Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
Cool Racer Fixes: Here’s The Next 1320 Video Episode From Rocky Mountain Race Week 2018
Jun 20, 2018Chad Reynolds1
You never know what you are going to find on a road trip like this, and it seems that our racers are going to all new lengths in the creativity department for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2018....
BangShift Question Of The Day: Would You Have The Stones To Race Your Significant Other?
Jun 20, 2018Bryan McTaggart5
In the confines of BangShift Mid-West, my wife and I have peace: she does laundry, I do dishes. She keeps the house picked up, I mow that jungle of a yard every now and then. Life is good. She works...
A True Modern Sleeper: A Honda Insight That Can Worry Legit Supercars!
Jun 19, 2018Bryan McTaggart4
“Sleeper” just might be the most overused adjective to describe a car known. Everything is a sleeper nowadays. That 1993 Ford F-150? It’s a sleeper because it came with the 351...
Here’s Day One Video Coverage From Rocky Mountain Race Week, Including This Insane Crash!
Jun 18, 2018Chad Reynolds1
For 2018, Rocky Mountain Race Week is presented by 1320Video, and of course that means you can expect awesome video coverage and action from the ever present and always on top of it crew at...
The (Tiny) Hemi That Roared – Russ Carpenter And His 2.5L Daimler Hemi Powered Fuel Dragster Ran Like Hell On Fuel (Video)
Jun 18, 2018Brian Lohnes1
The name Russ Carpenter may not be on the tips of the tongues of American drag racing fans but once you get to know this guy’s story, it probably will be. Carpenter became well known in drag...
Watch The No Dragster Nationals LIVE Right Here All Weekend!
Jun 17, 2018Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Watch The No Dragster Nationals LIVE Right Here All Weekend!
You read that right! NO DRAGSTERS ALLOWED!!! This is a big $50,000 to Win Each Day Bracket Race that is going on this weekend at Carolina Dragway and it promises great action and lots of door to door...
In The Feels: Kyle From 1320Video and Sketchy Vert Visit Fans For A Good Cause!
Jun 16, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on In The Feels: Kyle From 1320Video and Sketchy Vert Visit Fans For A Good Cause!
When my father passed on in 2005, I had just completed my first deployment in the Army and had started to make strides towards being a functional, independent human being. I was working on...
Classic YouTube: Funny Car Exhibition Sled Pulls From Pittsburgh!
Jun 15, 2018Bryan McTaggart2
Your eyes do not deceive you, you are looking at every bit of a 1980s Funny Car on paddle tires preparing to rip the sled down a pulling course with all of the strength normally used to rip the...
Watch a Cross Ram Equipped AMC 401 Grind Out 480hp and More than 500 ft/lbs on the Dyno
Jun 15, 2018Brian Lohnes1
The AMC 401 is an oft overlooked mill for performance building. Yes, the guys in the AMC crowd would gash you with a rusty connecting rod in order to get their mits on one, but the 401 definitely...
Lift, Man, Lift! Watch This Fox Body Fly At A Grudge Race In South Carolina!
Jun 14, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Lift, Man, Lift! Watch This Fox Body Fly At A Grudge Race In South Carolina!
I understand how passion and emotions can get the better of a racer when ego and reputation are on the line. That’s when you see all the stops come out and we get videos showing cars going...
This Film About Indonesian Street Racing and Drag Racing Is Incredible – The Parallels Are Epic
Jun 14, 2018Brian Lohnes1
This is a really, really interesting video. What you are about to watch is a Vice News report about the drag racing and street racing scene in Indonesia. The parallels between the world of drag acing...
Watch The Most Over The Top Transmission Explosion We’ve Ever Seen On A Drag Strip
Jun 13, 2018Brian Lohnes3
Showtime Dragstrip in Florida certainly lives up to its nickname in this video where we see a drag racer in a very healthy sounding Vega suffer what is pretty much the most violent and spectacular...
Want To Run A Turbocharged, Four Banger, Manually Shifted Comp Eliminator Car?
Jun 12, 2018Brian Lohnes4
Many of you know Bruno Massel from the NHRA on FOX broadcasts that he works on through the racing year. He and I are the dudes on the E3 Spark Plugs pro mod show as well. Outside of that Bruno is a...
A 1970 Promotional Film From Great Lakes Dragaway and Bristol By Schlitz Beer!
Jun 12, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on A 1970 Promotional Film From Great Lakes Dragaway and Bristol By Schlitz Beer!
This video, produced by the Schlitz Beer company is called, “Drag Race U.S.A” and it examines the sport of drag racing at what was arguably the height of popularity in 1970. In fact,...