Category Archive: 1320 Videos, CRASH & BURN, RACING & ACTION, Videos
You Will Not Believe That This Pro Mod Crash Ended With The Car On All 4 Wheels And The Driver Walking Away
Oct 21, 2018Chad Reynolds5
We see a lot of crazy crashes, after all we’re at the dragstrip more than most anyone you know. And sometimes it is a wonder that someone could survive some of them. But it is rare that someone...
Behind The Scenes: This Is How Carbon Fiber Race Parts Are Made.
Oct 21, 2018Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Behind The Scenes: This Is How Carbon Fiber Race Parts Are Made.
Carbon fiber race parts are not cheap! We all wish they weren’t, but they are, but if you see just how they go together you’ll understand why. Fiberglass race parts take a lot of work to...
A Different Kind Of Fairmont: Paul Hamilton’s XA Ford Is A Violent Handful!
Oct 21, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
There were Ford Fairmonts before the Fox body. They look an awful lot like Mad Max’s Pursuit Special and are not common in the United States. In fact, I’ve personally only seen one, ever...
More LIVE Drag Racing! The IHRA Summit SuperSeries World Finals From Memphis Are On Right Here!
Oct 20, 2018Chad ReynoldsComments Off on More LIVE Drag Racing! The IHRA Summit SuperSeries World Finals From Memphis Are On Right Here!
The racing season is winding down in most parts of the country as we get into fall that seems more like winter by the day. In Memphis the IHRA World Finals are taking place at Memphis International...
American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ripping Gears In A 550hp 1968 Mustang With A TKO
Oct 19, 2018Brian Lohnes1
We live in a world where everyone wants to have a 1,000hp street car that does not break and can get them to work every day. While it seems comical that even 20 years ago 400hp was some big time...
Fun Video: This Time Lapse Of A DSR Top Fuel Hemi Getting Fully Serviced Rules
Oct 18, 2018Brian Lohnes1
This is a great video. Hagerty has done a series of time lapse engine rebuilds that we’ve loved. There have been small blocks, VW engines, and other iconic power plants but this one takes the...
This Ranger Gets Down The Strip With A Duratec 2.3L Four Making The Power!
Oct 17, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
The old 2.3L “Lima” four-cylinder engine, when turbocharged properly, are eye-opening little monsters that can take stunning amounts of boost and stay together under pressure....
Dirt Drag Trucks In Michigan! Who Says Off-Roading Has To Be Slow?
Oct 16, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Dirt Drag Trucks In Michigan! Who Says Off-Roading Has To Be Slow?
You want to know the best thing about drag racing on dirt? You’ve lessened the likelihood of parts breakage! Maybe not in the engine bay, but think about it: outside of catastrophic engine...
There’s Hope For Any Car When A Ford Taurus Needs A Parachute At A Drag Strip
Oct 16, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
Years ago, Brian Lohnes gave me a title in the Forums: “the Patron Saint of Automotive Lost Causes”. You can’t blame him…ask anyone here if you don’t know about my thing...
1960s and 70s Vintage Drag Racing Action – Incredible Film! Little Red Wagon Wreck, All Kinds of Cars, Just Awesome
Oct 15, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on 1960s and 70s Vintage Drag Racing Action – Incredible Film! Little Red Wagon Wreck, All Kinds of Cars, Just Awesome
Few videos featuring vintage drag racing action from the 1960s and 1970s can come within a country mile of being close to how bad ass this one is. A friend tipped us off to the recently uploaded...
Little Demon: Happiness Is A Supercharged Pontiac Solstice GXP
Oct 15, 2018Bryan McTaggart4
Now here’s a car we don’t think about often, the Pontiac Solstice. The little Kappa sports car that was one of the final hits from the Excitement Division before Pontiac caught the wrong...
Morning Symphony: Light A Fire Under Your Butt And Get Going!
Oct 13, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: Light A Fire Under Your Butt And Get Going!
I am the world’s worst about getting out of bed when it’s time to wake up. Doesn’t matter what time the alarm is set, doesn’t matter what I’ve got planned to get done...
The LS Fest Freakshow Parade: Here’s Ten Of The Most Interesting Swaps From Bowling Green!
Oct 12, 2018Bryan McTaggart2
This year, LS Fest had so much going on, so many things to see, that I didn’t get around to putting together my favorite collection of photos. You know, the one that I pretty much need to end...
Incredible Video: Watch A Guy Survive A Street Racing Wreck And Climb Out Of A Decimated Mustang
Oct 11, 2018Brian Lohnes29
This is by far the most improbable, incredible, and utterly stupefying video we have ever showed you here on BangShift. The scene is simple. A dewy night down south where a pair of Mustangs have...