Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
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...
This Documentary Made At Bonneville In 1965 Is Fantastic History You Have Probably Never Seen!
2016 marks the 102nd year of land speed racing competition on the Bonneville Salt Flats and 1965 is one of those years that sticks out as being particularly awesome. It was the year that the...
Cruise Coverage: The Sweet Scene At Filmore’s Dairy Hut – Florence, Kentucky
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We happen by Filmore’s Dairy Hut on Sunday events while coming home from events such as Gravelrama, the Ohio Mile, Lawrenceburg Speedway, or Edgewater...
(Good) News From The Strip: Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip Is Under Enthusiastic New Management
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – We’ve shown you some wild eighth-mile drag racing coverage from Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip, located in Ringgold, Georgia on many occasions. The track...
This Video Profile Of Land Speed Racer And Racepak Employee Donny Cummins Is Great – He Is BAD Fast!
Many high performance and racing companies are staffed by enthusiasts and lovers of their particular line of work but we’re pretty sure Racepak stands alone in many respects. Every person in...
Wow! This 1987 Buick GNX Has 18 Original Miles And Could Be Yours!
We have to thank our pal Chris Chenlo for the tip on this amazingly awesome 1987 Buick GNX. You are looking at a car that has a grand total of 18 miles on it since new and it basically sits as it did...
No Prep Collector Wreck: Watch This Blazer And Camaro Get Together At Redemption 5.0 In Texas
The recent Redemption 5.0 no-prep race in Texas brought out a lot of the heavy guns in this style of racing. Ultimately Birdman won the big money at the end of the race but along the way there was...
Rally Kart: This Is An Idea That Needs To Be Turned Into A Series – This Video Will Have You Craving One
Later this week I will detail the adventure Nutting and I had riding in rally cars with professional drivers through the New Hampshire. Today however we’re here to show you something that a...