Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, 1320 Videos

The Mental Breakdown 1700 Horsepower VW Bus Bodied Dragster Is Europe’s Craziest Ride

There are few things that American’s don’t do louder and wilder and more abnoxiously than the rest of the world. A couple of noteworthy exceptions in the automotive world are burnout...

Twin Turbo Small Block Model A Ford Pulls Giant Wheelstand In Phoenix

One of the highlights of Hot Rod Drag Weekend was Troy Clark’s 1930 Ford Model A which is powered by a twin turbo small block Ford that hauls the mail. In Phoenix Troy left the starting line...

This Is Going To Hurt: The Yeti Fox Body Mustang Crashes After Huge Wheelstand

It’s always a cringe moment when a drag car goes to the sky, but it’s also conflicting because it is so much fun to watch. Like a train wreck. But sometimes when the car comes down from...

This Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Looks Like The Support Vehicle, But Don’t Buy That Line For A Second

One of our favorite vehicles from the 2014 LS Fest was this Chevrolet W/T that had the sleeper motif down pat: toolboxes in the bed, paint rougher than a Wednesday afternoon stripper, and the ability...

This Seven-Second Ford XR6 Is Awesome Because At It’s Core, It Was A Family Car!

Australia’s Ford Falcon XR6 is a neat piece. It’s a decent size, packs the Barra 4.0L six as an engine option, as well as having every other reason why we want to import anything from...

This Blown Holden Ute Has Us In Fits! 8-71 Blower, Six Speed And A Bed? That’ll Do!

If the top of the engine assembly is near the top of the vehicle’s roofline, then happiness is sure to abound once you strap yourself into the driver’s seat…or, at least...

Watch This Mean Pontiac Firebird Erupt Into A Blazing Inferno After Smashing Both Walls At The Drags Strip – Stuck Throttle And Fire!

There are nightmare scenarios in racing that event the best, most talented, and experienced racers cannot extract themselves from. This video shows one of those horrifying situations when driver Mike...

Aussie Drag Challenge! Check Out The Scene From Australia’s Take On Drag Week!

The proof that Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week is an institution of it’s own is taking place in two locations : the spinoff Drag Weekend that is going on in the American Southwest, and the...

Giant Mustang Wheelstand At Byron Dragway

This Fox Body Mustang stands on the bumper like a mad man after bending and breaking the wheelie bar, and we’re junkies for Mustang wheelstands. We’re not sure why the driver lifts, cause...

Would You Rather? Which Would You Take, The Late-Model Screamer Or The Street Machine With A Blower?

The entire point of the game of “Would You Rather?” is to force the player into a decision where no matter the choice, the discarded option might have presented itself better. Normally...

Video: A Look Back Into the Glory Days Of Oswego Dragway In The 1970s – Sweet Cars!

(By Greg Rourke) – Oswego Drag Raceway is part of the way I am the way I am. In 1972 I was 13, and we moved from Maryland to Illinois. I wasn’t happy about it, but Dad found we were not...

F.A.S.T. Racing With Excellent Commentary! Check Out These Overachieving Resto-Awesome Rides And The Two Guys That Love Them!

Factory Appearing, Stock Tire racing is awesome. Take restoration-quality muscle cars, put them on their factory-equipment tires, and see how quickly a driver can really wheel them down the...

Watch The PDRA Pro Mods AND The Million Dollar Bracket Race Right Here!

Thanks to our live streaming partners in crime over at Motormania TV, you are going to be able to watch not one but two live streaming video race broadcasts this weekend. Since BangShift.com is not...

Larry Larson Gives No-Prep Drag Racing A Shot With His S-10 At The Ice Cream Cruise!

We know that Larry Larson’s S-10 is a ball of pure energy with taillights. We’ve seen it earn it’s crown running Drag Week, earn a Wally while running Top Sportsman at the Kansas...