Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Bonneville Speed Week 2017: More Cars, Trucks, Racing, and Scenes From The Sprawling Pits
So here’s a photo-set that I shot on Tuesday and it is basically presented as a “day in the life” of the salt type of situation. There’s the killer Barracuda with its twin...
Movin’! McLeod Racing Is Relocating To New Digs In September 2017 – No Interruptions For Customers
We’re always happy to hear about legacy aftermarket companies continuing on their tradition of success and in the process of doing that, upgrading their facilities. In the case of McLeod...
Trouble Down Under: Column Paints Stark Picture Of Aussie Supercar Series
What happens when a factory style racing series loses virtually all of its factories? That’s the question that the organizers of the V8 Supercars series (now the Supercars series) are asking...
Sleeper For Sale: This Chevelle Has Four Doors, a Big Block, and a Blower!
Sleepers come in all shapes and sizes. From tricky mini-vans to tiny pocket rockets and muscle cars that appear to have seen better days, there’s no wrong way to sleeper in our book. That being...
Amazing Video: Original Footage Of Don Garlits Winning The 1967 US Nationals And Shaving His Beard At The Starting Line – All Time Stuff!
I know that I am a weird guy and I am OK with saying that out loud because when I watch a video like this, I feel myself getting emotional because of how cool the whole scene is. Just one of the...
Northern Illinois Steam and Power Show Coverage: More Behemoth Tractors and Mechanical Coolness
This is great coverage and the only downside to these Greg Rourke photos is the fact that we’ve gotten to the end of the line. As you have likely been able to tell by Greg’s contributions...
Bonneville Speed Week 2017: Know What Time It Is? Time To Keep The Salt Photos Rolling
Speed Week may be over but our celebration of it is not. Both Chad and I have the good fortune to spend a lot of time at automotive events, McTaggart as well. In doing that you can’t help but...
Eddie Hill Is Selling His Crazy Two Seat, 1,200hp Fun Boat – One Off Creation Is Mental
Legendary boat and asphalt drag racer Eddie Hill’s name is no stranger to BangShift. We have showed you video and other stuff of how the elder statesman of speed is still enjoying going fast...
Bonneville Speed Week 2017: We’ve Been Off The Salt For A Week But The Photo Flow Keeps On Rolling
Yes, we have been removed from the Bonneville Salt Flats for about a week now but that doesn’t mean we’re done sharing images and stories from the salt with you. Not by a long shot. This...
Awesome Video From The 1962 US Nationals – Mickey Thompson, Don Garlits, Twin Engine Dragsters, More!
About a week from now, I’ll be on the way to Indianapolis for my favorite NHRA drag race of the year, the Chevrolet Performance US Nationals. There’s nothing like it and there has been...
Watch This Real 1963 289 Shelby Cobra Suffer A Massive Crash At The Goodwood Member’s Meeting
If there is one risk with racing historic cars it is wrecking historic cars and this video shows just that. Amazingly, driver Karsten Leblanc walked away from the worst crash of a 1963 289 Shebly...
American Powertrain Announces New Pro-Fit 6-Speed System For 1968-82 C3 Corvettes
Got a ‘Vette? If you do, there’s a better than average chance that it is a C3 model because Chevrolet produced millions of them between 1968 and 1982. These cars, especially the later...
Bonneville Speed Week 2017 Photo Coverage: Hot Rods, Crusty Bikes, and High Speed Racing Machines
We’re rolling on with our non-stop barrage of photos from Bonneville Speed Week 2017! This time it is a collection of my photos from early in the event and you’ll see hot rods, ancient...
Bonneville Push Car Perfection? This 1963 New Yorker Station Wagon Rules and It Has A Cross Ram, 426ci Max Wedge Engine!
We know what you are thinking. “Why would you ever put a wagon this nice and awesome on the Bonneville Salt Flats?!” Yes, the thing would get salt on it but frankly it ain’t the end...