Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, Apex Racing News, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News

WTF: European Parliament Rules That All New Cars Must Have Speed Limiters When Sold

Well that’s a headline that should make your blood run cold. The sad part is that it is true and the only good part about this is that car companies are expected to fight this ruling tooth and...

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...

35th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals – Epic Sportsman Gallery!

(Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – The past weekend was filed with weather delays at the 35th annual Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park,...

Weather Clears For Hot Action At NHRA Arizona Nationals!

(Photos by Bob Snyder, Video courtesy NHRA Communications) – Dodging torrential rains and freezing temperatures, the second event of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series concluded...

Video: Here’s 7-Things About The Sport of Drag Racing You May Not Have Known!

It is impossible to know everything, right? I mean my kids seem to know everything and at the ripe old ages of 10 and 12, that makes sense. Me? I don’t know everything, not even on the topics...

Drag History: This Story Documenting The History Of Richmond Dragway Is Awesome

Drag racing is a sport that we know and love around here, especially its history as it pertains to tracks that have withstood the shifting stands of time and continue to operate today. Richmond...

Improving Weather For 35th Annual NHRA Arizona Nationals Eliminations!

(Photos by Sandra Alberti and Bob Snyder) – Weather is improving for eliminations for the 35th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. The 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag...

Cold And Wet Weather Welcomes NHRA Arizona Nationals Racers!

(Photos by Big Bob Snyder, Sandra Alberti, Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – More cold, freezing temperatures met the Professional classes at the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals at...

Setting Up The 35th Annual NHRA Arizona Nationals – Before Burning Nitro!

NHRA’s 2019 Mello Yello drag racing season began a couple of weeks ago with the Pomona Winternationals where Doug Kalitta, Robert Hight and Bo Butner grabbed the Wallys for their efforts in the PRO...

Watch The 1988 Superbowl of Drag Racing Right Here – The Firebird Raceway Pre-Season Test Match Race Was Rocking!

So as you are reading this, pretty much every single NHRA nitro team is descending upon what is now known as Wildhorse Pass Raceway for the 35th running of the national event there. Phoenix is also...

NHRA Insider Podcast: Two New Episodes Uploaded – Radial Racing and Profiles In Grit and Guts

So one of the functions that came along with my new job at NHRA was the creation and execution of a drag racing podcast that covers the inside world of straight line motorsports competition....

Lights Out 10 Coverage: The x275 Class Provided One Heck Of A Show As Well, Here’s Every Elimination Run!

While the Radial vs The World category dominates headlines during the Lights Out 10 weekend, the x275 category is not too far behind it with drama and action on the track. The cars are running on a...

Lights out 10 Action Video: This Video Recap Shows You Every Pounding Eliminations Run In Succession

Lights Out was insane. They all are. Every flipping time a DuckX production is executed at South Georgia Motorsports Park, the drag racing world pays very close attention and for good reason. The...

2019 NHRA Winternationals Photo Extravaganza: Our Last Blast Of Photos From Drag Racing’s Season Opener

People go to the drags for a multitude of reasons. They go to see the cars, they go to see the thrash, they go to see the competition, but at the end of the day they all go to see the people. The...