Carnage of the Week: If You’re Gonna be Dumb…
Jul 08, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Carnage of the Week: If You’re Gonna be Dumb…
This week’s carnage is more human than mechanical. It’s a perfect lesson in, “If you’re gonna be dumb, you’ve got to be tough Take a couple of semi-drunken guys, a truck...
Toyota to F1: No Japanese GP at Fuji Speedway in 2010
Jul 08, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Toyota to F1: No Japanese GP at Fuji Speedway in 2010
Toyota announced that it will not host the 2010 Japanese GP at the company owned Fuji Speedway. The economic conditions and the company’s financial situation were cityed as the main reasons for...
Lohnes’ Pic of the Week: The Most Evil Cadillac in the World
Jul 08, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Lohnes’ Pic of the Week: The Most Evil Cadillac in the World
We were at Lead East last year, the epic 1950’s themed event held yearly in New Jersey, on a magazine assignment that never saw the light of day. Through the course of the weekend we saw...
English Nostalgia Drag Racing Coverage
Jul 08, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on English Nostalgia Drag Racing Coverage
Nostalgia drag racing may have been born in America, but it has spread like wildfire, even across the Atlantic Ocean to England where there is as hardcore a nostalgia scene as there is here....
Website of the Week: TyroneMalone.net
Jul 08, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Website of the Week: TyroneMalone.net
We live in a gearhead world where the idea of a high-performance diesel-powered truck is second nature, but such was not always the case. Tyrone Malone can rightfully be called one of the pioneers of...
Aussie Driver Has Car Confiscated for Posting Burnout Vids on Facebook
Jul 07, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Aussie Driver Has Car Confiscated for Posting Burnout Vids on Facebook
An Australian driver has had his car taken by police after posting photos and video of himself doing burnouts on a public road. Tough “Anti-Hoon” laws have been inacted to combat bad,...
Goodwood Festival of Speed Coverage from Autoblog
Jul 07, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Goodwood Festival of Speed Coverage from Autoblog
Another year, and another year we were not at the Goodwood Festival Speed in England. It’s one of the coolest gearhead events on the planet, bringing together cars and people from all over the...
Photo Gallery: Burbank Bob’s Big Boy Cruise Night, 7/3/2009
Jul 07, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Photo Gallery: Burbank Bob’s Big Boy Cruise Night, 7/3/2009
The Burbank Bob’s Big Boy is the cruising hub of SoCal’s San ernando Valley and has been the spot to hang out on Friday night’s for decades. There’s probably not a better...
Dale Coyne Wins First Race in 558th Start
Jul 07, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Dale Coyne Wins First Race in 558th Start
It’s the best story in motorsports and it will be for the whole of the 2009 season, and chances are you’ve never even heard about it. Dale Coyne Racing’s win at last weekend’s...
NASCAR/Mayfield Case Heads to Federal Court
Jul 07, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on NASCAR/Mayfield Case Heads to Federal Court
It ain’t over yet. NASCAR has gone before a Federal Judge seeking to uphold their competition ban of Jeremy Mayfield that was lifted by a lower court judge. With the introduction of this case...
Chrysler Executive Promoted, Quits
Jul 07, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Chrysler Executive Promoted, Quits
Andreas Schell, a top Chrysler executive and the man who was to oversee the development of the small car program for the company and who also held the title, Chief of Innovation and Pre-Program...
Barnstormin’: Dollars and Sense
Jul 07, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Barnstormin’: Dollars and Sense
I pride myself on having a very even temperament, decent analytical skills, and the ability to make sound decisions about stuff. The problem is that all those things go out the window the second a...
Paul “Scooter” Brothers Elected as SEMA Chairman Elect
Jul 06, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Paul “Scooter” Brothers Elected as SEMA Chairman Elect
SEMA is an organization that is already vital to our hobby, but it will become even moreso as the pressures on the aftermarket, high-performance industry, and racing industry continue to mount....
Mopar Wrecking Yard Nirvana Has Been Located
Jul 06, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Mopar Wrecking Yard Nirvana Has Been Located
Darr Hawthorne (pictured) of MoparMax.com online magazine was returning to his LA digs with a project car when he stumbled upon a junkyard that had a slight lean towards Mopars. Seeing as the...