Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
BangShift Question Of The Day: Are Exhibition Drag Cars Cool?
I was recently chatting with one of my die-hard drag racing pals and the subject wandered onto exhibition vehicles like wheelstanders, jet cars, and other acts designed to put on a show to keep fans...
The Grappler Police Bumper Is Pretty Brilliant – Watch This Thing Literally Snag Cars and Trucks!
(By Greg Rourke) – We’ve all seen the PIT (Precision Immobilization Technique) used to stop fleeing criminals on countless reality video TV shows. While it looks cool, it usually damages...
Mind Blown: Racepak Introduces Vantage Technology – Live, Cloud Based Data Acquisition – They Just Changed The Game
Well kids, this is amazing. Racepak has revealed new stuff that they have been working on for years and it is mind-boggling cool. Vantage Technology from Racepak is a literal game changer in the...
Show Coverage! Basket Case Productions Presents The Lot – Killer Bikes Galore
(Words and photos by Anthony Festa) – The Lot is just as you would expect it to be, a big empty lot transformed into a motorcycle show with preferred parking for pre ’83 bikes inside...
Show Coverage: The First Ever Virginia Museum Of Transportation Racin’ and Roddin’ Show Ruled!
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – On September 23 the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke held it’s first drag racing themed car show. Racin’ and Roddin’ is a departure from...
You Never Know When It’s Coming – This No-Prep Mustang Turns Into A Rolling Inferno
There’s no good time for your car to turn into a rolling inferno but we’d argue that the guy in this video got about as lucky as he will ever get in his life that things played out the...
Got $6,499 For An Exhaust Manifold? The Seller Of This 1958 Corvette Fuelie Examples Hopes You Do
We’re pretty sure this is fact but there’re really nothing more expensive in the world of the small block Chevy than putting a nut and bolt late 1950s fuelie engine together. Seriously....
eBay Find: This Massive GMC Twin Six V12 Won’t Get You There Quickly But At Least It’s Thirsty
With the story we ran today about the V12 LS engine it seemed only fair that we give one of the more freakish engines that GM ever built its time in the sun. Thankfully there is one of these babies...
This Drone Footage Of The Shadow Crash From No Mercy 7 Is Stunning – No Mercy 8 Is This Week!
Starting today, you’ll be able to watch all of the live streaming action from No Mercy 8 at South Georgia Motorsports Park. Duck X Productions will once again be throwing the last massive...
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Our pals at OPGI have got a deal going that you need to get in on. Called the Rev’n For Fall Sweepstakes, this is a chance to enter to win a $100 OPGI gift card, and OPGI beanie hat, or a sweet...
Michelin GT Challenge Series at Virginia International Raceway – Awesome Cars, Awesome Track
(Photos by David Whealon) – There’s something about sports car racing that we dig. The whole scene is pretty awesome and it all starts with the equipment. In this case we’re...
Cruise Coverage: Killer Cars and Trucks At The Parkette Drive-In Cruise – Lexington, Kentucky
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – After having taken some more time off from visiting car events we find ourselves at the world famous Parkette Drive-in on New Circle Road in Lexington,...
Road Racing Coverage: Michelin GT Challenge Series Action From Virginia International Raceway
(Photos by David Whealon) – In my younger days back in the early 70’s and growing up just a an hour or so from Lime Rock Park in Connecticut where the likes of Sam Posey, Mario Andretti and...
