Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Chryslers At Carlisle 2017: Another Load of Photos Featuring Mopar Goodness!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We promised that we would be back with more photos from the 2017 Chrysler Carlisle Nationals and here we are! You know, over the years Chrysler has had their problems but...
ALS Cruisin’ For A Cure Photo Coverage: Our Last Gallery – Haulers, Grocery Getters, and Some Surprises!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The LAST selection of photos from the Cruisin to a Cure car show in Greendale, IN. Here are the haulers, utility vehicles, grocery-getters, and that...
Video: Check Out The Build Of The 1,000hp Coyote Long Block Powering the MAHLE Drive With The Original Mustang
Someone is going to win this car! By this car we mean the the awesome blue Mustang shown in the video below. The MAHLE Drive With The Original Mustang is a 1,000hp, twin turbocharged Coyote monster...
2017 Chryslers At Carlisle Coverage: From Brand New To Classic Iron Mopars Were Everywhere!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Joe Grippo has been a contributor to BangShift since the earliest days of the site’s existence. One of the neat things that he’s done is give us a pretty...
ALS Cruisin’ For A Cure Car Show Coverage – More Cool Cars, Not Just The Same Old Stuff!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – More samples from the 400+ attending cars at the Cruisin to a Cure car show in Greendale, IN. Kicking off this roster is a super-clean BMW M3 sedan with a...
Check Out The Massive Monti Fitzgerald Double Wheelstand From NHRA Sonoma Last Weekend
The NHRA has embarked on an interesting program in 2017, inviting various different racing groups from around the sport of drag racing to put on exhibitions at select races across the country. The...
Watch Tommy Johnson Jr Make A Crazy Broken Axle Save In Sonoma – Dude Can Wheel!
Tommy Johnson Jr. loves driving nitro funny cars and here’s some breaking news…he’s damned good at it. Johnson is one of the guys that kind of revels in the challenge of wrestling...
It’s Over: Kanawha Valley Motorsports Park Has Been Sold And Will Be Demolished
Back in May we told you that Kanawha Valley Motorsports Park was closing and the owners were getting aggressive in their efforts to sell the property. Well the property sold and sadly it was not to a...
This 1977 Chevrolet K20HD Was Bought To Work And After A Resto Would Make A Perfect Light Duty/Cruiser Rig
Everyone deserves a break, right? At some point after you have worked for decades and done your duty you should get some time to smell the roses and enjoy the sunset every day. That’s kind of...
Video: Watch Nicky Bonifante Tell The Most Insane Rental Car Story Ever – Legend Of The Bob Gilbertson Cadillac
In the realm of rental car stories they literally do not get any more insane than this. It is a tale of escalating insanity, potential death and injury, of trouble, fines, and flat out crazy...
A $5,000 To Win Barbie Jeep Race Is Like The US Nationals Of Painful Wreckage – Rednecks With Paychecks
In all forms of racing, when prize money is offered the stakes get raised. This may be even doubly true in the cutthroat world of downhill Barbie Jeep competition where the goal of the exercise is to...
You’re Driving 90 Horses: This Late 1940s Driver Safety Video Made By AT&T Is Spectacular
This is a true gem for anyone who appreciates old stuff. The name of this film is, “You’re driving 90 horses” and it was made by AT&T about 60 years ago to promote safe driving...
Watch This 600hp Kenworth Grunt A Mobile Crane Up A Steep Hill – Wheels Up Action!
While this truck may not win an award for the tallest or highest wheelie, it may win the award for the highest stakes and most strain involved! In looking online we found cranes that look similar to...
Incredible Video: Driver Loses Brakes At Sebring – Smashes Fence, Dodges Traffic, Ends Up At Hotel, Drives Back Into Track!
We have seen some incredible videos of guys losing their brakes and either mashing into stuff of working a miracle but the reality is that this is the most amazing one we have ever seen. Driver loses...