Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: A Doug Nash 5-Speed, A High Winding Chevelle, And A Driver
May 13, 2017Brian Lohnes7
My most major contribution to society as a whole has been the creation of the Parting Shift blog item that we run on most Fridays through the year. The items always involve shifting a transmission in...
This Turbocharged, Four Wheel Drive Chevy Silverado Claws The Strip At LVMS!
May 12, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on This Turbocharged, Four Wheel Drive Chevy Silverado Claws The Strip At LVMS!
One of the most wicked drag race setups I know of is the Miss Misery, the screw-blown, all-wheel-driven monster of a square-body Chevy that looked as mental as all get-out. Filled to the brim of...
Video: Here’s What Spending A Day With Kalitta Motorsports Looks Like
May 12, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: Here’s What Spending A Day With Kalitta Motorsports Looks Like
This video rules on a couple of levels. Firstly it rules because we get to spend some quality time with the Kalitta Motorsports team and their fleet of nitro powered race cars. Secondly it rules...
Watch Larry Morgan’s Wild Slip and Slide Pro Mod Ride From Atlanta – Tire Shake Makes Things Weird Quick
May 12, 2017Brian Lohnes8
Larry Morgan had a bit of a wild ride for himself during J&A Service Pro Mod Eliminations at the NHRA Southern Nationals last weekend. Morgan is driving the Brad Anderson owned and tuned...
The World’s Fastest: This Bonneville Documentary Project Looks As Though It Could Be Incredible
May 11, 2017Brian Lohnes3
We are freaks for documentary films around here and when one pops up that is about not only Bonneville but the legendary minds and men that have been challenged by the place for decades, we’re...
Ride On The Helmet Of Tony Pedregon As He Makes A Rip In Cruz’s Snap-On Funny Car
May 11, 2017Brian Lohnes3
If you are Cruz Pedregon and your team is making test laps but you have to leave town to handle some business there can’t be much hesitation on who to call. Tony Pedregon got the nod to make...
With Money On The Line, Both Of These Evos Stall Out On Green!
May 10, 2017Bryan McTaggart1
Two thousand-horsepower cars, lined up at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indiana. A thousand bucks on the line, paid to the winner. Both of these Mitsubishi Evolutions are pure badasses, with four-wheel-drive...
This Is What It Looks Like Inside A Pro Mod When The Clutch Explodes – WOW!
May 09, 2017Brian Lohnes2
Clutch explosions are some of the most fearsome and dangerous catastrophes a drag racer can face. Obviously things have gotten a lot better since the days of the 1960s when drivers were maimed or...
These Hot Rodded Big Rigs Lay Down Some Impressive Numbers At Famoso! Fast Muscle Car Territory
May 09, 2017Brian Lohnes1
Today we have for you some large and lovely quarter mile entertainment that was captured at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California at the National Hot Rod Diesel Association drag races a couple of...
Funny Car Video! This Footage From Atco In The 1970s Is A Brilliant Window Into How It Was
May 07, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Funny Car Video! This Footage From Atco In The 1970s Is A Brilliant Window Into How It Was
It has been a while since we delighted your senses and showed you some classic drag racing footage. The good news is that we recently ran into an amazing video that was taken back in the 1970s at...
Watch The Rear Axle Get Ripped Out From Under A Top Fuel Dragster On The Launch! Old School Wild Footage
May 07, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch The Rear Axle Get Ripped Out From Under A Top Fuel Dragster On The Launch! Old School Wild Footage
Tommy Johnson Jr. is having a pretty good weekend here at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia. His “Make A Wish” funny car has qualified strongly in the field and he seems to have shaken...
The Legend Of Roy Hill – This Long Form Interview With Hill Is Great! Petty, Illiteracy, Success, and Secrets
May 06, 2017Brian Lohnes1
Roy Hill is one of drag racing’s most interesting characters. He grew up in poverty and discovered the sport in the early 1960s. He managed to fake a birth certificate and get his...
Classic YouTube: A Pontiac-Powerd AMC Pacer That Moves Out!
May 06, 2017Bryan McTaggart2
Harrel Lamkin might be the only person we can think of who would be proud to be the owner of an AMC Pacer. You know one of the weird little fishbowl AMCs that he’s connected to: his daughter...
Dodge’s New “Brotherhood Of Muscle” Ads Are The Tire Smoking Anthesis To Lincoln’s Horrid Campaign
May 04, 2017Brian Lohnes11
When we saw the release about Vin Diesel being brought in by Chrysler to head their “Brotherhood of Muscle” ad campaign we kind of cringed. Between the name and the whole announcement it...