Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
ECTA June Coverage: More Cool Cars, Trucks, and Hot Rods From The Ohio Mile!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – In the 1st article from this event we posted the top speeds for nearly everything in the photo gallery. I will attempt to keep this up, but can’t...
Pulling Action Coverage: The Piedmont 300 Was A Rocking Good Time – Killer Trucks!
(Words and photos by David Whealon) – Pullin’ season is in full swing and we were on hand again for this year’s running of the Peidmont 300. Located in Winston Salem, NC at the Dixie...
TV’s “Diesel Brothers” Being Sued By Utah Doctors For Modifying Diesel Trucks
A group of Utah doctors is planning on suing the guys from the Diesel Brothers television show because they claim that the guys have illegally modified vehicles and are harming the environment....
Great Chase: A Pymouth Road Runner Jumps, Smashes, Rolls, and Weakly Explodes Chasing A Bad Guy!
We’d never heard of the 1977 B-movie called Bare Knuckles before watching this bitchin’ chase scene. The movie is a campy deal that follows the exploits of a bounty hunter as he tries...
This 1974 Rokon Trailbreaker Is A Two Wheel Drive Moto-Tractor We Want To Own
The Rokon Trailbreaker is a true American legend. These things have been produced in New Hampshire for somewhere on the order of 50 years and the company is still going strong today. Essentially the...
NMCA Pro Stock – What You Can Expect To See This Weekend And The Aussie Star Making His US Debut (Video)
When the NMCA announced the creation of a new NMCA Pro Stock category lots of people around the sport of drag racing perked up and took notice. With a rather unique rules package that allows for a...
ECTA Ohio Mile Coverage! Cars, Trucks, and Bikes Ripping Down The Mile Under The Ohio Sun
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The June ECTA meet was full. Tons of runs, lots of spectators, and a bucket-load of racers came out for what was suspected could be the last Ohio Mile...
More Good Drag News: New And Improved Crossville Dragway Readying To Open! Win!
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – We published a story on Bangshift about the purchase of I-40 Dragway last year, and we could see that the new owners had big plans for the facility....
Drag Action Coverage: Southeast Radial Wars At Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – If you rewind the clock about 20 years, the whole “outlaw” street car thing was really starting to take off. It was packing the stands, and carving...
More Cruise Coolness: Filmore’s Dairy Hut Was Teaming With Killer Iron!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – More cruise coverage from Filmore’s Dairy Hut in Florence, KY. Thought we’d been to Filmore’s for several cruise-ins we’d never ate there because...
Listen To The Late Motorcycle Land Speed Legend Sam Wheeler Tell His Story Back In 2009 – Godspeed, Sam
Earlier this week, legendary motorcycle land speed racer Sam Wheeler lost his life at the Bonneville Salt Flats in a high speed racing accident. Wheeler was making test runs in his famed E-Z Hook...
2016 Syracuse Nationals: One Of The Biggest Shows In The Country Got Bigger!
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – For 17 years hot rodders in the Northeastern USA and eastern Canada have been getting together for the PPG Syracuse Nationals. This near two decade run has made the...
This 1978 Sanger Jet Boat Is A Blown Big Block Chevy Powered Beauty!
While we have surely heard the term “trailer queen” used to describe cars and trucks before this is the first boat that may fit the title and unlike cars and trucks, we’re not sure...
