Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, ENGINES, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Wonder No More: See How Much Horsepower Larry Larson’s Wild Cadillac ATS-V No Prep Car Makes On The Hub Dyno
Jan 06, 2020Brian Lohnes4
Larry Larson likes rules. Well, no racer really likes rules but when we look at some of the neatest stuff this guy has ever built to race, the machines have been built around exploiting potential...
Barge Party: This Is A 1990 Lincoln Town Car That Rips The Strip!
Jan 05, 2020Bryan McTaggart2
The Lincoln Town Car is not a performance car. It just isn’t. It’s a big thing, thanks to it’s Panther-platform roots. It’s a stout thing, since the Crown Victoria gained...
Listen Up Suckers: Stevie Fast Calls Out Every Pro Mod In the Country…And John Force?!
Jan 03, 2020Brian Lohnes13
And we’re off! That’s exactly what I thought when I watched this video of Stevie Fast Jackson effectively calling out every pro mod racer in the country and the going the extra mile and...
Miss Maverick: A Glowing Look At Ford’s Econo Car Turned Monster
Jan 03, 2020Bryan McTaggart5
We have a soft spot for the Ford Maverick and it’s fraternal twin, the Mercury Comet. You can look at it as a small Japanese fighter, yet another sporty re-skinning of the original Falcon, or...
Best of 2019: Watch X275 Eliminations From Sweet 16 2.0 – The Runs That Made The Bruder Brothers $50,000
Jan 02, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Best of 2019: Watch X275 Eliminations From Sweet 16 2.0 – The Runs That Made The Bruder Brothers $50,000
If Radial vs The World was the headlining act at the DuckX Sweet 16 2.0 than X275 was the strongest undercard in drag racing history. As mental as Radial vs The World action was, X275 likely topped...
Best of 2019: An 8-Minute Gear Bangin’ Symphony From Inside a 1968 Camaro
Jan 02, 2020Brian Lohnes3
There are stick shift videos, and then there are STICK SHIFT videos. This is one of the latter. Featuring the 1968 Camaro of Billy Miller Racing, this video shows multiple runs from multiple angles...
Best of 2019: This Pontiac GTO Makes 1500hp To The Tire With A Turbocharged Factory Block and Factory Headed Pontiac Engine
Jan 01, 2020Brian Lohnes12
Hey, if we’re going to show you a 1,000hp wheel VW we need to back it up with something making even more power, right? How about a stunning 1,500hp Pontiac that uses twin turbos on an engine...
Best of 2019: Katech Made Nearly 1,500hp With Their Stock Bottom End LT5 Before They Called it Quits
Dec 31, 2019Brian Lohnes1
A couple of weeks go we reported on the 1,000+hp LT5 that Katech had created with the stock fuel system and minimal amounts of bolt on parts. That particular engine still had the stock camshaft in...
Best of 2019: Brazil’s Angriest Ford Maverick At The Strip
Dec 31, 2019Bryan McTaggart3
The Ford Maverick and it’s twin, the Mercury Comet, did well enough in the United States market. They were decently sized, fit the small-car segment well without being too tiny, and with the...
Best of 2019: The Most Insane Run At Lights Out 10 Didn’t Show Times: How About One Hit For $150,000?
Dec 31, 2019Brian Lohnes3
Grudge racing is something that I have learned a lot about over the last few years while attending races like Lights Out and No Mercy. The culture, the people, the rules and regulations, all of that...
Best of 2019: The March To $50,000 – This Video Shows Alex Laughlin’s Dominating Lights Out 10 Performance End To End
Dec 31, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Best of 2019: The March To $50,000 – This Video Shows Alex Laughlin’s Dominating Lights Out 10 Performance End To End
It was the biggest weekend of Alex Laughlin’s drag racing career. It was the most profitable single day of his life. It was also a win that many in the radial vs the world universe did not...
Best of 2019: Watch Tommy Johnson Jr Drive An Exploding Funny Car To A Round Win Like A Boss
Dec 30, 2019Brian LohnesComments Off on Best of 2019: Watch Tommy Johnson Jr Drive An Exploding Funny Car To A Round Win Like A Boss
What makes a good funny car driver? Solid reaction time? Getting the parachutes out on time? Keeping the car in the groove? All important but we think that the single most important attribute a funny...
Best of 2019: This Gears and Gasoline Video About NHRA Drag Racing Is Ridiculously Well Made – Good Watch
Dec 25, 2019Brian Lohnes2
Now THIS is a cool video. Made by the Gasoline and Gears YouTube channel it features the top fuel dragster and nitro funny car of the Force sisters. We’re guessing this thing was bankrolled by...
Best of 2019: Watch This Dragster Perform A Massive Fire Burnout In Ultra-Slow Motion. This Is Neat!
Dec 25, 2019Brian Lohnes4
Santa pod’s annual “drag-stalgia” event is a huge gathering of vintage drag racing fans from all over Europe. We’re going to venture to say that it is the largest nostalgia...