Category Archive: Apex Top 11, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos

Wrong Name, Right Car? The 1988 Chevy Nova Embarrassed Muscle Car Fans, But Was It An OK Car? We Say Yes.

There’s a genre of car that literally does not exist today and that is the cheap, stripped down, high winding four banger powered, sporty econobox. This was something that existed for decades...

Random Car Review: 1992 SAAC Mk 1 – Prelude To A Snake Bite

When the Shelby Mustang went away after the last of the re-VIN stamped 1970 models sold out, there was going to be fans of Carroll Shelby’s work who would miss the idea of a Ford Mustang that...

American Skidpad Practice: Cleetus And Cars Houston Burnout Footage!

Every ounce of footage we’ve seen from a Cleetus and Cars event screams unhinged fun, but this year we’re taking special note thanks to Cleetus’s recent extra-curricular activities....

The Stash: Check Out This Video On Finding, Collecting, and Identifying Classic Racing Wheels – Awesome!

We all have our quirks, the stuff that we kind of key in on, and the things that we love to learn the gory details about. In the case of our pal Tommy Lee Byrd, classic magnesium racing wheels are an...

1980s Oldsmobile Prototype Video: Check Out These Quad Four Powered Rolling Experiments – One’s Turbocharged!

Oldsmobile, remember them? We do. We remember them real well and it’s interesting to look at the life arc of that brand and kind of step back and see where things really went wrong for them. We...

Engine Building Video: Watch A 572ci Stroker Hemi Get Built, Topped With An 8-71, and Tested On The Dyno!

If you are in the mood to see how horsepower is made today, boy do we have the video for you! This is an awesome step-by-step story showing the construction of a 572ci Chrysler hemi that’s...

NHRA Nitro Hot Tub Time Machine: Check Out This First In A New Video Series Looking Back At Iconic Moments In Drag Racing

Last week I told you about Deep Stage, the new YouTube project Lewis Bloom and I are working on with NHRA, well there’s more stuff rolling out of the production department in California as well...

Classic YouTube: Supercross at Pontiac, Michigan – Excitebike In Real Life

It occurred to me, after seeing this bit of old-school, two-stroke goodness, just how little I’ve ridden ever since my last major crash on a dirt bike. I might have about fifty miles’...

Engine Teardown Video: Watch The Hagerty Crew Pull Down Their Buick Straight Eight Project Engine

The latest entrant into the Redline Rebuild series from Hagerty is a Buick straight eight engine that came out of an early 1950s Super convertible that is also being restored. We told you about it...

There’s Your Problem: Some Of The Greatest “What The…?!” Moments For A Mechanic!

When you’re considered the automotive know-it-all of either the neighborhood or within your group of friends, people bring you their troubles. “Hey, bro, can you just go for a quick ride?...

High Desert History: Watch The 1990 NHRA Arizona Nationals Diamond P TV Show – It’s Back This Weekend

This weekend the NHRA 2020 tour continues in Arizona with the running of the Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. This event has been a staple on the tour forever. Early in its life...

Watch Marcus Birt Take Flight In His Radial vs The World Nitrous Corvette – Hang Time Supreme!

South Georgia Motorsports Park has been known as the “Home of the Flying Cars” for years and frankly it had been a few since we have see a car do what Marcus Birt’s did during...

This Rolling Metal Shop Table Project Is One You Can Do At Home And Would Be Seriously Handy

I’m a big fan of shop tables that move around so you don’t need to take up all your space, all the time. Of course there is also a danger when you talk about horizontal spaces, because...

The Last Comeback: The Story Of Tim Richmond’s 1988 Daytona 500 Drama

He had a playboy reputation and had just started to gel with Hendricks Motorsports and legendary crew chief Harry Hyde. For the 1986 season, he had racked up a string of first-place finishes and...