Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Strip Trip: A Peek Inside The Frozen Remains Of Pocono Drag Lodge – One Of The Best Known Lost Strips In The Country
So I am finally getting to this series of drag strip visit stories from our family road trip in December. I am going to run them mostly in the order that we visited but I may mess with that a little...
Big News: Victory Motorcycles To Compete In NHRA Pro Stock Bike In 2015 With Matt And Angie Smith
Here’s some NHRA news that we did not know was in the works. Victory Motorcycles announced that they will be competing in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle category in 2015 fielding two bikes with...
Exclusive: Captain Jack McClure Will Be Making FULL QUARTER MILE RUNS In His Rocket Kart This February – Looking For 5-Second ETs!
WOW! That was our first reaction when we got news that Captain Jack McClure would be making full quarter mile runs in his rocket kart this February. Double wow! That was our second response when we...
Nitro Photos! More Coverage From The 2015 PRO Winter Warm Up
We had a blast at the awesome Palm Beach International Raceway last weekend bringing you live action from the 2015 PRO Winter Warm Up. This testing session featured some of the biggest names in NHRA...
BREAKING: John Force Racing To Run Chevy Camaro Funny Car Bodies In 2015 And Beyond
Respected and well-informed auto racing reporter Louis Brewster of the Inland Daily Bulletin newspaper is reporting that John Force Racing will announce tomorrow that they will be running Chevy...
Maple Grove Raceway Ripping Out About 600ft Of Drag Strip And Replacing Asphalt With Concrete – Work Starts When Weather Allows
Here’s some more good off-season news for drag racing fans, especially those that call Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania home. The fabled east coast drag plant is tearing their drag...
GREAT NEWS: Maine’s Oxford Plains Dragway Will Be Open For Business In 2015!
We’re happy to report that Oxford Plains Dragway in Maine will be open for business in 2015. This announcement comes less than a year after depressing news that the track would be closed with...
Big News: Top Sportsman and Top Dragster To Compete For NHRA National Championships In 2015
In some of the best news to come down the sportsman drag racing pipe in some time, the National Hot Rod Association has announced that Top Sportsman and Top Dragster competitors will finally have a...
Man On A Mission: How Long Term Planning And Strong Leadership Brought New England Dragway Onto The National Scene
(Words and photos by Tom McCarthy) – If there was an award given annually in New England for the drag racer of the year, that award would have been bestowed upon Joe Lombardo, the track...
2014 Photo Highlight Reel – Mark Rebilas Picks His Favorite 100 Photos From A Year On The NHRA Trail
On any given Mark Rebilas may be shooting NBA games, MLB games, NFL stuff, or who knows what else. During drag racing season however, he’s wherever the NHRA tour is that weekend with his finger...
Great News: Vandalized Samoa Drag Strip In California Raises Funds To Fix Damage Done By Vandals With Help From Their Friends
We’re happy to report that Samoa Drag Strip in Eureka, California which was attacked and damaged by vandals in the fall will reopen for 2015 and serve the racing community in the Eureka area....
John Hale Named As Driver For Jim Dunn Racing In 2014, Will Compete At All 24 NHRA Events – Nostalgia Pilot Hits Big Stage
(Brad Klaassen photo) Nostalgia funny car racing standout and part time NHRA Mello Yellow series driver John Hale has been named the new driver for Jim Dunn Racing and will pilot the team’s...
Breaking News: Al-Anabi Racing Funding Terminated For All USA Racing Teams – From Top Fuel On Down
(Charles Wickam Photo) Wow! Rumors of a potential cut in funding for Al-Anabi Racing teams have persisted for a short time but we’re not sure anyone saw this announcement coming. The word on...
Hellcat Challenger Runs 12s At Nearly 120mph In 9,000ft Of Air And Internet Shows How Dumb It Collectively Is
The Mopar Mile High Nationals is one of the best known, best attended, and most fun events on the NHRA national event trail. Mopar is heavily involved with the production of the deal and hosts big...