Category Archive: Apex Racing News, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
This 1970s Formula Vee Promotional Film Is Brilliant – The Class Continues Strong Today!
There are certain things that happen in racing which are so well designed and so well thought out that the make as much sense as 1+1=2. One of those things is Formula Vee. The open wheel racing class...
Fire For Effect: This Land Rover LR3’s Days Come To An Abrupt End!
I’ve made two vehicles die unquestionably violent deaths in my time. One was a Chevrolet CUCV that caught a grenade from an M203 grenade launcher during basic training, and the other was the...
Morning Symphony: A Coyote-Powered 1987 Cougar Ripping Around Sears Point
(Photo: DW Burnett via Drunken Squirrel Racing) Color me shocked: very few people bother with 1987-88 Mercury Cougars as a fun vehicle. I can find a few builds from old CarDomain pages, and there is...
Master Hands: This 1930s Film Shot On Chevrolet Assembly Lines Is Jaw Dropping – Beautiful and Stark Footage
So what did it really look like to work in an auto plant 80 years ago? This is among the most incredible looks at that whole scene. This 1930s film shot on Chevrolet assembly lines is called...
Your Moment Of Zen: Meet Ford’s Sweaty Bum Robot And Watch It Test Out New Seats
Did you make that omnipresent New Year’s Resolution to lose some weight? Are you a trackside photographer who works mere yards from a river in a location that naturally sees temperatures over...
Video: Back In The Late 1980s 4-Wheel Steering Was The Gadget Of The Day – Remember The Mazda 626 4WS
As a young whippersnapper in the waning days of the 1980s I remember reading about, with some awe, rear wheel steering equipped cars. Not just the era’s big dollar exotics, but Japanese cars...
Life Insurance…Check: 72 Miles An Hour In A Go-Kart? Seems Safe Enough To Us!
Outside of the one-off builds like the infamous Gixxerkart, when would you expect to see a go-kart ripping past the wall at Interstate speeds? We aren’t talking shifter karts, either, just your...
Dakar Rally Car, SxS, Quad, Bike, And Big Truck Action Highlights From 2019’s Biggest Rally
The Dakar Rally is one of motorsports biggest tests of man and machine, and the variety of machines is something spectacular. Over the years the trucks have gotten bigger and badder, the cars smaller...
Ever Wondered What Really Happens If Someone Dumps Sugar In Your Gas Tank? Here’s The Answer!
Personal story time: the first vehicle I purchased that required financing was a 1999 Chevrolet Blazer two-door back in 2002. At the time, I thought I was making a smart decision: a small SUV with a...
The Time Lapse Of This Cafe Racer Coming Together Is Cool As Hell
I’ve been drooling over cafe racers for a few years, but recently I’ve looked at all kinds of bikes being transformed from the mundane to the awesome. Such is the case with this Honda...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s Your Take On The New Crop Of YouTube Mechanics?
Today’s question starts out with a video series on YouTube that kicked off at the beginning of the year on the D.I.Y. Gang YouTube channel. A 2016 Dodge Challenger Hellcat that saw the wrong...
$300 Charmer: Junkyard Digs Drags A Beater Oldsmobile Home!
I hate to be a spoilsport of sorts, but this Oldsmobile Delta 88 has already been sold off. I know, because I was privy to the whole thing from beginning to end. Kevin from Junkyard Digs had been...
Classic YouTube: The Fort St. John Rally Race Of 2010 – $200 Beaters Romping In British Columbia
Fort St. John, British Columbia is a little north of the center of the province and on the eastern edge, parked along the Alaska Highway at Mile 47. Other than being a transportation hub of sorts,...
