Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, CHEVY
The COPO Returns! After A Winning 2016, Chevrolet Unveils The 2017 Line – Only 69 Being Built!
(Photos: Chevrolet) If you needed any proof that Camaro Vs. Mustang was still a genuine battle between Ford and Chevrolet, all you need to do is look at classes like NMCA’s Factory Super Car...
Breaking News: Chevrolet Unveils The Camaro SS Drag Race Development Program Cars! Exclusive In-Depth Photos Here
It sat in the center of the building…obviously a sixth-generation Camaro SS, but wearing the kind of swirly camo you see on prototype test mules. Normally, you don’t see Hoosier drag...
Gallery: Southeast Gassers Action From Mt. Park Dragway – Coolest Cars In The Country!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – When we first heard the SEG was going to make the haul to Mt. Park Dragway we knew for sure this was a must-see event. This is the furthest-North event...
Watch Cruz Pedregon Make The Most Incredible Run In NHRA Funny Car History
The best thing about the sport of drag racing is that you literally do not know what is going to happen one minute to the next. For instance, funny car at the NHRA Toyota Nationals last weekend was...
SEMA 2016: Will The Steel Bodied 1967 Buick Street Funny Car From SEMA 2015 Be Topped?
(Editor’s note: As the 2016 SEMA show is approaching with the speed of an asteroid coming for the Earth, we’re going to look back at 2015 over the next couple of days to show you our...
Watch One Of The Quickest AWD Drag Cars In The World Get Wild On The Strip – EKanoo GTR
Bahrain’s EKanoo Racing has a fleet of cars that range from big nitrous engined Pro Mods to the insane GT86 Toyota which has made repeated five second runs with a 2JZ engine. The guys also have...
Watch The Golden Gorilla Actually Become One – The Behind The Scenes Story Of The $60,000 SGMP Win
There have been some great seasons put together by racers in the drag radial world over the last decade but it will be very difficult to best the effort put forth by DeWayne Mills and his entire crew...
Nitro Gypsy Lays Down Funny Car Odds At California Hot Rod Reunion XXV!
It’s a given that the California Hot Rod Reunion attracts some of the best racecars in North America every year and the 25th edition of this event (October 20 – 23) is no exception. The...
Carolina Xtreme Pro Mod Action – The Last Race Of The Season Was Awesome!
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – That’s it, the Carolina Xtreme Pro Mods had a great 8 race first season that just ended on October 15th. The series champion was decided at the previous...
Throwdown In T-Town 2016 Covrage: Action From Tulsa Raceway Park!
(Words by Bad Brad Klaassen, shots by Patrick Red Williams and Jennifer Durrant Williams, Red’s Drag Racing Photos and Ricky Ritchie, FTS Photos) –The fall edition of one of the biggest 1/8th...
Watch Frank Soldridge Drive Into And Through A Power Wheelie Like A Boss
The twin turbocharged big block Chevy powering Frank Soldridge’s Mustang is a very, very potent piece. Like all of the cars running in the nearly unlimited Radial VS the World class, it is on...
Watch Two Alky Funny Cars Come Within Inches Of Mashing Each Other At 260mph! Crazy!
When it comes to nightmare scenarios at the track, two cars tangling up at the stripe ranks very high on that list. Last weekend at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals drivers Shane Westerfield (left...
Watch David Barton Run The Quickest Stock Run In History At Maple Grove – 8.07!
The hunt for the 7-second zone in stock eliminator is not just on, it is like nuclear war out there and last weekend the battle zone was Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania. The players were...
The Story Of The Aussie Drag Week Chevelle! Twin Turbos Hanging Out In The Breeze And 8-Second Slips!
The Aussie Drag Week Chevelle came onto the scene in 2015 as one of the most amazing stories of the event. A couple of guys from Australia came to the US, bought the crummiest looking Chevelle in the...