Category Archive: Apex Project Cars, Apex Spotlight, Apex Video

Project Bargain Racement Episode 7: Race Number 2 In Silverstone Will Show Whether The Questionably Legal Changes Worked!

I’m in love with pretty much anything that Bad Obsession Motorsports does. Nik and Richard are hilarious, seem like they would be a riot to race with, and they are two smart guys that know way...

This 23,000 Mile 1985 IROC-Z Z28 Camaro Is A True Survivor. Too Bad We Can’t Get Any Other Info From The Seller!

I hate it when people do a horrible job of putting up a listing on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace. This is especially bothersome when it is for something super cool that I’d really like...

If The Only Rule Was It Had To Have A V8, What Would You Race? Here’s What Showed Up For The V8 Run What You Brung Race at Hudson Speedway

A winged asphalt sprint might be good. Or a dirt late model with all kinds of weird aero. Or just a hobby stock car with not one f given as to what happens to it. The answer you give is not...

Check Out This Footage From Mettet RX, Belgium’s FIA World RallyCross Championship!

RallyCross, rally racing’s closed-circuit format, is just as awesome as the over-the-hills-and-through-the-woods version, but with the added benefit of everything being visible from start to...

Here’s Why You Never Stand At The Fence When Attending Your Local Circle Track

We always cringe a little when we see people hanging on the straightaway fence at a short track mainly because that’s a spot where things can go bad in a flash and collect up unwitting victims...

Awesome Video: Screaming Vintage Racers at Australia’s Bathurst Raceway

Vintage racing is one of our favorite things. Normally we highlight videos from the good ol’ USA but we were tipped off to a great one by Bangshifter Chris Crowley that shows some totally...

The Bar Keeps Rising: McLaren Brings New Sports Series Model With Turbo V6 and Electric Motors

(By Tom Lohnes) – Mclaren is coming in with another hot one: a new sports series model powered by a V6 and electric motors. The Mclaren sports series has only had 4 models (570S, 570GT, 600LT,...

The Concepts Of 1989: Check Out The Ford Splash and the Pontiac Stinger – What Was Their Influence?

It’s super cool to look back at concept cars from decades past. It gives us a window, typically, into the styling direction of a particular brand or even lets us see some stuff that the...

This Yugo Has Two 500ci Cadillac Engines In It, RideTech Suspension Components, And Is The Neatest Freakshow EVER (Video)

In terms of the craziest things we have ever seen, this Yugo which was built by Jim McKamey sits atop the pile of awesome things that actually run and drive. We’ve seen plenty of werido cars...

The Math Is Right: This 1982 Thunderbird May Be Ugly But It Sure Is Cheap And Interesting – A Frugal Ford Hot Rod

So I am not sure if this is a sign that I am the ultimate cheapskate or if it’s a sign that I can set aside my petty opinions an see a cool car hiding in front of me, sometimes but I am kind of...

Always Improve, Always Innovate: Check Out This Awesome Video Of Ridetech At Road Atlanta!

If there is one thing we know about Ridetech as the longest standing sponsor of BangShift it is that the company literally has never stopped improving itself, its products, or how it reaches its...

Hardcore Hot Hatch: The VW Golf GTI Clubsport Puts The FUN In Functional….Just Not On This Side Of The Ocean

(By Tom Lohnes) – Are you in the market for a sub-300 horsepower, track-focused front-wheel-drive hatchback you can’t get here? Me neither but if you’re European and you are, the new VW...

Speedy Swap: This 1968 Meyers Manx Has EcoTec Power And Has To Be Fun As Hell

Engine swaps have been the lifeblood of hot rodding for near a century now and while we tend to totally freak out over the ones that make huge horsepower or engines that seem like they...

Urchfab’s Mongrel Project Hits The Road! First Drive Of This Bitchin Little Monster

If you haven’t been following along for the build of the Mongrel, you have been missing out! This is the story of a Mazda MX5, aka Miata, that wanted to look cool instead of looking like a...