Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
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...
Watch The Massive Marty Stinnett Mustang Wreck At No Mercy 7 – He Walked Away
On Wednesday, I’m going to catch a ride down to Valdosta, Georgia for No Mercy 8, the massive and insanely fast radial tire race that has been packing the fans into South Georgia Motorsports...
Ultimate 64 Challenge Coverage – Our Last Blast Of Photos From Mountain Park Dragway
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We start off this last gallery with THE MAN himself filling the seat of a borrowed ride. Scotty Richardson and his staff have done an amazing job...
Drag Week 2017 Action Photos: Our Last Blast From Byron Dragway – The Historic Strip Was Rockin’
(Photos by Greg Rourke) – So here’s our last blast of drag week 2017 action photos from Byron Dragway in Illinois. By the time we got to Byron there was carnage among the 389 cars that...
This 1941 Buick Roadmaster Coupe Is A Straight Eight Beauty That Was A True Early ’40s Factory Hot Rod
When America was plunged headlong into WWII, it was not long before the US government decided that the domestic auto companies needed to swap their manufacturing might from cars to war materials....
Abe Lincoln Was America’s First True Gearhead President And He Has The Patent To Prove It
When we think of Abe Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, we normally default to the major accomplishments of his presidency. He oversaw one of the darkest, if not the darkest time...
Pulling Carnage Video: When the Weight Sled Fails, Bad Things Happen
The weight sled at a pulling event is the great equalizer. Like an engine dyno or a drag strip it has humbled and conversely, made heroes of many pullers over the course of time. Funny thing is, you...
This Unstoppable Kiwi 4×4 Uses A Diesel Engine, Logs, Angle Iron, And A Truck Frame To Own The Swamp
The tired old adage, “less is more” has never been better applied than it is to the truck you will see driving completely submerged and slogging through the muck in this video. The video...