Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
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...
NMCA All-American Nationals Action – A Last Blast Of Greatness From Indy
(Photos by Jacob Marshall) – Well we have showed you plenty of drag racing, drifting, and pit action thus far from the 2016 NMCA All-Amercian Nationals in Indy. The event was held under tough...
What I Do In My Spare Time – Hot Chicks And Nitro Funny Cars!
(Words by Darr Hawthorne – Photos by Darr Hawthorne and Jesse Benson) – In addition to contributing to BangShift.com, one of the occasional jobs I’ve got is providing “picture...
The List! Here’s the 61 Drivers That Have Won An NHRA Pro Stock Race Listed In Order
(Vintage photos by Bob Boudreau) – I was pretty shocked and happily so at the response my recent story about the history of pro stock and the fact that only 61 people have ever won in the...
Action Photos From The Orange Drag Strip Reunion – Throwing Down Old School In Massachusetts
(Photos by High Octane Images) – With a flag starter and a 330′ length course run on the landing strip at the small Sterling Airport in Sterling, Massachusetts the Orange Drag Strip Reunion...
Pro Mod VS Fuel Altered: Coverage Of The Annual Insanity From Denton, Texas – Best Match Race In America
(Photos by Bad Brad’s Speed Shots) – For the fourth time, Northstar Dragway in Denton, Texas hosted what has to be the coolest freaking match race in the country and thanks to Bad Brad...
Best of BS 2016: Les Mayhew’s Incredible 2015 March Meet Film Is Right Here!
Perhaps the greatest gift a person can receive in life is to find their calling. To locate, however it happens, the one thing that makes your wheels turn harder than anything else. The one thing that...
Best of BS 2016: An E-Mail Manifesto On The IHRA Saga So Good We Had To Print It
(Editor’s Note: We get plenty of email from readers and it ranges from people calling us morons, to people insulting our mothers, to spam and every now and again something that stops us...