Category Archive: Apex Racing News, Apex Video, BangShift APEX
Good News: British Touring Car Racing Is Coming To U.S. Television!
This is happy news for anyone who used to watch Speedvision when it first came on: British Touring Car Championship racing (read: angry Europeans in violent race-prepared road cars) is coming back to...
Crash And Burn: Ivo Breukers Slides Back-End-First Into The Wall At Mount Panorama During The Bathurst 12-Hour
The 2015 Bathurst 12-hour race at Mount Panorama proved to be lively, even by the standards that Bathurst is well-known for. The race was very well contested and there was quite a bit more of the...
Planning Your 2015 Car Show Calendar? OPGI Has A 50 State List Of Shows You Need To Check Out!
We’ve told you repeatedly in the past to make sure that your are checking out the OPGI blog because it isn’t about just telling you about the newest fender that they are making or the...
The Guys At Road And Track Drove The Very First Mustang Special Service Patrol Car Ever And We’re Jealous
(Photos by Zack Bowman) – The other day Road and Track’s Zack Bowman sent me a note and said, “Hey you might dig this story…”. A mere second before I was about to tell...
Big News: Speedway Motors Steps Up To Create The 2015 Speedway Motors CAM Challenge Powered By SCCA
We have been huge cheerleaders for the Classic American Muscle class developed by the SCCA for their autocross competitions across the country. The idea of giving guys with classic pro touring cars...
Jeff Gordon Will Stop Driving Full-Time In NASCAR After 2015
Jeff Gordon has announced that the 2015 NASCAR season will be his last as a full-time competitive driver. The Hendrick Motorsports driver, who started driving Cup in 1992, had been weighing leaving...
Nurburgring Has Lost The 2015 German Grand Prix To Hockenheimring
This is a bit of an eye-opener. After Capricorn took over the operations of the Nurburgring, it seemed that the infamous track’s problems were finally starting to be taken care of. However, it...
Former Tire Changer Is Suing Michael Waltrip Racing, Claims He Was Blacklisted
Brandon Hopkins, a former tire changer, is suing Michael Waltrip Racing for damages, citing breach of contract, defamation, intentional interference with a contract and violation of the N.C....
TI Automotive Will Sponsor Riley Motorsports’ Dodge Viper GT3-Rs In 2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Season
It’s good news for the Riley Motorsports TUDOR teams, as their Dodge Viper GT3-Rs have a new sponsor for the 2015 season. As you will remember, FCA pulled sponsorship of the Vipers early last...
Confirmed: Ford’s Halo Performance Car Will Appear, And It Will Be Raced By Ganassi Racing
In twelve days from now, Ford will host a press conference that will reveal, among other things, the car that the rumor mill has been dubbing “the next GT”, i.e. the new halo Ford...
NCM Motorsports Complex News: Awarded “Outstanding Facility Of The Year”, Breaking Ground For Garages, Pavillion
For a brand-new race course, NCM Motorsports Complex has been having a very busy year, and there are no signs of a slowdown anytime in the near future. The complex, which is situated next to the...
SCCA Releases New 2015 Classic American Muscle Rules – Sub Classes, Weight, Body, And Other Information Here
The SCCA’s Classic American Muscle category had a great year in 2014 with participants all over the country sampling the wares of the popular SCCA autocross program. Our own Dave Nutting hit...
This Lamborghini Gets One Final Workout Before It Gets Built Into A Race Car…And You Won’t Guess What Kind!
Some say, that they have done things with a BMW M3 that have caused tears to be shed by the company’s CEO…and that they are considered some of the craziest sons-of-bitches to run a 2wd...
Brian Lister, Founder Of Lister Cars, Has Passed On At The Age Of 88
Brian Lister, the namesake behind Lister Cars, died on December 17, 2014. Lister was well-known for building some of the fastest front-engined sports cars in racing from his company, which was...