Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320

WATCH THE 2015 PRO WINTER WARM UP HERE STARTING AT 10:30AM EST ON Saturday

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE 2015 PRO WINTER WARM UP STARTING AT 10:30AM EST FRIDAY   That’s right folks, once again BangShift’s Chad Reynolds and Brian Lohnes will be bringing you...

Wild Torque Video: Watch An Aussie Holden Monaro Carry the Left Front Wheel 300ft Every Lap!

We’ve all seen the videos of old X-frame GM cars twisting themselves into knots at the hit of the throttle on the strip. They yank the left front wheel up in the air for a second or two and...

Final Hot Rod Drag Week Rules Announced: Some Good, Some Bad, All Right Here

As all regular BangShifters know, Drag Week is near and dear to our hearts here at BnagShift.com, so there was no way we were going to miss Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week Rules Announcement at...

Car Feature: A 1935 Chevy Gasser That Is The Picture Of Perfection – Olds Motored Glory!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – See, when I saw this stunning 1935 Chevy coupe parked in the car show section at Beech Bend Raceway during the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, I immediately...

Video: Dragster Spins While Backing Up, Crashes Into Wall, Smokes Tires Till They Pop

There is nothing good about this video. Nothing. I even questioned whether we should run it. Brian’s thought was that everything went wrong or was done wrong on this “run” so people...

Drag Coverage: Battle Of The Bluegrass At Thornhill Dragway – Joe Robinson Memorial to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Best friends Joe Robinson (himself a medically-retired veteran) and Nash Poindexter formed P&R Productions to promote this event and see its proceeds...

DJ Safety Explains What It Takes To Keep Us, And The World’s Quickest Street Truck, Safe

When you go to the races, you see a lot of different manufacturers or parts. You can get an intake or wheel or tires or camshaft from any one of a dozen companies, at a variety of prices. The same...

Shocker! Doug Cline’s 6-Second All Metal Drag Week ’69 Camaro Is For Sale! Best Christmas Present Ever

Doug Cline, who’s only goal for Drag Week 2014 was running a 6 second ET each day, gave us one of the greatest battles in Drag Week history when he went toe to toe with Jeff Lutz. And now Doug...

This Is What You Should Buy On Cyber Monday! The Fools Gold Comp Coupe Is For Sale

Those of you who watch our live broadcasts from Bakersfield will remember that last year the Fool’s Gold Comp Coupe, that runs in the Nostalgia Eliminator class during NHRA Heritage Series...

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE REPLAY: Street Car Super Nationals 2014 Sunday Eliminations and Monday’s Final Rounds!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE REPLAY OF SUNDAY AND MONDAY AT THE 2014 STREET CAR SUPER NATIONALS CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL OF OUR AWESOME ACTION PHOTOS That’s right folks, BangShift.com will be LIVE from...

VIDEO: First In The 5’s! Larry Larson Runs 5 Seconds In A Street Car…Errr Truck!

It’s official! Larry Larson runs 5 seconds! He just ran 5.950 at 244.43. We have become the quickest and fastest street legal vehicle for the third time this week, and is the first in the...

Video: Larry Larson Runs 6.043 at 242.67 MPH: Quickest and Fastest Street Legal Vehicle Ever

UPDATE: Since running the 6.058 earlier Friday, we went out on Friday evening and ran 6.043 at 242.67 mph. That is the exact same ET as Fast Freddy out of Sweden, and our mph is more than 10mph...

Reason #8: “Never Count Out Larry Larson” We Unveil Larry Larson’s Potentially 5-Second Barrier Smashing Street Legal S10

  (Editor’s note: Because this weekend is the “reintroduction” party for Larry Larson’s S-10 to the world and maybe a sort of introduction party to the rest of the...

John Mihovetz Runs 6.009 At 244.38 MPH To Become The Quickest and Fastest Mod Motor Car Ever

And according to him he’s not done yet! John sent us a text earlier this evening with the time slip attached showing his 6.009 at 244.38 mph run to become the quickest and fastest Mod Motor car...