Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News

Day 2 Greatness: This Photo Collection of 1970s Era Day Two Street Machines Is Spectacular

(By Greg Rourke) – Day Two cars…I love ’em. Today so many cars from the Golden Age of muscle cars just get shuttled around between billionaire owners and seldom, if ever, get...

Southeast Gassers Action Gallery: More Images From Their Battle At Piedmont Dragway!

(Photos by David Whealon) – Yesterday we told you all about the Southeast Gassers group and how their racing program is predicated on being historically accurate, entertaining, and...

Race Report: The Big Dog At Piedmont Dragway Was An Absolute Battle, Here’s How It Went Down

(By Greg Burrow) – In the recent edition of DRAG ILLUSTRATED, Josh Hachat did an excellent job describing the fastest growing class in our sport, Top Sportsman. The Piedmont Dragway version of...

NHRA Insider Podcast: The Raw Truth On TV, Pro Stock, and 2019’s Most Dominating Pro Stock Motorcycle Racer

I decided to take a turn toward the controversial on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. The guests are Jason Line and Andrew Hines. The opening monologue centers around the inside baseball of...

Southeast Gassers Action From Piedmont Dragway! Killer Cars, Wheelies, Period Correct Action!

(Photos by David Whealon) – There are few drag racing series on Earth that can hold a candle to the action and fun that the Southeast Gassers Association bring to whatever track they show up...

Guest Editorial: There Are Two Guaranteed Million Dollar Bracket Races In 2020 – Time To Be Concerned?

(Words by The Unknown Bracket Racer) — EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ve got lots of smart friends in the drag racing industry with interesting and thought provoking opinions to share....

Incredible Dyno Video: Watch More Than 25,000hp Get Put To Work On A Hub Dyno!

Ok, ok, it is a total of 25,000hp! This video, put out by the Brazilian engine management and EFI company FuelTech shows, in rapid succession a load of dyno pulls on the company’s Mainline hub...

Video: Hagan And Torrence Take NHRA New England Nationals Titles In Funny Car And Top Fuel – Torrence Unstoppable

Familiar faces filled the winner’s circle at New England Dragway yesterday as Matt Hagan won the nitro funny car class and Steve Torrence won the top fuel category at the 2019 NHRA New England...

Millican And Todd Lead The Field In Top Fuel And Funny Car At The New England Nationals In Epping, New Hampshire

When the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced a few years ago that they were bringing NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing back to the northeast, the people of New England lost their minds at the...

Nitrous Rules! Watch The Fire Bus Run 11s With The Driver Spraying And Shifting

Having been surrounded by fast door slammers for the past month I can tell you that between turbos, nitrous,and blowers these days my heart may be actually favoring the nitrous guys. Not that I have...

A Culture of Competition, Innovation, and Winning: Steve Matusek Talks About Aeromotive’s Success

There are certain people in any industry that are easy to look up to. They are successful in their business, they are successful outside of it, and they take the time to lend a hand, an ear, or...

Clay Millican and Austin Prock Spill Their Guts On The Newest NHRA Insider Podcast – Listen Here

The NHRA returns to my home track of New England Dragway this weekend for the 2019 NHRA New England Nationals and that’s why I decided to have Austin Prock, a top fuel rookie who has never...

We Need Your Help: Do You Know The Whereabouts Of Army Armstrong’s L/Gas Karmann Ghia?

Readers, when we ask you for information, you’ve come through like we wouldn’t have expected. Everything from information on the most random race cars that ever existed to information on...

Whole Lotta Mirada: This 1982 Dodge Mirada Has An Engorged Big Block And More – Neat Car!

We know, and yes we feel bad. We’re feeling the same thing that you are. A certain uneasiness, right? Living with the knowledge that McTaggart is going to see this and lose his mind has us a...