Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Drag Strip Fun: Check Out This Punishing Burnout, Period Backup Action, and Dry Hops!
Ahhhhhh, showmanship! In an amazing twist, the world of modern pro stock seemed to stumble upon the idea of entertaining their fans last weekend in Brainerd, Minnesota. How? Breaking in tires. Those...
Amazing Video: Original Footage Of Don Garlits Winning The 1967 US Nationals And Shaving His Beard At The Starting Line – All Time Stuff!
I know that I am a weird guy and I am OK with saying that out loud because when I watch a video like this, I feel myself getting emotional because of how cool the whole scene is. Just one of the...
Awesome Video From The 1962 US Nationals – Mickey Thompson, Don Garlits, Twin Engine Dragsters, More!
About a week from now, I’ll be on the way to Indianapolis for my favorite NHRA drag race of the year, the Chevrolet Performance US Nationals. There’s nothing like it and there has been...
Project Angry Grandpa: The Second Round Of Work At BFNY Performance And Milan
When we last left our in-house project Chrysler action-wise, I had finished up running at ChallengerFest 8 and was pretty content with the performance of the big gold brick. It wasn’t running...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Strangest Thing You’ve Ever Seen Run The Quarter Mile?
For the most part, I’m not exactly surprised with what I see at a dragstrip. There’s cars that I’d love to drive, cars I’d love to own, pit vehicles, food stands, fuel, track...
This Video Of An Intake Elbow Being Welded Will Either Inspire Or…Well You Know.
TIG welding is fun, but definitely more difficult than MIG welding for example. Putting together perfect welds takes time, patience, and practice. The latter clearly something that the guy in this...
Big Barge Movin’: This Old Chevy Can Romp Hard! Wait Until You See The In-Car Footage!
I love watching grudge racers at work. It’s like a poker game in the middle of the bar you probably should’ve stayed out of: if everything goes according to plan, someone walks out with a...
Half A Hairy Hemi Video: Watch The Steinegger and Eshenbaugh F/Fuel Lakester Haul On Nitro With A One Headed Hemi!
I’m not much of a hunter but I know guys that are. They tell stories about times where they have come close to bagging a trophy but missed it by that much. Timing is everything, even at...
Goodness Gracious: Brent Self Becomes A Comet At Outlaw Armageddon In Oklahoma!
Everything about this footage should have been the same as any other race: a Fox Mustang and a catfish Camaro line up next to each other on the strip at Thunder Valley in Oklahoma. It’s a...
The Level Playing Field: Getting It Done On DOT Tires And No Prep In Georgia!
If you’ve been paying attention to the racing community lately, there’s a big throw-down over the positives and negatives of an equal playing field. On one hand, you have every car...
Morning Symphony: Jeep SRT Running At WannaGoFast In Virginia
I’m starting to get amped up. Here in a couple of days, Angry Grandpa is going back to BFNY Performance for a bit of attention, then it will immediately head out to a track. It’s racing...
Oddly Satisfying Video: Watching This Holley Deliver Fuel To A Dyno Engine Is Kind Of Mesmerizing
Ever catch a video on YouTube or another location and the title includes the words “Oddly Satisfying”? You know the ones. Videos of people power washing stuff, stacking stuff, arranging...
Great News: Onondaga Dragway Is Set To Reopen After Four Years Of Dormancy!
Here’s some good news from the world of drag racing. Onondaga Dragway, the historic drag plant that served as the career starting point for legendary announcer Jon Lundberg and was a place that...
Small Tire Racing At Ozark Raceway Park – Doing The Difficult Bit In The Dark!
Running two huge chunks of rubber out back that can compose as much as half of a car’s total width is one way to get a ton of power down onto the ground, and it’s effective. People have...