Category Archive: Apex New Products, Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
WideBody With Slim Performance? Dodge Now Offering The Widebody Look On Many Challenger Models
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Dodge Challenger widebody has been Dodge’s kind of low impact competitor against the Chevy Camaro 1LE and For Mustang Performance Pack 1 and 2. Although more...
Aging Gracefully: This 1989 Profile On The L98 Powered C4 Corvette Is Awesome – They’re Growing On Us!
It can likely be argued that the nadir of the C4 Corvette’s existence came when Roadkill, before it was even called that, took one of the cars which was deemed virtually worthless, and cut it...
Random Car Review: 1995 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 – The Most Innovative Cheat System Seen
Before the Subaru vs. Mitsubishi rivalry that kicked up in the later 1990s, there was another big player in the game: Toyota’s Celica GT-Four. The Celica had seen rally duty since the early...
Rough Start: 1986 Buick Skyhawk IMSA Racer
Normally, a 1986 Buick Skyhawk wouldn’t garner attention here at BangShift. It’s a J-car, a Chevy Cavalier with a nose job. Even in top trim and in top condition, it’s a very...
OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car- Road America The Kettle Moraine calls the Ultimate Street Cars
(Words By Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Glaciers left behind the rolling hills of the Kettle Moraine region of Wisconsin. That only means one thing for racing enthusiasts- elevation changes....
Historical Footage: Al Unser, Jr.’s Trip To Lake Lloyd At Daytona During A 1978 IROC Race
IROC racing in 1978 was a grab bag of everything: drivers came from NASCAR, SCCA, Indy, drag racing and even outlaws. The Camaro used was the 1978 body, which was more NASCAR than the street cars...
Epic Win: How A Lowly Midget Race Car Beat The Best Sports Cars In The World At A Wild Race In 1959
The greatest upset in the history of road racing in America came on July 25, 1959 at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. It was on that day that Rodger Ward drove a direct drive, hand brake, single speed,...
Any Closer And You’d Have To Build The Kit: Shelby Daytona Coupe At Circuit Paul Ricard
There were originally six of them. After finding out that the Shelby Cobra roadster could not compete against the Ferrari GTO at LeMans due to aerodynamics, something had to be done. The Shelby Cobra...
Dirt Dominator: Check Out The Build Of This 700hp Dirt Modified Racing Engine – Mean Small Block!
If there is a place where the traditional small block Chevrolet still rules with impunity, it’s the world of sportsman and short track stock car racing. It’s the engine that built the...
Bargain Of The Century? The Durango Hellcat Stacks Up Crazy Good Against Other Big Horsepower SUVs!
(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you have $82,000 to spend on a 6-seat SUV that has over 700 horsepower? If the answer is yes, Dodge has you covered. With a 0-60 time of 3.5 seconds and a 11.6-second...
It’s All About The Flow: This Short And Sweet Lesson On Priority Main Oiling From Dart Is Great
When we hear certain terms in the gearhead world we generally understand them but maybe a bit more clarity and education is always welcome, right? One of the big ones that gets thrown around a lot is...
Random Car History: Renault 5 Turbo, The Little French Surprise
We got it in America as the Renault “Le Car”. I remember thinking it was a joke as I saw a few of them around growing up. “Le Car” did not look like a Mustang, did not look...
eBay Find: This Aluminum Boss 429 Block, Awesome Heads, and Experimental Crankshaft Are Can-Am History!
You are looking at Boss 429 valhalla. Seriously. This is the block, heads, and crank that would make up the major components of a 494ci Can-Am engine Aluminum block?! XE (experimental) marked crank?...
