Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Videos: Big Willie Robinson and the Brotherhood of Street Racers
We were thinking about Big Willie Robinson’s 1969 Daytona being posted on eBay and thought to go looking for some background on the man and on his Brotherhood of Street Racers organization. We...
eBay Find: Big Willie’s 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Street Racer
There are not too many cars you can name from the West Coast that are famous for street racing, but here is one of them. It is the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona that is one of three that were supposedly...
Carnage Video: Dude Crashes in Street Race, Posts Video, Gets Hit For Insurance Fraud
If you’re not familiar with the Nissan GT-R supercar, it’s an import-car legend that, in 2009 US trim, is packing a twin turbo V6 with 480 hp. It weighs 3,800 pounds and can run 190 mph....
Historic Video: Mickey Thompson Becomes the First American over 400 MPH
A few weeks ago our Southern California division posted a bunch of photos of the Mickey Thompson display at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum. What we didn’t know at the time is that...
Amazing 2010 March Meet Photos from Mark Rebilas
We’ve learned to wait for the incredible photos from Mark Rebilas, and now they are here. See this great photographer’s blog and you’ll read that he felt bored at the 2010 March...
Auto Club Europe Says Women Are Safer Drivers
Auto Club Europe has released a study based on 2008 data that says women are safer drivers than men. The review included 320,000 accidents, and two thirds of them were with men at the wheel. No word...
NASCAR Driver Kurt Busch at the NHRA Gatornationals: Fail
At the end of February we reported that NASCAR driver Kurt Busch would be driving his turbo Hemi Challenger at the NHRA Gatornationals in the Super Gas category. And he did, just one week after...
Street Racing May Become Legal in Georgia
It’s not quite as good as the title makes it sound, but Georgia Republican Senator Jim Butterworth’s has proposed a state senate bill that has been passed, and that may finally overcome a...
eBay Find: Slushbox 2010 Mustang Cobra Jet
It didn’t take long for the 2010 Cobra Jet Mustangs to start showing up on eBay. In fact, the first one hit just after the cars shipped. That one turned out to be shady and was quickly pulled...
Dyno Video: A 360ci Sprint Car Running Full Tilt on the Rollers
Gaerte Racing Engines is one of the premier Sprint Car engine builders in the country, and this totally bitchin’ video of the guys at Gaerte running a 360ci Sprinter on the rollers to check the...
Suspended NASCAR Driver Jeremy Mayfield’s Ex-Brother In Law Suspended From NASCAR For Drugs
NASCAR’s drug policy has nabbed two more offenders and one of them is Jeremy Mayfield’s ex-brother in law, William Keith. The the other suspended crewman is Matthew Huffstetler, who works...
Awesome Video: Huge Trucks Flying Through the Air At Crazy Mud Bogging Event
We think we know about all types of racing and wild motorsports events, but on a pretty regular basis we’re slapped with something incredible we’ve never seen before. This video of the...
Highway Deaths Hit Lowest Level Since 1954
Yay for us! Highway death in the US dropped for the 15th straight quarter to the lowest levels seen since 1954. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attributes the drop to lots of...
Holy Freakin’ Torque: GM Releases 2011 Duramax Diesel V8 Specs
Most likely as a move to steal some thunder from the upcoming Ford “Scorpion” diesel, GM dropped the goods on what kind of snot its 6.6L Duramax will be making in 2011. How about 397 hp...