Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
The New Toyota GR86 Has More Horsepower and New Competition From Another Toyota
(By Tom Lohnes) – With the 2022 Subaru BRZ already breaking cover, it was only a matter of time before its Toyota 86 twin comes. Well it’s here, and it is a model that seems to be competing...
The Jeep Commander Is Coming Back But It May Not Be As Authoritative As Before
(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you remember the Jeep Commander from about 15 years ago? Well, it’s coming back, but not as we know it. Based off of the Compass platform, the new Commander will be the...
All The Torque: Watch This Electrified 1967 Mustang Make More Than 2,300 lb-ft On A Hub Dyno
We’ve all had it beaten into our skulls that the advantage of an electric motor over an internal combustion engine is instant torque. The real question then becomes in a performance application...
NHRA Nitro Time Machine LIVE: Watch RIGHT HERE At 3PM Eastern TODAY – 1989 Southern Nats with Antron Brown and Clay Millican
We’re going to be having some big fun here this afternoon at 3pm eastern time when we relive the 1989 NHRA Southern Nationals with Antron Brown and Clay Millican. We’ll be watching the...
Good Watch: This Video Shows Two Cars That Are California Legally Engine Swapped – Interesting Stuff
In so many ways, California is the place that birthed hot rodding, right? In so many ways, California seems to be on the bleeding edge of places trying to choke it out, right? Yeah we feel the same...
NHRA Insider Podcast: Making A Splash – Talking Four Valve Suzuki Heads With Andrew Hines and The PR Hustle With Elon Werner
Andrew Hines and Elon Werner join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast. Werner, the Vice-President of Sports Publicity for the Tony Fay Agency of Texas has long been a...
Funny Car Chaos 2021 Action Photos: The Gasser and A/FX Style Class At The Event Brought Wheelies and Awesome Cars
(Photos by Wes Allison) – A man cannot live on funny cars alone, right? Well if that man has 70 of them at his event he can, but if that man is Chris Graves, 70 funny cars ain’t enough....
Watch This Caterpillar Challenger Tractor Twist The PTO Dyno HARD – Grunt Force
This is an interesting video…we think. Honestly it does not have a heck of a lot of action because nothing of the mechanical variety actually moves during the entire clip. That being said,...
Funny Car Chaos Texas 2021 Photo Coverage: Images From The Texas Motorplex Pits During The Monster Funny Car Race
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We know you have seen loads of Funny Car Chaos photos from the Earth-shaking event at the Texas Motorplex just a couple of weekends ago. Nearly 70 funny cars of all...
Crazy Fast: The Hennessey Velociraptor 700 Is The Supercharged 700hp F-250 You’ve Been Wanting
(By Tom Lohnes) – Does your Ford F-250 with the big-block 7.3-liter gas motor feel slow? Do you also have a giant stack of cash just sitting around? If the answer is yes to both, John...
It’s Hummer Time: General Motors Has Unveiled The 2024 Model Year Hummer EV – Big Dimensions and Big Money
(By Tom Lohnes) – It’s 2021, as we all know so why is a proposed 2024 model-year car coming out in full production form? Ask, GM, as they have just unveiled the new Hummer EV SUV seemingly a...
Funny Car Chaos 2021 Action Images: More Great Photos From The Throwdown At The Texas Motorplex!
(Photos by Dave Stoltz) – There’s a strange beauty in chaos, right? Not knowing what’s happening next is exciting and it breaks up the monotonous nature of a familiar activity....
Awesome Video: Watch These R/C Trucks And Forklifts Operate A Miniature Warehouse!
(By Greg Rourke) – When I was a kid Tonka and Buddy L trucks and construction equipment were the best toys we could hope for. Well, those and Matchbox cars when they were made in England and...
