Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Profiles of the GM and Chrysler Leadership Teams
The Washington Post has a story today that gives a thumbnail sketch of the men who will be running the respective shows at Chrysler and General Motors. A couple of these names are of the household...
eBay Pick of the Week
Think about it for a second. Me strapping Chad into the cockpit of this 1988 Lola Indy car, giving him the thumbs up, and then watching him wad the thing into turn three at 200 plus. Ok, I...
Robbie Gordon and Crew Chief Penalized by NASCAR
Following the Coca-Cola 600 on May 27th, the rearend from Robbie Gordon’s Stock Car was confiscated and after being inspected, found to have had too much toe in it by a single measly one...
McLaren F1 Burns to the Ground
Why fire and theft insurance on your car is always a good idea is clearly illustrated in the photo below of a McLaren, a real McLaren F1 burning to the ground in Santa Rosa, California. The...
The Top 10 Reasons Why Pontiac is Being Killed Off
Jim Brennan is the fellow who brought us the super informative look at why certain Chrysler dealers got whacked recently and why others were spared the ax. Well Jim has penned another great piece...
Buy This and We Ban You: Fake Turbo Noise Maker
Of all the two-bit, glue-on, stupid, poser junk we have seen over the years, this one may take the cake as the lowest of the low. It’s a small device you slide into your tailpipe that makes it...
A First: Father and Son Crew Chiefs Win Fuel Classes at NHRA Topeka
Well this is neater than all get out. Father and son Ed and Jason McCullough were the respective crew chiefs for Ron Capps’ Nitro Funny Car (Ed) and Larry Dixon’s Top Fuel Dragster...
A/Fuel Tech Part 2: The $13,000 Intake Manifold
Last week we announced that BangShift.com will deliver a weekly tech series that looks inside an NHRA A/Fuel, nitro-burning, 5-second dragster, and the first installment included some basics of what...
Monday Time Killer: World Rally Championship Homepage
The World Rally Championship is a series that we basically have to watch from afar here in the USA, but it’s got some bitchin’ racing with wild little cars wrung out to within an inch of...
New ABC Car TV Show: Crash Course
It looks like ABC took a clue from Chad and Freiburger’s old CarJunkieTV and realized that crashing junk and setting it on fire makes for good entertainment. News blogs are reporting that the...
2010 Camaro “WT” Model?
It looks like the boys over at TheMustangNews.com decided to have a little fun at the expense of the Camaro guys, developing a mock Camaro WT model that, “would appeal directly to their largest...
Event Coverage: 2009 Michigan Vintage VW Festival
Note: This is an event coverage story and photos that we got from BangShift.com forum member Fast Ed. If you attend a car show or race and have photos and info that you’d like to contribute for...
The El Mirage Racing One-Week Wonder
In between race cars is a place where some guys are not happy to be. After shutting down his XF/PP (flathead-powered production pickup) Bonneville truck from the last couple years and handing...
Museum of Speed to Open Tomorrow in Mentor, Ohio
Boy, this sounds like our kind of place. With more than 100 cars spread over 60,000 square feet, the Museum of Speed in Mentor, Ohio, is a place we recommend you get to on May 30th. It’s the...