Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Question of the Day: Do You Care About Modern Tuner Muscle Cars?
Today’s question revolves around modern “tuner” muscle cars. From Shelby Mustangs to Hennessey Camaros, there are a gaggle of shops across the country that makes piles of money...
Tim Tindle’s Unbelievable US Nationals Pro Mod Wreck Sequence – Mark Rebilas Got It ALL! Tindle OK
Mark Rebilas is a serious bad ass with regard to photography (hey, maybe other stuff too but his photos have been blowing our doors off for years) so when he posts some stuff on his own blog that is...
Holley LS Fest Is This Weekend In Bowling Green, Kentucky – We’ll Be There And You Should Be There, Too!
This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday the city of Bowling Green, Kentucky and more specifically Beech Bend Raceway will be packed to the rafters with the coolest, most powerful, and fastest LS-powered...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Name This Weirdo Rear End! What Car Is It Under?
A couple of weeks ago I showed up to perform my act as human rain delay and obstruction of progress at Tube Chassis Designz. The boys are working on some cool projects that we’ll be updating...
Cruise Gallery: The Connecting Rods Cruise Night – Halifax, Massachusetts – August 2013
Having been on a brief respite from traveling over the last couple of weeks, I made sure to spend as much quality car time with my boys as I could while I was home. We’ve hit a couple of cruise...
March Meet 2013 – Click Here To See All Of Our 2013 March Meet Photo Galleries!
(The March Meet is an iconic drag race that we’re honored to broadcast each Spring. We know you love it, too because thousands and thousands of you tune in to watch and follow our coverage....
Gasser Barn Find: The Surprise Package 1957 Chevy Bel Air D/Gas – 426 Max Wedge Mopar Power
(People live barn finds and you all proved it when we ran this story about a ’57 Bel Air gasser powered by a Chrysler Max Wedge engine. It was found in a dusty barn and we all fell in love with...
Update: Watch Jere Etheridge’s Insane Mustang Flight At South Georgia Motorsports Park – Two Angles!
(One of the wildest racing videos we have ever published, people went nuts….for good reason watching this video. It literally never gets old) This is easily the craziest drag racing video we...
Auction Insanity: Ray P. Lambrecht Collection 500 Cars From An Old Car Dealer In Nebraska – Trade Ins, Never Sold New Cars, More!
(Here’s another off the “top 10” most viewed blogs list for 2013….we wish we had some dough to attend this auction with!) So this is straight out of a movie. A small town...
Jeff Gordon Scares The Life Out Of A Used Car Salesman – Greatest Video Ever
(Today, we’re reposting the 10-most viewed blogs we’ve published so far in 2013. The infamous Jeff Gordon video is right on the top of the list!) This is the greatest video ever. Jeff...
Happy Labor Day from BangShift.com!
Here’s hoping you have good weather and adult beverages handy to celebrate Labor Day! Up here in the Northeast, Labor Day represents the end of the summer cruising season and the beginning of...
Roadside Find: An Old (and Neat) Scoopmobile Articulating Front End Loader
Recently we were minding our business, rolling down the road, when we spied this neat old orange beast. This is a really cool machine made by the long dead Scoopmobile company. Aside from having a...
Mini-Feature: A 1957 International Welding Truck That’s The Same As It Was When It Left The Job Site
(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – We sometimes see a guy at car shows with a 1957 International Harvester pickup. He tells us his grandfather bought the truck brand new, and converted it for...
Video: Watch The Australian Mercedes Plumbing Van Dip Into 7s With A Pissed Off Nitrous Snorting 632 Chevy
Outlandish drag cars and trucks have long been a part of the fabric of quarter mile competition and it doesn’t matter what part of the world you’re in for that statement to be true....