Category Archive: Apex Sideways, Apex Video, BangShift APEX
And Now, A Little Japanese Craziness: Drifting Kei Truck And Nose-Standing Kei Van!
ExtremeDrivingTV is, near as best as I can tell, a YouTube channel that showcases Japanese drift culture. I watched a couple of episodes, just to make sure I would like it. There is always and...
Dodge Is Back In Trans-Am Racing! First Pictures Of The SRT Challenger TA2 Class Racer
Not content to let the Internet and everyone else take in the Hellcat Charger (especially just after the Hellcat Challenger news was finally slowing down), Dodge sent out another clip sure to raise...
That’s Gotta Hurt: Xavier Coupal Goes Barrel-Rolling In His NASCAR Challenger hard enough to remove the bodywork
This one hurts to watch. During the Canadian Tire race at Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Xavier Coupal went for one hell of a ride. Coming out of a corner on lap 51, he was fighting for position with...
The Ultimate Pro Touring Car Is A 1932 Ford Bodied Formula One Racer – Meet The F132
I appreciate evolution, especially when it comes to cars and racing so I don’t like to skip to the end of stuff before we get there, but guys like Aaron Beck make that awfully hard to do. See,...
ARCA Chooses Holley EFI To Fuel Its New Ilmor 396 Engine Package For 2015 And Beyond
Here’s some big news from our pals at Holley in the form of an announcement that they’ve been chosen as the EFI supplier for the ARCA series’ new Ilmore 396 engine package which...
This Rollout Video For The Craftsman Tools Made To Race Comet Project Is Flipping Awesome (And Stars Our Pals)
As if Kevin, Chad and the crew at Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle weren’t already cranking hard enough on cars like the Whistling Death Chevelle and the Violent Valiant, they have now been tapped by...
Nut Driver: First Autocross After Driving School, But Was I Paying Attention In Class?
[“Nut Driver” features updates on Dave Nutting’s daily driver 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo] Before continuing on, if you want to catch up on the other installments click HERE. (Photos by Bryan...
BangShift ‘Ute Battle: This 1997 BMW 328i ‘Ute Blows MacTaggart’s Junk 5th Avenue Right Off The Map
Earlier today, McTaggart posted breathlessly about this 1985 Chrysler Fifth Avenue ‘Ute (click to see it) and it makes sense that he did that because Bryan McTaggart is in love with the...
This IROC-Z Is A Turbo Buick Powered Monster In Disguise – The Car Chevy Should Have Built
This one has really been flying around the internet for the last few days and deservedly so. The car is a nice, clean third generation Camaro of the IROC-Z variety that is packing a hot rodded Buick...
BangShift Road Test: The 2015 Volvo V60 T5 (Or: Please Don’t Burn My House Down)
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – Nutting kept asking me if this was a good idea. He kept nervously telling me that someone was probably going to try to set my house on fire if I wrote a review of a...
The Angriest Man On The Internet Hates C7 Corvettes More Than You Hate Anything And Has Been Ranting For Two Years About It
He goes by PeterMJ and he HATES C7 Corvettes. We don’t mean in the joking, funny, “I’m a car guy breaking someone’s chops,” kind of way. We mean in the aggressive,...
Watch This Remote-Controlled Mercedes-Benz Actros 8×8 Drift Around A Track!
I used to be big into remote-controlled cars. They are fun, can be fast, and are a notorious pain in the backside to control precisely. Then there are guys like the operator of this Actros 8×8...
RideTech Releases New HQ CoilOver System For 5th Generation Camaros – Bolt On And GO!
RideTech has introduced its latest new product and it is good news for all of you 5th generation Camaro owners out there who are looking for a bolt on suspension package that will take your capable...
Big News! Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car TV Series Starts Tonight On Mav TV at 8pm Eastern Time – Chad’s The Host!
As you know, Chad’s been working all summer on the Ultimate Street Car Series Tour as the host for the TV show that will follow all the action as the series travels all over the country and...