Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
AWESOME: New Generation Hemi Under Glass Planned For 2020 – Hellephant Power, Modern LX Platform Body!
Well if this does not put a smile on your face, we’re not sure what will! Mike Mantel who is the current owner and driver of the Hemi Under Glass wheelstander is planning on building a new...
Vintage Photos Rule: Memories And Images Of Oswego Drag Raceway Circa 1975 – So Cool!
(By Greg Rourke) – Back in the mid 1960’s our babysitter’s boyfriend would bring me his old copies of Hot Rod magazine. Drag racing coverage would often show what equipment the...
Lookin’ Back: Watch The 1989 Houston NHRA Event Broadcast To Prepare For This Weekend’s FOX Show
In 1989, the NHRA made its second trip to Baytown, Texas outside of Houston to put on the Supernationals. The event continues for the 32nd time this coming weekend at the same track it was run on...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: A Mustang Driver That Wields The Shift Handle Like A Weapon
This video rules because it is a nine second run with a stick box done the old fashioned way. This dude powershifts the absolute wee out of this car enroute to a 9.25/143mpg blast. The ‘Stang...
Drag Racing Photo Coverage: Carolina Extreme Pro Mod Series Season Opener – Doorslammer Heaven!
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) –The return of the Carolina Extreme Pro Mod Series was a big event. After a one year hiatus, the organization launched a six event championship series that...
The Bad Old Days: Watch The Pro Stock Swan Dive Nationals From 1995 – Steve Evans Loses It!
It has been a good long while since we have seen anything even remotely comparable to what you are going to see below. This video comes from the DaveW YouTube channel and it is an amazing pull from...
This Video Profile Of The Awesome Drastic Plastic AA/FA Will Have You Craving A Snoot Of Nitro!
It kind of goes without saying that fuel altered are the best thing ever but even in saying that, all things are not created equal. Yes, some fuel altereds are cooler than other and for varying...
The Way It Was: Watch The Green Elephant Funny Car Win The 1973 NHRA World Finals In Amarillo
To start, we should explain something that many people don’t really know or understand. Before 1970 there was no such thing as a funny car championship in NHRA drag racing. Then, between 1970...
SAFE! Watch This No-Prep Racing Mustang Go Into A Top End Slide After Breaking The Tires Loose
No-prep style drag racing has brought an amazing number of young people into the sport and that’s a great thing. They are attracted by the unpredictable nature of the action, the cool cars, the...
Sometimes It Gets Weird Video: Odd Moments, Crazy Moments, and Bizarre Moments At The Drags – Must Watch Stuff
Drag racing is the simplest of motorsports. Fixed distance, straight line, two (ok, sometimes four cars), first guy or girl to the end wins. There’s this weird thing about humanity, though. We...
Drag Coverage: Middendorf Gets First Win At Funny Car Chaos In Denton, Texas! – ACTION PHOTOS HERE!
(Photos by Bob Snyder) – Funny Car Chaos started off the 2019 season over the weekend in Denton, Texas with a couple dozen funny cars with vintage bodies, late model bodies and some who...
2019 NHRA Gatornationals Photo Bonus: Factory Stockers, Legends, and Hot Rods in The Lanes
(Photos by David Whealon) – We know that this is NHRA Vegas 4-Wide week and all but we also know that people love the SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock Showdown and the class put on a show for the...
Now THIS Is A Burnout! Watch Arne Kallevik’s Massive Head Gasket Killing Smoker From Santa Pod
How about burnouts? We all love them, right? The thing is, they are not all created equally. A guy in a stock pickup truck melting one rear tire down to the cords is not the same as a wild...
