Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos

Incredible Video: Watch Jack McClure Attack The Drag Strip In His Turbonique Rocket Kart With Sound!

If there is one man in drag racing history that defied death for a prolonged period of time it’s Captain Jack McClure. The guy is among the most brave and awesome dudes we have ever met. Oh,...

Listen Up: Doug Kalitta, Ron Capps, and Mike Galimi On The NHRA Insider Podcast! Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Drag Radial Preaching

We’re back with the NHRA Insider podcast and this time we have Doug Kalitta, Ron Capps, and Mike Galimi. This is a wide ranging discussion that includes the titanic driving performance of Doug...

Drag Unicorn: This 680hp TRD Drag Racing Engine Has Never Run Down The Strip And Is Basically A One Off!

Engines are the beating heart of every motorsport. At some point we’ll be talking about electric motors in that regard it seems but for these happy days we live in, pistons, fuel, and the...

Watch Kurt Anderson Crash His Arctic Arrow Rocket Dragster While Attempting To Break Sammy Miller’s Ice Speed Record – He Walked Away

We have been following the exploits of Kurt Anderson and the Minnesota “Rocket Boys” for a few years now as they have built, tested, and used their rocket powered creations, going ever...

Well, This Sucks: The Outlaw Street Car Reunion VII Event at Beech Bend Has Been Cancelled

Even with everything that happened at last year’s Outlaw Street Car Reunion, from the usual roll-of-the-dice weather that western Kentucky threw at the racers to the whole timing system...

2020 NHRA Winternationals Pro Stock Action Photos: The 50th Season Of Pro Stock Got Off To A Flying Start

(Photos by Wes Allison) – Yesterday we showed you the last of our nitro powered photos from the 2020 NHRA Winternationals so today we’re showing you the last of the gasoline burning...

Pro Boat: This 1960 Chevrolet Parkwood Station Wagon Has A Big Block, Big Meats Out Back, and Big Fun Potential

Maybe I’m just an idiot (don’t answer that) but I LOVE pro street style station wagons, especially when they are as large and lovely as a 1960 Chevrolet Parkwood! No, I am not in love...

Top Fuel Comeback: Doug Foley Set To Compete At This Weekend’s Arizona Nationals – Back After 10 Years

One of the neatest things about the 2020 drag racing season is the large number of debuts, returns, and re-emergences of many familiar names in the pro drag racing game. Doug Foley is one of those...

NHRA Nitro Hot Tub Time Machine: Check Out This First In A New Video Series Looking Back At Iconic Moments In Drag Racing

Last week I told you about Deep Stage, the new YouTube project Lewis Bloom and I are working on with NHRA, well there’s more stuff rolling out of the production department in California as well...

Southern California Nitro Photos: Top Fuelers and Nitro Funny Cars In Action At The 2020 NHRA Winternationals

(Photos by Wes Allison) – Ultimately Jack Beckman and Doug Kalitta were the stars of the nitro show at the 2020 NHRA Winternationals. They were the guys holding the Wallys at the top end of...

High Desert History: Watch The 1990 NHRA Arizona Nationals Diamond P TV Show – It’s Back This Weekend

This weekend the NHRA 2020 tour continues in Arizona with the running of the Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. This event has been a staple on the tour forever. Early in its life...

Watch Marcus Birt Take Flight In His Radial vs The World Nitrous Corvette – Hang Time Supreme!

South Georgia Motorsports Park has been known as the “Home of the Flying Cars” for years and frankly it had been a few since we have see a car do what Marcus Birt’s did during...

NHRA Winternationals 2020 Sportsman Action: Fun Wheels Up Action, Cool, Cars, And More Highlighting Drag Racing’s Best!

(Photos by Wes Allison) – The stock and super stock categories of NHRA drag racing have been and always will be right at the top of our list of favorites in drag racing. Yes, there’s...

2020 NHRA Winternationals Photo Bonanza: Sportsman Cars, Alcohol Cars, Nostalgia Pro Stockers And More!

(Photos by Wes Allison) – Variety is the spice of life and that is just one of the reasons that we love drag racing so much around here. There’s a class for every imagination and budget...