Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Ride Along IN The Awesome Boss Bird Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car As It Runs 6.02 With Pontiac Power!
The nostalgia nitro funny car world is interesting. For as many teams as there are on the west coast trying to run 5.50s with all of their killer parts, there are teams dotted across the country...
2017 Okie Nitro Tour: Follow Along With The Grand Prix Racing Nostalgia A/Fuel Team
(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) – Many drag racing fans go to an event and see all the on track excitement and think, man that’s really cool. I want to do that too! Little do they...
Maxton Memories: A BangShifter Remembers His First Trip To The Former Home Of The ECTA In Maxton, North Carolina
(Words by Jake Nicolas) – I’ll never remember exactly how I found out about the Maxton Mile. It could have been from a local drag racing regular at the auto parts store, or from my boss...
Ride Along With Larry Larson And His Wife Sherry As They Make A Run In The Nova Down Under
This video has plenty of stuff you are used to seeing. Larry Larson in the driver’s seat, those familiar Lenco levers coming through the floor, and a jungle gym of tubing behind his head. There...
Craig Breedlove Suing Museum Of Science and Industry For Alleged Damage To Original Spirit Of America – $395,000 Worth!
Craig Breedlove and his historic, land speed record busting Spirit Of America are back in the news again but for very different reasons than you may expect. Breedlove is suing the Museum of Science...
Sad News: George Howard, One Of Drag Racing’s Greatest Promoters Has Died
(Lead photo credit: CompetitionPlus.com) – Every sport has its legends, its influencers, its gamblers, and its innovators. George Howard embodied all of those things and more during a career...
Dodge To Introduce Challenger Demon In April – Drag Racing Honed Model? – Teaser Video Here!
How do you top a Hellcat? With a Demon apparently. Chrysler has announced that they will reveal the long rumored new and most powerful muscle car ever at the New York Auto Show in April. Dubbed the...
Pro Mod Game Changer: Mid-West Pro Mod Series Announces Preliminary Rules, Payouts, Etc.
The Mid-West Pro Mod Series #MakesProModRacingGreatAgain in a move that is like none other. While recent years have seen a flurry of ProMod events, sanctioning bodies, series, etc, not since the...
The Monday Shift: Watch And Ride In Ray Bulach’s 8-second T-56 Equipped Camaro
If you are trying figure out the quickest conventionally shifted GM car currently running down a drag strip, stop. We’ve got video of Ray Bulach right here at last year’s Holley LS Fest...
This Recap of The 1987 NHRA Winternationals With Dave McClelland and Steve Evans Is Great – 30 Years Ago!
We’re about a month away from the start of the NHRA season with the Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway Pomona. We’re going to take you on a trip back through time to the 1987 NHRA...
NHRA Winternationals History: Watch The Crazy, Tire-Smoking 1997 Final – Scelzi’s First Win, Alan Johnson’s Return
When Alan Jonhnson hired talented alcohol racer Gary Scelzi to be the driver of the Winston Top Fuel car for the 1997 season, it was a momentous and difficult job to be stepping into. Alan’s...
Last Of The Lightweights? This 1966 R Code Galaxie Was A 427 Powered Factory Hammer And Maybe The Last Of The Breed
(By Greg Rourke) – In the early 60’s the Big Three all had factory lightweight drag cars. Lots of aluminum and fiberglass body parts, holes cut in frames, and anything not required to...
Irwindale Drags Open For Special Friday Night Thunder This Week!
We’ve got a hidden treasure here in Southern California, and it just keeps grinding out timeslips week after week, year after year. The Irwindale Event Center is a workhorse in SoCal, home to a...
