Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
This Motorcycled Engined Riding Lawn Mower Is Completely Awesome And We’d Probably Die On It
Given the chance to drive this creation, I’d gladly hand the keys to Chad. Why? Because nothing would give me more joy than to see him, with a big smile on his face, beard flapping in the...
Video Bonanza: Big Carnage from Stuck Throttles
The other day we were talking about Toyota’s global, epic throttle sticking fail that actually wasn’t and we thought that we’d bring you a bunch of videos showing all different...
Watch This Huge Russian Truck Pull A Load Of Logs Out Of The Woods And Through The Muck Like A Mechanical Mule
This is one of those rare occasions that we run video from Russia that does not include a beating, a car accident, or some other incredible form of automotive failure. In this video we get a look at...
Watch Tim Cullinan Turn His Front Motor Top Fueler Into A Trike TWICE On The Same Run And Save It!
Front motor top fuel cars are among the least appreciated vehicles in drag racing. Their numbers peaked in the 1990s and have basically declined since then, leaving us with less than two dozen really...
Chrysler Carlisle Nationals 2016 Coverage: More Photos From The Mopar Meet To End All Mopar Meets
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We promised that we would be back with more photos from the 2016 Chrysler Carlisle Nationals and here we are! You know, over the years Chrysler has had their problems...
Super, Indeed! Ford Releases New 2017 Super Duty Power And Capability Numbers – They Are HUGE
Just when you thought that the pickup power wars had reached critical mass, Ford has assured that they are a long way from over. Just days ago, the company announced the power levels and capability...
eBay Find: This 1964 Ford Custom Q-Code Is A Factory Monster In A Plain White Wrapper (With an Upgrade!)
We’ve made it abundantly clear over the years that some of our favorite muscle cars are the ones that actually weren’t. By that we mean the big block station wagons and machines like this...
Bonneville Speed Week 2016: The Most Impressive Runs Of The Week May Come Not From A Streamliner But From This (Potentially) 400mph Triumph GT-6
(Photos: BlackSaltRacing.com) Yeah, you read that right. The car you see up there in the lead photo began life as a 1971 Triumph GT-6. It has since been transformed into a hellaciously fast land...
Bonneville Speed Week 2016: 11 Cars Capable Of Smashing The Wheel Driven Record – Here They Are
There are a ton of reasons to be excited about speed week 2016. The fact that it looks like there will be a Speed Week is the first of those reasons and the second? The second is the pent up...
MAHLE Motorsports Introduces New Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S FA20 PowerPak Pistons – Make More Power, Reliably
If there is one thing we remember most about our week spent with a Scion FR-S last summer it is the fact that the car was like a scalpel, precise in every aspect of driving. We also remember that we...
2016 Car Craft Summer Nationals Coverage: A Glimpse Inside The Massive Show!
(Jacob Marshall) – The 2016 Car Craft Summer Nationals is a three day event and while sprinting through the fairgrounds snapping photos at full speed, I understood why. With drifting, an...
Carlisle Chrysler Nationals 2016 Coverage : Nearly 3,000 Awesome Cars Packed The Place
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – The Carlisle Chrysler Nationals 2016 may be over but they have left a rousing impression on anyone who attended or even those who happened to drive through the area....
PDRA North-South Shootout Coverage Continues: Lots Of Killer Bikes, Cars, More
(Photos by David Whealon) – The other day we showed you some awesome Benoit Pigeon photos that concentrated on the major classes that people associate with the PDRA. Today we’re back...
