Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
No-Prep Explosion: March San Antonio Event Has $50,000 For Big Tire Cars And $10,000 For Small
There’s a large contingent of you out there in reader-land who believe that “no-prep” racing is a dumb idea and that it is the current flavor of the week when it comes to drag...
Legendary Drag Racer Jim “Superman” Nicoll Has Died – Survived Horrendous 1970 US Nationals Top Fuel Wreck
(Photos credit: NHRA/NationalDragster.com) – One of the most colorful characters in drag racing’s brilliant past has died. Jim “Superman” Nicoll who was the 1970 Drag News...
Best Of BangShift 2015: Mark Rebilas Captured The Greatest Crash Sequence In Drag Racing History – Dixon Disaster Frame By Frame
(Photos by Mark Rebilas) – It is a span of minutes that I will not forget for the rest of my earthly days. Watching Larry Dixon’s top fuel dragster fold up and embark on a sickening...
Dragstrip Destroyed: Holly Springs Motorsports Seemingly Blown To Pieces By Tornado
One of the country’s quickest and fastest eighth mile drag strips has been decimated by a tornado. Holly Springs Motorsports in Holly Springs, Mississippi was struck on Wednesday by a very...
Don Schumacher Racing Didn’t Buy Them All! The New TBS500 Top Fuel Billet Intake Is Awesome!
Looking at a Top Fuel Dragster or Funny Car, one might think that ANY intake manifold would work with that much blower on top. And to some extent that’s correct. Stuff air and fuel through it...
Tucson Dragway Joins NHRA Member Track Network
NHRA officials announced today that Tucson Dragway, in Tucson, Ariz., has joined the NHRA Member Track Network as part of Division 7, the Pacific Division. Located just south of Interstate 10 on the...
Update: Jason Tabscott’s Truck Found! Now, We Need To Locate His Stolen 1975 Camaro!
It has been almost four months since Jason Tabscott’s GMC Sierra, car trailer, and the white 1975 Chevrolet Camaro that ran hard in Street Race Small-Block N/A on Drag Week this year were...
Pair Of Pro Stock Champions To Drive With EFI Mopar HEMI® Power
Words by JEGS and FCA Communications A pair of champions will team up and carry the Mopar banner in 2016, as back-to-back NHRA Pro Stock champ Erica Enders and five-time overall Pro Stock title...
Hellfire! Watch Dave Vantine Run 5.77/239mph On A Top Fuel Motorcycle – One Of Three 5.70 Riders Ever
Ok, so who’s ready for the NHRA pro mod VS top fuel motorcycle match race? C’amon you think it is a bad idea but these things are running neck and neck now. Ok, well it is a bit unfair on...
AFCO Is Bringing Great New Drag Racing Products To PRI 2015 – Here’s a Preview
Every year at PRI there are a few companies who set themselves apart from the pack and really come all out with the new products. It seems like every year that happens AFCO’s name is at the top...
Mike Murillo Wrecks Iconic LaFawnduh Mustang At Edinburg (TX) Raceway During No-Prep Event
(Photo credit: Mike Murillo fan page) – It was a bad night at the races for legendary door slammer, small tire, and Mustang racer Mike Murillo last night. During a no-prep event at Edinburgh...
Aussie Drag Racing Legend Brett Stevens Sentenced To 13 Years For Involvement In Drug Ring
For a time, Brett Stevens was as big a deal as was humanly possible in the world of Australian motorsports and we mean that literally. He ran nitro harley motorcycles, competed in top door slammer,...
Throwback Showdown: The Top 20 NHRA Funny Car Drivers Chose Their Favorite Historic Cars – You Vote For The Best One!
Our pal Bobby Bennett over at CompetitionPlus.com has had some good ideas over the years. He hired me more than a decade ago and that is just one example. The most recent example of his clever...
