Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Big Daddy: This Detroit Diesel 16V-149T Is A 2,000hp Monster And It Could Be Yours
Sure the specs are a little daunting. The engine weighs about 11,000lbs, it takes between 45 and 50 gallons of oil to fill, but you only have to change it every 300 hours or so. This is a Detroit...
Aeros and Autos Half Mile Shootout Photos From Texas – Muscle, Exotics, Trucks!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – For the last seven years speed freaks have showed up to show off and speed up down the runway at Ellington Airport in Texas. This year we were there. Wickam had a...
Watch Two Brain Surgeons Nearly Wad Their Cars Up At Cruisin’ Ocean City, Maryland
I was at the fall 2014 version of the Cruisin’ Ocean City event and it was pretty awesome. Yes, it rained but even with the wetness there were lots of cars cruising, filling the lots on the...
NTPA Pinetops 300: More Action Photos From One Of The Coolest Pulls In The USA
(Photos by David Whealon) – The coolest events are the ones that have history and an intimate feel that you just can’t fake. Such is the case with the yearly NTPA Pinetops pull. Held in...
Ohio Mile Coverage – More Cool Cars and LSR Bikes From The ECTA’S MAY 2015 MEET
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – If you are looking for diversity in motorsports, you’re on the right track when peering into the ECTA and land speed racing. This gallery has just a...
Extreme Outlaw Pro Mods Invade Virginia – Wheels Up And Tire Smoking ‘Slammer Action Here
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – The Extreme Outlaw Pro Modified was back at VMP in Dinwiddie for it’s second event of the year during the Super Chevy event on May 16-17. A total...
This Dodge Dart Sport Lays Down Some Big Numbers To Back Up Its Colors And It Sounds Good Doing It
This video was shot back in March at a car show in Arizona and it features a mean looking green Dart Sport drag car pulling onto the dyno. With wheelie bars, a parachute, and a whole bunch of slick...
Lingenfelter And RideTech Team Up To Sponsor Autocross At Bloomington Gold Gathering In Indy
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering and RideTech have joined forces to sponsor the autocross at the 2015 Bloomington Gold Corvette gathering next month at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The...
This 1990s Pro Street Olds Time Warp Is EXACTLY As It Was When Built – Would You Cruise It?
We often find older pro street style cars that have been neglected, updated, or otherwise changed from their original state but it is rare to find one that is EXACTLY like it was when built. This...
2015 Bay Area VW Club Poker Run – Shine, Patina, Customs, Even A Kit Car Or Two!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – While the VW Beetle may have had some nefarious beginnings, it was (and continues to be) a worldwide icon of fun, freedom, and a blank canvass for anyone with...
Highway Creepers Show Coverage: Our Last Blast Of Photos From The Event
(Photos by Scott Liggett) – For about as long as there have been people messing with cars there have been car clubs serving as places for enthusiasts to gather, bench race, fight, talk smack,...
Naked And Love Autocross? RideTech’s New Shirts Can Fix Your Problem And Share Your Love Of Cone Killing
Outside of court appearances, weddings, and funerals, you we live in t-shirts. Ok, in New England there may be a couple of months where the t-shirt is a secondary layer but you get what we are...
2015 FE Race and Reunion: Our Last Blast Of Killer Photos From The Pits – A Cammer Powered Fairmont?!
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Hardcore Ford fans came in droves to Pennsylvania’s Beaver Springs Dragway over the weekend of April 24th & 25th 2015 for the third annual FE Race and...
Mercury Racing Releases New OptiMax Diesel Outboard – Spark Fired Diesel V6, Incredibly Interesting Engine
While we’re not usually the types to get excited about outboard boat engines, this one is something to behold. Called the Mercury Racing OptiMax, it is a 175hp, 3.0L V6 diesel engine that was...