Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Eric Yost wins Pro Street Power Adder Class at Hot Rod Drag Week 2010
Erio Yost has won the Pro Street Power Adder class at Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2010 present by Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive. Yost fought off the demons of a year ago that saw his hopes vanish on...
Place Your Bets! Hot Rod Drag Week Finals Tonight!
The exciting final round of racing for Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2010 happens tonight at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio. After a grueling week that saw all manner of breakage, close calls...
The Parting Shift: Bangin’ A Converted Six-Speed Dakota R/T
The Dodge Dakota R/T was a neat little truck that never quite eeked itself into legit “muscle” territory. They were decently quick, but not the blazing hot rod truck that many expected...
Texas Cops Hate Their New Camaro
By the sounds of it, the worst thing that ever happened to the Seven Points Police Department in Texas was the purchase of a new Camaro to be used as a patrol car. The officers largely hate it, the...
In Car Video Action: When Larson’s Nova Was Pink and Sporting a Huffer!
Well isn’t this retro? We found some awesome in-car footage from back when Larry Larson’s Nova was all-pink and sporting a screamin’ 14-71 blower atop a 555ci big block Chevy. The...
New NHRA Division Director Points to End of Gateway International Raceway
We’ve reported on the current situation regarding Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois (right next to St. Louis) previously. The track is off of the NASCAR truck schedule for 2011...
Racing Junk Find: Two Piles of Pontiac Power
We were doing a logical thing the other day, shopping for engines that would be perfect for vehicles we don’t own. Eschewing the Chevrolet and Ford families, we were looking for something weird...
Hot Rod Drag Week Video: Thursday Action From Milan, Rolling in the Rain, Thrashing on the Roadside!
Thursday was an epic day on Hor Rod Drag Week 2010 presented by Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive. There were big numbers on the strip, insane weather, close calls and near misses on the highway, and even...
Killer Drag Week 2010 Video: 1320Video’s Footage From Indy – Day 3
Wheelstands, big numbers, and smiles were the order of the day on Drag Week 2010 when the band of traveling drag race minstrels raced on the hallowed ground of Indy during day two action. Kyle of...
Hot Rod Drag Week 2010 – Thursday Update
Thursday racing at Milan Dragway was hot and heavy on the 2010 version Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week. The six second barrier has not been breached but Jeff Lutz made a run at it in his awesome ’57...
Barnstormin’: Clearing the Mental Notebook Again
It is time once again to clear all those loose, random, disjointed thoughts out of my cranium. It has been a heck of a summer covering events, wrenching on Goliath, hanging out with the kids, and...
Vintage NASCAR Wreckage Video: Johnny Allen Crash and Fire at Darlington Circa 1962
As much as we loathe the modern iteration what a racing “stock car” is, they are a vastly improved piece, on the safety front than their older brothers. Proof of this comes in the form of...
Hot Rod Drag Week Gallery: Pit Photos From Day One at National Trail
While you wait for the latest breaking news (and lots of the news seems to be about stuff breaking) we thought we’d hold you at bay with a great gallery of shots submitted by BangShifter Mike...
Abandoned GM Plants Still Haunt Company
While General Motors continues plodding progress toward an IPO and eventual freedom from US government control, the ghosts of the past still linger. We were tipped off to a great, but depressing...