Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Gallery: More Great Photos From The 2013 Yellow Bullet Nationals!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – One of the reasons that people love races like the Yellow Bullet Nationals is because the car actually look like cars. It sounds almost dumb to say, but in a world...
Friday Excuse To Go Home Early And Drink: GM Says Self-Driving Robot Car Will Be Available By 2020
Know what Homer Simpson would say about something like this? He’d probably make a reference to donuts and drink a beer, actually but that is beside the point. There hasn’t been much news...
Drag Racing Hero and Legendary Dad Bobby Lagana Sr. Passes
With a heavy heart it is our duty to report that Bobby Lagana Sr. the patriarch of the Lagana family and one of the great grassroots fuel racers of his generation has passed away. Lagana was stricken...
Russian Fail Video: How Not To Pull A Stuck Tractor Out Of The Mud
Pulling a stuck tractor out of the mud is not exactly a rocket sciene/NASA level job. Yes, it may require some critical thought as the means of pulling the stuck object and how to position the rig...
Buford T Justice Update: We Bolt On Power From Trick Flow And Snappy Looks From Trans Dapt!
This update is all about the motor. Last fall, as you’ll remember we had the stock iron 083 heads worked on at the machine shop with a valve job, some mild port and bowl work, and a slight cut...
eBay Sleeper Find: A Grandma Looking Olds Cutlass Wagon With GN Power Lurking Under The Hood!
Ron Ward scored big while trolling eBay and he sent this awesome car for us to check out. Of course we had to share it with you because a BangShift reader NEEDS to own this awesome sleeper. Looking...
Gallery: The 2013 Yellow Bullet Nationals – Action From The Strip and The Pits!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Last weekend, Cecil County Dragway became home to one of the coolest races in the nation, the 2013 Yellow Bullet Nationals. This event has completely exploded over the...
Rocket Racing Wheels Featured On Fast N’ Loud…Did You See ‘Em?
Millions of people watched the dudes on Fast N’ Loud transform a pretty decent Chevy Nomad into a killer road trip cruiser for Dale Earnhardt Jr. the other night. If you were paying attention...
Video: A Werido And BangShift Approved Toyota One Ton Truck – Trust Us….You’ve Never Seen A Dually Like This!
So we got tipped off to this video by BangShifter Ron Ward. We didn’t even ask how he found it, so leave that up to your own twisted imagination. Depending on where you are reading this from,...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: ID This Big Weird Motor! (And We Reveal Yesterday’s Answer)
So yesterday you rose to the challenge in droves and answered the call to identify the strange looking rear end I posted. The winner of the BangShift shirt was none other than Mike Casella, the man...
Video: Footage From The Upcoming Racing Movie Rush Plus The Story Of How Tag Heuer Developed A Bad Ass Timing System For Ferrari Back In The Day
Like many of you, I am totally stoked about the upcoming movie Rush that tells the tale of Jame Hunt and Niki Lauda’s epic battle for Formula One supremacy in 1976. The early reviews of the...
eBay Find: A 1928 Chevy Two Door Sedan That Looks Neat and Packs A Surprising Engine Package
Hey, since we were loving all over a 1935 Chevy, why can’t we continue the fun with a 1928 two door sedan now? This car caught our eye on ebay because of its low slung look and also because it...
In Car Bonneville Video: Watch The Mighty Cummins, Beck, and Davidson #911 Blown Fuel Roadster Make A 295 MPH Blast!
Of all the fearsome machines at Bonneville, there are a certain few that even the most seasoned of salt veterans look at with a special aura. The #911 Cummins, Beck, and Davidson blown fuel roadster...
