Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Coolest Animal On Brandon Bernstein’s Top Fuel Dragster?
Brandon Bernstein was one of the few racers at the 2013 PRO Winter Warm Up to have their paint/wrap for the 2013 NHRA campaign already installed on their car for the weekend at PBIR. Bernstein, who...
The Dezer Collection: Micro Car Gallery Extravagaza! All Kinds of Cool and Weird Tiny Cars From All Over The World
While I was waiting for Chad to show up in West Palm Beach for the 2013 PRO Winter Warm Up last week, I shot down to Miami and took a tour of the massive Dezer Collection car museum. I shot almost...
2013 PRO Winter Warm Up Action Gallery: Nitro Funny Cars and Top Fuelers At Palm Beach Intl Raceway
Despite the Saturday rain, we had a killer time at the 2013 PRO Winter Warm Up at Palm Beach International Raceway in Florida. We saw Courtney Force make the fastest 1000′ funny car pass in...
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE 2013 PRO WINTER WARM UP Highlights- Saturday rained out
That’s right, kids! For the third year in a row, we’ll be LIVE and FREE from the 2013 PRO Winter Warm Up Presented by Bennett Auto Supply at Palm Beach International Raceway in Florida....
NITRO GALLERY: PRO Winter Warm Up 2013 -Early Thursday Action Photos!
We’re here at PBIR for the 2013 PRO Winter Warm Up and the teams are making runs hot and heavy. All of the NHRA’s big nitro hitters are making runs and working on their combos for the...
Powershift LIVE Tonight – We’ll Be Broadcasting From The PRO Winter Warm Up – Brian and Chad Go Live At 6 Pacific/9 Eastern Time (Hopefully With Guests!)
It’s Thursday, that means BangShift’s new LIVE show featuring Chad and Brian will be on tonight 6PM Pacific and 9PM Eastern time. This week, we’ll be live broadcasting the show from...
Bonneville Video: Bruce Meyer Plus Mike Cook Plus A Rowdy 427 Equals A 200 MPH Roadster On The Salt
For lots of us, racing a fast roadster at Bonneville is a dream that we may or may not ever get to see through. Cars like the Beck – Cummins – Davidson- Thornsberry roadster have done...
eBay Find: A 1975 Demac Snowcat Wrecker – Ford Driveline, Holmes 440 Wrecker Unit – Epic Perfection
My pal, and BangShift reader Paul Lafayette tipped me off to one of the single coolest vehicles I have ever shared here on BangShift. This is a 1975 Ford truck converted into a...
Cool News: Holley Revamps HolleyTV – Tech Videos, Fun Stuff, Hot Rod Documentary Shorts And A Ton More!
One of the great things about companies like long time BangShift sponsor Holley is that they have fully embraced the video scene and that means it puts a ton more knowledge, know-how, and...
Retro Galleries: BangShift 2012 PRO Winter Warm Up Still Photo Galleries From Last Year
Here are the galleries we ran last year from PBIR at the 2012 PRO Winter Warm Up. We’ll be posting content later today from this year’s running of the event but we wanted to whet your...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Drag City – Jan and Dean (1963)
Jan and Dean were on top of the world in the early 1960s. Their tunes like Surf City, this song Drag City, The Little Old Lady From Pasadena, and Dead Man’s Curve all lived at the top (or...
Video: Watch A Small Tire Mustang Drag Car Pull A Massive Power Wheelie At Carolina Dragway – The House Of Hook Really IS!
If wild stuff is happening on a drag strip, Nitro Art will probably be there to film it. The guys were on the scene recently at the famed Carolina Dragway to take in some action and were rewarded...
Question of the Day: What Historic Drag Car Would You Most Like To See Back On The Track Again?
(Photo credit: NHRA.com) – After showing you Bruce Larson’s killer new nostalgia funny car, we’re now interested in hearing what old school drag car you’d like to see back on...
