
Fresh off his share of a surprising and dramatic 24 Hours of Le Mans victory with Porsche, French driver Romain Dumas jumped from a Denver-bound jet almost directly into his highly modified Norma M20...
Kaput: Top Gear America Has Been Cancelled – Rutledge Wood Breaks News On His Facebook Page
Well that’s the end of that. Top Gear America has been cancelled and word of the last episode airing tonight was delivered by Rutledge Wood, one of the three guys who made up the show’s...
Wacky Dutch MotoGP round: Privateer rider wins, Marc Marquez ‘borrows’ photographer’s scooter
While NASCAR had the drama of a glorified shoving match and Tony Stewart securing what might be his last Sprint Cup victory, MotoGP was busy having its own drama on two wheels at the Assen TT Circuit...
Tony Stewart snaps streak with win after three years in classic NASCAR road course finish
Every NASCAR sees a bit of bumping and knocking around, but this weekend’s action from two different racetracks gave healthy dose of the trademark drama. With the Sprint Cup Series running its...
Call the accountant: This Porsche Cup pile-up from Australia surely racked up a hefty auto body bill
Winton Motor Raceway in Australia has a reputation as one of the country’s more challenging and technical road courses with a number of “You screwed up there? Get out the checkbook.” corners....
Ford GT takes pole for the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, starts in four of first five spots
In the lead-up to the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, the new Ford GT program has secured the GTE-PRO class pole 50 years after winning at Le Mans with the venerable GT40. German driver Dirk Muller logged...
Inferno Photos: The Big Red Camaro Burns In Testing – Pikes Peak Hopes Go Up In Smoke
A day of hardcore testing at Buttonwillow Raceway in California turned into a nightmare for the Big Red Camaro team on Monday as the car burst into flames and suffered a major league fire. The burn...
BangShift’s 24 Hours of Le Mans Preview and Resource Guide for AMERICA
The 84th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans runs this weekend in France and, perhaps more than any other year, this one features America and Americans prominently. The race takes place, as the name...
Question Of The Day: How Much Longer Do You Think The Isle Of Man TT Event Will Last Before It’s Shut Down For Safety Reasons?
As of press time, the Snaefell Mountain Course has claimed two competitors from this year’s Isle Of Man TT event: Australian sidecar racer Dwight Beare crashed near Rhencullen and was killed,...