Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
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...
Rare Air: This Shelby Ram Box Intake Is Insanely Rare And Likely Came Off A DragonSnake!
Anyone who has read BangShift for any amount of time knows that I have had an intake manifold obsession for, well, forever. I am fascinated by how many different designs, applications, tricks,...
Listen Up: NHRA Insider Podcast Features Dallas Glenn, Tripp Tatum, and Cameron Ferre!
NHRA Rookie of the year Dallas Glenn, and a pair of Pomona top fuel semi-final finishers, Tripp Tatum and Cameron Ferre join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider. All three racers...
Ron Capps Wins NHRA Camping World Funny Car Championship With Dramatic Pomona Finish!
I couldn’t be happier for our dude Ron Capps who won the NHRA Camping World Funny Car Championship in the final race of the 2021 season in Pomona yesterday. At his home track, with family and...
Funny Car Championship Leader Ron Capps Drives Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat To #2 Qualifier At NHRA Season Finale
Three championship contending Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Cars performed well in qualifying, collected bonus points, and find themselves in the top half of the eliminations ladder to set up a...
Drag History Video: Watch TV Tommy Ivo In Action At Lions 1958-60 Racing His First Dragster! Buick Power!
(Films from The Nakamura Brothers Collection Library) Now this is priceless! You are about to watch some amazing drag racing footage in the form of two short videos that show TV Tommy Ivo competing...
NHRA Insider: Must Listen Episode Breaks Down This Weekend’s NHRA Finals With Knowledge, Opinion, Controversy
NHRA Editorial Director Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Sr. Editor Kevin McKenna, and NHRAonFox analyst Tony Pedregon all join host Brian Lohnes on this throwdown Auto Club Finals episode of...
Nitro Revival 2021: Cacklefest, Heroes, And More! All Things Hot Rod, Nitro, And Gasser Being Celebrated At Irwindale
If you like all things nitro, hot rod, gasser, and more, then check this out! (Photos by Wes Allison) The Nitro Revival at Irwindale is what has been described as a museum of the Golden Age of Drag...
Decade of Spills: Is This 2014 Video of Todd Lesenko The Greatest Drag Racing Slow Motion Footage Of All Time?
There is amazing footage and then there is the stuff that makes you drop your jaw, lean towards the screen, and think, “Jeez, I gotta see that again.” This footage from 2014 at Pomona...
Behind The Scenes Video: Raw Emotion And Fun From The NHRA Las Vegas Winners!
It’s NHRA finals week and that means the sport will be crowning four professional champions as the year draws to a close this coming Sunday. The table has been set for some epic action in...
Rack ‘Em Up: Chris Alston’s Chassisworks Line Of Nitrous Bottle Racks Are Safe, Convenient, and Made In The USA
The most dangerous words in the English language when it comes to manufacturing, hot rodding, or anything to do with engineering is, “that’s the way we’ve always done it.”...
Decade of Spills: Watch Mike Austin’s Horrendous 2012 Alcohol Dragster Crash – He Walked Away
As we continue to look back at some of the hairiest moments of NHRA drag racing over the last 10 years, we land in Pomona circa 2012 to see one of the most wildly insane top alcohol dragster crashes...
