Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Drag Gallery: The Massive 2012 AMC Day at Mason-Dixon Dragway – AMC Hotness Abounds!
(Photos by John Button and Victor Santiago) – This is a well timed gallery because I have had AMCs on the brain lately. Having been at the strip announcing the last couple of weekend, I have...
“Broadway” Bob Metzler – Drag Racing Legend, Hall of Famer, and American Original – Dead at 83
Another giant in the world of drag racing has left this mortal coil. “Broadway” Bob Metzler the man who opened Great Lakes Dragaway in 1955 and built it into one of the most famed and...
Muscle Car and American Iron Junkyard Gallery: Fox Wrecker Service – Harrison, Michigan
(Photos by Chris Chenlo) – There’s something uniquely cool about the galleries we get from guys who have gone trolling through junkyards across America. Chris Chenlo was recently at Fox...
Busted: Seven Arrested in Australia For Stealing 140 LS Engines and 175 Transmissions From Holden Plant
A theft ring in Australia has been discovered and shut down by police, but only after they managed to steal 140 Holden V8 engines (LS motors) and 175 of the corresponding transmissions. According to...
Wreckage Video: Another Angle of the Massive Buick Wheelie and Crash
Earlier this week we showed you a couple angles of Jeff Wild’s massive wheelstand and crash at Cedar Falls Raceway last weekend. Wild and a couple of pals were making exhibition passes a la...
Shop Tour Gallery: High Speed Welding – Westmont, Illinois – They Have Grumpy’s Toy X!
(Words and Photos by Greg Rourke) – Dennis Spal, owner of High Speed Welding in Westmont, Il. says business is booming. He has a shop full of projects to keep him and his employee busy. He has...
Craigslist Find: A Trike Project With LOTS of Torque (when completed)
It is always weird when I get a tip on the hotline and it is from my own local area. Take this semi-completed trike that is powered by the engine and transmission from an Olds Toronado. Yeah,...
Watch the Hotchkis E-Max and the Killer 1970 Satellite 4-Door Autocross Taxi In Action at the Carlisle Mopar Nationals
The All-Chrysler Nationals at Carlisle is one of the biggest shows of the year at the fabled PA-venue. The men and women of Hotchkis Sport Suspension were on the grounds with their E-Max Challenger...
BangShift Question of the Day: Who is the biggest Villain in Racing History?
After following up on the Evan Knoll story yesterday and getting to thinking about”bad guys” in the world of racing, we started coming up with a pretty decent mental list. From devious...
Evan Knoll Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges – Faces 70 Years in Prison, 100-Million in Fines
Evan Knoll, the one time drag racing magnate plead guilty today to Federal charges that have the potential to send him to prison for 70 years and cost him upwards of $100-million in fines. That sound...
Buford T Justice 9C1 Update: The Parts From Hotchkis, Cragar, AFCO, and Mickey Thompson
Last week we put Buford T Justice, our project 1987 Caprice 9C1 through the last set of paces on the stock suspension and tires. The car performed as we pretty much thought it would, wallowing some,...
Watch An Opel Speedster Wreck Hard on the Nurburgring in Germany – Video
Germany’s Nurburgring has been in the news lately because poor management and awful financial decisions have left it nearly bankrupt. People from all corners of the world have been freaking out...
Racing Junk Find: A Rick Jones Built 1968 Barracuda With Modern Pro Stock Power!
Well this is full on bad-assery to the highest order here! A classic 1968 Barracuda stuffed with a 500ci modern Pro Stock engine and all kinds of full boogie chassis work from Rick Jones Race Cars in...
Watch the BangShift Sticker Equipped Elephant Hunter Scout Gasser Break the Wheelie Bars and Go Vertical at Byron Dragway!
Dave Pelissier is a BangShifter with a hella cool machine. His 1963 International Scout has graced our pages before. Originally built as a street machine in western Canada with a Hemi in the front,...