Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Old School Fun At An Old School Strip – Nostalgia Drag Racing Action At Elk Creek Dragway!
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – In the mountains of the southwest end of Virginia is a little track by the name Elk Creek Dragway. On September 29-30, the facility hosted a pre-1964...
10 Years Ago John Force and Kenny Bernstein Had A Massive Wreck At The Texas Motorplex – Full Video Here
It was a holy disaster that was reminiscent of another chilling and iconic drag racing crash. When John Force’s chassis slid past Kenny Bernstein at the top end of the race track with no...
Ever Wondered Why DEXCOOL Killed Gaskets Back In The Day? This Epic History Lesson From MAHLE Tells The Tale
This is a cool video because it has a couple of interesting elements. The first is MAHLE’s Bill McKnight who is a total legend in the aftermarket and one of the smartest guys who has ever been...
Wanna Buy A Drag Strip? Roxboro Motorsports Park Is Going To Be Auctioned In A Month
If you have been itching to buy a turn key drag strip, your chance to get the job done is coming in a month. Exactly a month to be precise as November 10th is the date that Roxboro Motorsports Park...
The World’s Coolest Fiero Is For Sale – LS3 Swap and a Six Speed
The world’s coolest Fiero is for sale. That’s not an opinion on the “world’s coolest part” either. With a surgically clean LS3 swap, a six speed manual transmission, and...
Alexis DeJoria Will Retire From NHRA Drag Racing At The Close Of The 2017 Season
NHRA funny car driver Alexis DeJoria has announced her forthcoming retirement from the sport of NHRA drag racing at the end of the 2017 season. The driver of the Tequila Patron funny car has had a...
IHRA Ends Class Racing Changes Format To Sportsman Bracket Program – Summit Racing Equipment To Sponsor
Well this is big news in the world of drag racing and it isn’t exactly good. After leaving the world of professional heads up drag racing a couple of years ago, IHRA has now announced that they...
This 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix Is A Beatiful Oddball – Green With A Gold Roof And Interior?!
Now don’t get us wrong, this 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix is a beautiful car. Less than 50,000 original miles, a surgically perfect interior, 400 4bbl under the hood, console, eight lug wheels, and...
Tired Of Boring Tool Reviews? This Hilarious Look At A DeWalt Grinder Is What You Need!
BangShifter Jarmo Koivula pointed us in the direction of an awesome YouTube channel that’s operated by an awesomely crazy gearhead that teaches everyone cool shop tricks, he reviews tools, and...
Commonly Cool: These 1970s Photos Of Cars On The Streets Of New York City Are Great
We’ve got to thank our pal John Ulaszek for the tip on this group of 1970s photos of cars on the streets of New York City. Taken by a shooter named Langdon Clay, they are fantastic captures of...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Which Engine Is The King Of The Inline Six World?
You have to love the inline six. It has been built in an amazing array of displacements, styles, and for applications ranging from fire trucks to economy cars. They have been muscle car engines in...
Surprise! This 1970 Challenger Looks Like A Concours Resto But It Runs Low 11s!
So sometimes I get to twirl the electronic pen for the pages of Mopar Muscle magazine and some of the car features that I get to do are pretty sweet. Take this 1970 Challenger for example. The car...
America’s Weirdest Truck Is For Sale – VTEC Swapped 1970 C60 Makes Our Soul Ache
So hey, this wounds my soul. BangShifter Austin Irish found what has to be the most insanely wrong truck in America. This one hits way too close to home as it involves one of my favorite body styles...
This Video Recap Shows Every Radial vs The World Eliminations Run At No Mercy 8
So as you read this I am on the way home from No Mercy 8, the late season race that is put on by Donald “Duck” Long at South Georgia Motorsports Park. The event was a thrash and while...