Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Carolina Extreme Pro Mod Gallery: Hardcore Door Slammers At Darlington Dragway
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – It was Dan Ferguson who claimed victory at Darlington Dragway during this Caroling Extreme Pro Mod event. Ferguson was lined up with the legendary Charles Carpenter...
Viva Las Vegas 2017: More Photos From The Rocking Event In The Desert
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re getting weird, old, cool, and interesting with this batch of photos from Viva Las Vegas 2017. Heck, just look at the front end on the car in the lead...
This 1972 K5 Blazer Is An Unrestored Masterpiece – Someone’s 1970s Trail Rig, Three Pedals and All
Spotlights, slot mags, a winch, and a four speed. Those are the things that drew us like a moth into a fire for this 1972 K5 Blazer. The rig looks like it was someone’s trail runner or maybe it...
Barnstormin’: Monkey See, Monkey Didn’t Do
One of the first Barnstormin’ columns I ever wrote was about the fact that domestic manufacturers are obsessed with selling performance cars using numbers and performance data literally no...
Watch The Boogeyman Camaro Get Annihilated At Kansas International Dragway – Driver Dave Hildebrand Walked Away
(Lead video credit: Urban Hillbilly Action Videos – second video NXGonzo YouTube) – Carl Scott and Dave Hildebrand had engaged in weeks of internet smack talk about their matchup at the...
Donkey Stomp Shuffle: Stevie Fast Resets Radial Record, Wins In Quickest Side By Side Pass Ever
(Video credit: The Racing Vids Channel) – Well if there’s one thing you’ll never be able to accuse Stevie Jackson of it is lacking a flair for the dramatic. After losing a grudge...
MAHLE Motorsports Announces New 2017 Application Guide – Find YOUR Pistons Here
If you are in the hunt for a set of pistons for your project car or truck, we’re about to become your favorite people. Why? MAHLE Motorsports Announces New 2017 Application Guide, that’s...
AMC Drag Porn: Watch Kyle Cimbron’s 1970 AMC Hornet Rip 10s With A Hot, N/A 401!
(Video by Mikel Visual YouTube Channel) – Listen, there are lots of cool AMCs out there around the country. We’ve featured some of them! That being said, the ones that really spin our...
It’s Big, It’s Ugly, and We Want It! This 1950 Oshkosh W-212 Dump Truck Is A Seldom Seen Beast
If you are a full on dorkenstein regarding big, old, trucks like I am this find should make your toes curl up a little. Why? Oshkosh trucks are some of the coolest, beastliest, ugliest, and toughest...
Viva Las Vegas 2017: Our First Batch Of Photos From This Awesome Event
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re back with another great year of Viva Las Vegas photo coverage! When you combine a great city with great music, culture, and cars, you get a memorable...
Shut Up Already! (Or Don’t) These Huge Ships Blowing Their Horns Mean Lots More Than Just Noise (Video)
(By Greg Rourke) – Here on BangShift we like things that are fast, loud and big. Sometimes we get all three, but today we only get two. Big and loud are good. First off, a little education as...
A Classic Challenger, A Horrible Disease, and Good Friends – Proof That Car Guys Are The Best Guys
Often times the best car stories are actually people stories that surround a car. In this case the car is an immaculately restored 1970 Challenger and the people are a group of friends who rallied...
105 Years Ago This Weekend The Titanic Sunk – 30 Years Ago There Was A Terrible TV Special Made About It, Remember?
The 1980s were the greatest decade for “television specials” ever. There was David Copperfield doing big scale magic on TV, there was Geraldo finding nothing but stale air in Al...
Watch a ’57 Chevy Shear The Wheel Studs and Blow a Donut Before Reaching the Christmas Tree
This is a 1957 Chevy on the starting line of an unknown drag strip. The ’57 looks like a full on drag car with the huge by large rear slicks, ass high stance, and wheelie bar. Like all drag...