Category Archive: 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Spotlight
REPLAY: BangShift’s LIVE Streaming Coverage From The Throwdown In T-Town
May 17, 2014Chad Reynolds12
WE’RE LIVE WITH SATURDAY ACTION NOW!!! TUNE IN! If you like Outlaw 10.5, 235 Drag Radial, and 275 Drag Radial racing you are going to love this event as well because we have plenty of action...
CLICK HERE FOR LIVE Streaming Video From Mooneyes Mother’s Day Show And Drags This Weekend!
May 10, 2014Chad Reynolds4
That’s right folks, get your drag racing in on Saturday and then take momma out on Sunday! The Mooneyes Mother’s Day Show and Drags is going on this Saturday, May 10th, at Irwindale...
So-Cal High School Drag Challenge Hits Fontana’s AutoClub Dragway: John Force And The Kids Loved It!
May 05, 2014Chad Reynolds4
This past weekend we had the opportunity to be a part of something special. The first event in the newly formed Southern California High School Drag Challenge, was a riot, and everyone on site had a...
LIVE: Super Stock and Stock Eliminator Wheels Up Racing Going On Right Now At National Trail
May 02, 2014Chad ReynoldsComments Off on LIVE: Super Stock and Stock Eliminator Wheels Up Racing Going On Right Now At National Trail
The Autometer Northern Class Nationals is on right now at National Trail Raceway, and thanks to Mark Walter and the gang we’ve got the live broadcast rolling right now. If you like big...
UPDATE Breaking News: Garlits Attempting To Break 200 MPH Barrier On Batteries RIGHT NOW!
Apr 30, 2014Chad Reynolds16
Update 3:30pm Eastern Time: On the third run with the dragster the power shut off unexpectedly at half track. The crew says that early numbers show that it would have easily been a 200 mph run, but a...
PSCA Drag Racing Finally Returns To AutoClub Dragway In Fontana And We’ve Got Photos!
Apr 28, 2014Chad ReynoldsComments Off on PSCA Drag Racing Finally Returns To AutoClub Dragway In Fontana And We’ve Got Photos!
The look of satisfaction on the faces of the Ray Wilkings, General Manager of Auto Club Speedway, Tracy Fischle, Track Manager at Auto Club Dragway, and Mel Roth, President of the Pacific Street Car...
Hot Rod Drag Week 2014 Registration SOLD OUT IN 11 MINUTES!
Apr 26, 2014Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Hot Rod Drag Week 2014 Registration SOLD OUT IN 11 MINUTES!
Update: SOLD OUT. It only took 11 minutes to fill the 260 spots this morning. That means lots of folks are going to be trying to get on the waiting list. To put your name on the list, email Hot Rod...
27 NHRA Pro Mods Are Heading For Houston This Weekend! Huge Field Of Heavy Hitters
Apr 23, 2014Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 27 NHRA Pro Mods Are Heading For Houston This Weekend! Huge Field Of Heavy Hitters
NHRA’s goal is always to get 20-something cars in each of the Pro Classes at an NHRA National Event. Years ago that was no problem whatsoever, but in recent years it has not been uncommon for...
Radial Resurrection: Bringing Outlaw Drag Racing Back to its Roots – Wild Eighth-Mile Drag Radial Action
Apr 22, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Radial Resurrection: Bringing Outlaw Drag Racing Back to its Roots – Wild Eighth-Mile Drag Radial Action
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip—some say it is the birthplace of outlaw street car racing in the Southeast. In the ‘90s and 2000’s, it was a hotbed...
Check Out This John Lingenfelter Built Pro Street 1982 Z-28 Camaro We Found On Ebay
Apr 19, 2014Chad Reynolds1
During our normal perusing for cars we can’t afford to buy on Ebay, we came across this cool 1983 Pro Street Z-28 Camaro that was reportedly built by John Lingenfelter himself. It’s in...
A Peek Inside Customs By Bigun – The North Carolina Shop Does Everything From Gassers To Small Tire Killers
Apr 17, 2014Brian Lohnes2
So I got into town basically a full day early before the NHRA Four Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Knowing that I was going to have some free time, I hooked up with Eric Yost for a day of fun and...
Action Gallery: The Tennessee Take Over At I-40 Dragway – Southern Grudge Race Madness (Video, too!)
Apr 16, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Action Gallery: The Tennessee Take Over At I-40 Dragway – Southern Grudge Race Madness (Video, too!)
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Part three of Tommy Lee Byrd’s car guy weekend wrapped up with a bit of eighthmile drag racing at I-40 Dragway in Crossville, Tennessee. The track has...
This Turbocharged Small Block Powered Ferrari 250 GTO Goes 8s, Drives To Track, Rules All (Video)
Apr 14, 2014Brian Lohnes9
The Ferrari 250 GTO is one of the world’s most famous, beautiful, and expensive cars. Real ones sell for between 20-30 million dollars at auction and at private sales between captains of...
Strip Visit: Cool Cars And Trucks At Mooresville Dragway’s Test And Tune Night With A Bonus Gasser!
Apr 14, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Strip Visit: Cool Cars And Trucks At Mooresville Dragway’s Test And Tune Night With A Bonus Gasser!
Know what a drag racing announcer does the day before he goes to the drag races? He goes to the drag races, ya big dummy! Continuing to share some of my adventure with Eric Yost and the guys, the...