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
Mar 10, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on 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!
Mar 10, 2015Bryan McTaggart10
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
Mar 10, 2015Brian Lohnes4
(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
Mar 09, 2015Brian Lohnes7
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!
Mar 09, 2015Brian Lohnes1
(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
Mar 09, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on 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
Mar 06, 2015Brian Lohnes18
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?
Mar 06, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
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
Mar 06, 2015Bryan McTaggart4
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
Mar 05, 2015Chad Reynolds9
(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
Mar 04, 2015Brian Lohnes18
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
Mar 04, 2015Brian Lohnes6
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
Mar 04, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
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
Mar 04, 2015Bryan McTaggart8
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...