Category Archive: 1320 Cars Without Doors Feature, 1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320
Jason Rupert Sets IHRA Nitro Funny Car Track Record 5.5536!
(Photos by Big Bob Snyder) At Castrol Raceway during the the IHRA Mopar Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports, Jason Rupert’s “Rolling Thunder” ’69...
No Mercy Nitro Funny Car To Debut At Las Vegas NHRA Nationals!
It was announced today that Jeff and Chris Bennett’s No Mercy Nitro Funny Car will make its professional National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) debut April 1st through 3rd at the 17th Annual DENSO...
Nitro Funny Car Gypsy Picks The Good Vibrations March Meet Field!
(Photos by: Mike Burghardt, Jeff Burghardt, Tim Marshall, Paul Schmitz, Zak Hawthorne & Darr Hawthorne) Every year, an awesome field of nitro cars assemble for the biggest race in nostalgia...
Top Fueler Foes Fight for Surfers March Meet AA/FD Award
Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt and Darr Hawthorne Words by AA/FD Four-time March Meet winner Jim Murphy with tuner Roland Leong (above) In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of...
Classic Match Race Funny Cars Continue For 2016!
Two Classic Match Race nitro funny cars will continue together for 2016… with new Sponsors and Drivers. Things are always moving with Rocky Pirrone & Al Liebmann with the Frantic Ford...
Team Kalitta Adds Rob Flynn To Awesome Crew Chief Stable!
Words by Cody Poor/Kalitta Motorsports Coming off the team’s highly lucrative 2015 season, Team Kalitta takes a step to ensure that success continues. Effective immediately, Rob Flynn has returned...
What A Weekend! More Action Photos From The 2015 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals!
We’re still trying to figure out what day it is and where we are after a long and exciting weekend in Las Vegas at the 2015 PSCA Street Car Super Nationals. This thing delivers every year....
IHRA World Finals Features Nitro Jam at Memphis International Raceway, Watch It Live!
Words by IHRA Communications Photos courtesy of IHRA and Darr Hawthorne The Summit Racing Equipment World Finals featuring Nitro Jam takes place this weekend at Memphis International Raceway...
Lee, Dunlap And Generalao Win Good Vibrations Saturday Night Nitro!
Words by Darr Hawthorne Photos by Mike & Jeff Burghardt and Rob Gibson The final of two Good Vibrations Saturday Night Nitro events finished over the weekend at Auto Club Famoso Raceway...
2015 U.S. Nationals Extra: Super/Comp Racer Sadie Floyd Makes National Event Debut
Words and photos by WinLight Communications Sadie Floyd has never been one to simply sit back and watch. This week at NHRA’s 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the...
Feature Car: Paul Stefansky’s “Super Stang” Mustang Funny Car
Normally, when you walk around inside the oval track at Beech Bend during the Holley Hot Rod Reunion, you will see pits set up, vendor trucks set up, and a group of historic race cars around the...
Rapid Fire: A Former Sand Dragger Go 8s At The Strip And Sniff 200 On The Salt With a Poncho ‘Banger!
Roger Manson’s Rapid Fire is so BangShift approved we can hardly stand it. This car started life as a sand dragger, was bought by Roger who then put it on the drag strip, got it to go 8.70s...
Feature: The Bannister Dragster, A 1950s Rail That Oozes Killer Hot Rod History
(Words and Photos by Mike Bradford) – Before the days of mega speed shops, CNC machines and computers, if you wanted to build a fast car, the main source for goodies would be a local...
John Robison’s Cummins Diesel Altered Shows That Innovation Is Long From Dead In Drag Racing – NHRA Diesel Showdown In Works?
(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – You’ve heard the cat calls because we sure have. People yelling from on high that there’s no innovation left in drag racing and that the sport is become...