Category Archive: 1320 Drag News
Randy Merick Takes The $50,000 Elite 16 Pro Mod Win! Jonas Aleshire Takes MWPM Championship! No Splits Here!!!
The Elite 16 $50,000 Pro Mod Race at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis Texas was an amazing event that brought a new level of fun and excitement to Pro Mod drag racing, and featured the biggest purse in...
Watch Mike Janis Win The 2018 NHRA E3 Spark Plugs Pro Modified National Championship
This was one of the most electrifying years in the history of the pro mod class while those monsters have been running with the NHRA. 18 years have passed since a simple exhibition and the evolution...
2018 PDRA World Finals Action Photos: Nitrous, Turbos, and Blowers Galore
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – We’re back with more Benoit Pigeon photos from the 2018 PDRA World Finals. This race was the culmination of a long season of hard fought drag races and the...
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...
