Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos
Watch Automated Fire Suppression Put Out A Dyno Fire At BluePrint Engines!
Fire can be scary. Whether in a car, in a house, or on the dyno. And we’ve heard stories, like the one earlier this year where Taylor Lastor’s entire engine building business burnt to the...
The Throttle Pedal Moves Both Ways – Why Jay Paynes Pro Mod Crash Was Unnecessary
I don’t mean to throw salt in the wounds of Jay Payne after this horrific crash in St. Louis, but man it could have all been avoided. I was told a long time ago that the throttle pedal works...
Dusty Rose Funny Car Fire Photo Sequence. Could Be Worst We’ve Ever Seen!
This could be the worst fire we’ve ever seen in a Funny Car, and it happened during the very first run Dusty Rose ever had in competition. Talk about bad luck. But thankfully he is alive and...
This Boosted C10 Pickup Is Hot Rod Sleeper Greatness And Runs 11’s
BigKleib was at LSFest shooting video, and got some good shots of this kick ass 1st Gen Chevrolet C10 pickup truck running down the drag strip. We aren’t sure whether it is a ’64,...
Twin Chinese Turbos, No Tune, Big Block, 4-Door Chevelle: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
My grandpa had a saying. “Crap will do for brains if you’re lucky!” And sometimes that goes a long way in the car world. We’re not saying it’s the case in the particular...
Why Testing Is Important: Watch This Holden Drift The Dragstrip Before Settling Down To Run Sevens!
Shakedown testing is vital to a race car. The team and the driver need to know how the animal that they built will behave once the loud pedal gets it’s first solid kicking. Part of the big...
Watch Jay Payne Suffer A Huge Crash In His Pro Mod At The 2016 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals – He’s OK
It began as a slight movement to the left off the starting line and then it turned into a wrestling match between the driver and the car with the driver ultimately going for the ride of his life. It...
This LS Swapped 1968 Biscayne Does Killer Burnouts
So it doesn’t make a ton of power, but this 1968 Biscayne does some killer burnouts, that’s for sure. The video shows it on the chassis dyno at the Sloppy Mechanics dyno day and it makes...
Motor Trend’s Annual Ode To Horsepower: Which One Of The 2016 Greatest Driver’s Car Contenders Will Take The Drag Race Win?
To everyone at Motor Trend: quit lying to yourselves and to the world. This is as far removed from “work” as you can possibly get. Every year, Motor Trend wrangles up a massive shopping...
9.007 Without Breaking A Sweat! This 4 Cylinder Turbo Chevrolet Mini Ute Is Hauling Ass
Bruno Felix Damasio sent me a message with a link to his killer little Chevrolet, and I about died. This thing is bad ass, and even though it is not V8 powered, it is rear wheel drive and...
Ride Along As This Supra Crosses The Finish Line On Fire! Helmet Cam Baby!
This video is greatness, because it shows a really nice run in this 7 second Supra, right up until the point that it decides the head gasket needs to go. When it does, water, oil, steam, fire, etc...
Relive The Insanity Of The Adam Flamholc Pro Mod Wreck At The 2013 NHRA AAA Midwest Nationals
The 2016 J&A Service NHRA Pro Mod Series season has been a wild one. There have been great races, there have been massive wrecks, and there have been some unbelievable driving jobs tying it all...
Whoops: Finding The Right Gear Is Important For A Good Launch, As This Corvette Will Now Demonstrate!
Do you have a pattern for every time you line up for a race? If not, you should: check your belts, check your gauges, roll in for a burnout. Check your belts, check your gauges, check your shifter,...
