Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320

Drag Action Coverage: More Killer Stuff From Cars and Stars At Empire Dragway In Leicester, New York

(Photos by Jose Ferrer) – Yesterday we showed you some killer Mike Brooks photos from Empire Dragway and their Cars and Stars event. Well, we’re back with more ace lens work. This time...

Drag Action Photos: A Hot Night At Beaver Springs Dragway With Big Names and Cool Cars

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we showed you the first batch of photos from Joe Grippo’s camera featuring the action and the cars at Beaver Springs Dragway a weekend ago. It was an...

Momentous: Drag Racing’s First Live National Network TV Broadcast Was 61 Years Ago – The Loop Closes Next Weekend In Denver

(Thanks to Bret Kepner for the big time assist on this one) – November 13, 1955 was a very important day in the history of drag racing and there are very, very few people who remember why. On...

Match Bash: Daddy Dave vs Andy Jensen At Beaver Springs Dragway – Tons More Cars

(Photo by Joe Grippo) – What is this Daddy Dave Day here at BangShift?! No, not exactly but what it does illustrate is that the idea of the Barnstorming match racer is not dead. In fact, it is...

Watch LIVE Now: DragStalgia – Europe’s Largest Nostalgia Drag Race Complete With Fire Burnouts And All!

(Photo credit: Julian Hunt) – Nostalgia fans are in for a spectacular weekend as the Rat Trap and Bradfords Fiat Fuel Altereds head for Dragstalgia at the UK’s Santa Pod Raceway. Waiting...

They Came, They Saw, They Lost: Buffalo Small Tire Racers Take Care Of Street Outlaws Heroes – Photo Coverage

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Our man Mike Brooks was on the scene of a very busy night at Lancaster Dragway outside of Buffalo, New York a couple of weekends ago. Street Outlaws Kamikaze Chris...

Heeeee’s Baaaaaacccckkkk! Gary Putnam And His Gnarly Mustang Are Loaded To Take On All Comers For Drag Week 2016

If you can believe it, this is a relationship built on bacon…and almost destroyed by it. Ok, that sounds like a horrible line from a soap opera but it kind of happened. See, Gary Putnam went on...

When The Mouse Roared: A Look Back At The Awesome, Small Block Powered Career Of Dale Hall

(Photos Courtesy of Hall family archive) – While Dale Hall’s may not be a household name in many dwellings across this country, he’s a guy that has a life and a career that was 100%...

Goodbye Art Chrisman: One Of The Greatest Hot Rodders Who Ever Lived Has Passed

(Photo: NHRA Archive) – Art Chrisman, one of the greatest hot rodders who ever lived, a man who saw success as a pioneering drag racer, land speed racer, and a hot rod builder of nearly...

The NHRA Has Made A Ruling On Funny Car Headers: Here’s Why You Look Dumb If You Freak Out

  It has been announced that NHRA officials have put a cap on the angle that nitro funny car teams can lean their header pipes back. Lots of people are freaking out about this and we think it is...

2016 Rocky Mountain Race Week Day 1 Coverage! Photos And Updates From Nebraska!

Rocky Moutain Race Week is on and currently on the move, with competitors currently heading to Denver, Colorado today to prepare for the next round of racing at Bandimere Speedway. The thin air of...

Chuck Etchells, First Driver To Run 4s In A Funny Car Has Passed – We Remember Him Here

Chuck Etchells notched his name into the stone tablet of funny car history back in 1993 when he became the first driver to punch his way into the four second zone in a nitro funny car. On a weekend...

This Twin-Turbocharged Camaro Goes For The Moon At Memphis – Driver Ok, Car Ok, Firesuit Might Need A Wash!

Gauging the horizon to determine how your vehicle is traveling is for cars…no, wait. That’s wrong. That is correct for airplanes….cars are supposed to be level, not acting like they...

Listen Up! The WFO Podcast Features BangShifty Goodness – Talking Pro Stock and More!

Well that pro stock column really got some attention last week! Between a ton of people reading it and lots of great comments it also resulted in an appearance on the WFO podcast which is hosted by...