Lancaster Dragway Pro Mod-a-palooza: Pro Mods and Small Tire Cars With Bonus Images
Oct 13, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – From a photographer’s point of view, Lancaster Dragway in New York is not the easiest place to operate. You are limited on the areas of access because of the...
Drag Coverage: Southeastern Radial Wars Action From Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip
Oct 13, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – If you rewind the clock about 20 years, the whole “outlaw” street car thing was really starting to take off. It was packing the stands, and carving...
Rumor Mill: The Dodge Viper Will Be No More After Model-Year 2017
Oct 13, 2015Bryan McTaggartBangShift News, MOPAR
About this time last year, we wondered just how much longer the Dodge Viper would last. Arguably, the Viper has lasted a lot longer than anyone on the hybrid AMC/Chrysler Corporation team in the late...
eBay Find: The Historic Johnson and Shipley Bonneville Belly Tank –
Oct 13, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
Few things are more iconic in the world of American racing than the belly tank lakesters built and campaigned on the dry lakes and salt flats after the close of WWII. Today there are companies...
Just Making Some Clouds: A Burnout Compilation From Performance Car Mania 2015
Oct 12, 2015Bryan McTaggartRACING & ACTION, Videos
Of all of the motorsports bucket list items we need to check off before we check out, the Australian burnout contest has to be one of the top three. (Hey, that’s a hard list to agree on!) The...
New York City Still Has A Street Racing Problem: Neighborhood Complains
Oct 12, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
We always found the stories of New York City street racing from the 1970s and 1980s to be on the verge of complete fantasy. Guys racing literal pro stock cars down the street and all this other stuff...
Run Trick Flow Parts On Your Drag Car? Be At Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park For The Halloween Classic!!!
Oct 12, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320, Sponsor News
Yes, we know that we’re half a year ahead of you here BUT, this gives you time to plan and scrimp and save so you can get to the Halloween Classic next year at Summit Racing Equipment...
NSRA Nationals 2015 Coverage: More Full Fendered Cars, Trucks, and Hot Rods
Oct 12, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – More rods with fenders. I am happy to say that the traditional-style resto-mod rods numbers are rising. We are seeing less and less billet aluminum and...
Drag Coverage: Bits From The Pits At The 40th Hot Rod Drags – Edgewater Sports Park
Oct 12, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I find the staging lanes can be a great place to get some good photos. They can also be a challenge because you don’t want to hinder anyone’s...
How Does A Plane-Jane, Rental Spec 2001 Taurus Catch Our Eye? V8 Swap, Of Course!
Oct 12, 2015Bryan McTaggartCar Features, FORD
If it weren’t for the aftermarket wheels and tires, this refrigerator white 2001 Ford Taurus would simply be another former Enterprise Rent-A-Car escapee. There was nothing of interest about...
Drag Strip Calamity: Crazy Staging Lanes Pileup At I-22 Dragway In Alabama
Oct 12, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
(Photos: DragCoverage.com/William White) – If there is one thing that we have learned over our so-called careers spent at race tracks it is that you literally have to be on your toes at all...
Hardcore Happening 2015 Coverage: Burnouts, Hi-Jinks, Fun At The Old Soul Hot Rod Shop
Oct 12, 2015Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, Car Shows, Gallery
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Having had the chance to spend some time with Mike Brooks last weekend up at Lancaster Dragway, I can tell you that this dude gets around the New York/Ohio area. His...
Lancaster National Dragway Pro Mod-a-Palooza 2015: Door Slammin’ Gear Jammin’ Sportsman Photos!
Oct 12, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re back with more Mike Brooks images from last weekend’s Lancaster National Dragway Pro Mod-a-palooza event which drew thousands of fans and hundreds...
eBay Find: The Original “Whackee Wagon” Hemi Plymouth Wagon Is For Sale
Oct 12, 2015Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
There’s nothing (in our opinion) cooler than a fast wagon at the drags and while the Whackee Wagon that Lee Smith built and drove back in the 1960s and 1970s may not be the fastest thing ever,...
