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

Gators Week: Watch The 1989 NHRA Gatornationals – Upset City In The Sunshine State!

It is officially Gators Week! The monstrous 2019 Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals will kick off this Thursday at Gainesville Raceway in Florida. It has been happening there since 1969 and we have been...

CLICK HERE To Watch The Mid-West Pro Mod Association Pro Mod Madness Event From Texas!

It is GO TIME for the 2019 Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series and they are kicking it off in fine fashion at the Texas Motorplex outside of Dallas. The name of the first event is Pro Mod...

CLICK HERE To Watch The K&N Southwest Showdown From Tucson – Big Money Bracket Racing

One half of our BangShift LIVE double header this weekend is streaming coverage from the 3rd annual K&N Southwest Showdown at Tucson Dragway. This event brings out the best bracket racers on the...

This Dual Compound Buick V6 Is A Study In Daring To Be Different

Now this is some hot rodding right here, kids! How about a Series 1 Buick V6 with four, count them, FOUR turbochargers on it plumbed in a dual compound style setup. The vehicle this is all loaded...

The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ride Along In A Monza That’s Got A Stroker Small Block And A Lenco

For as complicated and big buck as drag racing can be, nothing’s better in our book than riding along in a car like the Monza that is featured below. That’s right, we’re going to a...

Watch The 1994 NHRA Gatornationals Right Here – Pro Stock War and MORE!

There was very little love in the pro stock word as the 1994 season began to unfold. There was the Dodge team anchored by guys like Darrell Alderman and Scott Geoffrion and then there was the Johnson...

BANGshift LIVE Drag Racing Double Header Weekend! Pro Mods In Texas And Bracket Racing In Arizona!

That’s right folks, we’ll be live from both the Texas Motorplex in Ennis Texas, where the Mid-West Pro Mod Series will kick off their season at Pro Mod Madness, and also from Tucson...

Video Zen: This Home Movie Footage From The 1974 NHRA Gatornationals Is Spectacular

There’s something about seeing drag races through old home movie footage in the stands that we just cannot get enough of. Yes, it lacks the sound and production value of the TV shows of the era...

Watch This Nitrous Racer Suffer A Huge Manifold Explosion On The Starting Line And The Instant Inferno That Follows

As a nitrous racer there may be things that make you cringe when you step on the gas pedal and this is one of them. The racer in this car (who is unnamed) was moving the car toward staging and the...

Watch The Awesome 1988 NHRA Gatornationals Right Here – Great Race, Great Stories!

The 1988 NHRA Gatornationals event was a barn burner. We’re talking about all the big names, all the big action, underdog stories, and packed stands. Back in the era of the ’88 season,...

Clench Hard: This 1,000-plus Horsepower Four-Banger Thunderbird Gets Loose At The Top End!

Every now and then, when I’m looking for one thing, I end up finding another that’s even better. Today is one such case…after some discussions over what should be powering a...

GatorNationals History: Watch This Killer Highlight Show From The 1984 Gators!

There are singular events in drag racing history that bring the best out of people. We’re not just talking about the NHRA, either. There’s the Sweet 16 event that DuckX Productions puts...

The Stupicharger: Hoonigan’s Lab Rat Firebird Returns With More Forced Induction!

On one hand, we have to say that we do not miss the “turdos” that used to be mounted on this Pontiac Firebird one bit. The car looked like a fan of Russian ekranoplans went way overboard...

The NHRA’s Greatest Races: Watch This Awesome Highlight Reel From The 1982 GatorNationals

The 50th running of the Amalie Oil NHRA GatorNationals kicks off next week and we’re going to be talking a lot about the Florida drag racing institution because the event has been home to so...