Category Archive: Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX
The Nurburgring Has Been Sold For The Second Time This Year, To A Russian Billionaire
The Nurburgring has a new majority stake owner, in the form of a Russian billionaire who just so happens to be an automotive enthusiast. Viktor Kharitonin, a pharmaceutical mogul, purchased two...
The RideTech Brigade: A Look At Some Of The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational Competitors Underpinned By RideTech Components
(Competitor descriptions by Rodney Prouty – Photo credit: Ridetech and Popular Hot Rodding) – In about one week, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be transformed into ground zero for the...
More Bad F1 News: The Marussia Team Has Filed For Bankruptcy
Fresh on the heels of Caterham Sports, Ltd.’s dive into administration four days ago, Marussia has declared bankruptcy, putting the cherry on top of a cake nobody wants to take a bite out of....
RideTech Featuring Tech Q&A With Ron Sutton At Their SEMA Booth – He’ll Answer YOUR Suspension Questions Face To Face!
SEMA has always been a place to see and be seen. Between the new parts, the flashy display cars, and the big stars walking around, it is all about making an impact. Leave it to RideTech to find a way...
Questionable Ownership, Poor Results, Seizures and Investigations: The Downward Spiral Of The Caterham F1 Team
Formula 1 racing is serious business. Dollar amounts that rival a small country’s GDP numbers are spent in testing, training and racing, and similarly large numbers come in due to advertising,...
Video Of Audi’s Driverless RS7 Running The Hockenheimring Track Here!
If you, as a company, expect the public to buy off on any sort of new and previously unknown technology, you have to perform a real-world test to prove feasibility, and that is exactly what Audi has...
Audi Is Going To Let An RS7 Lap The Hockenheimring…Without A Driver, At Speed
In another move that signals the oncoming driverless car, Audi is preparing to let a fully autonomous RS7 take a lap of the Hockenheimring race course at full speed on October 19, 2014, in...
RideTech Race Report: From Texas To Pittsburgh, It Was A Busy Weekend For RideTech Equipped Competitors
There’s busy and then there’s what the guys and girls who work and race for RideTech have been this summer and that is B U S Y. They have been traversing the country, competing at USCA...
Video: Volvo Has Developed A 450hp Four Cylinder Drive-E Engine With Turbos And An Electric Blower?!
I get my chops busted for saying nice things about Volvo every now and again but I get it. The company has not had the biggest performance image here in the USA and while their new crop of cars have...
Dodge Viper Death Watch? With No Racing Program, Less Horsepower Than The Hellcat, And Slow Sales How Long Can It Last?
There have been no announcements made, no claims made, no insider information released, but a cursory glance at the Dodge Viper’s current situation is not looking good, especially with the...
Breaking News: Chrysler Kills Factory Backed Road Racing Program Effective Immediately
In a move we’re not sure anyone saw coming, Chrysler announced just minutes ago that they were killing, effective immediately, all of their factory backed road racing efforts. This seems to...
Friday Excuse To Go Home Early And Drink, Part 2: The “Soul Of The EVO” Will Become An SUV
It’s been a given that the Mistubishi EVO’s days are dwindling fast, which is a damn shame for the psychotic rally rocket crowd, as it made a great competitor to Subarus. It always sucks...
Ford Rumors: A New GT and LeMans 2016? Read The Tea Leaves and See For Yourself
It’s been ten years since the Ford GT super car went on sale. And it’s been just about the same amount of time since they stopped selling them, since production was cut in 2005 after just...
Local Motors Showcases Second New Car This Year: The SF-01 Street Fighter
The last time I was at Local Motors’ Chandler factory, the only car they were producing was the so-insane-it’s-awesome Rally Fighter. Except for one little tube-frame design that was...