Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320

It’s Over: Kanawha Valley Motorsports Park Has Been Sold And Will Be Demolished

Back in May we told you that Kanawha Valley Motorsports Park was closing and the owners were getting aggressive in their efforts to sell the property. Well the property sold and sadly it was not to a...

Video: Watch Nicky Bonifante Tell The Most Insane Rental Car Story Ever – Legend Of The Bob Gilbertson Cadillac

In the realm of rental car stories they literally do not get any more insane than this. It is a tale of escalating insanity, potential death and injury, of trouble, fines, and flat out crazy...

More Meltdown Drags Coverage! The Chi-Town Hustlers Knocked These Photos Out Of The Park

(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – Well we have come to the end of the photos that Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke shot at the 2017 Meltdown Drags but we are by no means done with coverage....

Meltdown Drags 2017 Photo Coverage: More Wheels Up, Old School, Tire Frying Fun!

(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – The photo hits just keep on coming from the 2017 Meltdown Drags. Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke absolutely crushed it and we’re still seeing the...

2017 Meltdown Drags Coverage: Tons of Tri-Five Chevys and Gassers Galore!

(Photos by Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke) – As we promised, the onslaught of 2017 Meltdown Drags photo coverage continues today. This particular gallery of images has all kinds of straight axle...

2017 Meltdown Drags Coverage: Our Second Load Of Photos From This Massive Race

(Photos by Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke) – In what will be a recurring theme over the next couple of weeks, we’re back with more photos from the 2017 Meltdown Drags at Byron Dragway in...

Meltdown Drags 2017 Coverage: The First Barrage Of Awesome Photos From Byron Dragway

(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – Once again, it’s that time of year…the Meltdown Drags! The eighth annual Meltdown might have been this biggest or best, but either way it...

Dyno Video: Watch The Bob Book Built, 400ci NHRA Comp Eliminator Small Block That’s Headed For The Pacific Northwest Make A Rip

Now this is some small block music straight from the horsepower heavens. You are going to watch a 400ci small block Chrysler hemi engine make a rip saw of a dyno pull at Bob Book Racing Enterprises....

Meltdown Drags Craziness: Watch The Throttle Hang Wide Open On Brian Kohlman’s Nitro Hemi Coupe, Resulting In Carnage

Brian Kohlman’s nitro hemi coupe is one hell of a hot rod, sometimes it acts like it is from hell as well. Kohlman’s car uses an early Hemi on a nice load of fuel hooked to a stick shift...

Bobby Cottrell And Bucky Austin Power Win UNFC Seattle Invitational!

(Photos by Dyan Lover, Frank L. Smith & Jim Doyle) It took a couple of record setting performances, but the Bucky Austin-Mike O’Brien “Northwest Hitter” Bardahl-backed Camaro driven by...

High Flying Stock and Super Stock Drag Racing Action From Maple Grove!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) –When it comes to cool drag strips, few places in the country can match Maple Grove blow for blow. We’re talking about a place with incredible history and a legacy...

Our Final Blast Of Photos From Beaver Springs Match Race Madness 2017 – Cool Iron Everywhere!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Whether we’re talking about headliners Andy Jensen and Larry Larson or the other killer cars at the Beaver Springs Match Race Madness 2017 event, the awesome...

Fantastic Video: Watch Top Fuel Crew Guy Matt Sackman Listen To His Brother Win Top Dragster While Thrashing!

This is a really special piece of video. Zach and Matt Sackman are widely respected and very well liked people in the sport of drag racing. As brothers the run the Hangsterfers top dragster entry at...

Match Race Madness At Beaver Springs Coverage: More Cool Shots Of The Event In Action!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’re back with more great Joe Grippo photos from the recent Match Race Madness at Beaver Springs. Larry Larson was on an eastern match racing stint and this...