Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320
Drag Week Uncensored Part 2: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country!
Yesterday I gave you all a glimpse into what it was like during the days leading up to Drag Week 2014, as Larson and I thrashed to get the truck done and off to Tulsa. Once I finally got to Tulsa,...
What’s It Take To Run 6.16 In A Street Truck? Look Inside The ProLine Racing Engine That Propelled Larson On Drag Week 2014
When Larry Larson and I decided we were going after a 6th Hot Rod Drag Week Title for him in 2014, we also wanted to be the quickest and fastest street car in history. And while Andy Frost’s...
The Racetrack At 57 Gunnville Rd. – A History Of Lancaster Dragway And Why It Needs To Be Saved
(Words by Rob Kozak – Photos Rob Kozak Collection) – Originally a 1/2 mile dirt oval, the race track at 57 Gunnville Rd. in Lancaster, New York opened its doors on May 30, 1959. ...
CLICK HERE TO WATCH The Street Car Super Nationals Anarchy At The Arch – Saturday Action Starts At 4:30 Central
We’ll be LIVE and FRRREEEEEEEEEEE as always, starting this Thursday evening at 5pm right here at BangShift.com for the first ever Street Car Super Nationals “Anarchy at the Arch”...
Exclusive Video: Frankie “The Madman” Taylor Runs 5.550 at 260 MPH… Quickest Door Slammer In History
During BangShift.com’s exclusive LIVE Streaming Video of the Street Car Super Nationals “Anarchy at the Arch” at Gateway Motorsports Park in St. Louis, Frankie “The...
Meltdown Drags 2014 Coverage: Byron Was Jammed With The Coolest Old School Drag Iron In The Country
(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – Outside of a select few nostalgia drag races, they are mostly regional affairs. Events like the March Meet, California Hot Rod Reunion, HAMB Drags, and...
Awesome News For Northwest Drag Fans – Spokane County Raceway Joins IHRA
Ever since Orville Moe, the longtime owner and operator of Spokane Raceway Park was thrown out of his facility in 2008 by track investors and the courts, the County-owned facility has been in...
Check Out This Video Of Don Garlits Talking About Swamp Rat 37, And His Pursuit For 200 MPH!
Check out this video that Amy and Dave Dayton, of ARS-TV.com, put together interviewing Don Garlits about his Swamp Rat 37 all electric dragster. Garlits and his crew are attempting to run over 200...
Here’s Proof That Drag Racer Don Renfrow Is “The Luckiest Man Alive”: Ejected From Car At Speed!
(Story by Greg Rourke) Baylands Raceway, which was originally named Fremont Dragstrip, and shall remain so in the minds of most who raced there, was a place that on the 3rd Sunday of November in 1988...
Gassers Galore! The Thompson Gasser Reunion Photos Are Right Here!
(Words and Photos By Mike Brooks) A few weeks ago I took the opportunity to head over to Thompson,OH to check out the action at the annual Gasser Reunion at Thompson Raceway Park. TRP has been around...
More NMCA West Coast Shootout Pit Shots and Behind The Scenes Photos
When we put up our first gallery of pit shots from the NMCA West Coast Shootout, we told you there were nearly 300 cars running at the 2nd Annual Event in Fontana. Well, we have a bunch more photos...
Behind The Scenes Pit Shots From The NMCA West Drag Racing Series In Fontana
With nearly 300 cars on site for last weekend’s NMCA West Coast Shootout, there was plenty to see, and the folks that follow NMCA West Drag Racing are super excited about the growth this series...
Even More Awesome Photos From The NHRA New England Nationals: Sunday’s Pro Sessions And More.
(Photos by Rich Pasley) The action at Epping New Hampshire’s 2014 NHRA Auto Plus New England Nationals, marks the second anniversary of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing returning to the northeast,...
Exclusive First Look: Pro Mod C7 Corvettes Are On The Way!
BangShift sources are telling us that Tim McAmis Race Cars is working on a new C7 Corvette Pro Mod Body that looks like this! Based on the rendering we have here, this might be the sleekest Pro Mod...