Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Woah Baby! Watch This Driver Make A Top End Save When The Motor Kicks A Freeze Plug Out!
This video was made in the car of driver Rich Yale who competes in the Wild Street 8.50 index class. He was making a qualifying pass with frequent BangShifty guest celebrity Jon Sandahl in the other...
Oh, The Rolls Royce Burnouts Are Cute – This Video Of A Nitro Funny Car At Goodwood Beats All!
There have been some notable drag machines that have taken on the Goodwood hill over the years but none of them did what Jason Phelps did. Phelps took his Gladiator Ford Mustang nitro burner and laid...
Meet The New Murder Nova: 1320Video Takes A Look At The Newest Street Outlaw
DO NOT CALL IT MURDER NOVA 2.0! That’s a direct order from Shawn, as he says he will never approve calling it, or any other car, 2.0. Just sayin’. But what it is for sure is a cool car...
Legit Bumper Dragger! Watch This Camaro Hammer The Steel At I29 Dragway During A No-Prep Event
No-Prep drag racing is a topic of hotel debated merit these days. There are legions of supporters of this unpredictable and exciting form of the sport and there are about as many people who think it...
Drag Event Coverage: Bracket Racing Action From GALOT Motorsports Park
(Photos by David Whealon) – We love covering the big events around here. NHRA nationals, stuff like drag week, the Tri-Five Nationals, LS FEST, and others. We also love covering the smaller...
More Mello: Coca-Cola’s Mello Yello Brand Renews NHRA Title Sponsorship Through 2023
My son Jack loves Mello Yello and NHRA drag racing. The Mello Yello brand loves NHRA drag racing as well because it was announced yesterday that the brand will continue to be the title sponsor of the...
Pro Stock’s Allen Johnson Calls It Quits After 2017 Season
(Photos Bob Wingfield, Jeff Burghardt, Mike Burghardt and Mopar Motorsports) One of the last remaining non-Chevrolet NHRA Pro Stock racers, Allen Johnson, has carried the Mopar flag for his entire...
Legendary Drag Racing Photographer Tom Schiltz Has Died – We Remember Him Here
(By Bret Kepner) – Tom Schiltz January 19, 1945 – August 25, 2017 Acknowledged as one of drag racing’s greatest photographers, Tom Schiltz will forever be remembered for his business...
Citing Need For More Time In Top Alcohol Dragster Troy Coughlin Jr. Has Resigned From His Driving Position At Kalitta Motorsports
In an unexpected announcement that was released on Saturday it was announced that Troy Coughlin Jr. has resigned from his driving position at Kalitta Motorsports. Coughlin was sitting in 10th place...
Watch New Hampshire’s Dan Page Win Top Alcohol Dragster At The 2016 NHRA US Nationals – Epic!
I am totally geared up for the 2017 NHRA Chevrolet Performance US Nationals. I was reflecting on my favorite moment from the 2016 race and one of my favorite moments from my nearly 20 years of...
BangShift Candidate Endorsement: Scott Palmer Needs Your Votes To Race In The Traxxas Shootout At Indy!
So here’s the deal, we like all three of the guys up for the 8th spot in the Traxxas Top Fuel shootout at the US Nationals. Terry McMillan, Troy Coughlin Jr., and Scott Palmer are the three...
Four Wide: The Strip At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Joins zMax Dragway As Second Four Lane Drag Strip In World
It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. When The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as built about 20 years ago, it was intended to be a four lane drag strip. Anyone who has ever visited the...
Speed Week LIVE Audio Feed Link Here – Listen To All The Action and Keep Up With The Stories
We’re late on the trigger with this one but there’s a live audio feed of the announcers at Speed Week. You can listen to it by clicking the link below. This is absolutely the best way to...
Bad News: Three People Were Killed In A Shooting At Great Lakes Dragaway On Sunday
We take no pleasure in relaying news like this from a drag strip. Three people were killed in a shooting at Great Lakes Dragaway on Sunday. The historic track in Union Grove, Wisconsin was hosting an...