Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Gallery: The 2011 Spring Carlisle Swap Meet
Joe Grippo was at the 2011 Spring Carlisle Sawp Meet this past weekend and he filed a great pile of photos from the event. While the internet has really put a damper on the whole “swap...
The 2011 Keels and Wheels Concours d’Elegance – Seabrook, Texas
We’re starting a big day of galleries in Texas at a very unique show, the Keels and Wheels Concours d’elegance in Seabrook, Texas. This is not a hoity-toity Pebble Beach type deal....
The Parting Shift: Carl Tasca Banging Gears in the World’s Quickest Cobra Jet
BangShift is fortunate to have a great relationship with the Tasca family of Rhode Island. From NHRA Funny Car racer Bob Tasca III to Cobra Jet gear jammer extrodinare Carl Tasca, we’ve spent...
Awesome Old Drag Video: Fuel Altereds, Floppers, and Other Stuff At Irwindale Raceway Circa 1971
This is a cool piece of video, twelve minutes to be exact, featuring a big event at Irwindale Raceway back in 1971. There are awesome fuel floppers, fuel altereds and slingshot Top Fuel dragsters...
Caption This Photo: Trucks Make Bad Boats
We’ve certainly gotten ourselves into an automotive fix or two over the years we’ve been screwing around with cars, but thankfully they’ve not been close to the trouble found in...
SEMA Hall of Fame to Induct Baskerville, Economaki, Towle, and Christman This July
Four great names from the annals of hot rod and racing history are set to be enshrined in the SEMA hall of fame this July during the yearly SEMA Installation Banquet and Gala Fundraiser. This group...
Lid, Can, and Libel: Gasoline Alley Weeps As National Speed Sport News is Dead As Troy Ruttman and Stiff as Dennis Vitolo
It was fifteen minutes before the start of the 1997 Indianapolis 500 and then-National Speed Sport News Editor and Publisher, the gnome-ish seventy-something Chris Economaki, took me on an impromptu...
Awesome Video: Mike Ryan Goes All Gymkhana in His Freightliner!
You’ve probably seen Mike Ryan’s awesome Freightliner race truck before. He’s won his class 12 times at Pikes Peak and been in numerous videos and stunts with the truck. A while...
Aeromotive Announces the Fastest LS in America Challenge
Aeromotive, the industry leader in high performance fuel systems has created a cool new challenge for drag racers running GM LS engines and participating at NMCA races as part of the LSx Challenge...
Wreck Video: The Most Gentle Roll in the History of Drag Racing
Most drag racing crashes are violent and abrupt. The cars are meant to excel at nothing other than going straight, so when the program changes, big time flaws are exposed. In this video from...
Shocker: Chrysler to Pay $7.5-Billion in Loans Back by Next Month!
In news that nearly sent us ass over tea kettle off of our rickety shop stool, Chrysler has announced that it plans to have the $7.5 billion dollars in outstanding loans owed to the United States and...
Bitchin’ Barn Find Video: A 1964 Chevelle Stock Car Takes to the Dirt in Anger
Of course when one thinks of Smokey Yunick, his infamous 1966 Chevelle comes into play at some point in the day dream. That got us to thinking about Chevelle stock cars and ultimately, it led...
Final Building at Former Smokey Yunick Daytona Complex Burns
The last physical vestige of Smokey Yunick’s Daytona, Florida, “Best Damn Garage in Town” burned to the ground on Monday night. The property has been essentially abandoned since...
eBay Find: An Insane Deal on an Incredible Vintage Bone Yard in Mojave, California
We were tipped off to an amazing eBay listing for a vintage auto parts business (and dog kennel) located in Mojave, California. According to the listing, the yard covers about five acres, has been in...