Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
RideTech Announces New StreetGrip System For C10 Trucks – Pre Orders Being Taken Now, Shipping In November
The RideTech StreetGrip line has been extremely popular with enthusiasts looking to step up the handling performance and fun of their car (and now truck!) without going through a full pro-touring...
Luxo-Rig! This Kenworth Has One Of The Most Awesome Rolling Apartments We’ve Ever Seen On Its Back
(By Greg Rourke) – We love trucks here at Bangshift. We also love RV’s, and there has been a smattering of custom vans lately. So it’s only natural that we would like all three...
Fun Ford Weekend Coverage: If You Love The Blue Oval, These Photos From The Grove Will Have You Hooked
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – There are certain truths that we hold self-evident and one of them is the fact that Joe Grippo will be happily prowling the grounds of Maple Grove Raceway each year...
Here’s Our Last Group Of 2016 Drag Week Photos From Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – If there was one theme that defined 2016 Drag Week it was diversity. Yes, there were lots of turbocharged big block Chevrolet engines and lots of turbocharged LS...
Cruise Coverage: Check Out The Scene At The Kemah Cruise – Late Summer Fun!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Our man Charles Wickam has had a busy summer. From running around to events to keeping the heavy equipment of Texas rolling, to appearing on freaking...
MAHLE Is Giving Away A Free Set Of PowerPak Pistons And You Can Win Them! Enter Here
The crew at MAHLE is pretty awesome and they prove it time and time again. Their latest hunk of coolness is a giveaway where the winner will be walking away with a set of off-the-shelf PowerPak...
Auction Alert! We Have Found The Coolest Old Car Auction That’s Going On Right Now (It Ends 10/1)
(By Greg Rourke) – Here we have an auction of a bunch of classic iron, about 130 in all. It was the collection of the late Bill Pinkley, his story would test anyone’s marriage. It seems...
2016 Rumblers Cruise To The End Of The Line Coverage – These Cars Rule
(Words and photos by Anthony Festa) – The Rumblers have been hosting their party in Brooklyn for 20 years now, and while the days of partying under the BQE are gone, they’ve relocated...
This SpaceX Video Of How Their Proposed Interplanetary Transport System Will Work Is Amazing
With everything negative going on in the world today it is very easy to lose sight on the awesome stuff that is happening. In the greatest example of how humanity runs the gamut from mouth breathing...
More Sweet Drag Week 2016 Photos From Norwalk – Summit Motorsports Park Was Jamming!
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Here’s some inside baseball for you. On the night before the last day of Drag Week 2005 I sat at a table with Freiburger, Wes Allison, Rob Kinnan, and maybe...
The One Man Railroad – A Look Back At The Tiny, Long Running Illinois Midland Line
(By Greg Rourke) – Shortline railroads are a necessary part of moving goods across our great land. Before highways the big railroads built branches and sidings to virtually any business that...
Race Of Gentlemen East 2016 – History Once Again Rumbles To Life On The Jersey Shore
(Words and photos by Anthony Festa) – On June 4th and 5th, racing came back once again to the shores of Wildwood, NJ. Brought to you by the Oilers CC and Stultz & Green, The Race of...
Hot Rod Drag Week 2016 Photos: Images From A Fun and Fast Day At Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – It was great to look down from the announcing booth at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park and see pals Mike Brooks and Jose Ferrer shooting photos and enjoying...
Awesome Home Movie: How Pro Line Racing Engines Air Mailed A Short Block Between Rounds Last Weekend!
There are thrash stories and then there are THRASH stories and this one certainly falls under the latter. During last weekend’s AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, the J&A Service Pro Mod...