Category Archive: Apex Racing News, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Raw Speed: Watch Mark Donohue Set The Closed Course Speed Record At Talladega In 1975
There’s a really interesting history behind the whole “closed course” speed record that really started getting a lot of attention in the 1950s. There’s also a weird side note...
QuarantinePiece Theater: Watch The 1976 NHRA SpringNationals – Shirley’s First Win, A Breakthrough Moment!
Today on QuarantinePiece Theater we present to you the 1976 NHRA SpringNationals from Columbus, Ohio. This was a historic moment for multiple reasons in NHRA competition. The first professional class...
The Blackbirds Are Flying: This Promotional Film For The SR-71 Blackbird Is Absolutely Awesome
We’re still of the strong opinion that the SR-71 Blackbird was one of the most bad ass airborne hot rods ever. The speeds, altitudes, and accomplishments of these planes are so impressive...
Seeing This Vintage Morgan Plus Four Race Car Cruised On The Streets Makes Us Want One Bad
I have had a fascination with old British sports cars for some time. They’re interesting to me because for a long time they were some of the neatest and highest performing machines in the...
QuarantinePiece Theater: Fifty Years of Sideways – An Hour and a Half of Epic Video In The World Of Rally
It was a few years ago that dinner with our BangShifty pal Bill Caswell resulted in us learning about a film called “50 Years of Sideways. Caswell went nuts telling us about this film and how...
Horsepower Battle At Goodwood: Watch Two Vintage 1960s Can-Am Cars, A Lola and A Chinook Battle
The era of Can-Am competition that gets the most attention is the early 1970s because it was then that the cars had aluminum big block engines, horsepower numbers that nearly made them 1:1 in terms...
Cruise Ships: This Film Comparing The Dodge Monaco, Plymouth Fury, Ford Galaxy, and Chevy Impala Is Great
Now this is some 1970s goodness. You are going to see a film comparing the Dodge Monaco, Plymouth Fury, Ford Galaxy, and Chevy Impala against each other. Ok, not really. You are going to see a film...
QuarantinePiece Theater: The Anatomy Of Auto Racing Is A 1973 Film That is Simply Amazing! From Can-Am To Indy To SCCA
Sears Tire and Auto Centers, remember them? Back in 1973 Sears was raking in money as one of the most massive retail chains in the world and because of that they were looking to promote their other...
NHRA Insider Podcast: Joe Amato Talks About Life and Career, JR Todd Talks About Reaction Times, Quarantine, and More
Since the NHRA is on an extended layoff like all of motorsports at this moment, it has been a good excuse to have legends and cool people on the NHRA Insider Podcast that I have always wanted to chat...
Quick Junk: This Look At The 1986 Maserati Bi-Turbo Highlights A Car With Horsepower And Even More Headaches
Man, the Italians have had some really interesting bad cars over the years. The 1980s Maserati Bi-Turbo examples usually make every list of “worst cars of the 1980s” because of the fact...
Want To Avoid Splashing Into A Frozen Lake? Use Firestone Winter Tires Like Those In This 1970 Ad!
We have seen some awesome television ads for tires over the years. This is doubly true for winter tires. Cars accelerating and braking on ice rinks, cars clawing their way up snow covered mountain...
A Mighty Unicorn: This 1957 Dodge Town Wagon Power Wagon Is Incredible! 315ci Hemi, Factory Power Steering
One of one. One of bloody one ever made! That’s what this 1957 Dodge Town Wagon Power Wagon is. The only truck ever known to have been built with power steering, it has a 315ci Power Giant...
Saving History: Watch Davin From Hagerty Garage Get The Fonz’s Triumph Motorcycle Running Again!
This is a great video because it is a rare convergence of tech, pop culture, good ol’ mechanic thinking, and history all in one. Basically what you are going to see is Davin from Hagerty Garage...
Nitro Time Machine: Watch Pat Austin Score The First Ever NHRA Double-Up In 1991 – Top Alcohol Funny Car and Top Fuel!
“At 26 years of age, he may be the greatest driver this sport has ever seen,” states Steve Evans at the end of his top end interview with Pat Austin after Austin had just won top fuel,...