Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Car Show Gallery: The Mass. Cruisers Gillette Stadium Cruise – August 2010
The Mass. Crusiers claim that their bi-weekly cruise night, held at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, is the largest in New England. We dare anyone to refute that claim. This monster packs...
Crashed WWII Dive Bomber Raised From San Diego Resevoir
A crashed Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, one of the most ill-handling, short lived planes of the WWII-era was recently recovered intact from the bottom of a San Diego, California resevoir. The outline was...
It Came From the Forums: Killer Bonneville Photos from BangShift Member Randal Burns
While Chad was out chasing the movers, shakers, and headline makers on the salt, BangShift OG member Randal Burns was prowling the pits, lending a hand, and loving life at Speed Week. Randal had his...
BangShift Bonneville Video: In the Push Truck and At the Top End With the Speed Demon Crew
The salt is quiet once again and as such our coverage of the SCTA/BNI Bonneville Speed Week 2010 is winding to a close. The vaunted Hot Rod Magazine Top Time trophy was awarded to the team of George...
Auto Trader Classics Find: A Turbocharged Straight-8 Buick Powered Belly Tank
If it is possible to create a cooler LSR racer than this, please give us the formula. A turbocharged Buick straight-eight motor shoehorned into a belly tank from an old Air Force F86 makes for a...
Crank it up Video: Outside Car Footage of Lee Sicilio’s Daytona at 230 MPH at Bonneville
Our video from earlier this week showing Lee Sicilio wheeling his massive, Ray Barton Hemi powered Charger Daytona down the salt on a record qualifying run was met with a great response. The...
Bonneville Speed Week 2010 – Thursday Gallery – Presented by Spectre Performance
As the final day of competition dawns in Utah, we’re giving you a gallery of action that took place on Thursday. The crews, racers, SCTA volunteers, and even the spectators must be exhausted by...
BangShift Bonneville Video: Catching Up With Poteet and Main After a 400MPH Run
Barring an “out of nowhere” performance from another competitor, the team of Poteet and Main will be taking home the Hot Rod Top Time honors at the close of Speed Week today. They have...
Bonneville Speed Week 2010 – Wednesday Bonus Gallery – Presented by Spectre Performance
We’ve got a great gallery from presenting sponsor Spectre Performance that focuses some of the sights and scenes of Bonneville away from the race course. In the quiet corners of the pits teams...
Breaking News: Poteet and Main Speed Demon Sets 400mph Record at Bonneville!
Minutes ago on the salt at the SCTA/BNI Bonneville Speed Week, George Poteet wheeled the Poteeteet and Main “Speed Demon” streamliner to a 400mph record! They made a qualifying pass of...
Bonneville Video: Hillbilly Flamethrower Hijinks at the Bend in the Road
We’ve heard from Bonneville Speed Week veterans that one needs to camp at bend in the road to get the full first timer’s experience. After watching this video of some hooligans having fun...
Scottish Team Thrashing to Break 300mph Barrier Before Close of Bonneville Speed Week
A team of Scottish racers are frantically thrashing to piece their hot rod back together and make a final run at the 313mph I/Blown Fuel Streamliner record. For starters that is a 313mph record set...
RacingJunk Find: A Race Ready LSR 1977 Corvette
With Chad being stationed on the salt all week providing updates and information Speed Week that you’re literally not going to get anywhere else, we’ve totally gone nuts scheming on LSR...