Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
What Did Drag Racers Think Of The “New” Christmas Tree In 1964? They Hated It! Here’s Proof
(Lead photo credit: Mark Rebilas) – Today we think nothing of seeing two drag racing cars leave the starting line after a brilliant flash of yellow or a sequence of yellow lights followed by a...
Daddy Dave Goes Twin Turbo On Goliath! Here Is The First Look From 1320Video.
The guys and gals of the Street Outlaws seem to always be shuffling and angling to see who can get an edge over the competition whether on the track or on the street. The changes are usually to the...
The Force Family Takes The Top Spot In Both Funny Car And Top Fuel At Houston’s NHRA SpringNationals
It isn’t very often that a father and daughter have both qualified in the top spot of two class at an NHRA National Event. And because John Force Racing has always been about Funny Cars, it...
Four Times The Power At Vegas Four-Wides As Mike Salinas Wins First – Huge Gallery Of Photos!
(Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – Mike Salinas picked up his first career NHRA win Sunday at the 20th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at the Strip at Las Vegas...
Coming In Hot: Clay Millican Flying High, Looking Forward To Houston NHRA National Event This Weekend
One of the biggest story lines coming into the 2019 NHRA top fuel season was the fact that Mike Kloeber and Clay Millican would be racing together again. The tandem had racked up a half-dozen IHRA...
2019 PDRA East Coast Nationals: The Road To The Finals Started Here! Action Photos From GALOT
(Photos by David Whealon) – The 2019 PDRA season tagline is “The Road To The Finals” and we dig that because it really does sum up what the whole season is about. Just that process...
The Muscle Of Argentina: This Video Shows Some of The Country’s Cool Drag Racing Iron!
We have been championing the cause of drag racing in South America for years around here at BangShift. Every country down there has at least one strip and places like Brazil and Argentina have...
PDRA East Coast Nationals Photo Coverage: They Were Flying At Galot To Kick Off The Season!
(Photos by David Whealon) – It was like old home week when the PDRA kicked off their season with the East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech at GALOT Motorsports Park. This event brought...
AWESOME: New Generation Hemi Under Glass Planned For 2020 – Hellephant Power, Modern LX Platform Body!
Well if this does not put a smile on your face, we’re not sure what will! Mike Mantel who is the current owner and driver of the Hemi Under Glass wheelstander is planning on building a new...
Vintage Photos Rule: Memories And Images Of Oswego Drag Raceway Circa 1975 – So Cool!
(By Greg Rourke) – Back in the mid 1960’s our babysitter’s boyfriend would bring me his old copies of Hot Rod magazine. Drag racing coverage would often show what equipment the...
Lookin’ Back: Watch The 1989 Houston NHRA Event Broadcast To Prepare For This Weekend’s FOX Show
In 1989, the NHRA made its second trip to Baytown, Texas outside of Houston to put on the Supernationals. The event continues for the 32nd time this coming weekend at the same track it was run on...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: A Mustang Driver That Wields The Shift Handle Like A Weapon
This video rules because it is a nine second run with a stick box done the old fashioned way. This dude powershifts the absolute wee out of this car enroute to a 9.25/143mpg blast. The ‘Stang...
Drag Racing Photo Coverage: Carolina Extreme Pro Mod Series Season Opener – Doorslammer Heaven!
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) –The return of the Carolina Extreme Pro Mod Series was a big event. After a one year hiatus, the organization launched a six event championship series that...
