Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Tune In: Speed Scene Live TV is All New Tonight
Feb 15, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Tune In: Speed Scene Live TV is All New Tonight
Tonight being Tuesday night means that Speed Scene Live TV with our pals Scott “Lucky” Hudson, Bruce Barker, and the always energetic DianaMite, will be on the air bringing the latest...
Herman Lewis, Champion of AMC Performance Passes
Feb 15, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Herman Lewis, Champion of AMC Performance Passes
Herman Lewis, one of the greatest names in AMC performance and drag racing has died at the age of 76. Lewis gained fame and stature within the AMC community during a long and illustrious drag racing...
BangShift Poll: Pro Stock or Pro Mod – Which is better?
Feb 14, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on BangShift Poll: Pro Stock or Pro Mod – Which is better?
Chad and I engaged in one of our frequent debates recently when discussing the upcoming weekend. What brought this on is the fact that Chad will be in Las Vegas live broadcasting the PSCA (Pacific...
Killer Videos: How to Wrench on a 1929 Duesenberg Model J in Your Home Shop
Feb 14, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Killer Videos: How to Wrench on a 1929 Duesenberg Model J in Your Home Shop
Duesenbergs are very freaking rare, guys who wrench on their own Duesenbergs at home are even more so. Luckily, BangShifter “Hemi” Joel Nystrom is one of those dudes and he has the video...
eBay Find: A BangShifty 1978 Corvette Rear Engine Funny Car
Feb 14, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Find: A BangShifty 1978 Corvette Rear Engine Funny Car
Rear engine floppers have a unique place in drag racing history. The only guy who really did much with one in terms of success was “Big” Jim Dunn and his Dunn and Reath ‘Cuda which...
Caption this photo: Bodywork on the Cheap in Tennessee
Feb 14, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Caption this photo: Bodywork on the Cheap in Tennessee
We know it is early on Monday morning and you are still cursing the fact that you are at work. That being said, here’s a photo that may raise your spirits, or at least give you an industrial...
The Parting Shift: A Lap in Jim Halsey’s Nitrous Infected Pro Mod
Feb 11, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on The Parting Shift: A Lap in Jim Halsey’s Nitrous Infected Pro Mod
Jim Halsey owns and operates one of the quickest nitrous pro mods in the country, and the world. In this video we ride along with him as he hauls ass down the strip at Rockingham Dragway in...
MSD Power Grid Approved for NHRA Competition, Set to Begin Shipping in Early March
Feb 11, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on MSD Power Grid Approved for NHRA Competition, Set to Begin Shipping in Early March
MSD Ignition’s revolutionary “Power Grid” system has been approved for use in all sportsman classes in the NHRA. The Power Grid is an ground breaking pieces of equipment that allows...
Smokey Yunick Video: How Ol’ Smoke Helped Develop the Corvette
Feb 11, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Smokey Yunick Video: How Ol’ Smoke Helped Develop the Corvette
Smokey Yunick is certainly a hall of fame BangShifter. He had his hands in innumerable projects over the years and developed everything from carbs to spark plugs. Yunick was also involved in the...
Friday Fail Poll: Dodge Introduces the Caravan R/T
Feb 11, 2011Brian Lohnes1
With Chrysler’s Super Bowl advertisement putting the company squarely in the spotlight, we were interested to see what they were going to roll out at the Chicago Auto Show. There have been...
Epic Save: How to Drive a Pro Mod on Two Wheels!
Feb 11, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Epic Save: How to Drive a Pro Mod on Two Wheels!
Next weekend will be a busy one for Chad and I. He’ll be bringing you a live broadcast from the Pacific Street Car Association and Pro Stock Shootout from Las Vegas and I’ll be down in...
eBay Find: An Obnoxious (and 100-percent BangShift Approved) Straight Axle 1964 GTO
Feb 11, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Find: An Obnoxious (and 100-percent BangShift Approved) Straight Axle 1964 GTO
A 1964 GTO with a mile high stance, first converted to a straight axle in 1970, this car is all kinds of hairy. According to the seller the car used to pack a blown alky burning big block Chevy and...
Legendary Drag Racer George Bryce Gets Zoning Approval to Build $12M Racing Facility
Feb 10, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Legendary Drag Racer George Bryce Gets Zoning Approval to Build $12M Racing Facility
George and Jackie Bryce have received the necessary zoning approval to move ahead with their motorsports complex in Americus, Georgia. From what we have heard about the ambitious nature of the...
Weiand Brings the Vintage Swing-Arm Blower Drive Back – Retro-Awesomeness Ensues
Feb 10, 2011Brian LohnesComments Off on Weiand Brings the Vintage Swing-Arm Blower Drive Back – Retro-Awesomeness Ensues
If you are a loyal BangShift reader, you know that we’re neck deep into the nostalgia drag racing scene. The whole world of nostalgia racing and hot rodding continues to boom as more and more...