Category Archive: Apex Video, BangShift APEX, FUNNY STUFF, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos

Radioactive: This Collection of NASCAR Team Radio Communications From Atlanta Is Awesome

Any time we can get a window into the world of professional racing that we don’t typically get, we love it. In this case it is a video featuring radio communications from a bunch of the NASCAR...

Hot Stuff: This 10-Minute Long Video Shows An Amazing Array Of Forging Techniques!

Mankind’s ability to not only come up with metal alloys but also work them into functional shapes, tools, parts, and pieces will forever stand as one of the key accomplishments that led to...

Open Wide: This Carb, Intake, and Distributor Setup From A 1969 Boss 302 Trans Am Racer Rules!

Now THIS is cool. You are looking at the induction setup off of a 1969 Boss 302 Trans-Am racer and because of that you are also looking at some of the earliest Dominator carbs ever produced....

MAHLE Motorsport Introduces GM LSX Combo PowerPak Piston Kits

There’s nothing better in hot rodding than a high-quality, versatile product that allows you to grow with it. MAHLE Motorsports understand this and that’s why they have introduced the GM...

Heavy Hauling: Truck Racing From Thruxton in England

You know what we don’t see nearly enough of? Big rig racing on tracks. Sure, we’ve seen the drag races in Canada and many a rig hooked to a pulling sled, but when was the last time you...

Project Hell: This $1000 Datsun 280Z Shows That You Get What You Paid For

In the list of cars I’ve dealt with so far in life, a disproportionate amount of vehicles fall under the $1,000 and under class. At least fifteen of them, to be honest. And out of those...

Wintertime Boredom Is The Only Reason Why Someone Would Make A Paragliding Snowmobile!

For many people in the northern sections of the country, the cabin fever from the snow is a very real issue. Winter is in it’s late phase…just a few weeks left to go until Spring comes...

Happy-Go-Pukey: Watch This Ford Ka Goes Into Spin Cycle Mode

At some point, being the mad scientist can be a hell of a lot of fun. Experiencing weightlessness in a Pontiac Catalina after the phrase “Let’s hit Banner Jump!” came out was...

Nitro Fueled Beauty: This Cinematic Look At Phoenix Testing Is Drag Racing Video At Its Finest

There are drag racing films and then there are drag racing FILMS. This is the latter and it was made by Jake Simmons for CompetitonPlus.com. The footage all comes from the NHRA pre season test in...

Video: Here’s 7-Things About The Sport of Drag Racing You May Not Have Known!

It is impossible to know everything, right? I mean my kids seem to know everything and at the ripe old ages of 10 and 12, that makes sense. Me? I don’t know everything, not even on the topics...

Morning Symphony: Wheelstanding Truck Pulls

Watching a four-wheel-drive truck spool up and dig in on a truck pull is a wonderful sight. Watching a truck hunker down and start throwing dirt from all four corners makes me picture a pit bull...

Fix Your Riv! OPGI Has The Parts You Need In Their 1963-1976 Riviera Parts Catalog

When the Buick Riviera hit the scene in the first half of the 1960s it was a revolutionary car for Detroit. Bill Mitchell’s design has stood the test of time as one of the great American...

BangShift Question Of The Day: When Do You Say, “I Have Enough Project Vehicles”?

Yesterday I spent some time working on the Dirty Cougar, the first work I’ve done since before the February King of the Heap event. I re-aimed the headlight on the wrecked side of the nose so I...

Rotary Kei Truck Project: Work Continues On The Suzuki Carry Build!

If you’ve ever seen a kei truck in person, you are probably like me in one sense: you looked at it and wondered how fast it truly is. These tiny trucks are a staple in Japan where they fit...