Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Want to Watch Holley LS Fest West Live, Including Us Racing? Here’s The Spot!
We’re going to be kicking off our 2017 Holley LS Fest West coverage LIVE on Facebook and the link to catch it all is below! Through the weekend we are going to be all over the place at Las...
BangShift Test Drive: The 2017 Lincoln MKC Black Label – Can Lincoln’s Luxury Compact SUV Make A Dent In A Crowded Field?
We like many others have been kind of harsh on Lincoln’s attempt to get back to relevance in a luxury market that seems to have passed the brand by. Ford has injected a lot of money into...
Cool Video: Watch The Army Try Our Experimental Steel Airless Tires On A Jeep – They Worked Pretty Well
This interesting video shows the US Army trying out experimental steel airless tires on a Jeep in a bunch of different conditions. While we do not have the specific makeup of the “tires”...
The Amazing 421 Powered 1955 Pontiac Barn Find Owned and Built By Vic Hubbard Is For Sale
While this car may have the appearance of just another ratty looking mid-1950s Pontiac, it is anything but that. If you read Hot Rod Magazine you know about this car already because it was featured...
Lavon Miller Claims Second Ultimate Call Out Challenge – Champion For Two Years Running
For the second straight year, Firepunk Diesel and Lavon Miller have claimed the championship at the Ultimate Call Out Challenge. This is a diesel event that is basically unlimited in the scope and...
2017 FE Race and Reunion – Beaver Springs Was Bristling With Killer Ford Powered Hot Rods
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Hardcore. That’s what this weekend was, totally hardcore. Imagine a drag race and car show event centered around a single engine family that’s been out...
The End Of The Line: Our Final Piece Of Coverage From The 55th and Last Carl Casper Car Show
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This is the LAST article of the LAST Carl Casper Car Show. Sad to see it go and it seems nothing else is in the wings to take its place. In this...
Dodge’s New “Brotherhood Of Muscle” Ads Are The Tire Smoking Anthesis To Lincoln’s Horrid Campaign
When we saw the release about Vin Diesel being brought in by Chrysler to head their “Brotherhood of Muscle” ad campaign we kind of cringed. Between the name and the whole announcement it...
2017 Carl Casper Car Show: Corvettes and Camaros! Iconic Bowtie Iron (and Fiberglass)
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Why do the Corvettes and Camaros get their own gallery…? Two reasons. 1. There were more than enough of both to warrant it. 2. The Green ’70...
This 1956 Chevrolet Makes A Statement With Twin 8-71 Blowers On A Big Block
Nothing really makes a statement like twin 8-71 blowers on a big block, does it? This 1956 Chevrolet may not be built to everyone’s taste but it is a pretty cool in our eyes. The engine is...
Crazy Video: Watch The ME-163 Komet Rocket Fighter Fly In This Captured WWII Nazi Footage
While it seems crazy to say, there has been only one rocket power fighter plane actually used in combat. It is even crazier to say that it was used in WWII by the Nazis and it was called the ME-163...
Big News: Holley LS Fest WEST 2017 Is This Weekend And We Have The Latest Info On The Event HERE
We’ve been beating the drum for Holley LS Fest West 2017 and beating it hard because this is one of the biggest events for hot rodders this year. There will be everything from autocross to drag...
Crummy News: Kanawha Valley Dragway Is Closing Until Further Notice – New Buyers Supposedly Lined Up
A long running West Virginia drag racing institution has hit the skids and we are sad to report that Kanawha Valley Dragway is closing until further notice. Since last fall the operators of the track...
