Category Archive: Apex Sideways, Apex Video, BangShift APEX
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...
Classic YouTube: Drifting A Bubblebacked Mercury Capri Like A Boss
The Mercury Capri started life as a sporty European import in the early 1970s, but by 1979 it had devolved into a rebadged Ford Mustang, albeit one with a unique look once you were at the back end of...
This Aussie Falcon Isn’t Just Frying The Tires…It’s A Drifter, Taking On The Imports!
Drift cars are a motley mix of late model muscle cars, Nissans, RX-7s and anything else light, powerful, and normally rear-driven, but it takes something special to stand out from the crowd. Sam...
Even More Way-Too-Close Footage From Rally Poland – You Can Almost See The Whites Of Their Eyes!
One overly enthusiastic rally fan with their phone on a selfie stick might not completely convince you that the fans at Rally Poland were getting way too close to the cars for comfort. It’s one...
All In The Family: If You Think The 15-year-old Can Drift, You Ought To See The 11-Year-Old!
Would you cut your child loose with a powerful race car? Here in the states, that might be a cause for panic, especially from the “Think of the children!” groups, but in Ireland there is...
Classic YouTube: The “Bubba Drift” El Camino Compilation Video
I became aware of drifting’s rising star in motorsports in a rather unorthodox way: I had import fanboys shoving copies of Modified magazine in my face whenever they got them in the mail while...
Action Video: Cruising With Six Cylinders Only From Australia’s Winton Motor Raceway!
When Americans say “cruising”, generally that means a few friends in the car, tooling around, nothing too exciting. You are there to see and be seen, not to raise hell. The Australians...
French Sportbike Rider Jorian Ponomareff Makes Drifting And Stunting Look Telepathically Easy
There is the ability to properly operate a motor-driven cycle without killing yourself, and then there is the level that Jorian Ponomareff is on. That level is way, way above basic. Watching...
Daigo Saito Unveils His New Formula D Nissan GT-R: 1000HP And RWD!
The Nissan GT-R isn’t without faults. It’s not a great evolution of the Skyline. It looks like a chemically-enhanced 350Z. The exhaust note makes it sound like the world’s angriest...
Follow Along With Subaru’s Rally Team On The Oregon Trail Rally – Flat Tires And Flying Imprezas
The Oregon Trail Rally is an absolute sweetheart of a rally. Taking place at Portland International Raceway and the fire roads around The Dalles and Dufur, Oregon, the rally is a fast gravel setup...
The Chairslayers Foundation Brings In The First Participant In To Learn How To Drive Rob Parson’s Drift Nissan
We recently featured Rob Parsons’ Chairslayers Foundation program, which aims to use Parsons’ drift-built LS-powered Nissan and his custom-made hand control system to assist those who are...
