Category Archive: Apex Spotlight, Apex Video
ACED: AutoCross Every Day! This Shelby Mustang GT Is Having Way Too Much Fun On The Autocross
The Champaign County Sports Car Club holds big autocross events on the tarmac of the Rantoul Aviation Center and this video from Sunday’s event shows a few runs from this Shelby Mustang GT. The...
ACED: AutoCross Every Day! Brian Hobaugh’s 58 Second Winning Run At Goodguys Pleasanton
Brian Hobaugh and Mike Maier put on a show at this weekend’s Goodguys Autumn Get-Together in Pleasanton, but it was Hobaugh who lead the field to a win with the only 59 second run. On his final...
OUSCI Falken Road Course Challenge Action: Ken Thwaits Best Lap On The Road Course In His EVO
Ken Thwaits sold out earlier this year when he … Okay we’re kidding, he didn’t sell out by trading in the keys to his Camaro. Well maybe a little. But anyway, we can’t blame...
In The Shop With Emily: The Motor And Transmission Come Out Of The Impala Project
Way later than we planned on, we’re back with the second episode of “In The Shop With Emily”. This is the web series that follows the adventures (both in and out of the garage) of...
Optima Film Festival Winner: Afternoon Donuts — This Is A Brilliant Short Film
We had the chance to attend some really cool events at SEMA this year and the Optima Film Festival was certainly one o them. Optima had invited filmmakers to submit their best work in one of two...
Want The Ultimate 2016 SEMA Show Cruiser? This 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Is Your Ticket!
We need to upgrade our program. See, when guys like us do the SEMA show we spend the majority of our lives cooped up in the Las Vegas Convention Center during the day. We’re writing stories,...
Let Randy Pobst Teach You The Basics Of Performance Shifting In His Latest Episode Of The Racing Line!
There’s nothing quite like some excellent gear-banging to get the day started, is there? No, there isn’t. Why else would we call ourselves BangShift? No-lift shifting is great for the...
ACED: AutoCross Every Day! Cody Mason In Ken Thwaits Wicked Witch Z28 Camaro At Optima Fontana
The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational is officially starting this afternoon in Las Vegas when all the competitors fire up their cars and pull them out of the 2015 SEMA Show and onto the streets...
Ever Wonder What A Car Designer Drives? In This Case A Bitchin Classic
“The car only screams when you put your foot on the pedal” says Radu Muntean, a car designer with a serious passion for cool cars like his BMW 2002. We like someone that describes their...
ACED: AutoCross Every Day! Watch This 440 Powered Mid Engine Neon Run Around The Course
At this year’s Grassroots Motorsports $2015 Challenge there are apparently some pretty creative machines running around. We’ve already seen a front engine Volkswagen bug and now there is...
Ridetech’s Street Grip Explained In Video: This Stuff Really Works!
When Ridetech founder Bret Voelkel came to me and explained his thoughts on a complete system for muscle car enthusiasts that would come in one box and was focused on ride and handling without...
Ever Wonder What Happened To Eddie Hill? At 78-Years Old He’s Still Racing!
Eddie Hill was once quoted as saying, “You only go around once in life but if you do it right, once should be enough.” Judging by the fact that the 78-year old Hill still seems to be...
Honda’s “Paper” Ad Is A Pretty Awesome Watch – The Mechanical History Of The Company
Sometimes people ask me where all the ideas and topics for all the different things I have written on BangShift come from and the fact is that many of them come from stuff I run into in everyday...
ACED: AutoCross Every Day! On Board A Nova For The Goodguys Charlotte Autocross
The Goodguys Autocross series is a riot, and a chance for just about anyone to get behind the wheel of their hot rod and come out and try their hand at America’s most popular motorsport. Fast...