Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Aeros and Autos 2015 Coverage: Our Last Looks At A Variety Of Cars At Speed On The Half Mile
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Here’s our final look at the 2015 Aeros and Autos gathering in Texas. This event combined an air show with a car show and a standing half mile land speed...
Outlaw Gassers And Local Heroes Headline Hugh Huffman Memorial At New London Dragway – Photo Coverage
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – New London Dragway is one of the neatest strips I have ever visited and I stopped there off-season with my family last winter. It is nice to see the place as a...
Ohio Mile Coverage: Streamliners, Classic Body Styles, And The Freaky Hot Rodding That Makes LSR So Coo
(Photos by Doug Gregory) – You knew it would have to end sometime and that time is now. This is the last collection of Ohio Mile coverage photos that we have to share from the May meet. The...
Mahle Motorsports Release Two New Power Pack Piston Applications – Porsche And VW Builders Take Notice!
Mahle is the world’s largest piston supplier and that puts them in an awesome position to make good things better. Of course their OEM business is all about building the highest quality...
Goodguys Nashville Show Photos – The RideTech Guys Scour The Grounds And Send Us The Coolest Stuff
(Photos by Mike Mendenhall – RideTech) – Yesterday we showed you some tire burning autocross action via the RideTech supplied photos from the 2015 Goodguys Nashville Nationals and today...
Funny Car Great And Perpetrator Of The Most Unforseen Upset In NHRA Funny Car History Gary Burgin Dies
Gary Burgin was a racer’s racer. Never one to go seeking the limelight, Burgin was happy to let his performance on the race track do the talking and over the years that strategy payed off as...
Elephant Hunt: Here’s All Of The Best Hemi Cars That Hit The Block During Mecum Indy – We Were There!
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – The illustrious Chrysler Hemi Engine has been renowned for many reasons, but when the context is an auction such as Mecum, one in particular comes to...
Goodguys Nashville Nationals Autocross Photos – From Amateurs To Pros, We’ve Got ‘Em!
(Photos by Mike Mendenhall/RideTech) – Speaking from experience, I can tell you that the Goodguys Nashville autocross is an absolute riot. I announced the thing a few years ago and had a great...
Cruise Coverage: Then Fillmore’s Dairy Hut Cruise – Florence, Kentucky
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Wow, what better way to cap off a great weekend than to accidentally find a cruise-in on your way home. On our return trip from the May ECTA Ohio Mile...
Watch This Driver Lose The Handle On A Brand New C7 Z06 Corvette And Stuff It HARD
As every BangShifter knows, there is not direct link between someone’s ability to afford a car and their ability to operate it properly. How many times have we featured well to do people here...
Aeros and Autos 2015: Cool Cars and Even Neater Airplanes From The Cool Texas Show
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Last week we showed you some half mile land speed racing at the Aeros and Autos show which was held down in Texas. We’re back with more great photography and...
Gasser Action Coverage: Nostalgia AA/Gassers At Their Finest In New London, Virginia – Old Track And Old School Cars
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – The Nostalgia AA/Gasser group was back at New London on Sunday of Memorial Day week end. It was a great event with a lot of cars from out of town. In...
Termite Express? This 1960 Chevy Truck Was Rebodied In Wood To Promote A Lumber Yard – Now You Can Buy It!
The use of wood in the construction of car bodies has been common practice for more than 100 years now. The use of wood as the sole material involved in the construction of a car body is far less...
Watching This Jeep’s Body Get Ripped From The Frame Is Both Awesome And Jaw Droppingly Stupid At The Same Time
The first question we have here is why would anyone try to pull a Jeep sunk in silt that is like concrete try to pull a vehicle sideways? Were they just going to flop the Jeep on its side and drag it...