Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
Bad News: Raceway Park Will Cease Drag Racing Operations – The End Of Englishtown Appears To Be Nigh
BangShift.com has learned that Raceway Park will cease racing operations in 2018. This is unhappy news to say the least. At this point our understanding is that there will not be a 2018 drag racing...
PDRA Drag Racing News: Tyler Crossnoe announced as PDRA Track Prep Director for 2018 Series
It is always cool when you see your friends do well and that’s the case with this news as pal of ours Tyler Crossnoe has been announced as the PDRA track prep director for the 2018 season....
Chris McGaha Announces Full Time Return To NHRA Pro Stock – Hires Adam Hornberger As Crew Chief
If you are a fan of Chris McGaha and his pro stock team, you’ll be seeing a lot more of them in 2018 than you did in 2017. After a limited schedule last season, the Texas based team will be...
Behind The Ropes Part 7: The Final – Do The Guys Pull Off The Impossible?
Well here we are. This is Behind The Ropes Part 7: The Final. When the weekend began this was a team that was literally making check out passes to make sure their car was not going to fall apart...
Video: The Story Of Stevie Fast Jackson As Told By Stevie Fast Jackson (Part 1)
If there is one man that dominated headlines across the sport of drag racing in 2017, it was Stevie Fast Jackson. While some people know his background and roots, many do not know where this guy came...
Behind The Ropes Part 6: Survive And Advance – A Great Weekend Takes A Turn For The Epic
This is Behind The Ropes Part 6: Survive And Advance. By now if you have been watching the videos you know that I called the majority of the action at this race during eliminations in the alcohol...
1960s Gasser Great Jack Merkel Has Died – Stopped Ohio George With A Small Block ’65 Nationals
If we were to measure the passing of racing legends in a drumbeat it would sure seem that the cadence is quickening these days. New York based gasser legend Jack Merkel has passed. Merkel rose to...
Behind The Ropes Part 5: By A Nose – After A Huge Round One Upset Can The MBR Team Steal Another One?
We’re back with part five of seven in the Michalek Brothers Racing team series called Behind The Ropes. We have seen the team struggle, we have seen them qualify and we have seen then rack up...
Big News: Nitro Revival To Be Held During Laguna Seca Spring Classic – Historic Drag Cars Mingle and Cackle With Legendary Racers
If you haven’t heard of the Steve Gibbs created Nitro Revival yet, we’re wondering where you’ve been! This is an event that Steve and a group of truly driven enthusiasts that love...
The Strip At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Is Going 4-Wide. Here’s The Progress So Far
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been under the knife for the past several weeks as construction is going on to expand the facility from two dragstrip lanes to four. Like their sister track...
Behind The Ropes Part 4: The Boys Confront A Monster In Round One – Can They Advance?
So we have followed the Michalek Brothers Racing Team through qualifying and now we are with them for round number one competition. They have to face young phenom Justin Ashley who came onto the top...
NHRA Museum Hosts AA/Fuel Altered Legends During 58th Winternationals!
(Photos by Tom West, James Drew, Jeff Burghardt, Mike Burghardt) The historic Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com opens the Mello Yello season this year, as every year...
Behind The Ropes Part Three: In The Show! The Guys Pull Off A Hail Mary Pass And Bust In
In Behind The Ropes part three you are going to get a little taste of triumph as the Michalek Brothers Racing team, on their last possible opportunity to qualify manage to do just that and make the...
