Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Epic Freaking Video: Home Movies From The 1968 Daytona 500 — Incredible Footage!
This incredible, home movie footage from the 1968 Daytona 500 ranks on the top of the charts as far as vintage stock car movies go. Why? Ironically for none of the reasons that modern slick videos...
Watch An FIA Racing Big Rig Powerslide Its Way Through A European Hill Climb
It is Friday, hopefully the man is not keeping you down with work and you’re counting the seconds before you get to blow out of the office for the weekend. If you are being held down by the man...
BangShift Question of the Day: What Was Your Favorite Automotive Toy As a Kiddo?
Combining the video of the Crazy cart and the fact that I recently stumbled upon this photo of a young me, proudly perched in my Power Wheels truck back in the early 1980s got me thinking. Of all the...
Funny Car Video! This Footage From Atco In The 1970s Is A Brilliant Window Into How It Was
It has been a while since we delighted your senses and showed you some classic drag racing footage. The good news is that we recently ran into an amazing video that was taken back in the 1970s at...
Ride On A Driver’s Shoulder For A F1 Lap Of The ‘Ring Circa 1973 – Jackie Stewart Narrates
This is some zen-like racing video right here. Firstly, we’re at the Nurburgring in 1973, secondly we’re riding shotgun in a screaming Formula One car and thirdly we have Jackie Stewart...
Watch This 1980s Apache Off Shore Racing Boat Skip Across The Ocean Like A 2,000hp Stone
(Editor’s note: Sometimes massive power, massive stones, and massive amounts of skill all come together to create a situation that’s violently poetic and beautiful. Such is the case here...
Motorized Freak of the Week: The LeTourneau L-2350 – W/Video!
This week’s freak hasn’t been chosen because it was a failure, quite the opposite actually. This thing is a (literal) huge success. The LeTourneau L-2350 is the largest front end loader...
Watch The Rear Axle Get Ripped Out From Under A Top Fuel Dragster On The Launch! Old School Wild Footage
Tommy Johnson Jr. is having a pretty good weekend here at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia. His “Make A Wish” funny car has qualified strongly in the field and he seems to have shaken...
The Most Insanely Dangerous Rally Corner We Have Ever Seen Is Populated With Fans Who Share A Collective Death Wish
Maybe it sounds mean to say that the rally fans in this video have a death wish but that’s only because they do. Why else would they stand in the middle of the road as race cars flew through...
Bitchin’ Video: Ride Along In a 410 Sprint Car On A Banked 3/8 Mile Oval in Michigan – Ludicrous Speed!
Of all the mighty beasts that roam the circle tracks of America, few have the mystique, raw power, and ability to keep people on the edge of their collective seat like 410ci winged sprint cars. These...
Mustang Nosed 1981 Ford Fairmont Is A Big Block Powered, BangShifty Dream Machine – Still For Sale!
(Editor’s note: About a year ago, we found this car for sale from a private seller on eBay. The car is now back for sale but at a dealer of some kind. So many of you didn’t get to see...
The Legend Of Roy Hill – This Long Form Interview With Hill Is Great! Petty, Illiteracy, Success, and Secrets
Roy Hill is one of drag racing’s most interesting characters. He grew up in poverty and discovered the sport in the early 1960s. He managed to fake a birth certificate and get his...
2017 FE Race and Reunion Coverage: More Classic and Muscle Bound Fords From Beaver Springs
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – If you wanted a break from the on-track action, the midway had Jay Brown’s FE Power and Barry Robotnick’s Survival Motorsports and their bad ass parts...
