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Author Archive: Brian Lohnes

Show Gallery: More Aussie Coolness From The 2012 Uraidla Car Show!

(Photos by Darryl Daniels) – The hits just keep on coming! As we said yesterday, Darryl Daniels our main Aussie man on the scene just about blew out his shutter finger while at the 2012 Uraidla...

Show Gallery: More Great Photos From Down Under At The Uraidla, Australia Car Show

(Photos by Darryl Daniels) – We’re back with another great load of photos from Darryl Daniels who attended an awesome car show in Uraidla, Australia last weekend. We’ll be unloading...

Barnstormin’: How The Word “Value” Turned Into A Swear At My House

It happened innocently enough. My six year old son Tom loves to watch the show Overhaulin’ so we were tuned in to one of the new episodes of the recently revived series. I like the show in...

PRI 2012: AFCO Racing Rolls Out A Brand New Catalog, Killer Brakes, Shocks, Radiators, and Headers

One of the most diverse companies displaying at PRI 2012 was BangShift sponsor, AFCO Racing. The company continues to maintain a product line that services the street machine and pro touring world,...

PRI 2012: Mike Moran’s New 4,400hp Billet Aluminum Hemi – Nearing Top Fuel HP With Alky and Turbos!

Of all the cool, heavy duty, bleeding edge race stuff we saw at the 2012 PRI Show, this single engine was the showstopper. The 637ci Hemi that features a billet aluminum block and billet everything...

PRI 2012 – A Gallery Of Cool and Classic Mopar Race Cars

One last gallery from the 2012 PRI show today and this one is for all the fans of Ma Mopar! Having been to this show a couple of times now, we know that there is always neat stuff lurking at the back...

BREAKING NEWS: Kenny Nowling Announces ADRL Purchase – 2013 Schedule

In a press conference at the 2012 PRI Show Kenny Nowling announced his purchase of the ADRL’s intellectual property, meaning the name, website, etc. Seven races have been confirmed for 2013...

Car Show Gallery: The Last Blast of Photos From the 2012 Houston Autorama

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Well, we have finally made it to the end of Charles Wickam’s exhaustive photo coverage from the 2012 Houston Autorama. Over the course of the week we have...

PRI 2012 – A Gallery of Engines and Components – Big Horsepower and Cool Parts!

Consider this the first of a few “engine only” galleries we’ll be bringing you from the 2012 PRI show. Why? Well, the place is crawling with gnarly power plants of all shapes and...

PRI 2012 – New Parts: Great New Aluminum FE Ford Cylinder Head By Survival Motorsports

If you are a die-hard lover of the legenadary Ford FE series of engines, you know that your aftermarket cylinder head options have been pretty limited. Pretty limited may be overstating it a little....

PRI 2012 – A Collection of The Cool Cars, Trucks, and Components on Display At The 2012 PRI Show

The 2012 PRI show is in full swing at the massive Orlando Convention Center and there’s LOTS of great iron to oogle on the show floor, in various booths, and even in the lobby of the building....

PRI 2012: CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCES 2013 COPO Production!! New engine options!

We’re here live at the 2012 PRI Show in Orlando, Florida and the news is already breaking. At a morning press conference, Chevrolet Performance announced that they are rolling out new LS crate...

eBay Find: Another Wild Russian Liquid Propellant Rocket For Sale — 50,000hp!

We’ve been keeping you all abreast of some wild stuff that has been popping up on eBay lately. It appears a dude in France (we assume a dude, because women seem to have the good sense to...

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Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Our Last Answer and Another Baffling Challenge

Sorry for falling off the “test your gearhead knowledge” wagon this last couple of days. We’re back and better than ever to make up for the gap in our  hardcore trivia questions....