Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
This Home Movie From The 1969 NHRA US Nationals Will Put A Smile On Your Face
Dads and video cameras. What is it about that? As a kid in the 1980s, my dad would have the big shoulder mount home movie camera out taking footage of every road trip, vacation, and other thing we...
In 1932 Ab Jenkins Drove Nearly 120mph For 25 Hours STRAIGHT At Bonneville – Amazingly, Video Exists Of This Feat
We have showed clips of Ab Jenkins streaking across the salt in a 1932 Pierce Arrow, its big V12 engine rumbling away as he drove in a seemingly endless loop of 10 mile circles for 25 hours straight...
The Video Of Terrifying Robots Falling Down Set To Benny Hill Music Is The Best Thing Ever
While it is true that someday the more advanced versions of the robots you see falling down in this video will control humanity, we’re going to have some fun at their expense right now. This...
Killer Training Video: How to be a Fire Truck Tillerman For the Los Angeles Fire Department Circa the early ’50s
This vintage training video from the early 1950s was used by the Los Angeles Fire Department as a tool to train tillermen. What’s a tillerman? He’s the guy that drives the rear axle of...
Legendary Drag Racing Photographer Tom Schiltz Has Died – We Remember Him Here
(By Bret Kepner) – Tom Schiltz January 19, 1945 – August 25, 2017 Acknowledged as one of drag racing’s greatest photographers, Tom Schiltz will forever be remembered for his business...
The Roughest Start: This 1970 Superbird Is One Of The Saddest Things On eBay Right Now
Oof. That’s exactly what we thought when we laid eyes on the car you see before you. BangShifter Todd Aldridge tipped us off to it and we’re still kind of creeped out looking at the...
MotorWeek Blooper Reel: Some Funny Gaffes With Words And On The Track
Well one of the occupational hazards of spending a bunch of time talking into cameras is making mistakes. Those mistakes can come in the form of botched words, botched steps, or in the case of a show...
Watch The Final Rounds From The 1987 NHRA US Nationals – Thrashing, History, and More
Let’s hop in the way back machine and travel 30 years into the past to the final rounds from the 1987 NHRA US Nationals. Bob Glidden was appearing in his 11th straight Indy final round, Kenny...
Epic Video: 26 Minutes Of The Amazing Vintage Drag Racing Greatness Right Here
This two part professionally produced drag racing film from early 1971 is, in our opinion, the most fantastic vintage drag racing movie we’ve ever watched on the internet. The film was...
Cool Video! Allis-Chalmers Developed A Fuel Cell Powered Tractor In 1958 – Watch It Work
This is an interesting video because we get to see something that we surely did not know existed. In 1958 Allis-Chalmers developed a fuel cell powered tractor. While fuel cell technology has existed...
Citing Need For More Time In Top Alcohol Dragster Troy Coughlin Jr. Has Resigned From His Driving Position At Kalitta Motorsports
In an unexpected announcement that was released on Saturday it was announced that Troy Coughlin Jr. has resigned from his driving position at Kalitta Motorsports. Coughlin was sitting in 10th place...
Watch The Historically Awesome Aussie Unlimited Hydroplane Aggressor Tear Across The Water With Its Merlin V12 Screaming
Every country has its racing legends, both mechanical and human. Typically the legends (of both types) are born through superhuman feats of daring, sustained success or their role in redefining their...
Watch New Hampshire’s Dan Page Win Top Alcohol Dragster At The 2016 NHRA US Nationals – Epic!
I am totally geared up for the 2017 NHRA Chevrolet Performance US Nationals. I was reflecting on my favorite moment from the 2016 race and one of my favorite moments from my nearly 20 years of...
Watch A Crazy Aussie Burnout End With An Invisible Methanol Fire – Bubbling Paint Is The Only Tell Tale
We’re always totally amazed that any engine lives through the pure, unadulterated, hell that is an Aussie burnout contest. Banging off the rev limiter, shooting fire from the exhaust and...