Category Archive: Apex Sponsor News, Apex Video, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, RACING & ACTION, TECH, Videos
RideTech Comparo Video: Bone Stock, StreetGrip, and Coil Over A-Bodies On The Test Track
Over the years we have watched RideTech grow and evolve into one of the premier suspension companies in the automotive aftermarket. From their days as an air-specific company to their development of...
Function Before Beauty: Get An In-Depth Look At The “Hoodrat Hot Rod” Malibu!
We know this 1979 Chevrolet Malibu well. Nevermind that the primered A/G body Malibu with one red fender and a Northwest Territories “Polar bear” license plate up front can be spotted...
Snow? Ice? HA! Nails, Wheels And A Welder Can Combat Anything Winter Has To Offer!
How is winter going for you so far? Have you had any kind of measurable snow or ice yet? Luckily, around BangShift Mid-West, we haven’t…nothing more than a dusting that was melted by noon...
Over, Under, Sideways, Down: A Year Of Launches, Close Calls, Tire Smoke, and Wheelies!
Our pal Tommy Lee Byrd is an awesome writer and photographer. During the 2018 drag racing season he decided to up the ante and shoot video and many of the events he attended. As Tommy gets around his...
Morning Symphony: Six In A Row Will Make This Nova Go
Are you a V8 or die kind of gearhead? I’ll admit I am. I’ve had great experiences with a supercharged Buick V6 that was a riot to wheel around in, but I still regarded that car as a a fun...
Crushing Video: Watch A Varied Pile Of Old Cars Meet Their End With Hydraulic Pressure – Ouch
Ya know, a part of me really struggled with this. Should I share a video from a channel that has a load of them that depict the workings of a wrecking yard car crusher? Does this run against every...
Don’t Mess With A Good Thing: Regular Car Reviews Looks Over A K5 Blazer
Behold, the true basis for every sport-utility vehicle that is on the road today. Look, nit-pick all you want about Jeeps and Jeep variants like the Willys Jeep station wagon, or even the...
What Does A 200,000-Mile Truck Engine Like About Big Boost? NOTHING! Cleetus KILLS The Auction C6 Corvette!
Following the story of the “Auction C6” Corvette that Cleetus bought at the end of last year has been kind of fun, actually. What started out as a knee-jerk impulse buy that left a strong...
Best of 2019: Watch The Awesome ‘Ole Tater Hauler 1951 GMC Wheelstander Make A Wheels Up Rip At The Dragstrip
There are some things that are better left unchanged. Your grandmother’s recipe for mashed potatoes that requires three pounds of butter, and original hemi engine inside a 1960s muscle car, and...
Best of 2018: James Brolin Racing An AMC Spirit AMX At The 24 Hours of Nurburgring In 1979
Two AMC Spirit AMXs on the starting grid of the 1979 24 Hours of Nurburgring in the Group One class. Six drivers would run the two AMXs: Gary Witzenburg, a journalist; James Brolin, an...
Best of ’18: Watch Conway Witten’s Incredible Comp Eliminator Crash From Topeka 1993
While we have been telling you about some of the crazy things that happened at Topeka in 1993 because of the fact that the NHRA tour is racing there this weekend, there’s one story that’s...
Concentrated Formula: This Motorcycle-Engined Power Wheels Mustang Will Kill You Twice As Fast!
Let’s talk for a second about the reputation that Ford Mustangs, especially 2005-newer ones, have built up thanks to morons behind the wheel. We now have “INSERT CROWD HERE”...
Wanna See Some Cool Welding? Check Out The Tube Hurricane TIG Challenge
Welding is like therapy for me. It’s fun, it’s challenging, and when you are done you have something cool to look at or use. Whether building a chassis, welding up trophies, or just...
Best of 2018: Watch As “The Bee Man” Guts A European Hornet Nest Out Of An El Camino
I have made no effort to hide my genuine fear of just about any kind of insect that has two distinct capabilities: flight, and a stinger on it’s ass. While I’ve never had a problem with...