Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
NHRA Houston Pro Mod Action Photos – Some Of The Nation’s Best Getting After It At The O’Reily Spring Nationals
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It was another great weekend of J&A Services Pro Mod action at the 2015 NHRA O’Reily Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. Pro...
Lonestar Round Up 2015: Our Last Blast From The Show Field
(Photos by Charles “The Weatherman” Wickam) – Here’s our final blast of 2015 Lonestar Round Up show field photos from Charles Wickam. I happened to be hanging out with the...
Fabrication Fail Video: What Happens When Your Front Suspension Mounting Isn’t Quite As Strong As It Needs To Be
Good fabrication work is one of those things that shows itself by not failing. It exemplifies how good it is by never making you think about its quality. That may sound weird, but stick with me for a...
They Went, They Saw, They Conquered – RideTech’s Big Weekend At The Goodguys North Carolina Nationals!
East, west, north, and south, racing has begun in all corners of the country and it seems like the RideTech crew is working to make sure they participate in as many regions as they can. Recently,...
This 427 Powered 1968 Baldwin-Motion Camaro Tribute Is The Perfect Gift To Yourself – Buy It Now!
While it may seem like we are going too hard on the Ford 427ci displacement engines on this date, we’re going to balance the universe out with this amazingly cool Camaro that is currently for...
Video: Watch A Twin Turbo, 427ci Windsor Ford Engine Crank Out 1600hp On An Aussie Dyno!
This awesome blue oval mill had us yelling, “LS What?!” after we saw video of it wrenching out 1600hp on an Australian dyno. With CHI heads, Precision turbos, and 20lbs of boost heading...
Mopar Find! These Five Cars Were Found In A Garage, Are Original, And Need New Homes – Super Bee, ‘Cuda, More!
It is cool when someone finds a car hiding in the corner of a garage and gets their mitts on it, it is beyond cool when a couple cars are found, and when five cool Mopars are located and put up for...
This Japanese Maglev Train Broke Its Own Speed Record This Week With An Incredible 374mph Charge
For 11 seconds, this Japanese Maglev train powered through a tunnel at over 370mph with a peak speed of 374 mph. That’s not to say the thing shot up to that speed and was done. Nope. This train...
Watch A 27-Liter Rolls Royce Powered Rover SD-1 Make A Dyno Pull And Make Some Header Flames
Big engine in a little car is pretty much the basic formula for success in the hot rodding world. Huge flipping engine in even smaller freaking car is the kind of math that BangShifters absolutely...
Land Speed Racing Video: Make A 177mph Blast At El Mirage On The Wing Of This AA/Fuel Modified Roadster
I’m in a land speed racing kind of mood as the ECTA season opens in just a couple of weekends out in Wilmington, Ohio and we’re in final prep ode for the race. I went hunting for some...
45th Annual Spring Tune Up Car Show – Our Photo Coverage Continues
(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – Our high school attending contributor Johnny Gaudette spent last weekend at the Early Ford V8 Club Of New England’s 45th annual Spring Tune Up Car Show. The...
The Parting Shift: Cruise The Neighborhood In a Lenco Equipped, 584ci, 8-Second, Street Legal, 1964 Fairlane
There are few more pleasurable things to do in your car than strike out on a beautiful day and cruise around. The lack of a destination is typically part of the fun because a free form drive will...
2015 Lonestar Round Up: Our Photo Coverage Continues From The Austin Shindig!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – What makes a car event good? Sometimes it is easier to tell what makes a car event bad than it is to actually pinpoint the stuff that makes something like the...
