Great vintage Funny Car footage from Irwindale! Including Crash Footage.
Jul 14, 2015Chad Reynolds1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
We love to see old drag races on film. Sure they aren’t as crisp and clean as today, but there is something visceral about them that just makes us want to watch more and more. In this video...
ACED: AutoCross Every Day! Goodguys Columbus Ford Action
Jul 14, 2015Chad ReynoldsApex Spotlight, Apex Video
The 1966 Street or Track Mustang finished in the number 4 spot at the recent Goodguys Autocross event in Columbus Ohio. And that number 4 position was amongst the finest drivers in the country as...
Help A Family Keep This Tubbed ’56 Chevy Pro Street Truck
Jul 14, 2015Chad ReynoldsXL Online Find
There is something about Tri-Five Chevrolets, whether car or truck. They just speak to people. And this particular tubbed ’56 Chevy speaks to me. I found it while checking out Craigslist for...
Gnarly Mud Truck Crash Footage From Tulsa! Insane Carnage.
Jul 14, 2015Chad ReynoldsXL Spotlight, XL Videos
We are used to seeing cars crash and for parts to fly everywhere, but we certainly weren’t ready to see it happen to a mud drags truck. At this weekend’s Mud Down in T-Town at Tulsa...
Hope On The Salt? SCTA Says Area For Two Courses Located But Will Mother Nature Comply?
Jul 14, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Like a parent cautioning their kids not to get too wound up over some positive news, the SCTA is reporting on their FB page that after searching and scouring the salt for days on end, they have...
ECTA Ohio (Half) Mile Action Photos – Land Speed Racing Under The Ohio Sun
Jul 14, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320
(Photos by David Whealon) – A little bit of history went down in the small burg of Wilmington, Ohio last weekend as the ECTA held their first ever half mile land speed event on the same course...
Watch Randy Pobst’s Preparation For Pikes Peak: From Taming A Wild GT-R To That Accident, It’s Here!
Jul 14, 2015Bryan McTaggartApex Video, BangShift APEX
Running Pikes Peak requires a driver to be one with the car they’re going to pilot up to the summit of the mountain. It doesn’t matter if it’s a bone stocker or an all-out race...
Mooneyes Open House 2015 Coverage: Check Out The Coo Iron Here!
Jul 14, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows
We’re pretty sure that Dean Moon would have been smiling had he been able to attend the 2015 Mooneyes Open House in California. He has been gone since 1987 but as one of the most consummate hot...
This Bombardier Wrecker Has A 15-Ton Winch, Tracks, And A Look All BangShifters Can Love
Jul 14, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
Bombardier was born in the 1930s up in Canada when one man’s idea of building a vehicle that could drive over snow was realized. Over the years the design was refined and changed until it was...
I Am Riding Shotgun In A Rally Car With Ken Block Tomorrow – What Should I Ask Him?
Jul 14, 2015Brian LohnesApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
The words themselves don’t even make a lot of sense when I type them, but as the title suggests, I am going to be riding shotgun with Ken Block in a rally car tomorrow as he prepares for the...
Brainerd International Raceway Battered By Storms – Heavily Damaged – Seeking Local Volunteers To Aid Cleanup
Jul 14, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota was in the news yesterday but for reasons it really could have gone without. The track was at the epicenter of a massive and very powerful series of storms...
UPCG’s Caption This: What’s Greasy Enough To Turn Cardboard Clear? No, Not The Fast-Food Chicken…
Jul 14, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??, UPCG
There’s a statement about fast-food that I learned about in my younger days: if the bag is clear enough to see through, it is greasy and therefore tasty. So, naturally, I assumed that the best...
Multiple Sources Reporting That NHRA Will Leave ESPN At End Of 2015 And Move To Fox Sports 1 For Television
Jul 14, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
In the first of what will likely turn out to be a torrent of major news from the NHRA over the coming weeks, it is being widely reported that the company has decided to terminate their agreement with...
Decorated Pro Stock and Pro Mod Driver/Tuner Joe Lepone Jr. Passes – Forged Global Career
Jul 13, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
If Joe Lepone Jr’s drag racing career was defined by one thing, it was the willingness to do what it took to be successful in the sport. His time working as a crewman with Grumpy Jenkins led...
