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Author Archive: Brian Lohnes

2014 Holley National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage: Car Show And Swap Meet Photos From Bowling Green

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky is one of our favorite drag strips on Earth but the crappy part is that the place is like a literal black hole for...

2014 LA Roadsters Show Coverage: How Cool Is This Show? Even The Flipping T-Buckets Are Awesome

Yesterday we dropped some awesome photos from the 2014 LA Roadsters Show and today we are back with more. This time the gallery of photos is basically proof positive that this show is one of the...

Edelbrock Seeking Test Vehicles For E-Force Blowers – You Get To Keep The Blower! See What They Need Here

If you have ever wondered how a company like Edelbrock can have so many different applications for products like their E-Force blowers, this story will surely put your mind at ease. The simplest...

2014 LA Roadsters Show Coverage: 50 Years Old And Still Going Very, Very Strong

For 50 years, the LA Roadsters Car Club has put on one of the best known car shows in the country. The famed and simply named, “LA Roadsters Show” is attended by cars and people from far...

Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pulling Association Thunder in the Dirt – Big Tractors, Awesome Trucks, Thousands Of Horsepower!

(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – Even though our intrepid reporter, Scott Liggett, grew up in the heart of truck and tractor pull land, the uncultured cretin had never been to one. This...

GM Recalls Every Fifth Generation Camaro Built Due To Ignition Switch Issue – Cars Can Shut Down While Driving

The seemingly unending nightmare of recalls for General Motors has hit yet another model and this time it is the Camaro. While we were whooping it up with all the nostalgia drag race guys in Bowling...

Holley National Hot Rod Reunion 2014 Coverage: Historic And Just Plain Awesome Old School Race Cars On Display

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart/Charles Wickam) – As weird as it sounds because we are the 100% opposite of the park and polish mentality of hot rodding, we’re never more mentally engaged and...

TED PETERS WINS 2014 NOSTALGIA PRO STOCK “BLACK ARROW CUP” AT SIKESTON – Photo Coverage And Results HERE!

(Words: Bret Kepner – Photos: James Sisk) –  Chrysler fans gained a bit of revenge when Ted Peters wheeled his 1974 Plymouth Duster to a stunning holeshot victory over Chuck Weck at the...

Holley National Hot Rod Reunion 2014 Coverage: 30 Of The Coolest Engines We Found At Beech Bend

Photos by Charles Wickam and Bryan McTaggart – Know what happens when you get several hundred of the oldest school, hardest core hot rodders together and turn them loose on the drag strip with...

Andy Green Is Getting Ready To Drive 1,000 MPH And The Cockpit Of The Car Looks Like A Movie Spaceship

Andy Green is the guy who will drive the Bloodhound SSC land speed car in 2015 and 2016 with the goal of running 1,000-mph on land. Green has gone 763 mph previously as he was the driver of the famed...

2014 HOLLEY NHRA NATIONAL HOT ROD REUNION COVERAGE: CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF OUR PHOTOS

(PHOTOS BY CHARLES WICKAM AND BRYAN MCTAGGART) – This is the spot where you can find all of our 2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion photo coverage. Bryan and Charles have been roaming the...

2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Coverage: Trucks On The Strip And In The Show Field

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart and Charles Wickam) – I always talk about my reasons for loving trucks and the major one is that trucks can be “done” in so many different ways. From...

City Of Topeka To Buy Heartland Park Racing, Seek New Operator For Sprawling Facility

I recently had the chance to work at Heartland Park Topeka for the weekend when the NHRA tour rolled through town. I was struck by several things at the track. The first was the sheer size of the...

FREE LIVE Streaming Video Coverage Of The 2014 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Today! CACKLEFEST TONIGHT!

RIGHT NOW WE ARE WORKING THROUGH SERIOUS CONNECTIVITY ISSUES AT THE TRACK – THE ISSUE IS THAT WE HAVE VIRTUALLY NO SIGNAL TO WORK WITH AND WE’RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO FIX THAT. WE’RE...