Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX
Take a helmet-cam ride in a bike-powered sports racer up a Spanish hill climb course
Bike-engined hill climb cars are a bit of a European specialty with a number of companies like Wolf, Norma, and Osella producing what are essentially miniature Le Mans prototypes. With featherweight...
Morning Symphony: Beating On New Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s around the Nurburgring Was Never Mentioned At Career Day
May 24, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
So far, I haven’t worked one single job that would line up with what my guidance counselor told me I’d wind up becoming. To be fair, most of the jobs I’ve had didn’t line up...
Project Angry Grandpa: A Beautiful Day, An Open Racetrack, And No Reason To Hold Back
May 23, 2016Bryan McTaggart6
I needed an escape. There was no doubt about it…between work, the ongoing project that is BangShift Mid-West HQ (coming attraction: garage!), and weather that I wouldn’t wish on my worst...
Somehow everybody survived this massive airborne Formula 3 wreck in Austria
May 22, 2016Eric RoodComments Off on Somehow everybody survived this massive airborne Formula 3 wreck in Austria
If there’s anything to take away from this absolutely brutal crash in the European Formula 3 Championship last weekend, it’s that modern safety gear is entirely remarkable. Chinese driver Zhi...
Roadkill! The Guys Celebrate The 50th Episode With Another Comparison: Every (running) Roadkill Car Against A Kia!
May 21, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
It’s amazing how far these two have come. From the first episode, where they road-tripped a Pontiac land yacht to picking up one of my favorite online finds of all time and confusing it with an...
Fun Video: Enduro Destruction, Amateur Two Wheeled Car Skiing, Roll Over Contest, More!
May 20, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Fun Video: Enduro Destruction, Amateur Two Wheeled Car Skiing, Roll Over Contest, More!
Well I think most of us roll our eyes when we see cars getting destroyed for nothing but the owner’s entertainment, I’m of the mindset that regular cars, jalopies, junkers, and high...
This Pro Touring 1970 Opel GT Has Fender Flares, LS Power, And A Carb Through The Hood
May 18, 2016Brian Lohnes4
This 1970 Opel GT is a great example of a different pro touring machine than you normally see. Chad asked the world of dare to be different thinking was dead in pro touring and it is a valid question...
Watch Joe Escobar’s Pinto Tear Up The Goodguys Autocross
May 16, 2016Chad Reynolds1
We love Joe Escobar’s Pinto. The thing is ultra clean, completely home built, and the owner is as cool as the car. Over the years, Joe has slowly tweaked this thing with more tire, some...
Project Binky Gets Even Closer To Completion! This Little All Wheel Drive Mini Conversion Is Awesome
May 14, 2016Chad Reynolds1
We love Project Binky. It’s one of the coolest car build series on the internet, and the only thing we wish is that the guys at Bad Obsession Motorsport had enough staff to handle all the rest...
Watch A Supposed 2017 Z/28 Camaro Prototype Eat Wall On The Nurburgring – OUCH
May 13, 2016Brian Lohnes6
In a wild video that surfaced yesterday you’ll see what is purported to be a 2017 Z/28 Camaro prototype being run and actually crashing on the Nurburgring in Germany during what may be...
CJ Pony Parts Installs A Total Control Coil Over 4 Link On A Mustang
May 12, 2016Chad ReynoldsComments Off on CJ Pony Parts Installs A Total Control Coil Over 4 Link On A Mustang
This Total Control kit that Bill from CJ Pony Parts is installing fits 1967 to 1970 Mustangs. And if you are going to use the rear end housing that is already in your car, it will require some...
Morning Symphony: Listen To These Legendary Ford Sierra Cosworths As They Hang The Tail Out!
May 12, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
Ford Performance’s current surprise for the U.S. market is the Ford Focus RS, a car that has a lineage more in common with the older rear-wheel-drive rally Escorts and this particular car, the...
Petrolicious and Derek Bell Take A Look Back At The Porsche 718 Racer At The Targa Florio Course
May 11, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
Even in it’s smallest form, the Piccolo circuit, the Targa Floria road race held in Italy was a monster that would render the often-worshipped Nurburgring Nordschliefe a laughing stock. The...
Check This Thing Out: The Nocturnal Motorworks Coyote! Nissan Power, 1,001 Pounds, And Tail-Happy!
May 10, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
We could tell you who we could blame for the recent run of tube-frame, engine-seats-rollbar cars that have started popping up like weeds around the country, but the story of the Vette-Kart is on...






