Category Archive: Apex Sideways, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, FORD

Ken Block’s Gymkhana Eight: A Rally Fiesta In The Middle East

For the eighth Gymkhana film, Ken Block had to do something dramatically different. We’ve seen his repertoire of stunts, we have seen him in Subarus and Fords, and we are all very well versed...

Another Ice Racing Camaro: 454 And Spiked Dual Tires At All Four Corners!

Apparently mid-1970s Chevrolet Camaros are the vehicle of choice to blast around the frozen lakes of Finland. Who knew…around the U.S. they are either the poor man’s split-bumper Camaro...

What Happens When You Convert A Subaru Impreza To Rear Wheel Drive And Toss In A Killer Boxer? Drift Car!

Subaru Imprezas that have had the screws turned in the right direction are nothing short of a riot. They launch with ease, corner like a cheetah that sees you as dinner, and don’t sound like a...

Angrier Grandpa: Check Out This Viper V-10 Powered Chrysler 300C Drift Car!

Project Angry Grandpa, our gold-brick 2006 Chrysler 300C, is a pretty stout car for what it is intended to be: a fun mile-muncher that can occasionally go full-kill and have some fun. While the...

Pardon Me, Do You Have Any Opposite Lock? Check Out This Rolls-Royce Drift Car!

What are the fundamentals for a proper drift car? Rear wheel drive, a controllable transmission, the ability to lock the rear brakes on command, easy weight transfer, and handling dynamics that...

Take A Look At This Rat-Rodded Drifter From Across The Pond: Ford Anglia Body, Saab Powerplant, And A “Build-Break-Repair” Driver!

Either you like rat rods or you don’t. You can nit-pick the definition of what is and isn’t a rat rod all day long, but for simplicity’s sake, let’s stick with a basic...

Burnout Monday: Start Your Day Off With A Drifting General Lee From Italy!

If you’ve seen even one episode of The Dukes of Hazzard, you’d believe that the only way to drive a 1969 Dodge Charger on Vector wheels was sideways on dirt. Well…that and the...

Ever Watched Rally Footage And Thought, “I Can Do That!”? Watch As Matt Farah Gives It A Shot In A Subaru – It Ain’t As Easy As It Looks!

I grew up learning how to drive on the gravel roads of western Washington State. In whatever car my stepdad trusted me with, I was taught the finer points of car control: the burnout, the slide, the...

Classic YouTube: We Celebrate Throw Back Thursday With Our Favorite, The Ice Monster Camaro!

One of the most infamous cars we have ever had the privilege of showing on these pages is the battered second-generation Camaro from Sweden known as the Ice Monster. What little we do know about the...

Hot Rod Garage Remembers A Friend Lost By Finishing Up His Drift RX-7 Project

His name was Mark Lenardon. He was 26, a videographer, editor, director, and drifting enthusiast. He worked with TEN: The Enthusiast Network in the MindOverEye creative content division, and helped...

And The First Lucky Winner Of “Who Gets To Beat On Ken Block’s Escort?” Is Drifter Ryan Tuerck! Check Out The Footage Here!

As we showed you a couple of days ago, Ken Block recently turned his former rally-spec 1978 Ford Escort Mk.2 into his next Gymkhana car. It’s a evil little screamer, sporting a...

Stanford Has An All-Electric DeLorean Called “M.A.R.T.Y.” That Can Autonomously Drift

On October 21st, 2015, fans of the “Back To The Future” franchise celebrated the day in which Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown arrive in the future. We here at BangShift, however, were...

First Look: Ken Block’s First Rear-Wheel-Drive Gymkhana Car, A 1978 Ford Escort RS That Will Spin To 9,000 RPM!

When you say “Ford Escort”, two images come to mind: the front-wheel-drive bucket of unhappiness that North America got for twenty-three years, and the other one…the forbidden fruit...

Check Out The Footage From The Inside Of The Drift Pit At LS Fest 2015 – Corvettes, Camaros, And The Usual Suspects!

Engines bouncing off of the rev limiters while drivers fight with the controls inside to drive with precision…yes, folks, drifting is awesome, and if you’ve written it off as a fad or a...