Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Ridetech.com Coverage of Goodguys in Kansas City, 2009
BangShift.com sponsor Ridetech attends almost all of the Goodguys shows, and the latest coverage on the suspension-maker’s site is of the Mid Western Nationals held September 4-6, 2009, at...
Kruse International Auctions Teetering on the Brink of Financial Collapse
Kruse International, the major leagure auction company that hosts a yearly car auction that it bills as the “world’s largest” is on the verge of financial collapse as it is staring...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Rise of the Weiner-Mobiles
It’s time to stock up on as much older full-sized iron as you can get your hands on because little econo-box weiner cars are going to become the major focus of seemingly every automaker outside...
Great Read: A Short Biography of Mickey Thompson
The Internet is a funny place. Seemingly out of nowhere, there are great stories to be found and read, even in the most unlikely of places. We stumbled upon this great story about Mickey Thompson on...
Event Gallery: Hemmings Muscle Machines Musclepalooza X
Hemmings Muscle Machines Magazine held Musclepalooza X at Raceway Park, located in Englishtown, NJ on September 5 and 6, 2009. The event, a car show and drag race, looks to have been a...
CraigsList Pick of the Week: Neat Panel Delivery Vega Drag Racer
The Chevy Vega is a little car that scores big cool points in the hearts of hot rodders. Anemic, unreliable, and built of a steel designed to dissolve, the cars were not exactly well regarded when...
John Force Fined $10,000 for Indy Altercation
John Force has been fined two crankshafts, or in normal speak, $10,000, by the NHRA for making physical contact with an NHRA official during his shouting match with Tony Pedregon at Indy. Force is...
Website of the Week: Norwegian Drag Mag Shotgun Magazine
We got tipped off to the hella cool homepage of Norwegian Drag Mag Shotgun by the ADRL’s Ian Tocher. He told us to make sure we checked out the videos, and that was a totally worthy...
Nitrous Oxide Cited as a Major Threat to the Ozone Layer. Not Good.
Here’s some news that sucks. Scientists have recently concluded that nitrous oxide is now the most “ozone depleting” gas in the air. Its use in cars is not cited as a problem (yet),...
Illinois Man Designs Revolutionary New Engine
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a good ol’ “revolutionary” engine story. This one from the North Central Illinois News Tribune goes into some length of detail about...
eBay Fail of the Week: We’re at a Loss On This One
Where do we begin on this one? Back in 1980, this El Camino left the factory a gleaming example of Chevrolet success. Someone bought it brand new and it was their pride and joy. Then it must have...
Carnage Video: Honda Civic Does Burnout, Bursts into Flames
Who would have thought that tying your Honda Civic to a concrete block and roasting the tires off the front of it would result in a pyrotechnic display? These guys didn’t. The little Honda...
Shocker: Manzo to Leave Lucas Oil for Al Anabi Racing Team at Close of 2009 Season
Veteran drag racing journalist Rob Geiger is reporting on his website Go2Geiger.com that Frank Manzo has asked for and been granted release from his contract with Lucas Oil at the close of the 2009...
Cash for Clunkers: The Hangover Begins
Here it comes. As the nation begins to stir from it’s summer slumber and general lack of an attention span for the news, the glaring faults of the Cash for Clunkers program are coming to light....