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Author Archive: Brian Lohnes

Action Video Bonanza: Another Load Of Hard Charging Autocross Videos From Nashville Goodguys

If you didn’t believe us that RideTech had a literal armada of cars and trucks assaulting the autocross course at the Nashville Goodguys show the last couple batches of videos we have showed...

Trick Flow Specialties Steps Up To Sponsor King Ford Eliminator At Norwalk NMRA Race – Be There Next Weekend!

If there is one thing we know about the people at Trick Flow it is that they always have the racer and hot rodder in mind. Whether it is through the quality of their 100% American made cylinder heads...

Your Pontoon Boat Sucks! The Navy LARC-V Has A Cummins, Plenty Of Deck Space, And Party Potential

If you are in the market for a pleasure craft, look no further than this beautiful example of form AND function right here. Sure this was designed and intended to be a military vehicle, intended for...

BOOM! Watch This Fuel Altered Explode A Tire And Driver Bobby Marriot Handle It Like A Boss

(By Jason Mazzotta) – Outlaw fuel altereds are some of the most unpredictable drag racing vehicles on the planet; with huge horsepower capable of running the 1/8th mile in the 3 second zone at...

Project Possum: The Scamp Is A Running, Driving, Machine And It Is Headed For Power Tour…Tomorrow!

(Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley) – After many months and hundred dollar bills, my project has finally transformed from a plain slant-6 grandma’s car into a seriously fun street machine....

Action Video Bonanza: A Look At Several Of The RideTech Equipped Cars And Trucks That Competed In Nashville

(Videos by RideTech) – Last week we teased you with a quick video of Bret Voelkel hammering the RideTech 1969 Mustang around and through the cones at the Goodguys Nashville autocross. This...

This 1930 Hudson With Twin Blown Big Blocks Is The Craziest Thing On eBay Right Now

BangShifter Matt DuCharme gets 100% credit for finding the craziest thing we have ever seen for sale on eBay before. Normally we don’t double down on eBay posts on a normal day but this is...

Going EFI? Have Fuel Pump Questions? Aeromotive’s FAQ Section May Give You The Answers You Need

When you are diving into uncharted hot rodding waters in your world, arming yourself with information is the best thing you can do. Thankfully companies like Aeromotive know that an informed buyer is...

Ford Releases Video Of 2015 GT350 Screaming At 9,000 RPM – We Listen Until Our Ears Bleed

Ford has seemingly embraced performance cars in a way no other domestic manufacturer has lately. With the ever increasing numbers being pumped out of the EcoBoost family of engines, the new GT that...

Watch This Awesome And Crazy Turbine Powered T-Bucket Fire Up And Drive Down The Street

Over the winter time we showed you car show photos of a turbine powered t-bucket and we kind of marveled at how awesome it was. We also wondered if the thing actually ran or if it was just a show...

Massive Wrecks, Poor Driving Cause FIA Officials To Halt Formula 3 Event At Monza Last Weekend

People were posting the story about FIA officials halting the Formula 3 program at Monza mid-race last weekend because of poor driving all over social media yesterday. It was normally done under the...

This Polaris Snowmobile Has Been Converted Into A 70mph Road Going Death Trike – We Want It

BangShifter Will Troyer sent us the tip on a vehicle that is so brilliantly simple and dangerous we’re pissed we didn’t dream it up ourselves. Having seen literally hundreds of...

History! Watch Kurt Anderson Streak To A 3.82/210 MPH Rocket Powered ET And Coast to A 5-Second Quarter!

Under grey skies and in front of a tiny group of spectators at Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota, Kurt Anderson made drag racing history last weekend piloting his Sonic Stinger rocket...

Watch This Aston Martin Road Racer Smash Into The Safety Truck During The 2015 TUDOR Series Race At Bell Isle

Ouch! That was our immediate reaction when we saw this Aston Martin road racer smash into a three quarter or one ton Chevy safety truck that had pulled onto the rain-soaked Bell Isle course during...