Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
2018 East Coast Indoor Nationals Photo Coverage: More Cars, Trucks, Racers, and Hot Rods Under The Lights
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – This is one of the most unproductive work weeks in America. We know that you don’t want to be at the office. You are thinking about Christmas stuff, family...
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Hopefully you have already gotten a jump on the holiday shopping for your family members so you can turn your attention back to the important stuff like your car project! OPGI is making it really...
Redline Rebuild: The Latest Video In The Series is The Resurrection Of A Dead Tri-Power Pontiac 389!
They’re back! The latest installment of the Redline Rebuild series from Hagerty is the resurrection of a dead Tri-power 389 Pontiac and this one is our favorite yet. Why? The engine really was...
2018 Photo Highlight Reel: Doug Gregory Picks His Favorite Images Of 2018 (Part 1)
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – So…there will be photos in this that have not been previously uploaded for Bangshift content. I am still trying to finish those articles from events...
Build Biology: The Hoonigans and Leah Pritchett Give You The Inside Look On Her Championship Challenger Drag Pak
Leah Pritchett captured the 2018 Sam Tech NHRA Factory Stock Showdown championship in fine style earlier this year. She won the last race of the season and beat a driving rainstorm along with the...
2018 East Coast Indoor Nationals Photo Coverage: More Cool Cars, Trucks, Racers, and More
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’re back with more images from the 2018 East Coast Indoor Nationals and they are as varied as the automotive hobby itself. From Willys gassers to street rods...
Big News: Shane Tecklenburg Joins Forces With Elite Motorsports And Modern Racing For E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Season!
Well now, THIS is big time news for the world of NHRA E3 Spark Plugs pro modified action. Renowned tuner Shane Tecklenburg has joined forced with Elite Motorsports and Modern Racing for the 2018...
Bloodhound SSC Project Saved By British Entrepreneur – Undisclosed Amount Paid For Assets and Program
Well this is potentially good news as the Bloodhound SSC project, a gazillion dollar, decade long quest to build a 1,000mph has been sold to a British entrepreneur and saved from the ignominy of...
Monster Garage: Watch This Quarter Million Pound Komatsu D475 Get Rebuilt In Time Lapse
While the world can no longer produce a toaster that is repairable in the event of a problem, we can still make some bad ass heavy equipment that is designed to be serviced and rebuilt at regular...
Killer Video: Ride With Kyle Larson As He Rips A Sprint Car Around Antioch Speedway
Outside of the drag strip the one type of racing that really knocks us on our ass is sprint car racing. We do not get a chance to see a ton of it in person but we love living vicariously through...
AMAZING HISTORICAL VIDEO: A WING WALKER FROM THE TWENTIES CHANGES THE WHEEL ON A PLANE IN MID-FLIGHT
While we have our “extreme” athletes these days, back in the 1920s people just did insane things for fun. Proof of that fact is contained in this video of a woman named Gladys Ingle, who...
The American Powertrain Monday Shift: Ride In A 1963 Impala Hardtop As It Attacks The Strip In Australia
Cool car, cool people, cool video. This video feature that centers on a 1963 Impala Hardtop as it attacks the strip in Australia is fantastic. The car has a rowdy small block in it and a Jerico four...
Traveling Al Frisco: Petrolicious Looks At A Truly Cool 1971 Porsche 911 That Has Lived A Couple Of Lives
Those of us that love cars talk about them as if they were somehow human in many ways. We look at their features, their foibles, we think about their strain and toil when they are driven hard. Long...
