Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320

Five Minutes Of Engine Failure Carnage – Drag Racing Engines Biting The Dust At Races And Tracks All Over The Country

Engines fail in every form of motorsports, that’s not a big shocker to anyone, right? We’d argue that in our experience, drag racers do a better job of killing them in spectacular fashion...

Crash And Burn: This Mustang’s Throttle Hung Wide Open At Middle Georgia

Have a plan for every last possible event that can happen. Plan each movement that you need to make. I was taught these lessons when I first started riding bikes for more than fun, how to properly...

Another One Bites The Dust: The Auction Corvette’s Second Mill Simply Stops Playing!

The Auction Corvette that Cleetus has been messing with this year has been a fun watch for us…he has been trying to keep this C6 together ever since he first saw it in person. How has that...

Here’s The Wild Top Fuel Final From The 1996 NHRA Gatornationals – Blow Over Insanity!

This is a wild video from 23 years ago that features the top fuel final round from the 1996 NHRA Gatornationals. The race pitted Scott Kalitta against Blaine Johnson in a late evening bout that had...

Boosted Magic: Watch This Aussie Mustang Make 9 Dyno Pulls With Increasing Boost Levels – How Much Power? Find Out!

If you think you are seeing a car that you have seen before on BangShift, you’re right. This Mustang from Australia has been featured here a couple of times but it was with a completely...

Watch the 1983 NHRA Gatornationals Here – Records, Wreckage, Legends, and A Looming Future

Well, 36-years ago the NHRA Gatornationals had a little something for everyone. There were record runs, there were legendary drivers, and there was some wreckage as well. About 2-minues into this...

Sneaky Stroker Video: This 427 FE Ford Big Block Is Actually 498ci And It Is Angry!

Being in the engine building business has to be a trip. Like in any other industry, your main job is to serve the customer and give the guy or the girl exactly what they are looking for, whether you...

Seven Seconds? Cleetus Takes The Newly Re-Engined Leroy Back TO The Track!

A brand new engine, plenty of work to the fuel system, and lots of seat time in the red Corvette have had Cleetus on edge. Nothing against the C6 Corvette that he’s been messing with for a few...

Watch Al Hofmann Win The 1997 Gatornationals And Suffer An Horrendous Funny Car Fire At The Same Time

The 1997 season got off to a flying start for Atomic Al Hofman. Running as an unsponsored independent he was the runner up at the Winternationals and at the third race of the season he found himself...

Gators Week: Watch The 1989 NHRA Gatornationals – Upset City In The Sunshine State!

It is officially Gators Week! The monstrous 2019 Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals will kick off this Thursday at Gainesville Raceway in Florida. It has been happening there since 1969 and we have been...

CLICK HERE To Watch The Mid-West Pro Mod Association Pro Mod Madness Event From Texas!

It is GO TIME for the 2019 Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series and they are kicking it off in fine fashion at the Texas Motorplex outside of Dallas. The name of the first event is Pro Mod...

CLICK HERE To Watch The K&N Southwest Showdown From Tucson – Big Money Bracket Racing

One half of our BangShift LIVE double header this weekend is streaming coverage from the 3rd annual K&N Southwest Showdown at Tucson Dragway. This event brings out the best bracket racers on the...

This Dual Compound Buick V6 Is A Study In Daring To Be Different

Now this is some hot rodding right here, kids! How about a Series 1 Buick V6 with four, count them, FOUR turbochargers on it plumbed in a dual compound style setup. The vehicle this is all loaded...

The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ride Along In A Monza That’s Got A Stroker Small Block And A Lenco

For as complicated and big buck as drag racing can be, nothing’s better in our book than riding along in a car like the Monza that is featured below. That’s right, we’re going to a...