Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Video: Watch Highlights From The 1977 NHRA Springnationals in Columbus, Ohio!
This video rules so, so hard. Why? This is not just a highlight reel from the 1977 NHRA Springnationals, it is a class by class look at the race, there’s footage of Pro Comp and a great...
1320Video Goes DEEP Behind The Scenes At The NHRA Finals – Stuff You’ve Never Seen, Fresh Perspective!
Several months ago, 1320Kyle reached out and said, “Hey, we’ve never been to an NHRA National event to shoot, who do we need to talk to?” I got the guys hooked up with the right...
Don’t Judge A Failure By Its Cover: This Is The Insane And True Story Of The Vulcan Shuttle – The Solid Fuel Rocket Powered VW
The Vulcan Shuttle is a machine which has been snickered it, derided, laughed at, and generally mocked in the annals of drag racing history by those that know of its existence. Why? Because the thing...
American Powertrain Parting Shift: Watch Joel Steele Set The H-Pattern Stick Record In The 6.80s At Over 210mph!
One of the coolest things about drag racing is the clean way that “records” can be followed and tracked. There are a billion of them. Unlike road course style records that can get...
Hot Ticket: This Pro Street 1964 Dodge 330 Is Packing A Hemi, A Cage, And The Stance We Love
There’s no such thing as a perfect car but it’s fun to try and find it, right? This thing is hitting all the spots for us. You are looking at a pro street style 1964 Dodge 330. The red...
The Hustle Is Real: Tony and Leah Talk About Getting The New NHRA Team Off The Groud
Of all the massive news stories that broke in the late season and during the early part of the off-season of NHRA Camping World drag racing, the creation of Tony Stewart Racing’s NHRA top fuel...
Rip Tide: The Incredible and Dark History of The World‘s Water Speed Record – In-Depth History!
The world’s water speed record has been held by only 9 people since 1928. It has an 85% death rate in attempts and the current record has stood since 1978 with each successive attempt to unseat...
Listen Up: NHRA Insider Podcast Year in Review Episode With Wes Buck, Tony Pedregon
Guests Tony Pedregon and Wes Buck join Brian Lohnes on this final episode of the NHRA Insider podcast for 2021. The conversations range from a look back over the NHRA’s insanely successful PRI...
A Chrysler Six Without The Slant: Rumor Is That A Turbocharged Inliner Is On The Way For Non-EV “Muscle Cars” In The Future
(By Tom Lohnes) – With the sad but inevitable announcement of the hellcat engine’s death, there has been recent speculation about what will be powering the new, non-ev dodge muscle cars....
PRI Show Photos: The Performance Racing Industry Show In Indy Is On! Race Cars And Race Parts Galore. Coverage Starts Here!
The PRI Show in Indy is on folks and every race part manufacturer is here at the Indianapolis Convention Center showing their wares. This place is Mecca for racers and crews and we love this show....
Another One Bites The Dust: R.I.P. Auto Club Dragway
(Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne) – In a terse Facebook page proclamation on Friday December 3, 2021, Auto Club Speedway management declared, “After careful consideration on the best...
Learn Something: This Profile On Motorcycle Drag Racing Engines In Engine Builder Magazine Is Great
I have to admit to being woefully under appreciative of the hard work, the tech, and the downright nasty performance of motorcycle drag racing for far too long into my career in the sport. Weirdly,...
Properly Pro Street: This 1958 Chevrolet Del Ray Has Great Paint, A Blower, And No Tweed In Sight!
I mean, hey. The Vega that Chad posted up today is a nice little car and if you want to feel like you are driving around an early pro stock machine, it fits the bill. Me? When I build pro street cars...
