Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Weapon X: Follow Along As An Awesome Plan B Drag Week Build Takes Shape
Apr 04, 2017Brian Lohnes5
(Words and photos by Robert Williams) – (Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of build stories that will follow the construction of Weapon X, a 1977 Nova that will compete in...
New Angle And In-Car Video Of The Daniel Pharris Andrew Alepa Corvette Flight In Tulsa!
Apr 02, 2017Brian Lohnes5
Urban Hillbilly Action video has released a new video featuring the incredible flying Corvette run made by Daniel Pharris at Tulsa Raceway Park yesterday. You will see multiple angles including IN...
Watch Daniel Pharris Take Flight In Andrew Alepa’s Corvette At Tulsa Raceway Park!
Apr 02, 2017Brian Lohnes4
Less than one week after a magical return Andrew Alepa’s Corvette took flight at Tulsa Raceway Park with Daniel Pharris behind the wheel. At the 2017 Outlaw Street Car Reunion the car waded...
Video: 50 Years of Firebird Raceway – An Amazing Look At One of Drag Racing’s True Gems
Apr 02, 2017Brian Lohnes3
Operating a race track is one hell of a business. I tend to talk about it a fair amount here at BangShift but that’s because there are so many fallacies, myths, and misconceptions about it....
Demon Watch: Instant Inlet Temperature Drops Are Available From The Air Conditioner!
Mar 31, 2017Bryan McTaggart5
The official reveal of the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is only a couple weeks away, but the teaser campaign that is doling out bits and pieces of information is still up and going. The latest update...
Watch Justin Cyrnek Make The First 4.50s Pass In MX235 History – A Thing Of Beauty
Mar 30, 2017Brian Lohnes3
(Video credit: FreeLifeFilms YouTube Channel) – One of the most entertaining classes to watch at the 2017 Outlaw Street Car Reunion was MX235. The relatively new and hotly growing category of...
NHRA Gatornationals Action Photos: Alcohol Funny Cars and Dragsters Getting After It!
Mar 30, 2017Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by David Whealon – DWPhotos) – If there are two classes in NHRA competition more fascinating than alcohol funny car and top alcohol dragster we’re not really sure what they...
2017 NHRA Gatornationals Coverage: Nitro Photos From The Top Fuel And Funny Car Ranks
Mar 29, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on 2017 NHRA Gatornationals Coverage: Nitro Photos From The Top Fuel And Funny Car Ranks
(Photos by David Whealon – DWPhotos) – The nitro ranks had some interesting action during the 2017 NHRA Gatornationals and a rookie nearly stood the class on its head with an auspicious...
Bad News: Sacramento Raceway Property For Sale – Track Doomed In 2020?
Mar 28, 2017Brian Lohnes22
Well this is crummy stuff to be telling you on a Tuesday. It seems that Sacramento Raceway, a track that has been in operation for more than 50 years is in some big trouble. According to a story...
NHRA Gatornationals Pro Mod Action Photos: A Wild, Record Setting Weekend In Florida
Mar 28, 2017Brian Lohnes5
(Photos by David Whealon – DWPhotos) – It’s ON! That’s right, the 2017 J&A Service Pro Mod series is officially underway and it all got started in fine style at the...
Watch Lyle Barnett Drive Jason Digby’s Tooth Jerker Dart To Another New Leaf Spring Record! 4.19
Mar 26, 2017Brian Lohnes4
One of the most impressive cars we have ever laid eyes on has done it again. The famed Tooth Jerker Dart has reset its own leaf spring drag racing record with a 4.19/184mph pass during the 2017...
Watch The Bruder Brothers Make The Quickest X275 Run In History With Their Blown, EFI-equipped Small Block Ford
Mar 26, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch The Bruder Brothers Make The Quickest X275 Run In History With Their Blown, EFI-equipped Small Block Ford
It was a crazy night of qualifying at the Outlaw Street Car Reunion on Friday. There were huge runs made in many categories but one of the most significant came from the Bruder Brothers in their X275...
2018 Challenger Demon Video: The Demon’s Got A TransBrake And We See It Here For The First Time
Mar 23, 2017Brian Lohnes3
Well, it’s Thursday or as we here at BangShift have renamed it, “Demon Day”. Every week for the past 11-weeks Dodge has released a teaser video for the upcoming 2018 Challenger...
Barnstormin’: Upper and Downers – Drag Racing Performance Marks Are Falling Weekly, Is That Good?
Mar 23, 2017Brian Lohnes2
While at the various races I have worked over the last few weeks, I have been thinking a lot about how people relate to performance barriers. Of course last weekend in Gainesville was the 25th...