Bonneville Video: The Flower of Scotland – An International Streamliner Team on the Salt
Jan 26, 2012Brian Lohnes6
The lure of the Bonneville knows no bounds and creates some interesting partnerships among gearheads. This video is a very neat look at the Flower of Scotland streamliner team and profiles their...
ADRL SuperCar Showdown Class Open to Far More Than Chevy/Dodge/Ford Models
Jan 26, 2012Brian Lohnes2
In a recent announcement, the ADRL sought to clarify their upcoming SuperCar Showdown class. We, like lots of other people took this class to be a haven for the factory drag race cars from the...
Traxxas Sponsorship Brings Back $100,000 Top Fuel and Funny Car Shootouts!
Jan 26, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Traxxas Sponsorship Brings Back $100,000 Top Fuel and Funny Car Shootouts!
While we were working the annual MPMC show here in Los Angeles, just down the road in Glendora, the NHRA was dropping a huge news bomb and for once in recent memory, it was good news! It turns out...
Death Wish Video: Dirt Bike Rider Tempts the Grim Reaper on the Peak of a Mountain
Jan 26, 2012Brian Lohnes5
Yesterday we showed you video of a dirt bike rider scaling a huge “mountain” of dirt and rocks. Well, that video was child’s play compared to this one, which features the same rider...
eBay Find: A Bizarre 1933 Ford Pickup Made Completely of Teak Wood
Jan 26, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on eBay Find: A Bizarre 1933 Ford Pickup Made Completely of Teak Wood
The 1970s were a strange time. New cars were all total crap, gasoline was stupid expensive, inflation was hauling ass, and people were building classic cars out of wood. We’ve seen more than...
The RideTech Mecum Diary: Tuesday
Jan 25, 2012Brian Lohnes2
(Words and photos by Bret Voelkel) – I love buying cars! (doesn’t every hotrodder?) I have justified my car buying activities to this point by using these cars for product development,...
GM Claims ZL1 Camaro Will Be Faster Than Mustang GT 500 Despite Horsepower Defecit
Jan 25, 2012Brian Lohnes5
The Mustang/Camaro cat fight is heating up with GM’s recent claims that the ZL1 Camaro, despite what will amount to a 70hp disadvantage, will sprint to 60mph quicker than the upcoming 650hp...
Wild Video: Helmet-Cam Video of a Dirt Bike Rider Scaling a Mountain
Jan 25, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Wild Video: Helmet-Cam Video of a Dirt Bike Rider Scaling a Mountain
Tiny HD sports/action cameras have truly revolutionized the way us gearheads get to experience the triumphs and follies of our fellow brothers in arms. With companies like ReplayXD cranking out...
eBay Find: A Homebuilt, Old School Monster Truck That Could Crush Marriages and Relationships in a Single Bound
Jan 25, 2012Brian Lohnes2
You all know my history of being very hung up on cool, old, big trucks. Even I know there is a limit to what can be drug home to Chez Lohnes and this big ol’ Chevy monster truck is way beyond...
MPMC Parts Spotlight: Lunati Signature Series Connecting Rods
Jan 25, 2012Chad ReynoldsComments Off on MPMC Parts Spotlight: Lunati Signature Series Connecting Rods
We are suckers for cool parts, which is why we always dig the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, but our favorite show has to be SEMA’s Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council Conference that we are...
Caption This Photo: A Cheech and Chong Looking SUV
Jan 24, 2012Brian Lohnes8
Yesterday I posted the photo sequence of Chad burning the tires off of our rental car at Palm Beach International Raceway. Because he did the burnout with the air conditioner on accidentally, the van...
Drag Video: Running 8.70s with a Turbocharged and Nitrous Injected 1.8L Motor!
Jan 24, 2012Brian Lohnes4
It seems like we’re on an Aussie drag racing video kick, but bitchin’ stuff keeps jumping off the computer screen at us. Since the whole seasons thing is a swap with the southern...
Crash Video: The Shortest New Vehicle Demonstration in History
Jan 24, 2012Brian Lohnes3
If your Tuesday is sucking, just realize that you are having a better day than the guy driving this zooted up Lexus as a Toko, Japan auto show. The plan was to have this car go out and impress the...
Lucas Oil one step closer to taking over the world. Sponsoring UK Based Top Fuel Dragster.
Jan 24, 2012Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Lucas Oil one step closer to taking over the world. Sponsoring UK Based Top Fuel Dragster.
Lucas Oil Products seems to be involved in everything that is cool in the world, and we can’t fault them for it. Now, in a move to increase their presence in Europe, they have signed on as...












