Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Cruising Memories: Joe Grippo Takes Us Back To Pottstown, PA Circa 1993 And A Nationally Recognized Scene (Videos)
(By Joe Grippo) – “Where were you in ’62?” was the question posed by arguably the greatest car cruising movie of all time, American Graffiti. Well, today Bangshift is asking where were...
Mud Bog Time Machine: Early 1980s Mud Bog Action From Oklahoma – Awesome Rigs!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Part one of our expedition to yesteryear takes us to Perry, OK. Situated just off Interstate 35, Perry is home to the Cherokee Strip Museum and the...
Unique Beauty: Check Out This Unique 1961 Vignale Bodied Corvette And The Story Behind It
It is kind of sad that we live in the post coach builder era. Yes, there are amazing metal artists that are still making things. Guys like Rob Ida, the Marcels, and others still have the old world...
Bimmer Kart: This V12 Powered Rig Looks Fun! Why Has No One Made A Race Series Yet?
Ok we can’t stand it any longer. After watching this video of something that have dubbed the “Bimmer Kart” we’re demanding that someone out there make a racing series for...
Watch Vincent Nobile Have A Rough Ride At Pomona – Wall Slapping, Tire Shaking, Badness
Vincent Nobile managed to do something at the NHRA Winternationals that Erica Enders-Stevens did not while racing the same Camaro for a championship in 2015. Touch the wall. During a run against Drew...
Funny Car History Video: Lewis Bloom Talks With 1969 NHRA Winternationals Winner Clare Sanders
The origins of the funny car class are widely known. Escalations among the manufacturer through the stock and then the super stock ranks caused everyone to lose their collective minds in the middle...
Small Slicks, Two Engines, And 360-Degrees Plus! Watch The Evil Twin Spin On The Strip And Hit Nothing
Rocky Phillips is a heck of a guy. The driving force behind the famed Eagle Field Drags and the guy who built the awesome Evil Twin dragster shown in this video at his home shop, he has the drag...
Mark Rebilas Has Published His Best Of 2015 Crash And Burn Photos – Must See!
(Photos by Mark Rebilas) – I have the good fortune to see Mark Rebilas on more weekends than I don’t between the months of March and November. While Mark shoots all kinds of stuff like...
Smack Talk Smack Down: Keith Haney Backs Up Claims With Monster 3.89 Pass At Lights Out 7 (Video)
(Video credit: TheRacingVids YouTube channel) – Keith Haney is a man of his word and he rocked the Earth tonight with a monster first qualifying pass in his brand new Larry Jeffers built...
eBay Find: This 1940s Style Bonneville Belly Tanker Mock Up Is Just Plain Awesome
With all the controversy and yelling that has been going on over the last couple of weeks regarding the EPA, the future of grassroots racing, hot rodding, and enjoyment with cars, it might be the...
Racer Scott Tucker Arrested – Made Billions, Plowed 67-Million Into Racing, Charged With Nine Counts In Federal Court
The high flying, fast living, live on the edge lifestyle of racing attracts a certain type of person and over the years these “certain types of people” have (on occasion) proven...
This Crazy, Stretched, Triple Rear Axle 1970 GMC Suburban Is For Sale Again In Chicago
So we meet again, freaky weirdo 1970 GMC Suburban! While I cannot find it in our archive of over 18,000 blog items I know for a fact that we ran a piece on this machine a couple of years ago when it...
Prolong To Sponsor Pro Stock Motorcycle Competitor Freddie Camarena
With the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello season kicking off in Pomona last weekend the news around the sport is really clipping along. We have some good news on the pro stock motorcycle front as the crew at...
