Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, RACING & ACTION, Videos

Watch The Pro Stock Final Round Between Bob Glidden And Warren Johnson At The 1988 NHRA US Nationals

Well, we’re officially less than one week away from the best damned drag race of the year, the NHRA Chevrolet Performance US Nationals. I’m heading to Ohio this weekend for a little warm...

UNFC Championship & Spokane Win To Bobby Cottrell!

(Photos by Annette Barton and Kim Fuller) – The inaugural season of the United Nitro Funny Cars Championship Series presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports is now complete with the fifth and...

Watch The Sportsman Final Rounds From The 1978 US Nationals – Some Of The Weirdest Combos Ever!

Monday at Indy is the stuff of legend. It is the end of a long, long road of drag racing. It is the day when people have their hearts broken and their dreams realized. It is a day that I lay awake at...

Sportsman From The CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways!

(Photos by Jeff Burghardt and Mike Burghardt) – We’ve been showing off a lot of the Pro and Fuel classes this year in the NHRA Mello Yello drag racing series, but we’ve got a great bunch of...

UNFC Championship Series “Double Point” Finale at Spokane County Raceway This Weekend!

(Photos by Dyan Lover) – This year, the Inaugural Good Vibrations Motorsports United Nitro Funny Car Championship Series has been dominated by one nitro funny car. With four of five races...

Historical Bonneville Video: This Glimpse Of Hot Rods On The Salt Will Make You Smile

Today we take for granted that the pits at Bonneville will be filled with cool and unique hot rods, homebuilt creations, and strange ideas on how to go fast. Such was not always the case though. The...

Daniel Pharris Is Going Down Under To Race In The Kenda Tires 660 Drag Radial Series’ Radial Riot Event!

Daniel Pharris is a man who knows how to put down the power. We’ve seen him run the Corvette for years, and we’ve been watching him take the Lexus RC-F and do things with it that Lexus...

FIRE! Incredible Photos Of Billy Meyer’s 1977 Funny Car Blaze

(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – These photos depict Billy Meyer’s nightmarish fire at the 1977 NHRA Le GrandNational at Sanair Super Speedway outside of Montreal, Canada (photos say 1972 in...

Blake Alexander, Robert Hight, Jeg Coughlin Jr & LE Tonglet Win Pro Classes at Sonoma Sell Out!

(Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – This year has brought new interest, new winners and new professional teams into the NHRA Mello Yello Series. There have been some subtle changes, but...

Want To Make Some Money Sand-Dragging? $32,000 Is Up For Grabs At Bull Run Raceway If You’ve Got The Grunt!

We’re drag racing fans here at BangShift, no doubt, and that doesn’t go for just asphalt stuff. We can dig folks getting down in the dirt, too. It takes a special type to try to make big...

Unhinged: Watch Your Gear Wherever You Go…Or It Could Be Gone In Sixty Seconds

At the beginning of the month we told you about the situation that befell Jake Jarvis: while he was in town for Street Car Takeover in Charlotte, North Carolina, his 1999 Pontiac Firebird, Ford Super...

$50,000 Payday! Mid-West Pro Mod Racing Series Announces The Elite 16 Race Presented By Elite Motorsports – Winner Takes All!

Big news coming out of the Mid-West Pro Mod Racing Series camp late last night! Keith Haney has announced the details for the Elite Motorsports, LLC Elite 16 race, an event separate from the regular...

2018 NHRA New England Nationals: From Stock Eliminator To Top Fuel and Prep Tractors our Last Blast Of Photos Has It All

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – It’s hard to believe that it was basically a week ago when we were up in Epping, New Hampshire sucking snoot full of nitromethane and watching super stockers...

2018 NHRA New England Nationals Action Photo Coverage: More Nitro and Pro NHRA Action

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – We’re back with more photos from the blown out 2018 NHRA New England Nationals. Dave Nutting killed the images at this race, capturing one of the most rarely...