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Author Archive: Brian Lohnes

Ride Swap: Jimmie Johnson Hopped In Fernando Alonso’s F1 Car and Alonoso Hopped Into Johnson’s Stock Car In Bahrain!

It is always cool when racers swap cars and have some fun. Inevitably it is done because of a sponsor connection or some overriding media concern but the fun still exists and the whole thing can be...

It’s Ford vs Plymouth vs Chevrolet In This 1966 Station Wagon Showdown – Narration By Lorne Green

Remember the good old days when car companies actually made cars? We live in an era now when seemingly every week we see news that car companies are discontinuing the production of, well, cars. Back...

Fox vs Trans-Maro Spectator Drags Mayhem: Getting Crazy And Bent Up At Beech Ridge Speedway

We have highlighted awesome spectator drags action from Beech Ridge Speedway in Maine for a few years now. The Carbon Videos channel is on top of all the action at that place and there are usually...

Car Show Coverage: The Deputy Jamie Morales Benefit Car Show Brought Cool Iron Our For A Great Cause

(Photos and words by Doug Gregory) – Deputy Jaime Morales is a former Marine that was working with US Marshalls and other agencies to apprehend a fugitive wanted in a string of bank...

Is This Ancient Model T Racer Build The Oldest Unfinished Project For Sale on The Internet?

If you have ever started a project and never finished it, like THAT ever happens to any of us, don’t feel bad. Why? Gearheads have been doing it for more than 100 years as evidenced by this...

2018 Fall Mad Mule Photo Coverage From GALOT Motorsports Park – Door Slammer Battle Royale!

(Photos and words by David Whealon) –)  What a way to end Galot Motorsports Park’s 2018 season!! In just three years of Drag Racing and add a couple more for the Tractor Pulling and Monster...

2018 Fall Mad Mule Drag Racing Action Photos From GALOT Motorsports Park!

(Photos by David Whealon) – GALOT Motorsports Park and is extensive schedule has been keeping our man David Whealon busy over the last few months! From tractor pulling to monster trucks, to...

New Tube: Hooker BlackHeart C5 Tri-Y Long Tube Headers Are A Bolt-On Fit For More Horsepower!

Headers are a thing that every hot rodder on Earth has bought, aspired to buy, installed, wrestled with, and enjoyed at some point. They are the magic combo of hot rodding in that they are artistic...

Fun Event Photo Coverage: Cars and Coffee At The Bluegrass Stockyards – Neat Stuff To See!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Stop number 2 was the Bluegrass Stockyards which are across I-75 from the Kentucky Horse Park where the new Goodguys Kentucky Nationals were held last...

Watch Don Garlits’ Amazing Speech From The 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Awards Show

There were many great moments at the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello awards show, but there was nothing that came close to the speech that Don Garlits made while accepting his NHRA Lifetime Achievement award....

2018 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals Photo Coverage: More Rockstar Muscle Cars From The Show!

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – We’re back after the Thanksgiving weekend with more photos from the 2018 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals. This time it is not about barn finds or anything like...

Perfect Turkey: A 5-Speed, Big Block 1955 Chevy At Alaska Raceway Park!

This video could be better…actually it couldn’t! You are going to ride along in split screen perfection with Scott Granus as he pilots his 1955 Chevrolet called The Junkyard Dog. The car...

Turkey Day Test: Have A Soul Sucking Commute? See How It Stacks Up With Others Using This Neat Map

Communting is a reality for many people across the world. Some people get to cruise just a couple miles of country roads to the office while others are stuck in a hellish loop of city driving with...

Educated Turkey: A Look At Engine Bearing Applications From Stock To Top Fuel With MAHLE

Engine bearings, especially those handling the duties of the connecting rods and crankshaft are among the most vital pieces to keep your program functioning whether it makes 100hp or 10,000hp and...