Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
FIA Drag Racing Coverage: Action Photos And Pit Shots From The Main Event At Santa Pod!
(Words and photos by Dennis Vos) – The official start of the 2016 FIA Drag race championship happened during the last weekend of May and was for one time not plagued with the typical...
Video: Alexis DeJoria Suffers Fractured Pelvis In Sonoma Wall Banger Crash – 2016 Return Questionable
Last weekend at the NHRA Mello Yello series national event in Sonoma, California, Alexis DeJoria who drives the Tequila Patron nitro funny car suffered a pretty nasty wall banging wreck which...
Ohio Mile Coverage: From 150mph Station Wagons To 120mph Crosleys We Caught It all
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The white, Canadian Pontiac Strato Chief wagon ran itself right past the 150 mark to a 151.4mph best. We dig the classics and Steve Robey’s ’55 is...
EVENT REPLAY: THE 2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl Drag Race Is Here!
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 2016 NMRA/NMCA SUPER BOWL! The kings of the radial drag racing world will be at the NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl in just a couple of weeks. The event will be taking place at Rt...
Drag Race Coverage: The Paradise Drag Strip Summer Show and Go Was A Blast
(Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Some of the most entertaining and satisfying days you will ever spend at a drag strip are at events like the recently held Summer Show and Go at Calhoun,...
This Weekend The NHRA Tour Heads To Seattle – Here’s A Look Back At The 1980 NHRA Fall Nationals From Pacific Raceways
The NHRA has a long and interesting history of racing in the Pacific Northwest and this weekend’s upcoming Northwest Nationals will continue it along with concluding the vaunted “Western...
Drag Racer Craig Owen Passes After Horrifying Crash At Ware Shoals Dragway – Fans Injured
Last weekend Ware Shoals Dragway in South Carolina was the scene of a horrible crash that took the life of racer Craig Owen and wounded at least one spectator. Owen was traveling down the track at a...
Trans Am Challenge: This Eight Minute Video Is A Stunning Look Into The 1971 Trans-Am Season
The duo of Roger Penske and Mark Donohue pretty much stands alone on a pedestal away from every other driver/owner tandem in the history of American racing. Never was a pair of people so suited to...
New Hose End Expanders From Fragola Performance Systems Mean That Adapters Are A Thing Of The Past!
Like we talked about during our tour of the Fragola Performance Systems factory the Connecticut company is always working on something. Their line of hose end expanders which completely eliminate...
Watch The Saddest Camaro Burnout Ever End With An Even Sadder Impact – How Does This Happen?
While no one will be calling the Lohnes residence and offering me a ride in a Formula One car tomorow, I feel as though I am fully functional behind the wheel. I am not going to out duel Jimmy...
Big Changes At Jamco Parts! New Product Lines, New Focus, Same Great Quality and Service
The name Jamco Parts has been synonymous with shoebox Ford and Mercury suspension systems since the middle part of the 1980s. Well the company has recently announced a significant expansion of its...
Street Car Shootout At Brainerd Optimist Dragway – Coverage Of The Strip And The Cruise
(Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Tommy Lee Byrd has been killing it lately with tons of great photos from places like Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip in Georgia. His latest dispatch came to us in the...
Battle Hymn of The Bro: Is This Tune About Wrecking Mustangs Great Or Does It Miss The Mark?
There have been hundreds and possibly thousands of car songs written and performed over the years. From ditties like “Little GTO” by Ronnie and the Daytonas to “Beep Beep” by...
