Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Sponsor News, BangShift 1320, Sponsor News
Good Deal: MAHLE Becomes The Official Piston, Piston Ring, and Engine Bearing of Engine Power TV
Jan 15, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Good Deal: MAHLE Becomes The Official Piston, Piston Ring, and Engine Bearing of Engine Power TV
It is always good to see a deal come together where everyone involved comes out ahead. It is also always good to see a deal come together involving some of your pals and in the case of the recent...
NHRA Celebrates 50 Years Of The Funny Car! A Year Long Tribute To The Plastic Fanastics
Jan 14, 2016Darr Hawthorne1
In 1966, a brand new class of competition emerged in NHRA when hot rodding enthusiasts of the era were trying to squeeze more performance out of their gassers, super stocks and muscle cars. With a...
NMCA Announces Xtreme Pro Mod Class – Eighth Mile Action And The Gloves Are OFF
Jan 13, 2016Brian Lohnes5
Well here’s another interesting development in the drag racing world. Hot on the heels of their Factory Super Car class announcement last week, the NMCA has dropped another announcement that...
New Video Series: NHRA History Lesson With Lewis Bloom – The First Topic Is Pro Stock!
Jan 13, 2016Brian Lohnes3
One of the things that the NHRA has been working really hard on this off season is revamping their approach to not only television, but their entire media side. Lots of people freaked out when the...
New Contingency Program For NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Jan 11, 2016Darr HawthorneComments Off on New Contingency Program For NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Lucas Oil Products Inc., a longtime supporter of Sportsman racing, unveiled a new contingency program for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, honoring Sportsman racers across the country. The new...
New NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Logo Unveiled
Jan 11, 2016Darr HawthorneComments Off on New NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Logo Unveiled
NHRA to incorporate design into “MY NHRA” national marketing campaign The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series logo is getting a bold new makeover in 2016. In coordination with Mello Yello’s...
Breaking News: Larry Dixon Released By Bob Vandergriff Racing
Jan 11, 2016Brian Lohnes16
National Speed Sport News is reporting that Larry Dixon has been released by Bob Vandergriff Racing and is seeking another ride, a team management position, or a media position for the 2016 season....
Breaking: Video – EKanoo Racing Resets All Time Import Record 5.77 @247 mph!
Jan 11, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Breaking: Video – EKanoo Racing Resets All Time Import Record 5.77 @247 mph!
We were tipped off to this video mere minutes ago and we believe that it depicts the quickest import drag racing run in history with an elapsed time of 5.77 and a terminal speed of 247mph. The run...
Sad News: The Ray Price Motorsports Racing Team Hangs It Up After 48 Years, Passing Of Price
Jan 08, 2016Brian Lohnes1
After the passing of Ray Price in December we were not sure what the future would hold for the race team that bore his name for some 48 years. Today we have our answer. The Ray Price Motorsports...
Breaking News: Fire Rips Through Famoso Raceway – Takes Out Tower And More – UPDATED!
Jan 07, 2016Chad Reynolds6
UPDATE: 12:00 PM Pacific Time 1/7/2016 12:00 PM Pacific Time 1/6/15 Photos courtesy of Auto Club Famoso Raceway Just before 3:30 AM, the Kern County Fire Department responded to a structure...
BOMBSHELL! NMCA Creates The Class Everyone Wants – NMCA Factory Super Car Heads Up Racing!
Jan 06, 2016Brian Lohnes5
We thought we knew, we heard things, and now the rumors have proved themselves! NMCA has announced the creation of the Factory Super Car Class that will pit COPO Camaros, Challenger Drag Packs, and...
Flamin’ Awesome: Mark Rebilas Releases His Best Of 2015 Photos – Amazing Images
Jan 05, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Flamin’ Awesome: Mark Rebilas Releases His Best Of 2015 Photos – Amazing Images
(Photos by Mark Rebilas) – He’s never standing still, he’s almost always smiling, he’s willing to accept a golf cart ride back from the top end every now and again,...
Birdman Defeats Kye Kelly For $15k In Texas Some No-Prep Wreckage Along The Way At Redemption 4.0 (Videos)
Jan 04, 2016Brian Lohnes11
Lest you thought that there was no big money left to win in the no-prep world at this time of the year, the crew at Texas Raceway proved you wrong. The eighth-mile track in Kennedale, Texas had their...
Tuesday Night With BangShift Chad On The Nitro Report! Get Your Dose!
Dec 29, 2015Darr Hawthorne1
Tonight, watch BangShift’s Chad Reynolds when he joins Donnie Couch and Darr Hawthorne and Bruce Barker on the Nitro Report from the West Coast Funny Car Factory Studios tonight December 29th at...






