Woah Vs GO Part 2: The Proponents Of Nostalgia Funny Car Body Evolution Get Their Say
Apr 06, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Back in late February we showed you part one of Les Mayhew’s two part series on nostalgia nitro funny cars called, “Woah! VS Go!” which was made for CompetitionPlus.com. If you did...
Drag Action Gallery: Opening Day At Galot Motorsports Park In North Carolina Was Awesome
Apr 06, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by David Whealon) – Was it worth the long three year wait? Judging by the well over 300 drag racers that braved the heavy morning rains and showed up at the newly opened...
Instant Lemons Team? A Malaise Era Cadillac Package That Could Rule The 24 Hours of Lemons!
Apr 06, 2016Tony SestitoBangShift News, Craigslist Find
By now, you’ve probably heard of “The Malaise Era” of automotive history. If not, here’s a quick refresher. Between the Muscle Car Era of the 1960’s and early...
Don’t Tell Chad: This 1981 Toyota SR5 Dually And It’s Sunraider Fifth Wheel Camper Trailer Are On eBay Right Now!
Apr 06, 2016Bryan McTaggarteBay Find, TRUCKS
We all know that Chad’s weak in the knees for any recreational vehicle that is cool, and he’s also got a thing for small trucks. That means that I might be hearing an earful once the man...
BangShift Brawl: What’s The Greatest Factory Built Drag Car Ever?
Apr 06, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
So with this weekend’s upcoming NMCA/NMRA All-Star race we’ll get the season’s second dose of the awesome Holley EFI Factory Supercar class. This is a heads up eliminator where COPO...
eBay Find: This 1977 Pontiac Catalina Safari Station Wagon Is Perfect And 400 Powered – Sleeper Potential!
Apr 06, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Online Find, BangShift 1320
You can bust my chops all you want but I see this car and I see potential for something really, really fun. For starters the car is absolutely immaculate and has to be the finest 1977 Pontiac...
Rough Start: We Have One Good Reason Why You Should Buy Into A 1989 Buick LeSabre T-Type?
Apr 06, 2016Bryan McTaggartBUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, Craigslist Find
As soon as the Grand National was killed off, Buick found themselves in a strange predicament: should they continue to run with the successes that the Grand National and T-type had brought them...
This 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback Is The Genesis Point For An SCCA Spec Mustang Racer!
Apr 06, 2016Bryan McTaggartCAR FEATURES, FORD, Videos
There is always a starting point to any car enthusiasts’ sickness, whether it was a car they spotted as a kid, a project worked on with family or friends, or the moment they realized they were...
What Is Fred From Dirt Every Day Doing With A Beat Up Volkswagen Vanagon, Besides Killing His Spine?
Apr 06, 2016Bryan McTaggartFUNNY STUFF, Videos
“The Volkswagen van may not be what most people think of when they’re looking for something to hoon around in,” according to Fred Williams. No kidding. Unless you are someone who...
Would You Rather: It’s The Battle Of Forgotten Horsepower! Take Your Pick Between The 1976 Dodge Charger Sport And The 1978 Buick LeSabre Turbo Sport Coupe!
Apr 06, 2016Bryan McTaggartBangShift Question Of The Day??, BUICK / OLDS / PONTIAC, MOPAR
It’s been a while since we’ve felt the need to pit you, the readers, into a corner with a one-or-the-other choice, so we went digging through the Internet for two proper cars for a good...
Great Video: Check Out This Feature With Rick Hoback And His 200mph C5 Corvette That Did The Job With A Full Interior And Stock Bottom End
Apr 06, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Everyone claims that they want a multi-use car that they can use to compete or at least participate in multiple different faces of racing and do so in a competitive fashion. Rick Hoback is no...
“Dyno Dom” Blasco Assumes Director of Operations Role At Memphis International Raceway
Apr 05, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Like one of those logic puzzles where you can only move one piece at a time to get to the end result, such has been the news coming out of the drag racing world over the last day. Just down the page...
This Goodyear Commercial From 1988 Features Bob Glidden’s Pro Stocker
Apr 05, 2016Chad Reynolds1320 Videos
We sure do dig old commercials like this one from Goodyear. We can’t remember the last time a commercial that featured anything Drag Racing related had anyone in it that didn’t drive...
In Memoriam: Jake Brantner, Drag Week Veteran, Fabricator, Builder And Father
Apr 05, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
It saddens us to inform you that Drag Week racer Jake Brantner is gone. Brantner, 39, was gunned down in the parking lot of a strip mall in Kansas City, Missouri in the evening hours of Sunday, April...
