Category Archive: Apex New Products, Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
Here It Comes Again: Toyota and Porsche Are Teaming Up To Revive The MR2!
Jun 23, 2020Brian Lohnes6
(By Tom Lohnes) – Toyota has done it again. They’re working on a new sports car with Porsche, and guess what it’s called. The MR2. Porsche makes their mid-engine sports cars, the 718...
Autocrossing A Barge: This Lincoln Town Car Owns An Autocross Course!
Jun 23, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Autocrossing A Barge: This Lincoln Town Car Owns An Autocross Course!
Normally when we show you a vehicle on an autocross that you normally wouldn’t expect to be there, you get wild, sideways fun but a lap time that isn’t what you would call...
The Wagon Master Returns: Mercedes’ Mighty AMG E63S Wagon Is Back To Burn Up The Highway
Jun 22, 2020Brian Lohnes1
Wagon fans rejoice: The Mercedes-AMG E63S Wagon is back in business. So this new E63 wagon isn’t exactly new. It has the same 4.0-liter Twin-Turbo V8 with 603 horsepower, AWD, and a 9-speed...
Next Level: MAHLE Motorsport Promotes Custom Piston Program for Gasoline and Diesel Engine Applications
Jun 22, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Next Level: MAHLE Motorsport Promotes Custom Piston Program for Gasoline and Diesel Engine Applications
There’s just something about getting custom made parts that’s really cool, right? There’s also just something about getting the perfect pistons for your engine build that’s...
Build Your Own Adjustable Swaybar For Your Next Project!
Jun 20, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Build Your Own Adjustable Swaybar For Your Next Project!
I’ve built a few adjustable sway, or anti-roll bars in my time, but never has one of my modifications been nearly as trick looking as the one Matt from Urchfab has whipped up for the Mongrel...
This In-Car Video Of Indoor Midget Racing In Atlantic City Is Pretty Wild – Full Contact Fun!
Jun 19, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on This In-Car Video Of Indoor Midget Racing In Atlantic City Is Pretty Wild – Full Contact Fun!
Racing inside has been part of the American competition landscape for years. Events like the Chili Bowl and others dominate the headlines when they are happening. Ice racers on wild motorcycles tear...
Historical Footage: Mazda’s Group B RX-7 – It Might Not Be The Fastest, But It Was Certainly The Loudest!
Jun 19, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Historical Footage: Mazda’s Group B RX-7 – It Might Not Be The Fastest, But It Was Certainly The Loudest!
Group B Rally racing conjures up images of Lancias battling Audis, Ford RS200s flying through narrow streets, airborne Opel Mantas and all sorts of crazy, borderline unhinged designs. It was pretty...
This 1974 Dodge Coronet Tears Up An Autocross Course With All Of The Body Roll You Would Expect!
Jun 19, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on This 1974 Dodge Coronet Tears Up An Autocross Course With All Of The Body Roll You Would Expect!
Let me ask you a question: If I tell you to picture a mid-1970s Dodge Coronet sedan in your head, which cop car do you picture? Blues Brothers, Smokey and the Bandit, The Dukes Of Hazzard, it...
Watch This Kid Set Off His Driving Instructors On Purpose – Classic Video
Jun 19, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch This Kid Set Off His Driving Instructors On Purpose – Classic Video
Yes, this video is old and has been viewed literally five million times, but we had to watch it three times just to hear everything because we were laughing so hard. This is a hidden camera deal and...
Back On The Buick: Here’s A Lost Episode Of The Hagerty Straight Eight Redline Rebuild Series
Jun 18, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Back On The Buick: Here’s A Lost Episode Of The Hagerty Straight Eight Redline Rebuild Series
We’ve been jonesing for an update on the Hagerty Buick Straight Eight Redline Rebuild project from Hagerty of late. With the whole social distancing and other junk it’s stopped a lot of...
Are Volvo and Koenigsegg Teaming Up On A Car? It Actually Looks That Way!
Jun 18, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Are Volvo and Koenigsegg Teaming Up On A Car? It Actually Looks That Way!
(By Tom Lohnes) – What do you get when you take polestar, the most mundane of tuning companies, and combine it with Koenigsegg, who’s lowest horsepower currently on sale has 1,500...
Gear Up: American Powertrain Announces Pfitzner Gear Upgrades for TREMEC® Magnum 6-Speed
Jun 18, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Gear Up: American Powertrain Announces Pfitzner Gear Upgrades for TREMEC® Magnum 6-Speed
In an effort to make themselves the most comprehensive one-stop manual transmission shop on the planet, American Powertrain has announced that they are now offering Pfitzner Gear upgrades for TREMEC...
2020 Kyana Swap Meet Part 2: More Great Photos Of Parts, Cars, and Potential Projects!
Jun 18, 2020Brian Lohnes1
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We return to the Spring 2020 KYANA swap meet and the first photo is of another tripod bumper jack, but this one is displayed in its working position. ...
Most Bizarrely Awesome Swap Ever? 6.0L Powerstroke R32 Skyline Drift Car Engine Burning Tires!
Jun 18, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Most Bizarrely Awesome Swap Ever? 6.0L Powerstroke R32 Skyline Drift Car Engine Burning Tires!
When we saw this video posted by the guys at Clipping Point Video our eyes bugged out a little. Why? How could they not. An R32 Skyline, the car that lots of people in the USA crave to get their...






