Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Larry Larson Wins Top Sportsman At NHRA Kansas Nationals In Drag Week S-10 Truck – #1 Qualifier And A Wally!
(Photos by DRD Photos – not from Kansas event) – If we hadn’t seen most of it with our own eyes, we may not have believed it but just minutes ago, Larry Larson drove his now iconic...
2015 FE Race And Reunion Coverage: Pit Photos – Cool Cars, Thrashing, Motors, More
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we’re back with more photo coverage from the 2015 FE Race and Reunion. Grippo went to this massive festival of...
Huge News! Multiple Rocket Cars Will Be Testing A Brainerd International Raceway In Just A Couple Of Weeks – Be There!
While we’re not sure of the exact date, we’re relatively certain that multiple rocket cars have not appeared at the same drag strip at the same time since Ronald Reagan was in office and...
Small Missouri Airport Has Drag Racing Problem And Apparently Little Security – Rodders Using Airport As Private Strip
Hannibal Regional Airport in Missouri is a small place with a 4,400ft runway and apparently not much security. People have literally been driving in and using the runway as a private drag strip and...
BangShifters We Need To Help This Racer: He Doesn’t Want Money, Sympathy, Or Votes – Let’s Help Him Find A Body!
Earlier today we showed you some racers catching bad breaks at the strip and bending up their cars. Well this story is totally along those lines but there is a slight plot twist and we’re...
Gone In Five Seconds: Andy Frost Talks About Losing The Street Car Record And The Quest To Get It Back
There are a handful of people on the planet that are seeking to achieve the ultimate bragging right in the world of street legal drag racing. That’s the title of “world’s quickest...
VP Racing Fuels Joins Forces With The Real Pro Mod Association and Jegs – Get Your VP Madditives From Jegs Now!
It is always great news when two solid organizations hook up and strike a deal where everyone wins, even you. Such is the case with the announcement that VP Racing Fuels has partnered up with the...
Drag Action Coverage: The Big Dog Shootout At Piedmont Dragway! Doorslammer Craziness
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Every first Thursday of the month during racing season at Piedmont Dragway in Julian, NC, very large crowds show up to witness the Big Dog...
Drag Strip For Sale…In Australia – The Old School Cool Heathcote Park Is Up For Grabs
BangShifters outside of Australia may not be familiar with the Heathcote Park drag strip, but BangShifters sure are. We have featured dozens and dozens of videos over the years from the old school...
2015 FE Race and Reunion: An Amazing Collection Of Ford’s Mightiest Drag Beasts Of The 1960s Here!
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – The 2015 FE Race and Reunion, while certainly drag racing oriented, also featured an all FE powered car show. The volunteer staff had a tough time selecting...
Sell Out: 2015 Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week Fills Up In 16 Minutes! From Top To Bottom, This Should Be Great
Like fat kids chasing an ice cream truck, fervent Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week hopefuls would not be denied entry into an event that has literally taken on a life of its own over the last few years. It...
Joey Gladstone Runs His Suzuki Hayabusa…Without A Wheelie Bar…To A 6.56@217MPH Pass At Maryland International!
It looks like a wasp with the radical extended rear, it sounds like a wasp as it stages, and when it launches…well, it flies, alright. The racer is Joey Gladstone, the bike is a Suzuki...
Watch Top Fuel Motorcycle Racer Chris Matheson Get Electrocuted By And Nearly Fall Off His Bike During A Run
Aussie top fuel motorcycle rider Chris Matheson has been at the big boy motorcycle game for a while and like all guys who have made a career of it, he’s had his fair share of bumps, bruises,...
