Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
National Challenge ’72: Lundberg, Garlits and The Greatest Rogue Drag Race Ever
(Editor’s note: We ran this story last year the day the US Nationals kicked off and we’re doing it again in 2013. We’ve added some info, so give it a fresh look!) This weekend the...
Amazing Video: Watch An Awesome Close Call On The Nurburgring That Results In Zero Wreckage – Awesome Driving!
Hey, I guess today is “near miss” day on BangShift. That’s fine with me because like the video of the wild drag boat “save and sink” earlier today this video featuring...
Barnstormin’: You Don’t Want Reality So Stop Bitching About Not Getting It
On Tuesday, the guys from Jalopnik ran a cool story that investigated the thousands and thousands of FCC complaints filed by NASCAR fans watching races on TV. It really is a great read and gives you...
Caption This Photo: SCHWING!
NEWSFLASH – Chad and I are both mentally children. Sure we strike you as the buttoned up, formal, locked down kind of professionals you’d expect to find editing phone books but...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Best Burnout Machine You Have Ever Owned?
Burnouts. They’re not proof your junk is fast, or that your junk is any good at all, but they rule. They rule in a straight line, in circles, backward, forward, and sideways. They’re...
Last Blast: Our Final Gallery From The World Series Of Drag Racing – Nitro At Night!
(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside….we’re back with a last blast of bad ass photos from the 60th running of the World Series of...
Is This The Most Powerful Buick Small Block Of All Time? It Was Once…And It Is Coming Back To Life!
Well, the tri-shield guys are probably going to fry my ass for calling it a Buick, but the NHRA saw fit to classify it as one and the parts and pieces were sold as Buick items, so I’m telling...
Video: Watch The Install Of An Aeromotive Phantom Fuel System Pump And See Just How Simple It Is!
Aeromotive’s Phantom fuel system set SEMA on its ear last year and the company has been working overtime to keep them on the shelf as orders from customers and distributors all over the country...
Craigslist Find: An Oddball AMC Pacer Sleeper That We Really, Really Want! Cool Build!
Hey, there are cars that we don’t have to understand to love, right? Take this 1978 AMC Pacer wagon for example. It has the entire drivetrain from a 1990s Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe. That...
Is A Pamplona Style Bull Run At A Drag Strip Promotion Genius Or The Dumbest Thing Ever? It Happened.
So my west coast friends are all freaking out of this deal that went down at Virginia Motorsports Park last weekend where a promoter came in, set up a course and unleashed a bunch of bulls onto...
XDRL Cancels Races, Blames Internet, Releases Statement, Is More Than Likely Dead And Gone
While we were in prep mode for the 60th World Series of Drag Racing at Cordova, news was coming out regarding the short and long term future of one door slammer drag racing league. The ADRL and XDRL...
Gasser Gallery: The Gold Cup Nostalgia Race At NY’s Empire Dragway – Bitchin’ Cars!!
(Photos by Jose Ferrer) – Any time you get a bunch of nostalgia guys, gasser guys, A/FX guys, and generally awesome hot rodders all jammed into one place, you’re guaranteed a good...
Project Buford T Justice Update: We Hit The Strip Again With More Power! (W/Video)
Man, I have been getting run over with hate mail due to lack of a Buford T Justice update, so let me first apologize! It has been a wacko summer with traveling and all the other normal stuff that...
Roadside Find: A Dodge Ram Pickup That Someone Has Done Unspeakable Things To
Boy, oh boy is this something else or what? BangShifter Scott Vanderschoor sent in these photos of a truck he spotted on the side of the road and then went into a deeper inspection of. We agree with...