Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
The Scoop! Danny Thompson Hammers Streamliner To 435mph! All Saturday Record Qualifiers Here
Here’s The Scoop! This is the place where we’ll post all of the cars that qualified to make a record run at the Bonneville Salt flats each day during Speed Week. There were 10 cars that...
Bonneville Speed Week 2017 Saturday Afternoon Photo Update: Things Are Getting Speedy and Salty Here
Well the cars are running and the impound area has some “customers” inside of it who have used the short amount of time they have to work on the car inside impound to be ready for the...
Bonneville Speed Week 2017: More Photos From The Salt – Cars Are Racing Today!
So today may be Saturday but we’ve got some Friday photo business to wrap up. Actual competition starts on the Salt today as racers are able to make record qualifying runs. The real hero stuff...
NASCAR To Introduce Composite Bodies In 2017 – Mandatory By 2019
NASCAR is going to look a little different under its skin. The racing sanctioning body has announced that it will allow composite bodies at three of its races in 2017 and by 2019 the composite bodies...
Bonneville Speed Week 2017: Friday Salt Coverage – Racers Coming In, Tech Going On, Awesomeness Reigns Supreme
So here we go! Friday at Bonneville Speed Week 2017 is a pretty interesting day. It is low key, it is quiet, and it is a fun time to kind of get the lay of the land and see exactly what’s what...
Oddly Satisfying Video: Watching This Holley Deliver Fuel To A Dyno Engine Is Kind Of Mesmerizing
Ever catch a video on YouTube or another location and the title includes the words “Oddly Satisfying”? You know the ones. Videos of people power washing stuff, stacking stuff, arranging...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Do YOU Want To See Out Of Our Bonneville Speed Week 2017 Coverage?
As you are reading this, I am quite literally cruising miles above the Earth’s crust on my way to Ontario, California where I will scoop up the rental car, meet Chad at his shop, hang out for...
The New Solid State Relay Block From MSD Will Clean Up Your Engine Compartment And Make Wiring A Snap
Some guys like Chad love wiring stuff. Some guys like me think that electrons were invented to torture humankind into submission. The good news is that companies like MSD bring products to the market...
Is The 1974 Buick GSX The Worst Muscle Car Insult Of The 1970s? We Found One For Sale
(By Greg Rourke) – We all know the Golden Age of muscle cars pretty much ended after 1971. A few hung on, notably Super Duty Trans Ams, but the rest were relegated to sticker charged attempts...
Bad News: Irwindale’s Dead And The Last Date of Racing Has Been Announced
So as good as it was to see the news about Onondaga Dragway reopening we have to deliver the crummy news that the Irwindale Events Center has been given its death warrant. January 31, 2018 will be...
Great News: Onondaga Dragway Is Set To Reopen After Four Years Of Dormancy!
Here’s some good news from the world of drag racing. Onondaga Dragway, the historic drag plant that served as the career starting point for legendary announcer Jon Lundberg and was a place that...
Mobil Oil Made This Cool Video At Bonneville In 1965 – Short On Sound But Long On Awesome
It is pretty astounding to consider the amount of historic footage that never would have seen the light of day before YouTube existed. From the old road and drag racing stuff that we show you all...
Bonneville Speed Week 2016: Hot Rods and Cool Non-Racing Vehicles On The Salt
(With Speed Week 2017 set to begin in days, we’re looking back on our 2016 coverage to get ramped up – Brian) Covering Bonneville Speed Week 2016 is not just about race cars. It is...
