Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
Ohio Mile Coverage: Trucks And ONLY Trucks From The First Meet Of The 2015 ECTA Season
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Trucks…?!!! What the…. Well, here’s proof they can haul more than hay. Each one of these is unique in its own way and I suppose that’s my...
BangShifters We Need To Help This Racer: He Doesn’t Want Money, Sympathy, Or Votes – Let’s Help Him Find A Body!
Earlier today we showed you some racers catching bad breaks at the strip and bending up their cars. Well this story is totally along those lines but there is a slight plot twist and we’re...
Most BangShift eBay Find Ever: This Turbine Engine Comes Mated To A VW Transmission – BUY THIS NOW
Thanks to eagle eyed BangShifter Matt DuCharme, we have this amazing eBay find to show you. What you are looking at is a Garrett GTP-70 turbine engine that has been mated to a VW transmission by way...
2015 Ford FE Race And Reunion: More Great Action From The Strip – Flying Fords Everywhere!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – As we continue to work through Joe Grippo’s massive collection of photos from the 2015 FE Race and Reunion at Beaver Springs Dragway one thing keeps coming up....
Gone In Five Seconds: Andy Frost Talks About Losing The Street Car Record And The Quest To Get It Back
There are a handful of people on the planet that are seeking to achieve the ultimate bragging right in the world of street legal drag racing. That’s the title of “world’s quickest...
More Great Photos From The Scene At Top Notch Burgers In Austin, Texas – Sweet Cars At A Great Location
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Yesterday we showed you our first blast of delayed photos from the Top Notch Burgers gathering at the Lonestar Round Up in Austin, Texas. Wickam was given a unique...
VP Racing Fuels Joins Forces With The Real Pro Mod Association and Jegs – Get Your VP Madditives From Jegs Now!
It is always great news when two solid organizations hook up and strike a deal where everyone wins, even you. Such is the case with the announcement that VP Racing Fuels has partnered up with the...
This 1973 Hemi Powered Duster Was Owner Built, Goes Like Hell, And Looks Factory Fresh
Vision is a tricky thing, Lots of times we’re featuring “vision” that results in automotive versions of the Toxic Avenger and other times, like this one we’re celebrating...
This Flat Track Motorcycle Has A Stuck Throttle And Terrorizes A Race Track Crowd – Demonic!
I have attended exactly one flat track motorcycle race in my life and it was a riot. These crazy riders and their equally crazy bikes put on one heck of a show. Like a two wheeled cousin to the World...
Top Notch Burgers Cruise: The Cooler Hot Rods, Kustoms, and Trucks In Austin Converge!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We totally screwed this up! While we were running Charles Wickam’s sweet photos from the 2015 Lonestar Round Up we had placed this folder of photos from the...
Holley Releases New Tri-Power Systems For Small Block Chevy Engines – Three Carbs And An Iconic Look
Factory tri-power systems were on some of the most legendary muscle cars of the 1960s. Pontiac GTOs wore them with pride, some big block Corvettes had them, famed “six pack” Mopars had...
Ladies And Gentleman, Allow Us To Present The Worst 1968 Firebird In The World
Hero level BangShifter Jay Spinella is wholly responsible for sending us the Craigslist ad for what has to be the most terrible and defamed 1968 Pontiac Firebird in history. The seller claims that...
Crazy Bike: The Asking Price Is $250,000 And The Engine Is A Supercharged Ferrari Dino V6!
Of all the wild motorcycles we have seen over the years on BangShift few if any approach the level of cool and just flat out neatness that this one does and it is for sale in California. 100% custom...
Gear Banging Greatness: A Small Strip, Low Light, And A Driver Who’s A True Wheelman!
Now THIS is getting it! BangShifter Jason Marshall sent us the link to this video and he just so happens to be the man hammering the gas and the gears during this drag strip pass at the Austin area...