Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Hale, Sorokin, Myers Win At California Hot Rod Reunion – Jim Murphy and Jason Rupert Score Heritage Series Championships!
It was an intense day of good old fashioned Sunday drag racing at the 2013 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion as series champions were crowned, family legacies were added to, and consistent performances...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Would You Rather Drive A Fuel Altered, A Pro Mod, Or A Nostalgia Funny Car?
How about this for a question that should divide the world in three camps! So if I were the king of drag racing, or at least a guy who had piles of money and the ability to spend it in any way that I...
LIVE VIDEO REPLAY: Sunday’s Eliminations From The 2013 California Hot Rod Reunion
THE REPLAY FROM SATURDAYS ACTION IS PLAYING NOW!!!! CLICK HERE TO WATCH The tradition continues! We are proud to announce that our live streaming broadcast of the 2013 California Hot Rod Reunion will...
BangShift Question of The Day: What Are The 5 Essential Things You Need In Your Traveling Tool Box?
By traveling tool box I am not talking about a tool box you take on romantic trips. Let’s be honest, doing that would make you a total weirdo. I’m talking about the tool box you throw in...
FIRE! A Collection Of Our Best California Hot Rod Reunion Cacklefest Photos!
ONE DAY! That’s right, we are one day away from our live broadcast of all the racing action at the 2013 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield, California. Famoso Raceway will be...
Hot Cars Under The Texas Sun In Leander – A Fantastic Car Show Gallery!
(Words and photos by Charles Wickam) So it was kind of a funny story on how we ended up at the Leander, TX car show. On Sunday morning after Day of The Drags Scott Brown, myself and two of scotts...
The Line: We Handicap The ENTIRE 40+ Funny Car Field For The CHRR 2013 – Who’s Likely To Win, Who Is A Dark Horse?
(Words and photos by Darr Hawthorne) – In the future, we may look back the California Hot Rod Reunion XXII as one of those landmark nitro funny car races that become legend over time. The...
This Half-Scale McLaren Can-Am Car Is Absolutely Genius And For Sale On eBay!
We always knew that Joe Grippo was the like Bruce Wayne of BS contributors. After all, who goes searching on eBay for vintage Can-Am race cars. Sure, he’ll try to tell us he was searching for a...
BangShift Exclusive: Ohio’s Dragway 42 Has Been Sold And Will Remain A Functioning Drag Strip
BangShift.com has learned that Dragway 42 in Ohio (which we told you was for sale about a week ago) has indeed been sold. Normally we fret such things, but sources close to the deal have informed us...
Bad News: Media Report Claims Irwindale Events Center (Speedway/Drag Strip) Is Living On Borowed Time
The saga of Irwinale Events Center (otherwise known as Irwindale Speedway and drag strip) took a definite turn for the worst yesterday when the site Curbed Los Angeles reported that the recent sale...
Retro Gallery: Wheels Up, Tire Smoking Action From The 2012 California Hot Rod Reunion
(Zane McNary photos) – We’re counting down the hours before our live streaming broadcast of the 2013 California Hot Rod Reunion begins on Friday morning with the first pair of sportsman...
Hotchkis Is Bringing The Famous Bullit Car Chase To Life At SEMA
There’s a couple of sides to the SEMA show. The first and most important side is the business side where companies are showing off their new parts, updating older stuff, and making business...
Watch The World’s Quickest True Stick Shift Mustang Rip Off 8-Second ETs – A Mean Piece For Sure! (Video)
This is one nasty little car! Packing a 331ci Ford small block based off of a Ford Racing Boss block, an 88mm turbo, AFR 205cc heads, FAST XFI fuel injection and most importantly a beefed up T56...
