Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Little Cars and Wild Rides – Two Rough Tumbles From The Rumble In Ft. Wayne
We’re forgetting who said it at the moment but there was once a reference made about racing at Bristol that equated the experience to attempting the flight of a fighter jet inside a living...
2017 Meltdown Drags Coverage: Tons of Tri-Five Chevys and Gassers Galore!
(Photos by Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke) – As we promised, the onslaught of 2017 Meltdown Drags photo coverage continues today. This particular gallery of images has all kinds of straight axle...
Video: Flight Without A Fin Tells The Tale Of A 1964 B-52 Test That Went From Bad To Epic
I have an admiration for pilots. I really do. As a guy that spends a lot of time on airplanes, my life is in their hands a couple times a week on average. Military and test pilots seem to fall into a...
Holley/MSD Releases LT Retro-Fit Oil Pan – Fits Anywhere An F-Body Pan Can Be Used
If you are among the gazillion people who are now looking at swapping a direct-injected Chevrolet LT platform engine into your classic car, Holley has a product you darn well may need. The company...
2017 Meltdown Drags Coverage: We’re Still Serving Up Great Photos!
(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – If you think we are starting to run low of photos from the 2017 Meltdown Drags, you’re not thinking correctly. In fact, we have so many that...
ALS Crusin’ To A Cure Car Show 2017: Check Out The Great Turnout For A Great Cause
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Family drives us to do many things. For one teen the memory of his grandfather and the illness that took him drove the idea of a car show to raise money...
2017 Dunkirk Harbor Cruise Photos: Sunshine, blue skies, and 800+ Cool Cars and Trucks
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – There are plenty of reasons that guys who live in cold weather climates are jealous of hot rodders in places like Southern California and others. The idea that you...
Driver’s Ed With Conan – Watch The TV Host Along With Ice Cube and Kevin Hart Teach A Girl To Drive
We all likely remember Driver’s Ed. It was annoying for most of us because after years alf growing up loving cars the last thing we wanted was some dope in the other seat telling us how to do...
Whoopsie Doodle Video: Watch This Massive Cargo Ship Wipe Out A Bunch Of Small Boats At A Marina
In my years as a contributing member of society working in management for a couple of large companies that relied heavily on trucks, I have gotten a few bad calls. Calls about property damage or bad...
The FAST XR-i Points Conversion Kit Leaves You No Excuse To Run Points Anymore
Old habits die hard. Old traditions are tough to give up on, but sometimes you just need to consider the options and make a switch. The people at FAST live in today’s world and they know that...
Watch Caterpillar Heavy Equipment Play The World’s Biggest Game Of Jenga
It is a fair assumption to say that while not everyone reading this has played Jenga before, most everyone should know what the game is. Played with a bunch of little wooden blocks, the players take...
Thunder Bucket: Watch This Nasty Slick-Equipped, Blown SBC T-Bucket Pull Wheelies On The Street
Chad hates anything to do with the style of car known as a t-bucket. I do not hate them as hard as Chad does but few of them actually do anything for me because while they have the cartoon looks we...
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s the Best Factory Transmission Ever?
We’re always talking about engines here but we basically neglect the major driveline component that turns the motor’s grunt into action, the transmission. As much as some factory engines...
Wild Video: Helmet-Cam Ride on a Nitro Harley – Stopping is Scary!
Tommy Grimes is a legend amongst the small fraternity of nitro Harley racers. He’s been there and done it about 50 times during this career. He’s raced for some of the greatest names in...