Category Archive: Apex Spotlight, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Perhaps Their Craziest Experience Yet. 1320Video Goes Street Drifting On Japanese Mountain Roads! Street Racing At A Whole New Level.
If you are a casual drifting fan, or not a fan at all, you might not know that this motorsport started on the streets. We’re not talking about sideshows and hooning, we’re talking about...
This Vintage Lola Formula 5000 Car Crashes At Goodwood In The Snow!
A couple of weeks ago we showed a video of guys drag racing into very, very thick fog. There was a general furor about the safety of the racers and how they were allowing cars to be on the track in...
Crazy Video: Watch The Rear Suspension Of A Dirt Track Car Work – Wild Stuff
Race cars are awesome things and there are many reasons but one of our favorite reasons is the fact that they are all specialized tools. The theories and construction practices that make a great drag...
Total Insanity: Watch These Motorcycle Racers Get Air Running Flat Out In the Rain
There’s a class of human being known as “racer” and these people are cut from cloth that most of us aren’t. At least I know I’m not because to be a “racer”...
New In ’92: Check Out This Review Of The 1992 Audi S4 – A Performance Sedan A Cool Sleeper
To this day, I really like the Audi S4. Not this one in particular, but the model. I think it’s a more subtle, cool, and interesting German sport sedan than any of the other guys make. Back in...
Vintage Road Test Video: Watch A 1971 Mercury Cyclone Get Tooled On And Evaluated!
We love the old Car and Track road test videos here at BangShift and every once in a blue moon we are happy to run across one that we have not seen yet. In this case we get the opportunity to watch a...
Vintage Las Vegas Racing Video: 1966 Can-Am Action From Stardust Raceway in Las Vegas
It can be said that the Can-Am was the wildest, most wide-open road racing series that North America has ever known. About the only thing wilder we can think of are the old Group B rally cars, but...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ripping Along In A Road Course Tuned Late Model Stock Car
So this is easily the best ride you are going to take from your desk today. Why? You are about to strap into a late model stock car that has been converted and altered to kick ass on the road course....
The Bodybuilders: This Early 1970s Film About Fisher Body And Their Plants Is Amazing
Boy, oh boy is this awesome! You are about to see this early 1970s film about Fisher Body and their plants called The Bodybuilders. Fisher Body was its own enterprise before being full enveloped by...
In 1984 The Mustang SVO Provided A Glimpse In The Turbocharged Future
Every now and again there are cars that really do appear ahead of their time and in 1984, the Mustang SVO was that car. Most everyone knows the story of the turbocharged four cylinder car that took...
New Year-Piece Theater: This 1977 Film From The SCCA Run-Offs Is Hosted By Sam Posey And Rules!
It was the days before Datsun became Nissan. The days when Sam Posey was still an active professional racing driver at events around the world, and the days when SCCA sports car races were packed...
Did You Know That Ford Sent Two Guys To Drive Around The World In 1957? Here’s the Video Of Their Trip
The world was a vastly different place in 1957 and when you watch this video of an event that took place 60 years ago, you’ll agree with us. 1957 was the year that Danny Ames and Phil Remington...
The Other 1980s 5.0: This Look Back At The 316hp 1987 Porsche 928S4 Is Pretty Cool
While the Ford Mustang 5.0 was by far the volume selling king of of the small block coupes in the 1980s, let’s not forget the fastest one. Yes, from the factory the late 1980s Porsche 928 was a...
AutotopiaLA Car Feature: Bitchin 700HP Big Block ’64 Ford Galaxie from Ruffian Cars. Beast Mode Engaged!
If you like the look of classic cars that are sent over the top, then this 1964 Ford Galaxie just might be the one for you. It’s like a Time Attack Car, A Fighter Jet, and a Galaxie had a baby....