Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
2017 FE Race and Reunion Coverage: More Classic and Muscle Bound Fords From Beaver Springs
May 06, 2017Brian Lohnes4
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – If you wanted a break from the on-track action, the midway had Jay Brown’s FE Power and Barry Robotnick’s Survival Motorsports and their bad ass parts...
2017 FE Race and Reunion – Beaver Springs Was Bristling With Killer Ford Powered Hot Rods
May 05, 2017Brian Lohnes5
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Hardcore. That’s what this weekend was, totally hardcore. Imagine a drag race and car show event centered around a single engine family that’s been out...
Dead Drag Strip File: Shuffletown Dragway, North Carolina Then and Now (Video and Photos)
May 03, 2017Brian Lohnes33
The 127th drag strip I have ever been to (living or dead) is displayed here before you. Shuffletown Dragway in North Carolina is one of the most eerie abandoned strips I have ever been to because...
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Pro Mod Action Photos: History Made, Castellana Wins
May 03, 2017Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by David Whealon – DW Photos) – Mike Castellana and Frank Manzo earned the first J&A Service Pro Mod Wally at the 4-Wide Nationals last weekend and boy did they earn it. As...
Unhinged: A Night At The Dragstrip – Your Average, Everyday Test And Tune
May 03, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Unhinged: A Night At The Dragstrip – Your Average, Everyday Test And Tune
It takes absolutely zero seconds from the moment someone asks me, “Do you wanna hit the dragstrip later?” to the point where my brain yells out, “Hell yes!” loud enough to be...
2017 NHRA Springnationals Through The Lens of Charles Wickam – (Part 2)
Apr 30, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on 2017 NHRA Springnationals Through The Lens of Charles Wickam – (Part 2)
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with the second installment of awesome Charles Wickam photos from the 2017 NHRA Spring nationals that were held at Royal Purple Raceway in...
2017 NHRA Spring Nationals Through The Lens Of Charles Wickam – (Part 1)
Apr 29, 2017Brian Lohnes5
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It was one heck of a weekend in Houston just a few days ago and thankfully our man Charles Wickam was on the scene to capture the images we know you wanted to see...
Action Photos: Outlaw Fuel Altered Association/ Southwest Heritage Racing Association OK Spring Nostalgia Nationals
Apr 28, 2017Brian Lohnes2
(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) – Springtime in Oklahoma always means two things, the wind is going to blow and two of the coolest old school nostalgia racing associations, based in north...
Redemption No Prep In Houston: Action And Pit Images Featuring The Small Tire Heroes At The 2017 NHRA Spring Nationals
Apr 28, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Redemption No Prep In Houston: Action And Pit Images Featuring The Small Tire Heroes At The 2017 NHRA Spring Nationals
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – When the NHRA announced that they would be having a select group of Shannon Morgan’s Redemption No-Prep cars at the 2017 Spring Nationals at Royal Purple...
More Drag Racing Action Photos From Byron Dragway – Cool Cars Testing and Tuning
Apr 27, 2017Brian Lohnes2
(Photos by Greg Rourke) – Here’s an admission for you. I love test and tune days. I used to love them as an announcer and I love them on the rare occasion I can sneak off to one with my...
Drag Day! Cool Cars and Action Photos From A Busy Sunday At Byron Dragway In Illinois
Apr 26, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Day! Cool Cars and Action Photos From A Busy Sunday At Byron Dragway In Illinois
(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – Sunny warm Sunday, sounds like a trip to the drag strip is in order. So off to Byron Dragway I went. The program promised a visit by Midwest Super Comp...
ChallengerFest 8 Gallery: Shaking Western Kentucky With The Sound Of Modern Mopar Muscle
Apr 23, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on ChallengerFest 8 Gallery: Shaking Western Kentucky With The Sound Of Modern Mopar Muscle
It’s a good thing that the ChallengerFest 8 racing schedule got condensed down to one afternoon, because the second day of racing that was scheduled became an utter washout. You can’t...
ChallengerFest 8 Gallery: The Late-Model Mopars Decend Upon Beech Bend!
Apr 22, 2017Bryan McTaggart1
The weather reports called for rain pretty much all day. The thunder and lightning rolling in the distance minutes before the gates at Beech Bend Raceway Park didn’t help any fears about...
Spring Fling Million 2017 Gallery: Early Saturday Morning At The Strip At LVMS!
Apr 18, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Spring Fling Million 2017 Gallery: Early Saturday Morning At The Strip At LVMS!
For a show only in it’s second year going, the Spring Fling Million event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway felt more like a well-established, deeply rooted deal. If I didn’t know...