Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX
This Vintage NASCAR Video From The 1964 Riverside 500 Is Fantastic, Tragic, And Enthralling
As much as lots of people don’t want to admit it, one of the reasons that racing was so popular in the 1960s was because it was high theater. Really, it was. You had these huge colossus...
This Lap Around The Nurburgring In-Car With An Instructor Narrating Is Cool, Crazy, And Informative
We first learned about this video from a friend who was in Germany on a wing and a prayer racing trip, this time in the deep end of the pool to compete in a qualifying race for the legendary 24 Hours...
Lawnmower Racing In England Looks Like A Muddy Riot! Check This Out!
A confession about BangShift Mid-West HQ: due to the flawed geographical layout, my lawn looks like a scaled-down version of the Everglades anytime any amount of moisture falls from the sky. It...
This Compilation Video Of Ation At The Costa Brava Rally Is a Literal Scream – Crank The Speakers And Watch
(By Eric Rood) – Here in the U.S. vintage road racing is pretty popular and gaining in popularity, particularly with thriving organizations like the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA)...
Morning Symphony: Ferrari 458 Challenge Evoluziones Tearing Around Monza
What’s the signature feature of a Ferrari? The prancing stallion badge in yellow? Rosso Corsa Red paint with black trim? Price tags that mimic the housing market? All are true, but...
Watch Don Garlits Break The 270-MPH Barrier And Then Win The 1986 Gatornationals – Mechanical Drama, Too!
You had to have known this one would show up at some point during the week, right? The 1986 Gatornationals had plenty of great moments but if we are looking for the legitimately awesome history it...
Mighty Car Mods Electric Turd Does Burnouts
The Mighty Car Mods guys do a lot of funny stuff, but when they rebuilt the Electric Turd, we had to laugh. When it ran out of juice because their used batteries took a crap, I had to laugh again. In...
What The Hell, Man!? Video From IndyCar Wild Season Opener In St. Petersburg, Forida
(By Eric Rood) – IndyCar season is underway and the season-opener on the streets of St. Petersburg proved an affirmation that races on temporary street circuits bring out some weird...
Ride Onboard A Legends Car As It Tracks Around Las Vegas Motor Speedway!
Legends racers are neat little screamers. What doesn’t sound fun about running a 5/8ths scale 1930s or 1940s car powered by a Yamaha bike engine running around a road course? Far as we are...
Maximim Mini! Ride Along As This Vintage Mini Runs 156mph With A Crazily Hot Rodded Sub One Liter Engine At Bonneville
(By Eric Rood) – We’ve missed Bonneville the last couple years with the well-publicized problems of salt and poor weather, but suffice to say that if we can manage to squeeze in Speed Week...
Is This The Greatest Crash Testing Failure Of All Time? Watch A Holden Fold Like An Accordion
While new cars are filled with all kinds of bells and whistles and hardcore guys may not necessarily want because they add weight and complexity, there is one undeniable fact about modern automotive...
Ride Along In A Racing Ferrari 458 GT3 As It Blows A Tire And Spins At 175mph And Hits…Nothing!
It’s not every day that you spin a $350,000 Ferrari at 175 mph and the only things that need replacing are a tire and your underwear. For Australian sports car racer Liam Talbot, a tire failure...
Ride Along Over The Shoulder Of A USAC Silver Crown Driver As He Hauls Sideways Around A Dirt Oval During Race Practice
The formula for a USCA Silver Crown car is pretty simple if we break it down to the total root and that is essentially this. Take a sprint car chassis, install a NASCAR engine in it and go have fun...
Incredible Wreckage: Watch The Disastrous Start To A GT Class Road Race In Germany
Wickam tipped us off to this one and it is a doozy. The footage comes from the Oschersleben race course in Germany where a road racing event was being held. The cars are all flipping awesome with a...