Author Archive: Brian Lohnes
2014 NSRA Street Rod Nationals Coverage: More Great Coverage From The Massive 45th Annual NSRA Bonanza
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Well, I can’t recall the official total of cars ran in the gate during this year’s Nationals, but the number was clearly over 10,000 which is pretty...
We Found The Fix For Speed Week’s Water Woes – Brilliant!
(Photos from SCTA Facebook Page) – So Chad and I are industrious fellows and we’ve been racking our brains for a quick and cheap fix for the current water situation on the Bonneville...
Bonneville Speed Week 2014 Coverage: Friday Nugget Car Show
(Photos by Chad and Brian) – Well even though the Great Salt Lake is actually a Great Lake Lake currently there’s still plenty of awesome hot rods and race cars here at Bonneville Speed...
Copart Cadavers: A Look Into Big Rig Morgues All Over The Country – Incredible Destruction
We’re sure that you’ve heard of Copart before. The massive network of wrecking yards started by Willis Johnson from very humble beginnings and has grown into a behemoth. Copart was one of...
Ever Thought About Putting A VW Body On A Modified S10 Frame? Stop Thinking And Buy This “Mostly Done” Version
There are things that even we can’t get our heads around here and that’s mostly because Chad and I have massive heads that are in no way malleable. That being said, there was some...
NHRA Wild Rides Part One Takes A High Definition, Slow Motion Look At Some Of The Craziest Stuff That Has Happened This Year
In my experience on the NHRA trail during the 2014 season, I have seen some crazy stuff. From the bone-chilling wreck Antron Brown had at Atlanta to the crazy explosions and wrecks out of the pro mod...
The Parting Shift: How to Run 350mph at Bonneville in the Spectre Performance Speedliner
The Spectre Speedliner turned in some huge numbers at SCTA/BNI Bonneville Speed Week 2010. Company owner and ‘liner driver Amir Rosenbaum does a great job of narrating this multi-angle footage...
Prolong Twilight Cruise Coverage: Another Blast Of Cool SoCal Iron At The NHRA Museum
Yesterday we brought you the first of two photo galleries from the Prolong Super Lubricants Twilight cruise which is held at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California on the first...
This IROC-Z Is A Turbo Buick Powered Monster In Disguise – The Car Chevy Should Have Built
This one has really been flying around the internet for the last few days and deservedly so. The car is a nice, clean third generation Camaro of the IROC-Z variety that is packing a hot rodded Buick...
New Product: MSD Performance Launches Line Of Performance Spark Plugs
Consistency is key on racing and it is also key in high performance engines. The folks at MSD know that, hence the reason that the company has designed and brought to market a line of high...
Sleeper Video: Watch The Most Ragged Looking 11-Second Truck In America Waste A Corvette!
We’ve certainly showed you some ragged looking sleepers here on BangShift over the years but this one may be the best yet. Hell, even though it is slower than the now well known “farm...
Prolong Twilight Cruise Coverage: A Beautiful Night At The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum
On the first Wednesday of every month Prolong Super Lubricants hosts a Twlight Cruise at the NHRA Wally Parks Motorsports Museum. These events have been going on for years and they have becomes a...
2014 NSRA Street Rod Nationals Coverage: Photos From One Of The USA’s Biggest Shows 45th Year
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This was one of the best events ever in terms of the diversity and quality of cars although the event started off with a bit of bummer. There was a...
Bonneville Speed Week 2014: Rains Soak Bonneville Salt Flats – Racing Start Delayed Until Sunday
Like the title says, this is not great news. Yesterday afternoon a heavy duty storm cell made its way across the expanse of the Bonneville Salt Flats and left it in the shining, shimmering, and wet...