Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
The Union Pacific 844 Rides Again And Man Is This Thing Awesome (Video)
The last steam locomotive delivered to the Union Pacific Railroad was the hulking 844. This thing is BangShifty right to its core. With 5,000hp, a combined weight between the engine and the tender of...
This Bronco May Not Be Good At Much But It Can Do Driveway Wheelies And That’s A Win
We all knew that guy growing up that told stories about a truck he had, a truck his brother had, or some other form of the tale about a vehicle that pulled wheelies with impunity because of how it...
Rare Olds Stuff: This Short Run 1966 Only L69 Tri-Carb Olds Intake And Carbs
I love rare and different muscle car parts, especially intake manifolds. The rare ones are cool because they are the result of a factory effort to make more power and often times they were either...
Action Photos: Straight Axle Mafia Coverage From US60 Dragway In Kentucky
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – So here’s what some may call the main attraction. Some usual players and some not so usual. We are familiar with many and those I can speak to the...
Watch This 1959 Thunderbird Carve Up Old English Cars At The Goodwood Revival
Mark the tape! This is me admitting that I am in love with a Ford Thunderbird built after 1957. My normal opinion on these cars (and by normal I mean a steadfast belief) is that Titanic adjacent...
Edelbrock Releases Victor II EFI Intake Manifold For Gen III Hemi Engines
We loves us some Gen III Hemi power around here. Edlebrock loves it too and they have proved it by releasing the new Victor II edit intake manifold for Gen III Hemi engines. This sucker will fit 5.7L...
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s Your Ultimate Cannonball Run Car or Truck?
While on the phone with the kids during Drag Week, talking about where we were driving our Challenger Hellcat, the boys asked me how long it would take to drive across the country. This lead to an...
Flowmaster Has Entered The Cold Air Intake Game With Their Delta Force Line – Better Breathing Means More POWER!
Flowmaster has been the most iconic name in muscle car exhaust for decades. Their full systems, their cat-back pipes, their multiple muffler lines have all been designed and engineered to be the most...
Nostalgia Super Stock Action Photos From US60 Dragway – Kentucky Thunder!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – So new for us to see at this event are the Nostalgia Super Stocks and Nostalgia Muscle Car classes. These are heavily-populated with Chrysler Corporation...
Watch The Top Fuel Final From The 1988 Keystone Nationals – Remember Dry Burnouts? Epic
Now this is some awesomeness from 29 years ago. We’re taking you back to the top fuel eliminator finals at the Keystone Nationals. You’ll see Darrell Gwynn taking on Dick LaHaie in a...
Tribute Video: Watch The Boston Strangler Funny Car Get Loaded Into A Funeral Home To Honor Keith Hughes
They were Ellison, McGarvey, Karp, and Hughes. They were some of the biggest names in drag racing to come out of the New England area. They were the Boston Strangler team and Keith Hughes was their...
Big Spenders: Lawsuit Reveals That Farmers Was Spending About $660,000 Per Race For NASCAR Sponsorship
Lawsuits have a funny way of bringing interesting stuff to light. In this case a lawsuit has brought to light the sponsorship agreement between Farmers Insurance and Hendrick Motorsports,...
Watch The Lagana Brothers Run The Nitro Ninja Top Fuel Dragster 338mph In The Quarter Mile!
We love the Lagana boys. They grew up in the sport of drag racing as part of a nitro soaked family and they learned to race smart and with virtually no budget. The boys learned from their dad how to...
It’s OK Until It Isn’t – Watch This Grudge Camaro Nearly Wipe Out A Load Of People On The Starting Line
We bust the chops of rally fans who stand next to the course when cars go ripping by but we generally fail to bust the chops of starting line hangers at the drag strip who are cannon fodder if...