Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX
Awesome Video Celebrates The 50th Anniversary Of The Shelby Daytona’s Triumph At Le Mans
Apr 03, 2014Brian Lohnes3
The year was 1964 and the place was Le Mans. The players were Shelby American and Ferrari. The cars were the new and largely unproven Shelby Daytona and the Ferrari 250 GTO. It was a battle of...
Snake Bit: Dodge Viper Production Halted – Vipers Will Not Race At Le Mans In 2014
Apr 03, 2014Brian Lohnes6
We think that the current generation of Dodge Viper is the best looking and most formidable performing model in the history of the Viper name. From the 1992 cars that captured the public’s...
This Video Review Of The 1970 and 1971 Trans Am Racing Seasons Is Excellent – In-Car Cameras, Sideways Action, Screaming Small Blocks, Etc
Apr 02, 2014Brian Lohnes2
1970 and 1971 represent what many people believe to be the best years in the history of the Trans-Am series and when you watch this awesome video recap of those two years below you’ll most...
The Loop Video : Does The eMax Challenger Carry John Hotchkis To Victory Or Wreckage?
Apr 02, 2014Brian Lohnes6
Yesterday we shared with you the press release talking about the loop and that John Hotchkis Jr. of Hotchkis Sport Suspension was going to perform the first vertical loop in the history of muscle...
Power Move: Hotchkis To Attempt First Vertical Loop In A Muscle Car
Apr 01, 2014Brian Lohnes4
We genuinely like John Hochkis Jr. a lot. The guy has been around this industry for years and was among the first to embrace the very concept that cool old cars could handle and be fun to drive in...
Our Last Blast Of Action Photos From The Lone Star Pro Am Drift Series In Texas
Apr 01, 2014Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’ve had a blast showing you all of Charles Wickam’s great photos from the first round of the six event Lone Star Pro Am drift series from Texas. It...
Robert McGaffin’s 1965 Olds Gets Profiled On Big Muscle – Olds Powered And Awesome
Apr 01, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Robert McGaffin’s 1965 Olds Gets Profiled On Big Muscle – Olds Powered And Awesome
One of the most fun rides I took over my travels last year was in the passenger seat of Robert McGaffin’s 1965 Oldsmobile at the Goodguys autocross in Nashville. I was there to announce the...
The Total Cost Involved Engineering Autocross At The 2014 Muscle Car/Street Machine Nats
Apr 01, 2014Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by TCI Engineering) – Total Cost Involved Engineering is a neat company that has been providing high quality chassis and suspension components for trucks, muscle cars, and hot rods for...
MSD Performance Launches Winter Sucks Save Some Bucks Promotion With Lowest Prices Ever Offered On Major Products (EFI Systems Included!)
Mar 31, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on MSD Performance Launches Winter Sucks Save Some Bucks Promotion With Lowest Prices Ever Offered On Major Products (EFI Systems Included!)
As I type this there is snow falling from the sky. Tomorrow is April and right now there is snow coming down from the heavens. It was 60-degrees a couple of days ago. Saying all of that, you can...
Action From The Lone Star Pro Am Drifting Meet – Sideways and Shredding Tires!
Mar 31, 2014Brian Lohnes4
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Yesterday we dropped our first ever gallery by Charles Wickam at the Lone Star Pro Am Drifting Series down in Texas. Unconfirmed but that may have been the first...
Sideways Gallery: Action Photos From The Lone Star Pro Am Drift Series
Mar 30, 2014Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – When Charles sent me a note asking if we’d want to run the photos he shot at the Lone Star Pro Am Drifting event in Texas last weekend I didn’t hesitate...
ChumpCar Action Gallery And Results From Pacific Raceway – The Roll-X Challenge!
Mar 29, 2014Brian Lohnes1
(Words by Charlene Felton – Photos by the author and Rylee Spivak) –
RideTech Rolls Out Polished Body Hot Rod Shocks – Tuned And Designed For The Specific Needs Of Straight Axle Cars
Mar 28, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on RideTech Rolls Out Polished Body Hot Rod Shocks – Tuned And Designed For The Specific Needs Of Straight Axle Cars
We have said it about 40-bazillion times here on BangShift when speaking about suspension systems and the fact is that all shocks are not created equal. Just because something “fits” your...
This LS1 Powered Solstice Is An Ultimate Sleeper With An Achilles Heel
Mar 28, 2014Brian Lohnes17
Let us begin by saying that we love this car and would own it without hesitation and just sitting in the thing while it was running would give us perma-grin and probably cause a call to our doctor...






