Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Bad News: Sacramento Raceway Property For Sale – Track Doomed In 2020?
Well this is crummy stuff to be telling you on a Tuesday. It seems that Sacramento Raceway, a track that has been in operation for more than 50 years is in some big trouble. According to a story...
2017 Buffalo Motorama Gallery: Like Buffalo Area Hot Rodders, This One Keeps Getting Better and Better
(By Mike Brooks) – Mike Brooks and Jose Ferrer have been hustling lately! From The Piston Powered Auto-Rama to this collection of images from the 2017 Buffalo Motorama, their trigger fingers...
2017 Piston Power Auto-Rama Gallery: The Coolest Show In America Is Back! Anything With Pistons!
(Photos by Jose Ferrer) – When we heard that Jose Ferrer and Mike Brooks were heading back to the 2017 Piston Power Auto-Rama we were excited. Why? Basically because this is the coolest show...
Cool Old Junk Gallery: We Hit A Farm Auction And Found Engines, Trucks, and BangShifty Stuff
(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – It’s been said farmers never throw anything away. Some take it a step further and collect stuff, like the late Lloyd Larson. I don’t need an...
Barnstormin’: How The Sausage Is Made
(Photo by Chuck Danbom) – There’s an old saying out there that goes something like, “You never want to see how the sausage is made.” The point being that while you may enjoy...
NHRA Gatornationals Pro Mod Action Photos: A Wild, Record Setting Weekend In Florida
(Photos by David Whealon – DWPhotos) – It’s ON! That’s right, the 2017 J&A Service Pro Mod series is officially underway and it all got started in fine style at the...
This 1950 Film By The ESSO Oil Company Is A Great Look At This Evolution Of The American Gas Station
Standard Oil was one of the most all conquering businesses ever. It is mind boggling to think about the control they had not only on the US oil industry but the entire industry worldwide. Eventually...
Richard Petty’s Crash Relived By The People That Were There – Linda Petty, Ned Jarrett, Dale Inman, More
Richard Petty is an American icon. We can debate until the cows come home as to his rank in the all-time list of NASCAR racers but what cannot be debated is his dominance during NASCAR’s most...
Watch Lyle Barnett Drive Jason Digby’s Tooth Jerker Dart To Another New Leaf Spring Record! 4.19
One of the most impressive cars we have ever laid eyes on has done it again. The famed Tooth Jerker Dart has reset its own leaf spring drag racing record with a 4.19/184mph pass during the 2017...
Is This Two Lane Blacktop Themed 1964 Pontiac GTO As Cool As We Think It Is?
Ok, now THIS is interesting! The guy who put this car together did it with an idea in mind and he executed it to a T. Basically the mythical back story that he created is that in 1972 the famed Two...
This Video Of The Pulling Competition At The 2016 RC World Finals Is Pretty Fun
We have shown lots of cool RC stuff over the years here at BangShift but we’re not sure we have ever showed RC monster truck pulling action! This video was shot at the 2016 RC World Finals and...
Watch The Bruder Brothers Make The Quickest X275 Run In History With Their Blown, EFI-equipped Small Block Ford
It was a crazy night of qualifying at the Outlaw Street Car Reunion on Friday. There were huge runs made in many categories but one of the most significant came from the Bruder Brothers in their X275...
Watch AJ Foyt Tear His Team To Shreds On National TV And Then Have The TV Crew Defend The Team
If there was one thing hotter than AJ Foyt’s exhaust headers during this race at Michigan International Raceway, it was the man’s temper. At the time this was filmed, Foyt was on the...
Watch This Modified Prison Bus Hook Up, Pull The Sled, And Yank A Wheelie While Smoking Like A Locomotive
Prior to seeing this video, the only school bus I had ever seen pull a wheelie was the late Ken Nelson’s “Cool Bus” wheelstander. Not to take anything away from one of drag...