Category Archive: Apex Event Coverage, Apex Gallery, BangShift APEX, BangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
2018 Viva Las Vegas Photo Coverage: More Hot Rods and Fun From Sin City!
Apr 25, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on 2018 Viva Las Vegas Photo Coverage: More Hot Rods and Fun From Sin City!
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re getting weird, old, cool, and interesting with this batch of photos from Viva Las Vegas 2018. Heck, just look at the front end on the car in the lead image...
NMCA West Autocross Action Photos: They Were Clawing At The Asphalt In Fontana!
Apr 25, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on NMCA West Autocross Action Photos: They Were Clawing At The Asphalt In Fontana!
(Photos by Cole Reynolds) – This is a great second look at the NMCA West autocross action from Fontana just a couple weeks ago. The cars are cool, the action is tire-smoking hot, and...
The FM3 Road Trip 2018 Is On And We Are Having So Much Fun! Take A Look At Our Photos
Apr 24, 2018Chad Reynolds2
The FM3 RoadTrip: Cars and Cones is a really bitchin event and we’re so thrilled to be a part of it again this year. We’re lucky as hell to be driving Ridetech’s original 48-Hour...
Viva Las Vegas 2018 Photo Coverage: This Is Our Opening Gallery From The HUGE Vegas Party!
Apr 24, 2018Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re back with the beginning of our yearly tradition of loading you up with photos from the massive Viva Las Vegas car show which draws cars and people from...
Going Fast With Class: This 1964 Buick Wildcat Was No GTO, But It Was No Slouch Either
Apr 24, 2018Brian Lohnes7
I’ve had an unhealthy, or perhaps healthy fascination with the Buick Wildcat since I first saw one in this exact color roaming the streets of my little Massachusetts town. In fact, the car that...
MAHLE Piston Tech Video: Checking Out Skirt Wear and What It Can Tell You About Your Engine
Apr 23, 2018Brian Lohnes1
Engines tell stories. They tell stories by how they run and what type of wear that they have. That being said, you need to be able to read the story to understand what the engine is telling you and...
A Later-Model GTO: This 1979 Pontiac Grand Am Is A Pro-Touring Build Ready For Action!
Apr 23, 2018Bryan McTaggart3
I have said it before and I’ll say it again: Pontiac’s bi-polar nature in the 1970s might have been the first step towards the brand’s retirement and was certainly visible to the...
More Awesome Historical Photos From The Detroit Public Library: America On Wheels From The ‘Teens To The 70s!
Apr 23, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on More Awesome Historical Photos From The Detroit Public Library: America On Wheels From The ‘Teens To The 70s!
(Photos from the Detroit Public Library Digital Archive) – My favorite thing to do on the internet when I have time is to hit the Detroit Public Library website and search random words in...
Dyno Video: Watch And Listen To This 427ci (Modern) Chevrolet LT1 Go Through A Daytona Dyno Simulation – Cool!
Apr 22, 2018Brian Lohnes2
It is amazing to think about the tools that modern racing organizations have at their disposal. We like to think about what the Harry Millers and Duesenbergs of the world would be able to achieve...
Ride Along With A 410 Sprint Car Racer As He Hauls Tail And Flings Clay! This Is INTENSE!
Apr 22, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Ride Along With A 410 Sprint Car Racer As He Hauls Tail And Flings Clay! This Is INTENSE!
Yeah, this is pretty much the greatest thing you are going to see today and potentially all week. This video is on board footage with driver Wayne McPeek at Ohio Valley Speedway. The track is a...
Watch This Angry, Turbocharged, Rotary Powered Nova Lay Down Serious Numbers On The Dyno
Apr 22, 2018Brian Lohnes1
There are a million ways to build a 68-74 Nova and virtually every one of them has been tapped. The near 600hp (to the tire) turbocharged rotary, G-Force transmission, 12-bolt way? Yeah,...
Vintage Road Test Video: The 1968 Hurst Olds
Apr 21, 2018Brian Lohnes4
We’ve dug up several vintage road test videos from the classic television show, “Car and Track” during our time on the blog, but this one may be the coolest. The 1968 Hurst Olds was...
Spin and Cringe: Watch A GT350 and A Porsche Spin Off The Track Because Of Oil And Hit Nothing!
Apr 20, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Spin and Cringe: Watch A GT350 and A Porsche Spin Off The Track Because Of Oil And Hit Nothing!
Oil is racing’s greatest double edged sword, right? Its lubricity and slipperiness are what make engines live through grueling events like the HSR Classic 12 Hour at Sebring but in the event...
Crazy Story: Tesla Is Flooding Machine Shops With Flawed Parts That Need Rework – This Is Nuts
Apr 19, 2018Brian Lohnes16
Elon Musk has said since the beginning that he was not going to operate Tesla like any other car company and so far he has proven himself to be a man of his word…and that’s not always the...