Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Best of BangShift: EPIC CARNAGE PHOTO FROM ROGER RICHARDS – ONE MANGLED HEMI!
Roger Richards is one of the great modern day drag racing photographers. He’s been shooting races for years and has amassed an amazing library of images. He’s also one heck of a nice guy...
Best of BangShift – Insane Engine: A 12-Rotor – Twin-Turbo – 5,000 Plus Horsepower Monster
Over the coming days, you’ll see some stuff you have probably never seen before but few things will make your jaw drop like this thing. We caught up with the guys from Smith Power this morning...
Best of BangShift – Roadside Find: A 1947 GMC Suburban Carryall That Andy Dufresne Would Hate
While we’re full-blown car dweebs here at BangShift, we’re also minor league movie dweebs as well. That’s why we nearly drove off the road on a recent family day trip to York,...
BangShift Mini-Feature: Yannick Sire’s Insane Twin-Engine Speed Buggy
Yannick Sire’s self-built, twin engine, speed buggy is one of the coolest hot rods to hit the world in our memory. It has rightfully received loads of media attention and there are near riots...
Evan Knoll Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison
Drag racing’s long national nightmare is over. Today, Evan Knoll was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison that will be followed by a five year period of supervised probation. Knoll was also...
Craigslist Find: The Krispy Kritter Jet Powered 1967 Mustang – Vintage Jet Machine With Little Documented History and Lots of Mystery!
It isn’t often when an old drag car hits the interwebs and leaves more questions than answers, but such is the case with the Krispy Kritter jet 1967 Mustang. The car has lived its entire life...
Bonus Gallery: More Killer Photos From The 2012 Bruce Larson USA-1 Dragfest
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we brought you the first of two galleries captured by Joe Grippo at Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest 2012. Today we’re throwing the second one all up...
Cool Gallery: Photos From Ken Cox BangShift’s Newest Photo Contributor!
(Photos by Ken Cox) – One of the neatest things about BangShift is that we’ve got a literal network of talented lensmen (and women!) spread clear across the USA, Canada, England, and even...
Test Your Gearhead Knowlegde: A Mea Culpa, Yesterday’s Answer, and Today’s Challenging Part!
First off, an apology. The other day I totally screwed the pooch and identified a 1929 Dodge flatead four banger as a Crosley mill. Gino Ofria had sent the photos over and I screwed up the order when...
BS Barn Find Gallery: The Fortman and Kerr ’32 Ford – Winner At 1954 World Series of Drag Racing
(Words and Photos by Bob Chiluk) – Ok , we have all heard the stories before. We heard of a guy, who knows a guy,that saw a guy, that knew this guy’s next door neighbors’ best...
Epic Event Gallery: The 2012 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals – Rosemont, Illinois
(Words by Greg Rourke – Photos by Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke) – The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals was once again held in Rosemont, Illinois this past weekend and once again,...
Video: The Hard Guys Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car Has Great First Season and Finishes With A Flurry!
Dana Hard’s name is no stranger to the pages of BangShift. We hang out at his machine shop, Custom Auto Machine in Weymouth, Massachusetts (because he tolerates us) and we’ve showed you...
Wednesday Moment of Zen: The Most Insane Towing Setup Ever – No Camera Tricks – This is Real
One of the reasons that we love the companies who support us here at BangShift is because they are filled with guys and girls just like us, gearheads who are quick on the draw with their camera...
Chad’s On SHRA Radio Tonight — Like Now — Click Here to Listen!
Chad’s appearing on the Southern Hot Rod Association Online Radio Show tonight, and you NEED to listen! He’ll be talking all things BangShift, the Street Car Super Nationals, and whatever...