Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320

Kablammo Video: Watch A 1967 Chevelle Suffer A Flaming Transmisson Explosion At George Ray’s Wildcat Dragstrip

There’s a part of George Ray’s Wildcat Dragstrip that we love. The idea that you can show up and race any damned thing you want with any level of safety equipment you want without anyone...

Watch This Mustang Pull A Massive Eighth Mile Wheelstand With No Bars, Smash The Ground And End Up On The Wheels

The World Power Wheelstanding Championships was born from the fertile brain of my pal Ron Leek. Over the years, that contest has gone from a local curiosity to a national deal with guys showing up...

This 1500+hp, Twin Turbo 454 LSx Powered Toyota Mini-Van Is An Aussie Toyota We Can Totally Get Behind

There’s an old expression that I like to use while announcing as a way to sum up a weird, different, or completely off the wall car. “If you are going to be a bear, you may as well be a...

Want To Know What 168 kmh Looks Like On A Mobility Scooter? Watch This.

Mobility scooters, like the Rascal and Hoveround are what most people think of when they hear the words Mobility Scooter. And with jillions of them being sold and driven around stores near you,...

Check Out This Video Of Don Garlits Talking About Swamp Rat 37, And His Pursuit For 200 MPH!

Check out this video that Amy and Dave Dayton, of ARS-TV.com, put together interviewing Don Garlits about his Swamp Rat 37 all electric dragster. Garlits and his crew are attempting to run over 200...

Dueling Nitrous Explosion Video: A Pair Of Pro Mods Both POP Their Scoops At Norwalk

When Jim Laurita and Dan Stevenson headed down the strip during qualifying at the 2014 Summit Racing NHRA Nationals last weekend, neither expected to kill their hood scoops during the lap. Funny...

Killer Historic Drag Video: Highlights From Arizona’s Beeline Dragway Circa The Early 1970s

With the recent announcement that Arizona’s Speedworld dragway would be closing down we couldn’t help but think about another dead Arizona strip that was once a hotbed of national level...

Screaming Video: Watch A 2.3L Turbo Ford Clip Nearly 10K On The Chassis Dyno In A Drag Car!

Job Spetter Jr has been tuning full tilt turbo and EFI engines for a long time. His name is very well known around drag racing circles and he’s both driven and tuned others to lot and lots of...

Nitro Video: A Quick Recap, Explosions Included, From Bakersfield’s Saturday Night Nitro Show Last Weekend

Les Mayhew, the drag racing film making maven was at the Saturday Night Nitro event at Bakersfield last weekend and while he was there he shot a ton of video featuring the various classes that were...

Take A Detailed Tour Of The Challenger II Streamliner With Danny Thompson – This Thing Is A Marvel Of Packaging And Engineering

Bonneville is just over a month away now and we’re gearing up for our most comprehensive Speed Week coverage ever from the salt. This year marks the 100th birthday of racing on the Bonneville...

Flaming Wreckage Video: A Relatively Low Speed Drag Racing Crash Results In A Melted Mustang! (Driver OK)

Lots of racers out there use front mounted fuel cells in their cars. The small cells can hold a few gallons of fuel, eliminate the weight of a tank in the rear and they also allow for better fuel...

Day At The Drags: Somernites Cruise To London Speedway

I spent this Saturday out in Somerset, Kentucky attending the Somernites Cruise weekend. I’m really liking the layout, and that they change up what the Saturday morning event is going to be....

Watch Funny Car Veteran Bob Bode Handle A Massive, Flaming Explosion Like A Boss – Hot Night In Chicago

As a couple of you have probably noticed, my name was nowhere near the blog this past week. No, there wasn’t an ugly board of directors meeting where Chad and I fired each other, I took the...

Here’s A High-Revving Fairmont Standing On The Bumper For Your Saturday

I’m out in Somerset, Kentucky, preparing to head out to the dragstrip. Actually, I’m not sure if I’ll be heading out to the dragstrip or to a river with a Christmas Tree in the...