Category Archive: Apex Sponsor News, BangShift APEX
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...
APEX VIDEO: TheSmokingTire Reviews The Most Pissed Off 1975 Corolla Ever – What’s Up With The Exhaust Note?
Here’s the deal: I love old rear-wheel-drive Japanese cars, especially ones that have been hot-rodded. So, when the latest “TheSmokingTire” video popped in my youTube feed with the...
New England Forest Rally 2014 Coverage: Action Photos From Deep In The Woods Of Maine
(Photos by Joe Staska) – When Joe Staska told us that he was heading to the Rally America produced New England Forest Rally, we were excited. After all, Joe had produced some awesome images...
eBay Find: Four Halibrand Wheels With Some Pretty Amazing Indy History – Big Bucks, But So Cool
Sometimes for fun I will plug in the word “Halibrand” into the search function on eBay just to see what pops up. The logic here is that Halibrand wheels themselves are awesome and...
Lamborghini Saga Plot Twist: Car Owner Pulls Website, Retracts Statements, Both Sides “Make Best Of Situation”
Well we didn’t see this one coming. After getting an email tip to check back in on the public dispute between a disgruntled Lamborghini owner and the performance shop that had upgraded the car...