Category Archive: Apex Video

In Australia, NASCAR Only Used To Turn Right

If you’re a devoted fan of The Simpsons, you already know the most important question about crossing the Equator into the Southern Hemisphere: When you flush a toilet, does the water swirl the...

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Get Up Close With A Running, Snorting McLaren M8F Can-Am Vintage Race Car

It’s no secret that we at BangShift love the McLaren M8 Can-Am cars: They’re absolutely brutal machines with big displacement, big noise, big power, and requiring big commitment from a driver. As...

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We’ve Got Video Of The Hand Built, Street Driven, Kawasaki Powered Mini Nova!

Last week we showed you pictures of this hand built Kawasaki powered Mini Nova, as we were blown away when we saw this thing. It’s street legal, totally bitchin, and now we’ve got video...

Awesome Video: Peter Brock Talks About The Creation Of The Shelby Daytona Coupe

If there is a guy who can lay claim to some of the coolest products in American automotive history, it is Peter Brock. A designer of amazing repute, he was the youngest person ever hired by the...

Ever Wonder What NASCAR Racing Would Look Like In The Rain? Check Out The Footage From The Soaked Xfinity Race At Mid-Ohio!

It’s the biggest dig most any other auto racing community can make at NASCAR: once drops start falling from the sky, it’s time to go inside. Normally, when rain starts to fall on a race,...

Crazy Video: Watch Legendary Custom Motorcycle Builder and Racer Roland Sands Drive Off The Stage In Sturgis

Here’s some insane video that comes from the always wild Sturgis Bike Week gathering. What you are about to see is legendary motorcycle builder and longtime motorcycle racer Roland Sands drive...

This Vintage Sunbeam Tiger Club Racer Takes a Big Shunt But Races On

Tom Patton has made a name for himself in the club racing world for steadfastly campaigning his white Sunbeam Tiger in the SCCA for decades. Today, Patton’s old Rootes Group V8 roadster races in...

The Hangover 150 Looks Like the Best Way to Ring in the New Year

The people of western New York come from hardy stock. The shrug at a couple feet of snow during the long, Great Lakes-aided winters, opting to down a few Labatt Blues and carry on with their day...

This Massive Aussie Racing Car Crash Looks Painful, But the Car and Driver Raced Again the Next Day!

For such tiny cars, the Aussie Racing Cars series sure manages to have some absolutely massive crashes. The cars, which are tubeframe miniature versions of the big Virgin Supercars (formerly V8...

Morning Symphony: Wake Up To Tom Strasser’s Highly-Strung Volkswagen Scirocco At The St. Anton Hill Climb!

The Volkswagen Scirocco was two bad ideas coming together to make something great: it was a sporty version of the Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit that was sold early to make sure there were no teething issues...

In the 1980s, Chuck Yeager Wanted You to Fasten Your Safety Belt and Drive a GM

You likely know Chuck Yeager from his aviation exploits, which are probably at or beyond those of just about any other human being. Not only was Yeager the first man to break the sound barrier in...

Aussie Budget Builds: Mighty Car Mods Pits Their Mitsubishi Lancer Against Their Re-Purchased Nissan 180SX

We can dig budget builds around here. Sometimes, you just have to play with the hand you are dealt and make the most out of what you’ve got. For Mighty Car Mods, that’s what this battle...

Watch As Matt Farah Scares The Hell Out Of Himself In A Mitsubishi 4G63-Powered Pontiac Fiero Track Rat!

I first watched this video this morning, and I’m still laughing…”Death Fiero”. Who in their right mind would be scared to death of a Pontiac Fiero? The little mid-engined car...

FOLLOWUP: Derrike Cope’s Explosion At Watkins Glen Was Simply A Tire Failure. Really!

When Derrike Cope’s Xfinity Series Chevrolet Camaro stock car exploded out of nowhere as the car was coasting on the straightaway near the “Bus Stop” kink at Watkins Glen on...