Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320

Watch Jay Leno Survive The Hemi Under Glass Wreck While Filming Jay Leno’s Garage

You need to watch this video several times to understand how close Jay Leno came to either dying or being SERIOUSLY wounded during the now infamous Hemi Under Glass Wreck that will appear on season...

Eagle Field Runway Drags – Hot Rods, Gassers, Dragsters And Throwback Flag Starts!

(Photos by Jamie Shores-Fraijo) – There’s a growing bunch of hot rodders and drag racers that are flying well under the radar of the sanctioning bodies and throngs of spectators who attend...

King Of The Streets 2016 Coverage: The Baddest No-Prep Race In America? You Decide!

(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – Chi-Town’s King of the Streets 2016 event, or KOTS, runs based on a simple philosophy: No prep, no problem. Running the baddest street cars in the...

In-Car Video: Ride With NHRA Alky Dragster Star Brandon Booher As He Wins The Final In Chicago!

Brandon Booher is a well respected and successful NHRA alcohol dragster competitor who is currently running 9th nationally in the points. The Lucas Oil Series racer has been pounding the pavement...

Classic 1980s Drag Video: Watch A Cool Four Speed Pontiac Race At Englishtown And Hampton Dragway

Lots of times we feature videos that have splashy action, effects, or stuff happening that is mind blowing for one of a million reasons. This time we’re showing you one of the most straight...

Classic Funny Car And Gasser Action At Annual Pace Performance Funny Car Nationals!

(Words by Dennis Salzwimmer – Photos by ‘Big’ Bob Snyder)   Memorial Day weekend the 9th Annual Pace Performance Funny Car Nationals and Nostalgia Classic to Quaker City...

Dave McClelland To Be Inducted Into Motorsports Hall of Fame Of America June 29th – Awesome!

The voice that defined the NHRA for generations and did so much more is finally getting the honor he is due. Dave McClelland will be inducted into the Motorsports Hall Of Fame of America on June...

Charlie Westcott Jr. To Make NHRA Pro Stock Debut In His Mustang At E-Town This Weekend

There’s a lot of interesting stuff happening at Englishtown this weekend for the NHRA Summernationals. For starters, Ricky Gadson will be riding in NHRA pro stock bike for the first time in a...

Gearhead Guys You Should Know: Sydney Allard

Sydney Allard is best known as the father of a British car company that made its name by taking a well engineered British chassis and stuffing it full of whatever American V8 they could shove in it....

BangShift Question Of The Day: Who’s Going To Invent A Quick Way To Dry A Drag Strip? How?

So as I was sitting there, lamenting our luck that the rain was falling at New England Dragway on Sunday at the NHRA New England Nationals, my mind wandered to the one place it always does in these...

Mad Mule Coverage From Galot Motorsports Park: The New One Day Pro Mod Sensation!

(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) –  The Mad Mule is a brand new single day Pro Mod race at Galot Motorsports in Benson, NC. The name it self comes from the local annual Mule festival, Mule...

Aerospace Components And Dina Parise Racing Join Forces For 2016 Pro Mod Season

The world of pro mod drag racing is tough. Multi-thousand horsepower cars, lots of talented teams, and many places to race mean that it people competing in the sport need solid supporters to be...

UPDATE: Todd Paton Beats Brittany Force In Round 1 At Epping!!! Career Best Weekend Keeps Getting Better!

UPDATE: Check out our boy Todd Paton! He runs 3.935 at 310.34 mph in Epping to start off his weekend pretty damn good and then starts the rain delayed eliminations with an upset win over Brittany...

Drag Action Photos: Sweet Sportsman Action From Shadyside Dragway – Wheels Up and More

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Last week we showed you some great Benoit Pigeon photos from Shadyside Dragway and their Carolina Xtreme Pro Mod event. As it turns out there were a ton of cars on...