Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Watch The Insane Norm Wilding Funny Car Crash From The 1995 NHRA Gatornationals
Sep 06, 2024Brian Lohnes0
When we look at the funny cars of today versus the funny cars of twenty years ago, the first thing that people notice is the shape. It isn’t like the cars of the 1990s were showroom stock...
PAUL LEE WINS PEP BOYS FUNNY CAR ALL-STAR CALLOUT AT TOYOTA NHRA U.S. NATIONALS And, B. Force, Prock, Anderson & Herrera Qualify No. 1 at The Big Go
Sep 02, 2024Chad Reynolds0
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 1, 2024) – Funny Car’s Paul Lee won a specialty race for the first time in his NHRA career on Sunday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, defeating Bob Tasca in the final...
NHRA RECAP: PROCK, FORCE, ANDERSON & HALL LEAD THE WAY AT TOYOTA NHRA U.S. NATIONALS, PLUS VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS!
Sep 01, 2024Chad Reynolds0
INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 31, 2024) – Funny Car’s Austin Prock moved into the No. 1 position on Saturday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, taking over the provisional top spot at the 70th annual...
Comella’s Cuda Takes Sox & Martin HEMI Challenge At 70th NHRA U.S. Nationals
Aug 31, 2024Darr Hawthorne0
(Photos by Kim Fuller) • Twenty-three ’68 Hemi Dodge Darts and Plymouth Barracudas made their way to INDY for the 70th Annual NHRA U.S. Nationals, the Big Go Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway...
Bristol History: Watch Mickey Thompson and Danny Ongais Win The 1969 AHRA SpringNationals!
Aug 26, 2024Brian Lohnes0
“…and I actually think that some day we’ll see a five second quarter mile at over 300mph.” Those are the last words spoken by Mickey Thompson in this amazing video which we...
Classic Drag Radio Ad: A Fantastic Late 1960s Screamer For The Gold Cup At Niagra International Drag Strip
Aug 26, 2024Brian Lohnes0
From the early 1960s right into the middle 1970s Niagra Drag Strip was there to serve the needs of drag fans in the Toronto, Canada and Buffalo, New York areas of the world. The place brought all the...
Underdog Greatness: Watch Kosty Ivanof’s Incredible Trip To The 1979 NHRA US Nationals
Aug 20, 2024Brian Lohnes2
He was a little known racer with a strange name from Boston, but on Labor Day Weekend 1979, Kosty Ivanof became one of the most awesome stories in NHRA funny car racing history. Why? As you will see...
A New Collection Of Vintage Ads From Drag Mags Of The Late 1960s/Early 1970s
Aug 20, 2024Brian Lohnes0
(Images from the Lohnes hoarders collection) – It has been a while since I dove into my stacks of vintage drag magazines and papers to share killer ads from the late 1960s and early 1970s with...
Wild Video: Ride Along As This Turbocharged Mopar Small Block Powered Valiant Wrecks Hard In Argentina
Aug 19, 2024Brian Lohnes0
We have showed you videos previously of the awesome V8 Turbo Valiant which races in Argentina. Well, this stick shifted hellacious little car got banged up really bad recently and they had cameras ta...
Incredible Skills: See Allen Millyard Build A V8 Engine From Two Kawasaki Four Bangers – The Z1 1600 V8 Is Astonishing
Aug 09, 2024Brian Lohnes0
England’s Allen Millyard may not be a household name in America at the moment but we’re telling you that by the end of the year, basically everyone in the gearhead world will totally know...
NHRA Breaking News: Jack Beckman named replacement driver for John Force for the balance of season! Well Deserved!
Jul 30, 2024Chad Reynolds0
News has just come down that Jack Beckman, former NHRA Funny Car World Champion and all around awesome guy, will be climbing into John Force’s funny car for the remained of the 2024 season. On...
BROWN, TASCA, STANFIELD AND MATT SMITH PICK UP WINS AT DENSO NHRA SONOMA NATIONALS IN CALIFORNIA
Jul 30, 2024Chad Reynolds0
SONOMA, Calif. (July 28, 2024) – Top Fuel’s Antron Brown defeated first-time finalist Tony Stewart in the final round of the 36th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, picking up his third win of...
More NHRA Northwest Nationals Drag Racing Photos: We’ve Got Photos Of The Pros, And Sportsman Racers Both! Check Out The First Gallery Below!
Jul 25, 2024Chad Reynolds0
(Photos by Kim Fuller) We posted up results from last weekend’s NHRA Northwest Nationals yesterday, and today we’ve got photos to share as well! Thanks to longtime contributor Kim...
NHRA News: PROCK, S. TORRENCE, J. COUGHLIN JR. & VAN SANT PICK UP WINS AT NHRA NORTHWEST NATIONALS
Jul 22, 2024Chad Reynolds0
SEATTLE (July 21, 2024) – Funny Car points leader Austin Prock powered to his fourth win of the season for John Force Racing on Sunday at Pacific Raceways, defeating first-time finalist Paul Lee in...