Category Archive: Apex Spotlight, Apex Video, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos
Drone Footage From California Speedway Show The Demolition, New Construction, And Maybe Hope For More Racing?
Rumors fly all the time about the fate of California Speedway in Southern California. While living there, we were regularly at the speedway for autocross racing, drag races, and more. This facility...
One Man’s Quest To Prove The Shelby GT-350 He Bought At An Estate Sale Came New With A Supercharger Installed.
So this is a pretty special story and a pretty special car, even if it DIDN’T come with the supercharger on it when ordered new. I am not a Mustang fanatic so I didn’t even know about a...
Did You Know That Cadillac Built A Wagon Before The CTS? Check Out These Cadillac Wagon Conversions, Including The Castilian!
I grew up in a Cadillac family. My grand parents owned several, and my dad worked for Cadillac for years as well. I love all years of Cadillacs, but there is something special about the 1960’s...
HOW STREET CAR RACING and DRAG-AND-DRIVE GOT STARTED. The Inside Story From David Freiburger Himself!
We’ve just announced our own Drag and Drive event, after 20 years of participating in them, so I thought it would be appropriate to share how this whole side of drag racing first got started....
Goodwood’s Most Viewed Video Clips Of 2024 Includes Awesome Action From The Festival Of Speed And More!
We love Goodwood, and I really want to go for one of the events before too long, but there are so many awesome experiences there each year that deciding on the best ones is not an easy task. But if...
Best of Goodwood 2024: The Best Moments Of Goodwood 2024. History, Rivalries, Epic Classics, And More!
We’ve shared plenty of video and content from Goodwood this year, but we sure are excited to be highlighting their Best of 2024 series. We all know that the best moments at a track don’t...
Check Out This Great Video From The 2024 Shelby American Demo Day At The Simeone Foundation
Grippo is back at it, this time with video from the 2024 Shelby American Demo Day at the Simeone Foundation and boy were the cars cool! We’re talking about an incredible Daytona Coupe and a...
Goodwood Celebrates Michael Dunlop, The Master of the Isle Of Man TT Races. Equal Parts Insane And Talented.
To race the Isle of Man TT, you need to be nuts. Period. To survive racing the Isle of Man TT, you need real talent and a healthy dose of luck. So for someone to dominate, and be considered The...
Drag Car TIME CAPSULE with a Surprise – The One that Got Away From The Hot Rod Hoarder
Tommy Lee Byrd and his family have a pretty cool collection of old hot rods and drag cars. To a lot of people these wouldn’t be much to look at, because Tommy tends to leave them alone as much...
Barn Find Stories With The IronTrap Garage Crew – A 1928 Ford Model AA Express Bed Pickup!!
The IronTrap Garage crew are arguably the busiest barn finders on the planet, because they are constantly pulling parts, cars, and trucks out of barns, buildings, and garages all over the country....
Freiburger’s Job Is Over! Here’s How He Got Started, Some Advice For Newbies, And A Reminder That He’s Not Dead Yet
I feel like all the doom and gloom that has come around over the last week or so, following the news that Motortrend was no longer going to produce the shows we all know and love, makes it sound like...
Influence and Impact: VW Bugs Part 2 – Baja Bugs, The Meyers Manx and Volksrod History
In Part 1 I mentioned how it seems like everyone loves a VW Bug, from adults to children, there has just always been this universal love for this cute little machine. And once it came to the United...
Best Road Trip Ever! David Newbern And His Girl Drive Route 66 From California All The Way East 2800 Miles. Or They Try Anyway.
Recently, Newbern and his girlfriend Chantell were in California and decided that instead of getting on their scheduled flight back home to Georgia, they were going to grab a rental car and drive it...
1980s V12 Formula 1 Cars, Racing Around Modern Day Monaco, Is Magic To The Ears! Check Out This 1982 Alfa Romeo 182
Monaco is one of the most iconic street courses in racing. Period. There are lots of famous F1 and Indy Car races, but there is something about Monaco that sets it apart from the rest. If you have...