Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320

Watch The Absolutely Wild Limited Drag Radial Final From The US Street Nationals

I spent last weekend in Bradenton, Florida at Bradenton Motorsports Park announcing the 2017 US Street Nationals. This event really is interesting in because it is the culmination of what is a week...

Watch Ziff Hudson Nearly Become The First Man To The 3s On A 275 Tire Before He Let The Fire Out

We love those round numbers in drag racing. Breaking a performance barrier is always cool but never so cool as to when it is through the bottom of one time increment and into the next. There’s...

Dodge Challenger Demon News and Video – 315 Drag Radials On All Four Corners, the Sound Clue Everyone Has Missed

Well things have gotten a little weird with the latest release of Dodge Challenger Demon news from Chrysler. The car will have drag radials on it, pretty big ones at 315mm width. That’s the fun...

Huge Aftermarket News: MOMO and Weld Racing Join Forces – Weld To Maintain Kansas City Manufacturing

Some very significant news has broken this am in the high performance aftermarket. MOMO, the internationally known high performance wheel manufacturer and Weld Racing have joined in a partnership...

Eddie Ain’t Skeeered! Kye Kelley, Eddie Munster, Dragula, and More This Weekend At US Street Nats (Video)

So this weekend I’ll be calling the action at the 2016 US Street Nationals at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida. While preparing for the race and getting an understanding of all...

Video: Here’s Why The Coffeeville Legal Street Drags Are Absolutely Awesome – We’ll Be There!

A few days ago we told you that BangShift will be live streaming the awesome Coffeyville Legal Street Drags. We’re guessing some of you may be wondering why that is a big deal. Well, this video...

So You Want To Go Nitro Racing – The Finale: The Team Wins A Wally!

(Words by Bad Brad Klaassen, photos by Bob Snyder, Wayne Lederer, Trent Work, Kenny Youngblood, and Bad Brad Klaassen) – Saturday morning, January 14th, found us rolling into Wild Horse...

South Georgia Motorsports Park Hit By Tornado – Luxury Boxes Annihilated, Tower OK

A day and night of wild weather in the southeast has left South Georgia Motorsports Park a mess but (thankfully) largely intact. A tornado struck the track  and hammered the local area causing lots...

Funny Car Legend Pat Minick Has Died – Famed Driver Of The Chi-Town Hustler

In what will likely be a continuing theme in 2017, we’re sad to announce the passing of a true drag racing legend. Pat Minick, the original driver of the Chi-Town Hustler and a fine man has...

Second 2018 Dodge Challenger Demon Teaser Video Reveals Weight Loss – 200lbs Worth?

Dodge has released the second in a promised multi-week campaign of teaser videos leading up to the public debut of the 2018 Challenger Demon at the New York Auto Show in April. This beastly car has...

“Stevie Fast” Jackson Entered To Compete In NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Series For 2017 – Huge!

In what could be the biggest news of the NHRA off season and certainly the biggest news in the world of the J&A Service Pro Mod Series, “Stevie Fast” Jackson has committed to running...

Crazy Video: Watch The Terrifying Ken Cruz Stuck Throttle Crash From The 2014 US Street Nationals

I’m about ready to chew through a leather strap I am so ready for racing season to get started. Yeah, the nostalgia guys and girls got cranking last weekend in Phoenix but the door slammer...

Take A Tour Of The New 22,000 sq/ft, $10-Million Don Schumacher Racing Machine Shop

We’re a long, long way from the days of TV Tommy Ivo assembling his top fuel dragster in the garage attached to his house, aren’t we? This video will show what it takes to run at the...

Strip Trip: We Visit A Quarter Mile Drag Strip On The Island Of Aruba – Raceway Park Palo Marga

Recently, my wife Kerri and I spent a few days in Aruba with some friends of ours for a little R&R before race season gets cranked up and I become a ghost at the house. The island is an amazing...