Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320, BangShift Question Of The Day??
BangShift Question Of The Day: How Young Is Too Young To Race?
The little girl you see in the picture is eight-year-old Anita Board. She raced a Junior Dragster, and on November 12th, 2017, was involved in an incident on-track at Perth Motorplex that claimed her...
Watch All The #1 Pro Qualifiers From The NHRA World Finals In Pomona
We told you that Friday is typically epic conditions and that most of the number one qualifying spots are usually grabbed on Friday evening of an NHRA National Event. Well, here are all four of the...
Brittany Force, Jack Beckman, Greg Anderson & Chip Ellis Lead First Day Qualifying At Pomona World Finals!
(Photos by Will Lester and Wesley Allison) Top Fuel title contender Brittany Force piloted her Brian Husan/Alan Johnson-tuned Monster Energy dragster to the quickest pass in Auto Club Raceway at...
Georgia Seipel Hands Over The Drag Racing Manager Reigns To Son Kyle At Sonoma Raceway
I grew up at Fremont Drastrip in Northern California, and as a child I remember Georgia Seipel running the place. I also remember her and Ted racing their various cars and how they truly were the...
2017 NHRA World Finals Coverage: Hardcore Thursday Sportsman Action Photos!
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re here at the 2017 NHRA World Finals and we spent the day blasting photos during what we affectionately call “Hardcore Thursday”. That’s...
IHRA Announces Sportsman Spectacular Series Format and Rules for 2018
So the IHRA has announced the Sportsman Spectacular Series format and rules for 2018. The organization is going to run 20 races over the span of 10 weekends. These are bracket style races that will...
PACC Racing’s Crazy 1974 Datsun 260Z Runs Mid 9’s and Was Built For Under $2000! Yes, Really!
A few weeks ago, our friends at Grassroots Motorsports Magazine held their annual festival of affordable speed insanity, the $2017 Challenge, which is held every year at the Gainesville Raceway in...
UPDATE: NHRA Suspends Larry Dixon Indefinitely Over Issues With Two Seat Top Fuel Dragster – New Information Here
UPDATE 11/8/17 – In a communication we received from Larry Dixon we need to amend the following statements we made previously in this report. 1.) The chassis tag on the car was...
Why Are You Here? This NHRA Video Is Pretty Awesome And Worth The Watch For Sure
The big wind down is about ready to begin in the sport of drag racing here in the USA. The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series concluded yesterday in Las Vegas with the final event in that series, the...
Watch Troy Coughlin Win The 2017 J&A Service NHRA Pro Mod Championship Heads Up Style!
It was a barn burning end to the 2017 J&A Service NHRA pro mod season at Las Vegas last weekend. Troy Coughlin came into the race with about a two round lead on Mike Castellana who had lead the...
Watch The Crazy Larry Dixon Final Round Top Alcohol Funny Car Crash From NHRA Las Vegas
If there was one thing I certainly did not see coming as the final pair of alcohol funny cars rolled into the water box last Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas, it was this. Larry Dixon had been leveling...
SEMA 2017 Coverage: The Song Of Our People – Listen To The 3,000hp Screw Blown Duramax Roar!
It was right around 24 hours ago that we introduced you, fair reader, to the insanity that is a 3,000hp screw blown Duramax powered pro mod car here at SEMA 2017. The power plant is from the fertile...
SEMA 2017 Coverage: WELD Racing Introduces S70 Wheel – RT-S Line Gets Lighter and Stronger
Just when you think that things cannot get better, they do. How? WELD Racing seemed to be in a pretty good spot and then WELD Racing introduces the S70 wheel and the whole RT-S lineup gets lighter...
SEMA Coverage 2017: They’re Back! Ford Performance Announces Sponsorship of Bob Tasca III NHRA Nitro Funny Car In 2018!
The world of drag racing has dominated major announcements at the 2017 SEMA show so far. First the news of NHRA’s management changes and now the news that Ford will be returning to professional...