.

the car junkie daily magazine.

.

Author Archive: Brian Lohnes

Is The AHRA Coming Back From the Dead Again?

Like a drag racing zombie that eats money, hopes, and dreams instead of brains, the AHRA may be coming back again. We were tipped off to the existence of a new AHRA website and on that site are...

eBay Find: A Vintage Jet Funny Car Available for Fun and Profit

Now that Nostalgia Funny Cars are sweeping the nation like some sort of nuclear powered wild fire, it seems about time for the same thing to happed with Jet Funny Cars. Yes, we know that is a...

Killer Trade-In Offer From Aeromotive!

With the sudden closure of Barry Grant recently, Aeromotive has been getting a lot of calls regarding BG equipment and they ability to service it. While Aeromotive is not able to provide support and...

BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome

You may have seen photos of an awesome project that centers around mating an old aircraft radial engine to a Toyota MR2 floating around the internet recently. Well it was no hoax, and we have the...

BangShift overcomes stiff competition to finish 4th at Goodguys 2011 Editors Challenge

BangShift’s own Chad Reynolds entered into the fierce competition of the 2011 Goodguys Editors Challenge, at the 2011 Goodguys Del Mar Nationals, and came out with a number 4 finish. Getting...

Car Show Galleries: The 2011 Lonestar Roundup – Austin, Texas

The 2011 Lonestar Roundup went down this past weekend in Austin, Texas and BangShift photog Charles Wickam was on the scene to cover the massive show. He spent the weekend blasting photos and sent us...

100% BangShift Approved Video: Firing Up a Radial Airplane Engine Powered Toyota MR2

We normally don’t post a lot of stuff on the weekend because we’re usually out getting our BangShift on like the rest of you, but there are some “stop the presses moments” and...

MORE: MISC, Videos

The Parting (Missed) Shift: Blowing Past the Redline Is No Bueno

The Parting Shift is normally a showcase of dexterity and skill with a manual transmission. Due to the date and the general theme of the day, it sure is not about skill or dexterity! In fact, it is...

Pro Drag Team Developing Electric Dragster Capable of Top Fuel Elapsed Times

BangShift.com has learned that a top tier drag racing teams with heavy ties to the US military has been secretly developing a revolutionary electric dragster that has already turned elapsed times...

Project Car Update: The Dual-Quad 409 Powered 1955 Chevy Build

This is the introduction of a very cool 1955 Chevy project that BangShift.com member Monk is wrenching on. The car will be packing one of the nastiest 409 mills we’ve seen. It’s got all...

Roadside Find: A Cool Collection of Vintage Bulldozers and Equipment

On a recent Sunday cruise with the family, we came across an unexpected roadside treat. Said treat was a small collection of vintage bulldozers, crawlers, and equipment that included an old road...

From the Archive: Vintage Drag Racing Hero Cards

As we delved into our personal archive of neat stuff here at the BangShift.com east coast headquarters we came across two vintage drag racing “hero cards”. When we say “hero...

Awesome Read: The Fantastic Story of Bigfoot 1 – The Original Monster Truck

If there is one vehicle in the universe that we want to some day sit in, at minimum, and at maximum idle around a parking lot, it is Bigfoot 1. The truck that started as a hobby project of Bob...

BangShift Poll Results: What is the Most Historically Significant Drag Strip Still in Operation

This was the biggest poll we’ve ever had on the site and it was a dog fight right down to the end with both Great Lakes Dragaway and George Ray’s Wildcat Drag Strip receiving thousands of...