Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Alabama Drag Strip Reopens After Years of Being Closed
Nothing warms our hearts like hearing about race tracks coming back from the grave. Such is the case for a drag strip in Alabama known as Lassiter Mountain Dragstrip. The grand reopening of the strip...
Unintentional Stunt Jump Video: A Drunk Driver Launches Her Car in Dallas
Well this may have sobered her up. A suspected drunk driver in Dallas, Texas, launched her car over a set of toll booths at the DFW Airport when she failed to slow down and pay the toll. We can only...
RacingJunk Find: The Pisano and Matsubara Nostalgia Funny Car
Nostalgia Funny Cars are where it’s at right now in drag racing. There are dozens across the country and they’ve gone from side show to featured attraction with dedicated events happening...
Bastards! 1962 Pontiac Nostalgia Super Stocker Stolen in Illinois
The car in the lead photo, a 1962 Pontiac Cataline Nostalgia Super Stocker was stolen on May 31st from the parking lot of Rick’s Racecraft in Yorkville, Illinois. We need your help to find it...
Russian Carnage Video: Street Racing Is a Bad Idea There, Too
As this video proves, it isn’t just dumb to street race in North America, it’s stupid all over the world. This is some heavy duty carnage when two cars launch off and amazingly, a...
Streak Over: Mustang Outsells Camaro in May
It was a short time at the top of the sales charts for the Camaro. Ford moved 1,l294 more Mustangs than GM did Camaros in May. It is the first time that the Camaro has been off of the number one spot...
Oh Hell No: Ford To Offer Custom Vinyl Graphics on Some Models
It used to take work to make your late-model car look like crap. You had to drive to your local chain auto parts store, walk up and down the tacky aisle with your crap magnet on, pay the guy at the...
Event Coverage: The 2010 Beatersville Car and Bike Show
We know what you’re thinking, and you are right. Beatersville is the greatest name for a car show ever. The 2010 version of the show was held on Sunday, May 30, in Louisville, Kentucky, and...
eBay Find: A Huge Stash of Pro Stock Motors and Parts
Woah, mamma! We hit the engine stash jackpot with this crazy eBay find. The seller is offloading four complete 500ci Pro Stock Hemi engines as well as a Grumpy Jenkins Chevy Pro Stock mill and piles...
Caption this Photo: He Stuck the Landing
There’s so much goodness happening with this photo that we don’t even know where to start. Just playing amateur accident reconstructionist could keep you busy for hours. You have to...
Whoopsie-Doodle Video: Automotive Prank Goes Wrong
Remember being a teenager and doing stupid junk with your car? Remember the time that stupid junk caused damage that you knew mom and dad were going to see and that you’d never be able to talk...
Will 2011 be the last year for Shelby Mustangs?
Speculation is running rampant that the 2011 Shelby GT350 may be the last offering from the famous shop of Carroll Shelby. Reportedly, Shelby is looking to slow things down a bit and focus on the...
Rumor Confirmed: Gen 5 Camaro Z28 on the Way
While the rumor has been kicking around for some time, it has now been made sort of official due to the comments of GM executive Karl Stracke. Stracke was visiting the new home of Motor Trend...
Flaming Fury: Jet Dragster Breaks the 200-mph Barrier at Irwindale
Believe it or not, there isn’t too much iron on the drag strip that can touch 200 mph in the eighth-mile. Odd as it may sound, dedicated eighth-mile tracks see even fewer 200-mph laps for some...