Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Car Show Gallery: The Old Gold Cruisers Halloween Car Show – Batavia, Illinois
(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – This Sunday was the Old Gold Cruisers Halloween car show. It was held at the Batavia, Illinois VFW hall. Old Gold Cruisers have been running car shows and...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: International Edition and Last Friday’s Answer
Last Friday I threw some photos of a race block at you and despite my best efforts to be vague and oddly angled with the photos, you nailed it. It is a Ford race block that will wear Hemi style...
Drag Gallery: A Retro-Cool Collection Of Photos From The 2012 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion
(Photos by Liam Garrity) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we’re back with another load of cool photos from the 2012 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion. These photos were...
Nitrous Explosion Video: This Is Definitely The Highest We Have Ever Seen A Hood Scoop Launched
While this video does not have the titanic destructive force that other nitrous explosions we have featured in the past, it definitely has one element that is worth seeing. That element is watching...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Today’s Race Block Challenge and Yesterday’s Wacky Answer!
Well, I FINALLY got one past you crew of super sleuths yesterday and admittedly it was a nearly impossible job I tasked you with. The guesses were all good and many were getting so close to the...
Caption This Photo: You Better CALL Somebody!
(Photo by Dave Nutting) – A couple weeks back Dave Nutting and I were trespassing at an old factory building shooting photos of Buford for a project update story when he asked that I...
RacingJunk Find: The Late Ron Hammel’s 8,000hp Capable Dyno – One Bad Ass Piece of Living Hot Rodding History!
Ron Hammel of 10,000RPM Dyno fame passed away in 2012. Hammel was a pioneer in the hot rod and drag racing world. His 10,oooRPM Speed Equipment company was the first outfit to sell nitrous kits to...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Today’s Challenge (With a Twist!) and Yesterday’s Freak Identified!
Once again, the BS readership has made me proud. I posted the photos of an odd looking inline four cylinder engine yesterday and it was the very first comment from Speedy that nailed it right out of...
eBay Find: An Ultra Rare 1957 Mack B-21 Fire Truck – One of Two Ever Made – 935ci Engine!
My wife often accuses me of being a child. Unfortunately when she catches me slobbering over big red fire trucks on eBay, I can’t mount that credible a defense. Accusations aside, this 1957...
NHRA Museum Announces Dates For First Ever New England NHRA Hot Rod Reunion!
In news that is being heralded by drag racing fans around the entire Northeastern United States, the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum has announced the dates of the first ever New England NHRA...
Buford Update: We Flog The Suspension, Unveil a Mountain of Speed Parts, Spill Our Wild Drag Strip Plan
(Photos by Dave Nutting and the author) – So last we left you, Buford T Justice had quit running on us twice during some mundane cruising action around town. The first time the car shut down we...
Video: Watch Kevin Fiscus Make A Full Eighth Mile Drag Radial With The Pass With the Front Wheels In The Air!
Kevin Fiscus has long been known as one of the hardest running drag radial tire racers in the country. It was a couple of years ago that he became the first guy to run back to back 6-second/200mph...
Tune In: Live Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod This Weekend – Watch the End Of The English Drag Racing Season LIVE and FREE!
(Words by Andy Rogers – Photos by Julian Hunt) – Santa Pod Raceway’s 2012 racing season ends with Saturday’s Flame and Thunder Show and Eurodragster.com will be webcasting...
Video: Watch A Truck Tug Of War Come To a Flaming Halt In Florida
Like the rock buggy we showed you earlier, tug of war competitions starring giant trucks are a southern creation. These events happen with regularity in central and southern Florida, often times in...