Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Strip Trip: We Visit A Quarter Mile Drag Strip On The Island Of Aruba – Raceway Park Palo Marga
Jan 19, 2017Brian Lohnes4
Recently, my wife Kerri and I spent a few days in Aruba with some friends of ours for a little R&R before race season gets cranked up and I become a ghost at the house. The island is an amazing...
The Nitro Road Tour Continues: Nostalgia A/Fuel Adventure Part 2
Jan 19, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on The Nitro Road Tour Continues: Nostalgia A/Fuel Adventure Part 2
(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) – You ramble across the open road, race car in tow praying for a good trip with no breakdowns or blowouts thinking about what waits once you finally reach...
Keith Berry To List Entire Racing Operation For Sale -Famed Corvette Right Down To The Firesuit
Jan 17, 2017Brian Lohnes4
(Photo credit: Steve Baur/Fastest Street Car Magazine) – In news that the drag racing world did not see coming on Tuesday, Keith Berry has announced that his entire racing operation is for...
Ride Along IN The Awesome Boss Bird Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car As It Runs 6.02 With Pontiac Power!
Jan 16, 2017Brian Lohnes3
The nostalgia nitro funny car world is interesting. For as many teams as there are on the west coast trying to run 5.50s with all of their killer parts, there are teams dotted across the country...
2017 Okie Nitro Tour: Follow Along With The Grand Prix Racing Nostalgia A/Fuel Team
Jan 16, 2017Brian Lohnes1
(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) – Many drag racing fans go to an event and see all the on track excitement and think, man that’s really cool. I want to do that too! Little do they...
Maxton Memories: A BangShifter Remembers His First Trip To The Former Home Of The ECTA In Maxton, North Carolina
Jan 14, 2017Brian Lohnes1
(Words by Jake Nicolas) – I’ll never remember exactly how I found out about the Maxton Mile. It could have been from a local drag racing regular at the auto parts store, or from my boss...
Ride Along With Larry Larson And His Wife Sherry As They Make A Run In The Nova Down Under
Jan 13, 2017Brian Lohnes2
This video has plenty of stuff you are used to seeing. Larry Larson in the driver’s seat, those familiar Lenco levers coming through the floor, and a jungle gym of tubing behind his head. There...
Craig Breedlove Suing Museum Of Science and Industry For Alleged Damage To Original Spirit Of America – $395,000 Worth!
Jan 13, 2017Brian Lohnes9
Craig Breedlove and his historic, land speed record busting Spirit Of America are back in the news again but for very different reasons than you may expect. Breedlove is suing the Museum of Science...
Sad News: George Howard, One Of Drag Racing’s Greatest Promoters Has Died
Jan 12, 2017Brian Lohnes1
(Lead photo credit: CompetitionPlus.com) – Every sport has its legends, its influencers, its gamblers, and its innovators. George Howard embodied all of those things and more during a career...
Dodge To Introduce Challenger Demon In April – Drag Racing Honed Model? – Teaser Video Here!
Jan 11, 2017Brian Lohnes9
How do you top a Hellcat? With a Demon apparently. Chrysler has announced that they will reveal the long rumored new and most powerful muscle car ever at the New York Auto Show in April. Dubbed the...
Pro Mod Game Changer: Mid-West Pro Mod Series Announces Preliminary Rules, Payouts, Etc.
Jan 10, 2017Chad Reynolds2
The Mid-West Pro Mod Series #MakesProModRacingGreatAgain in a move that is like none other. While recent years have seen a flurry of ProMod events, sanctioning bodies, series, etc, not since the...
The Monday Shift: Watch And Ride In Ray Bulach’s 8-second T-56 Equipped Camaro
Jan 09, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on The Monday Shift: Watch And Ride In Ray Bulach’s 8-second T-56 Equipped Camaro
If you are trying figure out the quickest conventionally shifted GM car currently running down a drag strip, stop. We’ve got video of Ray Bulach right here at last year’s Holley LS Fest...
This Recap of The 1987 NHRA Winternationals With Dave McClelland and Steve Evans Is Great – 30 Years Ago!
Jan 09, 2017Brian Lohnes2
We’re about a month away from the start of the NHRA season with the Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway Pomona. We’re going to take you on a trip back through time to the 1987 NHRA...
NHRA Winternationals History: Watch The Crazy, Tire-Smoking 1997 Final – Scelzi’s First Win, Alan Johnson’s Return
Jan 08, 2017Brian Lohnes1
When Alan Jonhnson hired talented alcohol racer Gary Scelzi to be the driver of the Winston Top Fuel car for the 1997 season, it was a momentous and difficult job to be stepping into. Alan’s...