Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Pounding Pontiac: Watch This Brutal 1963 LeMans Crank Off 9-Second Pure Poncho Elapsed Times
Yes, yes we know. There are easier ways to go 9s than to build a bad ass, multi-carb, tunnel ram, 482ci Pontiac V8 with a bunch of compression, and all the camshaft. There are easier ways but...
BangShift Tune Up: Spirit Of America – The Beach Boys (1963)
If there’s a cooler car song out there, let us know. As the only known song every written about a Bonneville car, this is about the best thing ever and it was performed by the Beach Boys! Of...
Old School Chassis Tech: This Video From 30 Years Ago Shows The Al Swindahl Bolt Together Top Fuel Chassis
There are names in drag racing that have had massive impact. We all know the Don Garlits’ of the world, we all know the Bob Glidden types of the world but what about the guys who made the cars...
Cool Video: Watch Some AHRA Drag Racing At The Old Tucson Dragway Circa 1983 – John Force and Others!
This is fun video! We’re going back to what looks like the 1983 AHRA Winternationals at the “old” Tucson Dragway which is about a 15 minute (or less) ride from the current Tucson...
Larry Larson Has Sold The Cadillac! Here’s The Last Event Video Of 2023. New Chevy II Project In The Works!
Yep, the famed Cadillac that Larry Larson has been racing in the No Prep Kings for the past few years has been sold and is getting a Cummins under the hood! Even funnier is that it is going Pro275...
Fun Historic Video: The 1982 NHRA US Nationals Sportsman Finals Were Full Of Cool Cars and Drivers
Why run a video showing the sportsman final rounds from the 1982 NHRA US Nationals on a random Tuesday in January? Why not? It’s the internet. Plus, who does not like to see cool drag cars...
Roland Leong, The Hawaiian, Is Gone. He Was Truly A Legend, In The Purist Sense Of The Word. RIP My Friend.
(Words by Darr Hawthorne and Chad Reynolds. Photos by Lou Hart – LionsAutomobilia.org) The word Legend is often used for those we looked up to, but Roland Leong was truly a Legend in the purest...
Tiny Terror: Six Cubic Inches and Eight Thousand RPM Never Sounded So Good! Tiny Blown V8
We have long loved miniature V8 engines around here, heck miniature engines of all sizes. We doubly love the ones that guys scratch build themselves as a test of their creativity and machining...
This Simple Video Is A Great Little Learning Lesson About How Interesting Nitromethane Is As A Fuel
This is a cool video because using a very simple demonstration it vividly illustrates how interesting nitromethane is as a fuel. Obviously it is the foundation for some of the most incredible drag...
Fame And Terror At 200mph: This 1964 Sports Illustrated Profile Of Don Garlits Is Incredible
(Photo and excerpt from Sports Illustrated) – As a guy who like to read, there are few things out there that spin my crank harder than checking our old features in Sports Illustrated their...
We’ve Got Photos of Nitro Revival 6, An Awesome Party Of Friends And Fans!
(Photos by Kim Fuller & Darr Hawthorne) • When the California Hot Rod Reunion was created by Steve Gibbs and Wally Parks in October of 1992, it was to be a gathering of old friends to celebrate...
Chained Lightning: Watch This Naked Altered Make A Chassis Dyno Pull With A Roaring 434ci Small Block Ford Engine
We always find it cool when a bare chassis style race car is on the chassis dyno. There’s just something about being able to watch the slicks grow, watch the whole machine strain against the...
Amazing Vintage Drag Film: Here’s The Full Length 1960s Ford Drag Team Feature And It Is Amazing!
This right here is amazing. You are about to see the full length Ford Drag Team feature from the 1960s, a film that we had only ever seen small snippets of over the years. It is both a promotional...
Iconic Racer And Team Owner Don Schumacher Dies At 79: Motorsports Icon Don Schumacher Leaves Lasting Legacy After Battle with Cancer
JUPITER, Fla. (December 21, 2023) – It is with heavy hearts that the Schumacher family announce the passing of motorsports icon Don Schumacher. The NHRA team owner and Funny Car pioneer had spent...