Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Crazy Nitro Video: The Wild Thing Sand Drag Nitromethane Powered Trike!
In the midst of a phone conversation with a pal, we were directed to hit YouTube and search out the “Wild Thing” sand drag racing trike. Holy hell. This machine uses a four cylinder...
Watching This Mechanic Climb OUT Of A Massive Caterpillar Diesel On An Ice Breaker Is Hilarious And Amazing
There’s “getting into your work” and then there is GETTING INTO YOUR WORK. This guy falls into the second category as a mechanic on a Coast Guard ice breaker ship because in this...
Video: Watch A Massive Armored Army Truck Lose The Entire Rear End During A Braking Test
Earlier today when I was looking at the school bus that had lost the rear axle, it got me to thinking about how it could have happened. I went trolling YouTube and managed to find this video of the...
This Rat Freak Bike Has A Mercedes Diesel Drivetrain And Was Built On A Bet In 90 Days – Love It? Hate It?
This is one that will polarize people right down to the core today and we’re OK with that. All we ask is that in the comments you keep your statements from being profanity filled rants aimed at...
More Great Huntington Beach Car Show Photos – The Sun Was Out And So Were The Awesome Cars and Trucks
We’re back with more great photos from sunny SoCal and more specifically a great car show we recently attended in Huntington Beach, California. In the first group of photos there were VW vans,...
This 1964 Chevy Nova Street Freak Is One High Riding Classy Beast
Don’t call it a gasser, baby because this is a street freak! So the gasser deal is going strong these days, vans are making a pseudo come back and now we think it is time for the street freaks...
Huntington Beach Car Show Coverage: VWs, Muscle, and Classics Invade!
While the cruises and car events are getting thin in the northern reaches of the country they are still going plenty strong in Southern California and we have proof! We swung through Huntington Beach...
They Are Racing On The Salt….In Bolivia….At 13,000ft – We’re Not Kidding – Uyuni Salt Flats
Raise your hand if you knew that the world’s largest salt flat was in Bolivia! As we suspected, not that many hands came up. To be truthful, until recently ours would not have been up either...
Racepak Just Released One Of The Coolest Tractor Pull Videos We Have Seen In A While – The Grant County Tractor Pull
We spend more time than most mainstream automotive media websites talking about, championing, and highlighting the sport of tractor pulling around here. Why? Well firstly is because we dig it,...
Watch David Barton Run The Quickest Stock Run In History At Maple Grove – 8.07!
The hunt for the 7-second zone in stock eliminator is not just on, it is like nuclear war out there and last weekend the battle zone was Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania. The players were...
This 1980 International Scout Traveler Is Long On Wheelbase, Looks, and Cool – Just Short On Power
There’s no denying the coolness of International Scouts. These tough as nails machines were made for decades and while they morphed and changed over the years, they were all rooted in...
Vintage Drag Video: 8MM Footage From Lions and Other Strips Circa 1964 – KS Pittman, the 554 Coupe and More!
We dug this one up off of YouTube and it is a great time capsule of drag racing circa 1964 in California. In this video you’ll see lots of great dragster runs and some historical cars to boot....
The Story Of The Aussie Drag Week Chevelle! Twin Turbos Hanging Out In The Breeze And 8-Second Slips!
The Aussie Drag Week Chevelle came onto the scene in 2015 as one of the most amazing stories of the event. A couple of guys from Australia came to the US, bought the crummiest looking Chevelle in the...
