Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Drag Racing Feature, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Drag Races

TED PETERS WINS 2014 NOSTALGIA PRO STOCK “BLACK ARROW CUP” AT SIKESTON – Photo Coverage And Results HERE!

(Words: Bret Kepner – Photos: James Sisk) –  Chrysler fans gained a bit of revenge when Ted Peters wheeled his 1974 Plymouth Duster to a stunning holeshot victory over Chuck Weck at the...

Hunnert Car Heads-Up 2014 Coverage: Our Last Photo Blast Of Drag Strip Action

(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – I think that we can all agree Bob and Greg crushed it in terms of their photo coverage of the 2014 Hunnert Car Heads up nostalgia drag race. The good...

Eastern Outlaw Pro Mods And Other Crazy Stuff From The Bristol NOPI Event

(Words and Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – I had never been to a NOPI event so when they joined with EOPM for the Bristol, TN event at the famed “Thunder Valley” strip, it was a no...

Central Illinois Dragway – Here’s Our Final Collection Of Photos From The Strip

(Photos by Greg Rourke) – Well, we have come to the end of the line with respect to the great photos that Greg Rourke sent us from Central Illinois Dragway. We’re pretty sure that Greg...

BangShifty Bits From The Pits A Central Illinois Dragway – Cool Cars, Carnage, And Stuff Galore

(Photos by Greg Rourke) – Last week we showed you Greg Rourke’s great action photos from the strip at Central Illinois Dragway. Today we’re taking you into the pits through the lens...

2014 Throwdown In T-Town – More Gassers, Pro Mods, Motorcycles, Action Galore

(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – Yesterday we showed you a ton of awesome photos from the 2014 Throwdown in T-Town Spring edition. We’re back with more photos today and this gallery is...

Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit Hits Ohio’s Quaker City Dragway – Classic Funny Car Action Photos!

(Photos by Bob & Ginger Snyder -Words by Dennis Salzwimmer and Bob Snyder) -This year the Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit brought their Funny Car Nationals to Quaker City Motorsports Park...

More Sweet Stock and Super Stock Action From The NHRA Division One Meet At Maple Grove Raceway

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’re back with another great gallery from “The Grove” as the kids are calling it these days. Word on the street is that stock and super stock were a...

More Action Photos From Central Illinois Dragway – Cool Cars, Huge Wheelies, Big Fun

(Photos by Greg Rourke) – Yesterday we showed you Greg Rourke’s first batch of fine photos from a cool race track known as Central Illinois Dragway which is located in Havana, Illinois....

The 2014 Spring Throwdown In T-Town – Drag Action At The Biggest Event In The History Of Tulsa Raceway Park

(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen with additional photos from Tish Dingman and Bland Bridenstine) – When spring time in Oklahoma rolls around it means it’s time for another Throwdown in...

Wheels Up, Gear Banging Drag Action From Central Illinois Dragway – Awesome Cars At An Awesome Track

(Photos by Greg Rourke) – A friend of mine at home recently asked me what the attraction to visiting new drag strips was because at the end of the day, they were all just a pair of lanes headed...

Fire And Thunder At Norwalk’s Cavalcade Of Stars – Race Report And Action Photos

(Photos by Bob Snyder -Words by Darr Hawthorne and NHRA Field Marketing) – The 8th Annual Mickey Mart Rewards Cavalcade of Stars, presented by Budweiser, was held at Summit Motorsports Park...

NMCA West Street Car Nationals: Our Last Blast Of Photos From Pomona

We’ve barraged you with photos from the NMCA West Street Car Nationals for days here on BangShift and that is because the place was chock full of awesome race cars of all shapes and sizes....

Cool Drag Action From The Pro Street Racing Association Event At Thunder Valley Raceway In Oklahoma

(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) – If it’s the first Saturday from April to October during racing season in Oklahoma, that means that Thunder Valley Raceway Park just outside Noble,...