Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
2019 Cincinnati Cavalcade Of Customs Photo Coverage: The Coolest Stuff On The Main Floor
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Third gallery of six so you’re reaching the half-way point. In here we’re going to move from the area normally called ‘survivors alley’ and...
Watch The 1989 NHRA Phoenix Nationals: Muldowney’s Triumphant Weekend!
It was 1983 in Montreal when Shirley Muldowney had the most horrendous wreck of her career. It was a crash that nearly killed her, mangled her legs, and virtually snuffed the career of one of drag...
Lights out 10 Action Video: This Video Recap Shows You Every Pounding Eliminations Run In Succession
Lights Out was insane. They all are. Every flipping time a DuckX production is executed at South Georgia Motorsports Park, the drag racing world pays very close attention and for good reason. The...
2019 NHRA Winternationals Photo Extravaganza: Our Last Blast Of Photos From Drag Racing’s Season Opener
People go to the drags for a multitude of reasons. They go to see the cars, they go to see the thrash, they go to see the competition, but at the end of the day they all go to see the people. The...
2019 Cavalcade of Customs Photo Coverage: Hot Rods, Vans, and More From The Show!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I went all crazy on the order of photos so even though it might look like we’re showing them in the order they were taken, I assure you they are not. I...
AFCO Has The Suspension And Horsepower Making Products Your Drag Car Needs! Cool Stuff Here
AFCO has been at the forefront of drag racing suspension, cooling, and exhaust needs for as long as we can remember now. The company’s shock packages can be found on some of the quickest cars...
High Roller: Mickey Thompson Offers Its First Off-Road Only Tire – It Is Bad Ass
When one thinks of an “off-highway” performance tire, you’re likely seeing a drag racing slick in your head. What if we told you that Mickey Thompson has just released the off-road...
Romp And Talk Video: Ride With Jim Pace As He Laps Daytona In A Shelby Daytona and Narrates The Lap!
There is nothing like hearing someone who is really good at something describe how to do it…as they do it. In this video we get the road racing version of just that as Jim Pace laps Daytona in...
2019 NHRA Winternationals Photo Coverage: Images From The Pits At The First Race Of 2019
The NHRA Winternationals not only represent the first race of the year for drivers, more importantly the Winters represent the first race for the crew men and women who provide the backbone and...
2019 Cavalcade Of Customs Photo Coverage: All The Cool Stuff, None Of The Boring Junk!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Indoor car show season is in full swing. When we went to the Cavalcade at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati it was one of the first events in the...
Watch The Emergency West Wheelstander Perform At Great Lakes Dragaway
There have been dozens and dozens of notable wheel standers in the annals of drag racing but few of them were as BangShifty cool as the Emergency West wheelstander. We’re talking about a 1977...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: Chevy Van – Sammy Johns (1973)
The 1970s were about vans, chicks, and getting busy with chicks in vans. Sammy Johns understood this trend and released the song Chevy Van in 1973. Although it wasn’t an immediate hit, the song...
Bitchin’ 1970s Photos From New England Dragway – Willie Borsch, Muldowney, More!
(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – These photos were taken at the big AHRA meets the track hosted during that era and as you’ve seen and will continue to see, they drew the biggest names the...
Watch The Truly Great NHRA Pro Stock Final From Houston ’94 – The WJ/Scott Geoffrion Battle!
As I’ll be at the NHRA national event in Baytown, Texas in a few weeks. I am working on my notes and prep stuff this week so I am locked and loaded to go down there. It is impossible to think...