Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Driving The Bandit: This Is What Driving A Former Kelly American Challenge Series Car Is Like – Awesome Sound!
Not too long ago we ran a story about the IMSA Kelly American Challenge Series at Lime Rock and talked about the different types and styles of cars that were available to root for in the series....
An Underestimated Pocket Rocket: The 2002 SVT Focus Was More Quick And Fun Than Most Suspected
And yes, I was one of those that underestimated these cars before I owned one. Many moons back I had bough a 1999 Mustang Cobra and life was grand. I was cruising that thing to work and back,...
Jungle In The Raw: This Incredible Four Minute Clip Shows Jake Crimmins Setting A Maple Grove Track Record In Jungle Jim’s Funny Car!
Now this is a legit jaw dropper. You are about to see some really amazing footage, shot at Maple Grove Raceway in the mid 1970s which shows young Jake Crimmins making a test rip in Jungle Jim’s...
Listen To This Porsche 908/3 And Its Flat 8 Engine Scream Around A Road Course
As much as we give credit and praise to the muscle cars, drag racing machines, and stock cars of the late 1960s, we often forget the sheer badassery of the road racing iron that was competing back...
Ride Along For A Lap Down The Tiny (and not extravagantly lit) 330′ Mountain Motor Dragway In Kentucky
While most people associate the distances of a quarter and eighth mile, the fact remains that there are tracks of all different lengths around the country. 100 foot drags have been held in many...
This Video Featuring 15 Ford Truck Ads From 1976 Is Non-Stop Greatness!
A lot of things have changed in the world since 1976. Political climates, gas prices, fuel economy standards, styling, and performance are all vastly different from what they were then. Some things...
Poncho Power Video: Watch This Vortech Blown 505ci Kauffman Pontiac Engine Make 2,200hp To The Tire!
When it comes to the most awesome innovations in modern hot rodding, the proliferation of the hub dyno is among the coolest. Why? For the first time in the history of racing and motorsports in...
Piston Tech: Know What Ring Micro-Welding Is? Know What Causes It? Here’s All The Info You Need
On the best day of its life, a piston’s job sucks pretty hard. There is extreme heat, fire, all kinds of directional changes and generally speaking, the things just get tormented. Believe it or...
Weird Car On A Dead Track: 1985 Plymouth Colt Turbo Tested At Bridgehampton
The magic of the 1980s was that there were weird cars kind of falling out of the sky on a regular basis. Today, that does not happen anymore. There are very few surprises out there. People have their...
Watch TV Tommy Ivo Race The Green Mamba Jet Car Circa The Late 1960s in Texas!
Ahhh, match racing. The fabled way for so many stars of the drag racing world to pay the bills and make cash with their hot rods. It is vaudeville on four wheels with a schedule that’s 10-times...
Video: Gentle Giants – Big Horsepower Tractors Of The 1970s From Minneapolis-Moline and Oliver
While passenger cars and trucks were being stripped of their manhood by government regulations in the early 1970s, farmers across America were transitioning into an era where horsepower was king....
Video: These 1970s Evel Knievel Drag Racing Toy Commercials Are Great – Did You Have Them?
While Evel Knievel never raced at a drag strip in a funny car or a dragster, he performed at many of them across the country jumping motorcycles. The guy made a few bucks every time his too-heavy...
The Recalls Of 1968 Show That Not A Whole Bunch Has Changed In About 50 Years Of Auto Industry History
I have what I like to believe is a bunch of cool old stuff at my house. My wife likes to believe that this “cool old stuff” is actually “smelly junk”. She is of course wrong...
The Big Test: This 1980s Film Touts GMs Testing Procedures Of The Day – Did No One Tell Them That The Cars Sucked?
The video you are about to watch was made by General Motors in the early 1980s to show the world just how serious they were about testing their products before they went to market. It shows off the...