Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320
Jason Rupert Repeats With 3rd IHRA Funny Car Championship At Northern Nationals
(Photos by Big Bob Snyder – Words by Darr Hawthorne and IHRA Communications) Mother Nature once again came into play at the IHRA Northern Nationals in Martin, Michigan and prevented teams from...
The Scoop! Here Are All Of The Cars (and Trucks) Making Record Run Attempts On Tuesday Morning
The winds kicked up on the Bonneville Salt Flats yesterday afternoon causing SCTA officials to cut the Monday portion of Speed Week off earlier than planned. Runs were halted around 5pm and the...
Salty Secret: Here’s An Old Turbocharged Triumph (We Think) Engine That Isn’t
I was cruising the Bonneville impound area last night with Chad and Bret Kepner and we happened upon a motorcycle that will be running for record book status today. It looked to us like the bike was...
Caption This Photo: Is Lee Sicilio Communicating With The Gods Of Speed?
During my travels through the expansive pits at Bonneville yesterday I snapped this photo of a man and his car. Not just any man or any car, but rather our pal Lee Sicilio and his (currently 283mph)...
Half Mile Drags! Action Coverage From The Revvolution Shift-S3ctor Indianapolis Airstrip Attack
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – Racing on an airstrip used to be a necessity for early hotrodders. With nowhere else to go, racers turned to old airstrips and lakebeds to wind their...
Great Air And Fast Friday Qualifying At Protect The Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals
(Photos by Mike Burghardt – Words and video courtesy of NHRA Communications) Reigning Funny Car world champion Del Worsham sprinted to the provisional top qualifier in record setting fashion...
Leah Pritchett Delivers With Papa John’s Pizza Sponsorship
(Photos by Mike Burghardt) Top Fuel racer Leah Pritchett received an extra-large boost this weekend when Papa John’s International Inc. announced it will sponsor her Don Schumacher Racing Top...
2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl: Our Final Gallery From The Showdown In Illinois!
It had been a long and somewhat eventful weekend in Joliet, but we finally neared the end as the classes reached semi-finals and finals, and you couldn’t have asked for better racing. Some...
2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl: Sunday, Sunday, Sunday Action From Route 66 Raceway!
Energy drink and breakfast sandwich in hand, we got out of the rental car and geared up for the final day of the NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl at Route 66 Raceway in Illinois. First thing that came across my...
ECTA Ohio Mile Coverage: So Many Combos and So Many Ways To Go Fast! Here Are Some Great Ones
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Remember this – land speed racing is still one of the most pure forms of motorsport because there is no money in it. There is no check at the end of...
Nostalgia Dragsters, Straight Axle Gassers, And Killer Old School Drag Cars At Shakespeare County Raceway In England!
(Words and photos by Dennis Vos) – On the same weekend as the Main Event was held, I received a warm welcome while attending the Shakespeare County Raceway during their Public Track Weekend...
Monster Mopar Coverage: Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park Was Filled With Chrysler Power!
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – Frequent Bangshifters will know that while I embrace any hunk of metal that burns gas and spins tires, my heart truly lies with Mopars. As a result, this...
2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl Gallery: More Photos From The Great Show In Joliet!
As the day progressed and the drama wound down, the racing at the 2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl just kept moving like a machine. For such a large group of racers, it was highly impressive to see how few...
