Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Another Drag Strip Closing: Texas Raceway Is Shutting The Gates For Good
(Photo: Don Cook/Fort Worth Star-Telegram) We never like to see a racetrack calling it a day, but we found out yesterday evening that the 1/8th mile strip in Kennedale was closing down for good...
Retro Gallery: 2016 Good Vibrations March Meet Photos: Top Fuel, Nitro Funny Car, And Fuel Altereds!
OUR LIVE STREAMING BROADCAST OF THE 2017 GOOD VIBRATIONS MARCH MEET STARTS IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. TO GET YOUR JUICES FLOWING WE’RE SHARING SOME PHOTOS FROM LAST YEAR! Nitro, baby! It is the thing...
NHRA Sells National Trail Raceway To Ownership Group That Operates Heartland Park Topeka
The National Hot Rod Association has sold one of the tracks that they own. National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio was sold to Shelby Development, the group that bought and now operates Heartland Park...
Barnstormin’: Lights Out 8 – A Space Odyssey
I knew working at Lights Out 8 was going to be something. I knew it was going to be crazy. I knew it was going to be long days and very short nights, but even I could not conceive of what I would see...
2017 NHRA Circle K Winternationals! Here’s Our Final Big Blast Of Photos
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We have finally reached the end of the line with our 2017 NHRA Circle K Winternationals photos. That’s good timing because I’m currently on an airplane...
Billy Glidden Crash Video: The Full Fury Of The Crash Can Be Seen Here – This Is Rough
(Video credit: GRS1 Motorsports Facebook page) – Video has been released of the violent crash that hospitalized Billy Glidden yesterday. You will see his retro wrapped Mustang come off the...
NHRA Heritage Series Champ Krabill Debuts New Car & Sponsorship For Good Vibrations March Meet
It was a long time coming for the Austin & O’Brien team and driver Kris Krabill in winning the 2016 NHRA Heritage Series Nitro Funny Car Championship. A winning season, starting out the...
Billy Glidden Testing Crash News and Updates Here – Injured But Stable After Wreck
It was a traumatic day for Billy Glidden on Tursday. While making a test run in his 2010 Mustang pro mod at Orlando Speed World, Glidden was involved in a crash that injured him and largely damaged...
2017 NHRA Circle K Winternationals Action Photos: More High Flying Sportsman Action
(Photos by Wes Allison) – The NHRA Mello Yello drag racing series heads to the Phoenix, Arizona area this weekend as the second race of the 24-event tour will see competitors lining up at Wild...
Watch Lights Out 8 HERE – Baddest Small Tire Race On Planet Earth Is ON!
This is it, the big one that people have been gearing up for, Lights Out 8. Starting at about 5:30 pm on Thursday night and then going through the entire weekend our pal Mark Walter will be...
Watch Steven Fereday Escape From His Burning Car At Lights Out 8 – He Is OK
I have been to many drag races over my 20 years in the sport but there’s never been one like Lights Out 8. The days are long, the action is completely mental and we still have multiple days...
Challenger Demon Video: This Week Features A Wrinkled Drag Radial And Torque!
This week’s Challenger Demon video is a quick one at only :15 seconds. It is called “Multiplication” and it features the Nitto drag radial tires that the car will be equipped with...
2017 NHRA Circle K Winternationals Action: Top Sportsman and Top Dragster
(Photos by Wes Allison) – Top Dragster and Top Sportsman racing were featuring at the NHRA Circle K Winternationals for the first time in 2017. These two classes became part of the NHRA...
