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Author Archive: Brian Lohnes

US60 Nostalgia Nationals Coverage – Test and Tune/Car Show Action – Runs For Fun

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The car show.  Any car in the show can make passes.  Some do and some don’t.  Lots of cool cars showed up and we somehow managed to get a few photos...

Stunning Video: Watch Physics, An Alert Trucker, And A Maintained Truck Prevent A Tragedy – This Big Rig STOPS

A poor decision by someone driving a tiny car nearly cost them and a passenger their lives in what looks to be Russia last year when this video was taken. What you are about to see is a combination...

Straight Axle Mafia Madness! More Cool Photos Of These Killer Cars at US 60 Drag Strip

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – More from the Straight-Axle Mafia cast of characters at US60 Dragway.  Leading off we have Adam Lowhorns’ Falcon which is currently on the sidelines...

PDRA Action Coverage: Drag Wars At GALOT Motorsports Park – Doorslammer Greatness!

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – We love us some good old PDRA door slammer action around here. Benoit Pigeon, ace photographer does as well. That’s why he hit the strip at GALOT Motorsports...

IMSA VIR Action Coverage: Killer Sports Cars Tearing It Up At A Beautiful Course

(Words and photos by David Whealon) – Well we’re back to the rolling hills of the southern Virginia countryside at one of the most beautiful and award winning road racing courses in the USA,...

Mr Gasket Releases A Ton Of Fresh Products – From Head Bolts to Gaskets, Clamps, and Thread Locker!

The mad scientists at Mr. Gasket have been burning the midnight oil as of late and their work is literally coming to market. In one of the most interesting new parts releases we have seen in a while...

Truckers, Let’s Hear It: The All-New Mack Anthem Truck Is Here, What Do You Think? (Videos)

It isn’t every day when one of the major truck manufacturer’s in the country releases a fresh rig but that’s exactly the case with the all-new Mack Anthem that the company recently...

Is This The Nicest NAPCO Equipped 1957 Chevrolet Suburban On Earth? It’s Gotta Be, Right?

This big fella is a real stunner. I’ve never been accused of going easy on the hyperbole around here but when I raised the question as to whether this is the nicest nicest NAPCO equipped 1957...

Old School Brawl: Watch An E-Type Jag and A Cobra Battle At The Goodwood Revival

There’s road course action and then there’s an E-Type Jag and A Cobra hammering on each other corner after corner at the Goodwood Revival in England. This is one of the most fun and...

Remember The Time Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson Test Drove A Swamp Buggy? We Didn’t Either!

For decades the swamp buggy races in Naples, Florida have been bringing motorsports fans and gearheads together for fun and excitement on the Mile-o-Mud. Like many of you, we were turned onto the...

This Old School Blown Nova Refuses To Keep The Front Tires On The Ground – Wild Lap From Bradenton Back In The Day

In today’s day and age at the strip, we often see turbocharged cars go into big wheelies at different points in the track. Sometimes right at the hit of the throttle and other times at half...

Watching This RC Car Hydroplane Across A Pond In Slow Motion Is Highly Entertaining

We have showed you full sized four wheel drive vehicles skipping across bodies of water before but never a remote control car like you will see in the video below. The guys at the RCFrenzy put this...

Speed Is Overrated: Watch This Massive Ford Crew Cab Slog Through The Deep Michigan Muck

Yeah the drag racing and pro touring guys like to brag about how fast their stuff accelerates or how many lateral g-forces it can exert on their bodies but the fact remains that the ultimate...

Watch This Turbocharged Hayabusa Engine Scream Make The Header Glow While Screaming Out Good Power At 10,000 RPM

For starters I know that the peak power that this combo is making is not what the thing is capable of and frankly the guys that posted the video do as well. They are ultimately shooting for 350hp out...