Category Archive: Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX
BFGoodrich Has Become The Official Tire Supplier For The Red Bull Global Rallycross Series!
BFGoodrich has been working hard to claw back into the off-road community and they have been on the right track. Their performance at Baja last year was phenomenal, with no punctures for anyone...
Ford Announces That It Is Leaving Japan And Indonesia Markets – Factories/Dealers To Close
One of the things that nearly doomed the entire US auto industry was bullheadedness over the years. There were prevailing opinions at the major American manufacturers that they were essentially above...
Tony Stewart Publicly Calls Out NASCAR Chief Brian France For Lack Of Knowledge, Leadership
Love him or hate him, Tony Stewart has never once held back when wanting to voice an issue, level criticism, or simply call NASCAR out. This time his words were not directed to the monolithic...
Ford Performance Will Not Provide A Factory Effort In V8 Supercar Racing, Says Boss
(Lead photo: Greg Simpson) Watching the downward trend in Australia’s automotive scene has been one bitter pill to swallow, and we are hearing news that isn’t making things any better: As...
The Brits Are Back: Bentley Will Be Running Continental GT3s At The 12 Hours Of Bathurst!
Every time we see the Bentley Continental GT3 race cars, we smile…mostly because we still can’t believe that we are seeing a racing version of a two-and-a-half-ton über-luxury barge not...
Dan Ticktum Off! 16-Year Old English Racer Has Been Banned From Motorsports For Two Years
Thanks to a tip given to us in coded language from imprisoned former drag racer Mr. Dirt we have the crazy story of one Dan Ticktum for you today. In short, Ticktum went all kinds of southern short...
Unreal: This Exhaustive List Featuring The Greatest Lemons Cars Ever Is Filled With BangShifty Gold
From the whimsical, to the weird, to the genius, to the diabolical the 24 Hours of LeMons racing series has inspired hundreds, hell, thousands of car builds over the time it has existed that would...
Every 2016 Ford Mustang Allotted For Australia Has Already Been Sold – Smashing Reception!
Australian automotive website The Motor Report has published a story stating that the entire allotment of 2016 right hand drive Ford Mustangs intended for Australia have already been sold. It was...
Bill Nye Says NASCAR Should Be More Like NASA In His New Book – Completely Jumps Shark
There was a time when Bill Nye “The Science Guy” was educating kids about basic life and Earth sciences on his tv show. Somewhere along the line Nye made the move from kids science...
Early Christmas Shopping Ideas: The Teaser Trailer For Gran Turismo Sport…FIA Supported, Online Play, And Two Real-Life Championships!
Gran Turismo has been one of those “must have” video games for gearheads ever since they hit the PS1 console in 1997. I know…I practically sold my soul to get one that year, and...
Warren County, Kentucky Planning Commission Joining Residents Against Motorsports Track Noise, LLC In Legal Battle Against NCM Motorsports Park
The Bowling Green Daily News is reporting that the City-County Planning Commission of Warren County (KY) is joining forces with Residents Against Motorsports Track Noise, the collective group of...
F1 Changes Exhaust Rules To Make Cars Louder – Not Better, Louder For 2016
It is kind of amazing that in the billion dollar world of F1 it still comes down to the simple visceral experience that fans are getting to keep the sport popular. Among the loudest (see what we did...
Volvo May Be Out Of Racing, But Polestar Isn’t, And They Have Just Dropped The New S60 WTCC Racer!
Last December we got the sad news that Volvo was pulling out of all forms of racing that didn’t have anything to do with boats, and that left a sour taste in our mouths. Volvo isn’t...
Breaking News: Aussie Racing Cars Driver Damien Flack Involved In A Race-Stopping Accident At Mount Panorama – Second Big Accident This Week On The Circuit
Damien Flack was involved in an absolutely horrifying crash at Mount Panorama. While running in the Aussie Racing Cars league (a support racing series for V8 Supercars), Flack got tapped by teammate...