Category Archive: Apex Racing News, Apex Video, BangShift APEX

In-Car And External Footage of Ott Tänak and Raigo Molder’s Crash Into A Lake At Rally Guanajuato México

This is the kind of footage that underscores the dangers of rally. Driver Ott Tänak and co-driver Raigo Molder were running on a dirt road next to a reservoir on a stage in the Rally Guanajuato...

Your Morning Wake-Up: A Pantera GTS Screaming Around Franciacorta!

The De Tomaso Pantera is the mid-engine supercar that three out of four American manufacturers were trying to build in the early 1970s. Chevrolet had always been toying with the idea of a mid-engined...

Project Possum Update! The Hotchkis Front and Rear Suspension Gets Installed and Buttoned Up

(Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley) – Over the last week, we have been ironing out the final touches with the Hotchkis’ Total Vehicle System. All we had left were new leaf springs, shocks and...

This Is The Coolest Dune Buggy/Racer We Have Ever Seen – Slot Mags, Chaparral Engine, Killer Looks

Here’s a public admission I may get pilloried for but I am not much of a dune buggy person. I mean, I like them enough and they have cool nostalgia value and all but probably because I am a New...

Road Trip! The Grippo Boys Visit Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop, OCC, and The Saratoga Museum – Winter Fun!

(Words and photos by Joe/Dan Grippo) – What is your first though when someone says road trip in early February? If you are from the snowed-in northeast region your first thought might be, how...

Classic YouTube: Watch Randy Mamola Go For The Ride Of His Life As He Highsides At The 1985 San Marino Grand Prix Misano

Highsiding a motorcycle is the closest thing motorsports has that’s comparable to bull riding: the rear wheel gets loose, the bike starts to slide, then suddenly traction is regained and the...

Copart Cadaver: This 1973 Dodge Challenger Was Pristine Before Being Meeting An Immovable Object

I really like 1973 Challengers. I’d actually argue that styling-wise they represent the best of the E-body lineup. That’s they way it always is at the end of a run though, right? Subtle...

Kurt Busch Saga: Busch Will Not Face Domestic Violence Charges – What Does This Mean For His Career?

Another chapter in the Kurt Busch domestic violence case has come to a close, as ESPN is reporting that the Delaware Attorney General’s office has announced that the suspended NASCAR driver...

Is The Italian GP Done? All Signs Seem To Say “Yes” After 2016 As Monza Tries To Salvage The Series

Racing at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza has been going on for over ninety years, but it appears that might be changing soon. Certain signs are indicating trouble for not only Monza, but racing in...

Ouch! Is This The Most Epic Camaro Crash Ever? You Decide

(Photos by D. Troy Turner) These photos are awesome, and we can’t thank Troy from Outlaw Photography enough for sending them to us. This could be the most epic Camaro crash ever. While at King...

Chrysler Warns People About Doing Business With Their Dealers…Wait, What?! Weirdness In Hellcat Land

Ok things are getting strange in the land of the Hellcat. There are two things happening, both seemingly independent of themselves which point to what may be a larger issue. The thing that we saw...

This 1960 Thunderbird Has A Vintage NASCAR Theme With Power Tour, Open Road Race, And Cruising Plans

I have made no secret of my opinion regarding Ford Thunderbirds over the years. I have said mean things. I have intimated that parking spaces next to the Titanic are available, and I have generally...

Collecting Cars: Paul Kelly’s Huge Wreck In The Australian GT Series At Adelaide

If you’re going to wreck during the middle of a race, wreck outside of the traffic line, because nothing is worse than ricocheting back into fast-moving traffic. Any NASCAR driver who has been...

VTEC Really Kicked In, Yo: Honda Civic Type-R Laps The ‘Ring In 7:50:63

One of my automotive mantras is “Fast is simply fast.” It doesn’t matter what you’ve got, how you have it set up or what it looks like: if it hauls ass properly, I’m a...