Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
25 Years Later: Here’s The Final Rounds Of The 1993 NHRA Winternationals LIVE
It was youngsters vs older guys at the 1993 NHRA Winternationals. It was Warren Johnson vs Scott Geoffrion, John Force vs Del Worsham, and Joe Amato vs Kenny Bernstein. It was wreckage, it was green...
NHRA Winternationals History: The Incredible Story Of Eddie Hill’s 1989 Winternationals
It’s Winternationals week, baby! I’m excited to get started with my new job and I’ve been piling up notes and stories all winter. This one is basically without compare in NHRA drag...
This Real 1967 RO23 Belvedere Is Immaculate And Powered By A Ray Barton Hemi – OOGA BOOGA!
If you wanted to sell muscle cars to serious enthusiasts in the middle 1960s there was one place to do it, at the drags. Every company figured this out by the latter half of the decade and that is...
When A Trar Isn’t: This 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix Was A Semi-Factory Backed Off Road Racer!
Before you write this thing off as yet another unfortunate freak that we managed to find, hear us out for a second. This car, truck, thing is not a Trar in the traditional sense. No, this was a...
Make Winter Bend To Your Will With This M1078 Plow and Sander Combo
With blizzards, the polar vortex, and every other crummy thing about winter happening in full force across the country, its officially time to gear up, BangShifters. The junk ass weather always...
Dave Connolly Joins KB Racing – Pro Stock Team Gains Another Champion Crew Chief
(Photo credit: Auto Imagery) – As we turn the corner on the week that brings us the official start of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello drag racing season, the news is still coming from teams making...
First Drive Video: A Big Block, Pro Street Chassis, and NOTHING ELSE
There’s nothing cooler than the first drive of a new project. Most of the time that drive comes when you are far from done with the car or truck. It comes when the thing has been running for...
Question of the Day: What’s the Coolest Factory Backed Race Car of All Time?
With the racing seasons of Ford/Chevy/and Dodge factory efforts starting and all three companies continuing to build factory race cars and sponsor race teams we wanted to quiz you to find out...
Eyeballing A Modern LT1/LT4 Swap? Howell EFI Has Your LT1/LT4 Needs Covered! Harnesses Galore
More and more hot rodders are looking to the LT1 and LT4 engine packages for swaps into their classic iron. The most modern generation of small block Chevy contains more technology and more...
2019 Grand National Roadster Show: Here’s The End Of Our Indoor Photos, More Outside Coverage To Come!
Well whether you wanted it to or not, our indoor coverage of the 2019 Grand National Roadster Show is coming to a screeching halt after this selection of images. The well has run dry, we have...
RacingJunk: Want To Be A Pro Stock Hero? Start With The Same Raw Chevrolet DRCE 3 Block They Do
A couple of weeks ago, Bruno Massel and I got to shoot a bunch of fun tv footage from the KB Racing shop in Mooresville, North Carolina. We made a shop tour video, shot multiple tech segments, and...
2019 Grand National Roadster Show Photos: Yes, We’re Still Showing You Cool Stuff!
Weird station wagons, weird customs, weird people. Yeah, this show had some weird, but any good automotive event does, right? It gives you something to talk about with your buddies on the way home....
Running A Sniper EFI On Your Jeep? Time To Add The Sniper EFI HyperSpark Distributor!
If you have made the jump to a Sniper EFI conversion on your 258ci Jeep engine you are probably loving it. How about if you could love even more? That’s right, the addition of a Holley Sniper...
