Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Drag Gallery: Chevy, Buick, Pontiac and Olds Race Cars From the 2012 NHRA Dutch Classic!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – You GM fans have been patient while we rolled out the galleries to the Ford and Mopar crowds. Now it is your turn and you can take solace that it is the biggest one of...
Video: Watch A Chevelle Wagon That Looks Hammered Totally Haul Around the Autocross Course – Sleeper!
Sleepers rule in all of their many forms. From the unassuming pieces that can rocket down a drag strip and leave jaws hanging, to cars like the Chevelle wagon featured in this video that look as...
Drag Gallery: Fords At the 2012 NHRA Dutch Classic
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Joe Grippo appreciates cool iron of all shapes, sizes, and brand identity, but we know he’s a Ford loving dude deep down. There were lots of Cobra Jets on the...
The Answer To Yesterday’s Test Of Your Gearhead Knowledge and a Few Extra Photos You’ll Want To See!
Once again, the BangShift readership nailed the gearhead challenge we threw down yesterday cold. After the weirdo Lincoln engine, the old Model A block, and the Willys Jeep engine, a famous V8...
VIDEO REMINDER: LIVE STREAM OF THE NHRA CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION TOMORROW! NOW AVAILABLE ON MOBILE DEVICES!
TOMORROW! Yes, like the day after today, the 21st NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion will be streaming here on BangShift LIVE and FREE for your viewing enjoyment. We’re excited to announce that...
Caption This Bitchin’ Photo: Bill Mitchell, The Thunderbug, and An Unknown Set of Legs
(Photo by Martyn Schorr) – These days most people know Bill Mitchell because he runs a Top Fuel dragster, operates World Products and Bill Mitchell Hardcore Racing Products but back in the...
Drag Gallery: Mighty Mopars At The 2012 NHRA Dutch Classic
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we showed you a gallery that featured just COPO Camaros and Mustang Cobra Jets. We got some hate mail from the Mopar crowd that we didn’t put the Drag...
Another Test of Your Gearhead Knowledge – Yesterday’s Answer and Today’s Challenge!
Once again, there was no stumping the BangShift readership as Jim Forbes knocked it out of the park yesterday nailing the little four cylinder block we showed as an old Ford ‘banger out of a...
Drag Gallery: COPO Camaros and Mustang Cobra Jets At The 2012 Dutch Classic
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we brought you the wheelstands and today we’re going to bring you some of the most modern muscle that attacked the strip at Maple Grove last weekend...
Drag Gallery: The Atlanta Dragway $10,000 Nostalgia Race – Gassers, Diggers, and Loads of Great Stuff!
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Another weekend down, and another nostalgia drag race is in the books. This time, it’s the Atlanta $10,000 race, held at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce,...
Buford Update: Our 9C1 Caprice Gets Real With Mickey Thompson Tires and Cragar Wheels
(Photos by Dave Nutting and the author) – Last we left you, Project Buford T Justice was sitting on all four tires suspended by a complete Hotchkis Sport Suspension system and some hardcore...
Roadside Find: Whit Bazemore’s 1993 Fast Orange Dodge Daytona NHRA Nitro Funny Car Body!
(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – BangShift contributor, Tommy Lee Byrd, took the scenic route to Atlanta Dragway this weekend and stumbled upon a rare sight—a dilapidated funny car...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge – Yesterday’s Answer And A New Challenge!
Yesterday I threw a tough one out there in this string of parts identification blog items. Basically I gave you two photos of an interesting looking engine block and asked you to identify it. Well...
Video: Watch Leon Smith And His Hot Rod Kenworth Take On The Toughest Canadian Big Rig Drag Racers Yet!
We can’t get enough of the balls out Canadian big rig drag racing scene, especially when it involves our favorite participant Leon Smith and his hot rod Kenworth dump truck. Sure it seems a wee...