Category Archive: Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX, BangShift News
The Hulkin’ Hyundai – There Could Be A 350hp Mid-Engine Hot Hatch Brewing From South Korea
(By Tom Lohnes) – Homologation specials are a beautiful thing. Meant for racing but sold to the public, these cars have all been great. Some very famous homologation specials include the Dodge...
Morning Symphony: The Greatest’s Trophy 2019, Filled With 1950s and 1960s Hits
Sometimes it helps to get away from the V8 roar and to remember that there are many different options available for going fast. Sounds like heresy coming from us, we know, but there are all sorts of...
A Critical Review: Gale Banks Watches The Hoonigan Diesel Dyno Video And Has Plenty To Say
Several years ago I read Al Michaels’ book. It was filled with colorful and fun stories of his career and life as a sports broadcaster. Many of them from his early career were centered around...
Almost All There Corvair: This Turbocharged Corvair Flat Six Is A Neat Engine But The Buyer Comes Up A Little Short On Parts
There has been some neat Corvair stuff jumping up on eBay recently and it has caught our attention. From some race prepped heads to this interesting engine, the air cooled flat six in these cars has...
Amazing: This Fiberglass-bodied Mercedes 300SL Has A Tube Chassis, A Small Block Chevy, and Cragar Soft 8 Wheels!
There’s cool, there’s really cool, and then there is freaking fiberglass-bodied Mercedes 300 SL over a tube chassis with a small block Chevy and Cragar Soft 8 wheels cool. This is a car...
Mark Williams New XK & XJ Series Jaguar Upgrade Means More Strength and Safety!
If you are running a IRS in your hot rod and that IRS is a Jag style unit that employs the basic Jaguar design, there are some parts of that program that aren’t all that great. Mark Williams...
Quick Drive: The 2020 Ford Explorer ST – Size Matters, Horsepower Matters, and Displacement Apparently Does Not Anymore
We officially live in the age of displacement replacement. The old hot rodding adage that has been used so many millions of times just doesn’t really have the same teeth as it once did. Why?...
Project Isolation Restoration Product Test Video: Does Evapo-Rust Really Deliver? See For Yourself
If it is too good to be true it probably is, right? That’s the normal scene when it comes to anything in life. Whether we are talking about a car that looks too good to be priced so cheap, a...
Limited Options: There Are Few Places To Find A V8, Rear-Wheel Drive Sedan These Days – We Check Out Three Options
(By Tom Lohnes) – In these times the crossover SUV is the perfect vehicle for many. Although quite practical, crossovers don’t quite spark that sense of power mostly because the majority of...
Historical Footage: Henri Toivonen Running The RAC Rally In A Talbot Sunbeam
Henri Toivonen’s fame may lie as the man whose death signaled the death of Group B Rally when his Lancia Delta plunged over the side of a cliff at Corsica in 1986, but it wasn’t due to...
Beast of Burden: Watch And Listen To This 427-based Ford Big Block Make 700+ Naturally Aspirated Horsepower On The Dyno!
Sometimes you just have to do it the hard way and that’s why we love the sound and the fury of a true max-effort naturally aspirated engine. This is so cool we can hardly stand it. Our man...
Spending Your Money For You: Our 13-Year Old Analyst Picks The Best Domestic High Performance Deals On The Market Today
(By Tom Lohnes) – Now, I’ve done a lot of stories covering used cars that will give you a lot of fun for a little money. But, What about new cars? Well there’s a lot of them and all of...
All Parts Are Not Created Equal: Check Out This OPGI Video Featuring Their 1970-1972 Chevelle Rear Marker Lamps and Bezels
It’s not a huge secret but the reality is that all parts are not created equal. Stuff can look the same, appear to be correct, and then once you get it in your hands you discover that the...
This Vintage Simplex Go-Kart With Twin West Bend Engines Is A Perfectly Restored Vision Of 1960s Fun
From a recreational activity that got people together for low key fun more than 50 years ago to one of the most popular and important motorsport disciplines in the world, go-karting sure has come a...