Category Archive: 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, Land Speed Races

Ohio Mile Coverage – More Cool Cars and LSR Bikes From The ECTA’S MAY 2015 MEET

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – If you are looking for diversity in motorsports, you’re on the right track when peering into the ECTA and land speed racing.  This gallery has just a...

Ohio Mile Coverage: Dedicated Land Speed Cars And Classic Bodied Machines At Speed

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I am a throwback, traditionalist, and have a soft spot for older things.  This is why these are some of my favorite photo subjects.  The flattie-powered,...

Ohio Mile Motorcycles: A Look At The Wide Variety Of Two Wheeled Terrors That Raced At The May ECTA Event

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I will admit I am not a biker.  I like bikes and can appreciate the effort that goes into building them and am in complete awe of the courage it takes to...

Ohio Mile Coverage: Unique Cars And Weirdo Engines From The ECTA

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Getting to the site of an event when it first opens is usually a great time to walk around and catch some really good photos as the sun comes up....

Photos: 16 Cool Engines From Bonneville

While lots of people are seduced by the amazing bodies and incredible chassis fabrication at Bonneville, I am a knuckle dragging horsepower loving kind of dude, so motors are my obsession. There are...

Ohio Mile May 2015: Cool Non-Race Vehicles (Or Bits From The Land Speed Pits!)

(Photos and words by Doug Gregory) – Anytime you visit a land speed event you are bound to see some interesting stuff that isn’t going to run the track.  As we check out the competition we...

Ohio Mile Coverage: Trucks And ONLY Trucks From The First Meet Of The 2015 ECTA Season

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Trucks…?!!!  What the….   Well, here’s proof they can haul more than hay.  Each one of these is unique in its own way and I suppose that’s my...

Ohio Mile Coverage: More Great Images From The ECTA Season Opener At The Ohio Mile

(Photos by David Whealon – DW Photos) – As yesterday’s images showed you and as today’s will continue to prove, it was a picture perfect weekend in Wilmington, Ohio for the...

Ohio Mile Action: High Speed Photos From The 2015 Season Opener Here!

(Photos by David Whealon- DW Photos) – Yes, that is a real Mercedes Gull Wing, and yes, it has been a land speed racer for many years. The car is an incredible piece of engineering and it is...

Here’s All Of Our Bonneville Speed Week 2013 Photos From The Track, The Pits, And More.

(Editor’s note: To whet your whistle for what’s hopefully coming this weekend and into next week, we’re going to show you all of our 2013 photo coverage from Speed Week. All the...

Land Speed Racing Action: The ECTA Ohio Mile – July 2014

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – No, I don’t have results, classes, or accurate speeds to report. I was there….my first one of these land speed events. (Editor’s note: more...

SCTA El Mirage Land Speed Racing Photos From The Dry Lakes Are Right Here

When our buddy Zane McNary, of LandSpeedPhotos.com, sent us an email after last weekend’s SCTA Meet at El Mirage, asking if we wanted photos from the event, my only respose was...

ECTA Coverage: The Cool Cars Of The June 2014 Ohio Mile Land Speed Meet

It was an exciting weekend of land speed racing in Wilmington, Ohio just a few days ago as some of the coolest and fastest cars and motorcycles in the country gathered to hammer the throttle with the...

SCTA El Mirage May 2014 – More Land Speed Photos From The Dry Lake

We’re back with more photos from the El Mirage dry lakebed as the SCTA held their first meet of the 2014 season just a couple of days ago. We were there on Saturday, which was a lucky break...