Category Archive: Apex Racing News, BangShift APEX
It’s Official: Tony Stewart To Retire From NASCAR After 2016 Season
Oct 01, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on It’s Official: Tony Stewart To Retire From NASCAR After 2016 Season
In what can only be considered a big blow to NASCAR’s top level racing series, Tony Stewart announced his retirement effective after the 2016 season. It is important to state that this is not a...
Craigslist Find: 1978 Plymouth Richard Petty Kit Car Goodness – This Thing Is Amazing
Oct 01, 2015Brian Lohnes4
The late 1970s were dark days for performance cars. There were small groups of engineers and people inside the monolithic car companies trying to keep the spirit of going fast alive but they were the...
The RideTech Report: Racing Results, A-Body Product Profile, Customer Car Features, Video!
Sep 30, 2015Brian Lohnes1
As we have been telling you each and every week, the RideTech report has become a must read document in the world of high performance this summer. Complete with race results, event schedules, product...
eBay Find: This 1960 Studebaker Lark Wagon Proves That A Little Can Go A Long Way
Sep 30, 2015Brian Lohnes6
There is a fine line between something being OK and something being RIGHT. This 1960 Studebaker Lark wagon is RIGHT to the core. It has a look that only time and weather can produce. As much as...
Classic YouTube: Drifting A Bubblebacked Mercury Capri Like A Boss
Sep 30, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Classic YouTube: Drifting A Bubblebacked Mercury Capri Like A Boss
The Mercury Capri started life as a sporty European import in the early 1970s, but by 1979 it had devolved into a rebadged Ford Mustang, albeit one with a unique look once you were at the back end of...
Pro Touring Camaro Project That Could Be A Screaming Deal!
Sep 29, 2015Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Pro Touring Camaro Project That Could Be A Screaming Deal!
Okay let me start off by saying that this screaming deal is not cheap. The asking price on this start to a Pro Touring Camaro is almost $37,000. But…the high dollar stuff is done already. Or at...
ACED: AutoCross Every Day! Ryan Finch In A New Alfa Romeo 4C Launch Edition!
Sep 29, 2015Chad ReynoldsComments Off on ACED: AutoCross Every Day! Ryan Finch In A New Alfa Romeo 4C Launch Edition!
(Photo courtesy of Alfa Romeo) Ryan Finch is the dude that showed up at the USCA race in Michigan this year and handed a bunch of dudes their asses in a car that quite frankly isn’t impressive...
Rumor Mill: Tony Stewart To Hang Up His Helmet After The 2016 Season
Sep 29, 2015Bryan McTaggart4
Tony Stewart’s racing career looks to be winding up, as multiple news outlets are reporting. Stewart, who has been turning wheels in anger since he was a kid in kart racing, has not officially...
Terrible: Nice Impala Mangled By Driver In Hellcat At Car Show
Sep 29, 2015Brian Lohnes17
(Photos: SRTLife.com) – This is yet another example of why it does not pay to lose you mind at a car show. According to the staff at SRTLife.com, the very clean and nicely finished Impala...
Caption This: Jules Gounon’s Crew Chief Was Overheard On The Radio, Saying “Oh, Come On, It’s Just A Spider…”
Sep 28, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
Honestly, words aren’t really needed, are they? It’s not everyday that we get to see the rare stackable Porsche 911 Carrera Cup race cars actually get stacked, but somehow, on the opening...
This Isn’t Just A Horrible Ferrari Kit Car It is Also A Business Opportunity – Craigslist Find
Sep 24, 2015Brian Lohnes7
We have to thank or blame BangShifter Kris Davis for the tip on this Craigslist ad for the ages which features a partially complete “Ferrari” body on what looks to be a Pontiac Fiero...
He Stuck The Landing! Watch This Tiny Car Lose Grip On The Highway And End Up High and Dry
Sep 24, 2015Brian Lohnes3
Sometimes luck is just on your side. Take for instance the driver of the car we’re riding in for the duration of this short video. He’s just cruising along, minding his business on a...
The RideTech Report! Race Results, Video, Customer Cars, Even Great Stuff For Your Truck!
Sep 23, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on The RideTech Report! Race Results, Video, Customer Cars, Even Great Stuff For Your Truck!
This time of the year when the air cools down, horsepower ramps up and so doesn’t the rapid fire string of events that gear heads try to jam in before the season closes and trade show time...
Would You Own It? This Small Block Powered GEO Tracker May Be Fast But Is It Cool?
Sep 23, 2015Brian Lohnes10
The formula has withstood the test of time. Powerful V8 in light and perhaps unexpected vehicle is the jam well into the 21st century. Cars like the Jaguar F-Type R use high horsepower V8 mills in...