Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320
2018 PDRA Wold Finals Action Photos: It Was A Mighty Virginia Throwdown Again!
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – It was a battle of man vs machine. It was a battle of man vs nature and it was a battle of cars versus the clock. It was the 2018 Brian Olson Memorial PDRA World...
Wait, WHAT? Chevrolet Unveils eCOPO Camaro – 8-9 Second Capable Electric COPO Camaro!
This was one we never, ever saw coming. Hell, it sounds like something straight out of an April Fool’s story. Instead, it is very real, Chevrolet has created an 800-volt eCOPO concept that they...
2018 PDRA World Finals Action Photos: Hardcore Drag Racing Action From Virginia Motorsports Park
(Photos by David Whealon) – As it always does, the PDRA drag racing season came to a close at Virginia Motorsports Park. As it always does, the group that supports the PDRA showed up in droves...
27th NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion Crowns Event & Series Champions!
(Photos by Dyan Lover and Darr Hawthorne) – Last weekend’s 27th California Hot Rod Reunion finished up competition at Auto Club Famoso Raceway, crowning not only event winners but also...
NHRA MY Journey Video: Jason Line Talks About His Career, His Family, His Kids, And The Allure Of Drag Racing
Jason Line can be a hard guy to know. As someone who sees him in person more weekends a year than perhaps even his own kids I can tell you that the big man from Minnesota is funny, quick witted, and...
Watch This Don Schumacher Racing Top Fuel Hemi Get Spintron Tested At Trend Performance Products
We’ve shown you a few different types of engines being Spintron tested over the years here at BangShift but none of those engines was a bad ass Don Schumacher top fuel hemi! The DSR guys,...
More 2018 Vintage Drag Racing Action Photos From Little River Dragway In Texas
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It is funny how at every level of drag racing there’s a “strata” of events. In nostalgia drag racing you have big races like the March Meet or...
1959 Drag Racing Video: Industrial City Drag Strip In Henderson, Nevada Was Where Vegas Drag Racing Blew Up
Industrial City Drag Strip was the second place that hardcore hot rodders plied their trade of speed in the Las Vegas area. Located in Henderson and built as a bare bones strip for completion by...
Watch Andrew Alepa’s Radial vs The World Corvette Make More Than 5,200hp On The Hub Dyno!
It’s really hard to explain to someone how incredible Radial vs the World drag racing is until they see it. No, these cars do not have the raw insanity that nitro cars do, but they perform in...
Old School Drag Action Photos: Action Images From The Little River Dragway Vintage Drags!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – When it comes to cool drag strips, Little River Dragway in Texas is near the top. Operating since 1957, this place is a time warp to a no-frills era where the main...
27th California Hot Rod Reunion – Friday Nitro Action With Huge Gallery!
(Photos by Dyan Lover and Darr Hawthorne) – The 2018 California Hot Rod Reunion® presented by Automobile Club of Southern California roared to life on Friday with an awesome day featuring more...
27th California Hot Rod Reunion – BANGShift’s Gypsy Delivers The Nitro Funny Car Odds!
(Photos by Dyan Lover, Mike Burghardt, Jeff Burghardt, Bob Snyder, Kim Fuller and Darr Hawthorne) – The end of this 2018 nitro funny car drag racing season comes to a close at the 27th...
RacingJunk Find: This Ray Barton Hemi Cranks Out 1,200hp With Some Spray
When it comes to engines and the names associated with them, few are more entwined than Ray Barton and the Chrysler hemi. This is a guy who has been cranking them out of his Robesonia, Pennsylvania...
