Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Awesomely Weird Video: Watch This Swedish TV Coverage Of Funny Car At The 1980 Cajun Nationals With Jon Lundberg On The English Speaking Call!
We know that Swedes love their hot rods, love their racing, and certainly love anything that goes fast. This isn’t anything new, for sure. In fact we have this 40 year old footage from the 1980...
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Highlights from the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals – Sportsman Drag Racing Video
Sometimes people forget that there are a lot more cars running at an NHRA National Event than just the four Pro Categories. There are multiple classes of NHRA Lucas Oil Sportsman Drag Racing going on...
NHRA REVEALS FUTURE BUILDING PLANS FOR LUCAS OIL INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK – CHECK OUT THE IMPROVEMENTS!
Multi-phase plan to include new Wally Parks Tower, renovated suites, new entrance and shifting of pit areas INDIANAPOLIS (July 3, 2024) – The NHRA announced its future building plans at Lucas Oil...
Killer Vintage Match Race and High Performance Ads From 1960s Drag Mags
We dove back into the BangShift east coast office archives to dig up some cool ads and match race announcements from 1960s drag mags like Drag News and other small regional publications. We have a...
Kansas City’s BRAND NEW TRACK is Born! 1320 Video Makes Their First Visit To Flying H Drag Strip And This Place Is Awesome!
Flying H Drag Strip has been the talk of the mid-west drag racing community since they started breaking ground. With the latest in drag strip technology, this place promises to be epic with regards...
Awesome Video: The Story of The Royal Bobcat Package As Told By Jim Wangers
I really dig Pontiacs. I grew up with a dad who liked them and there’s something that the brand really captured in the 1960s that still speaks to me today. Jim Wangers was one of the guys...
Video: Awesome Action From Lions Drag Strip Back In 1966 – Wheels Up, Tire Smoking Fun
Now this video is AWESOME. Taken from the stands by a fan in what is reported to be 1966, it captures plenty of full quarter mile tire smoking runs and more importantly it captures some of the...
Remember The Awesome Shorty Top Fuel Dragster Of Diamond Dave Miller? This Video Rules
If there’s a more BangShifty story from the world of 1980s top fuel racing than that of Illinois racer Diamond Dave Miller, we have no idea what it is. A cool guy, a car that defied every known...
Cool Video: Watch This Profile On Dan Pastorini The Star NFL Quarterback Who Went Top Fuel Racing In The 1980s
In motorsports it is always cool when there is crossover from traditional sports heroes, right? In today’s world of drag racing there is former NBA player Tom Hammonds, there is current NFL...
Sick Summer Day 5 Video From 1320Video And Alex Taylor Racing: Destroying A Car TWICE In One Day Just To Finish, And Somehow Finishing With A Win!
Sick Summer, the latest event from the folks at Sick The Magazine, just started up this week and we’ve got video to share from our friends over at 1320 Video and Alex Taylor Racing. They are...
Bleep Show: The 1974 AHRA Winternationals, A Failed TV Pilot About Evel Knievel, and Sam Elliot Swearing – VIDEO
Sometimes bad TV is the best TV, right? When it comes to the history of television, there have been some really awful shows that made the air and some great ones that never saw the light of day. This...
Sick Summer Day 3 Video From 1320Video And Alex Taylor Racing: 16 Year Olds Driving 1,000 Horsepower Cars, And Alex Is Trying Not To Break More Stuff!
Sick Summer, the latest event from the folks at Sick The Magazine, just started up this week and we’ve got video to share from our friends over at 1320 Video and Alex Taylor Racing. They are...
Jungle In The Raw: This Incredible Four Minute Clip Shows Jake Crimmins Setting A Maple Grove Track Record In Jungle Jim’s Funny Car!
Now this is a legit jaw dropper. You are about to see some really amazing footage, shot at Maple Grove Raceway in the mid 1970s which shows young Jake Crimmins making a test rip in Jungle Jim’s...
