Category Archive: 1320 Sponsor News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320

This Cool Video Looks At The NHRA Stock/Super Stock Racing Progam Of The Calvert Family And Their Cobra Jet – They Made The Switch To Holley EFI, Here’s Why

Stock and Super Stock are two of the coolest classes in NHRA drag racing and as a guy who has literally called about half the races on the tour this year I can say that with some confidence. Classic...

This Aerial Video Of The Construction Progress At Dragway 42 Is Awesome And Shows The Scope Of The Massive Project

We’ve been following the rebirth of Dragway 42 since the very beginning when it was announced that the Matcham family had purchased the facility and planned to “revamp” it. Well...

Ride With Bobby Fazio As He Rips The Gears In His Super Stock L 289 Mustang – Grandma Steering Wheel Wrap And All

We have showed you video of Bobby Fazio’s Mustang in the past but since he recently posted this video of him beating up on his SS\L 289 Mustang running at Atco in New Jersey. This is a neat...

This Awesome Video Sums Up The Leanders Brothers Racing Team’s Experience At The 2014 US Nationals – Swedish Alky Funny Car Hitters!

The Leanders brothers campaign the Haas Automation alcohol funny car in NHRA competition and do a damned fine job at it. In fact, their car is one of the hardest running pieces on the whole tour...

Historical Footage: Warren Johnson and Scott Geoffrion’s Burndown At Houston

Since I’m still stuck on a RWD V8 Dodge Daytona kick, I decided to dive into one of the few things I remember from watching Pro Stock racing as a kid: the burndown between Warren Johnson and...

Remember The Sand Dragging Paddle Tire Fox Mustang? Turns Out That Thing Is An Asphalt Killer As Well!

Last December we ran some video of a Fox-bodied Mustang down in Puerto Rico running at the sand drags with huge paddle tires under it. The car really made some steam and looked like something out of...

Lift Off Video: Watch This Camaro Launch, Get Vertical, Drag The Bumper And Land On All Four!

So we’re currently in some sort of a wheelie video phase here at BangShift with three mondo wheels up clips in the last few days. This one is hard to beat in both the height and duration...

Peter Farber Suffers Pro Mod Crash In St Louis – Vows Return By Las Vegas NHRA Pro Mod Season Finale – Crash Video Here

We were setting up here at the Ohio Mile when I got word that Peter Farber had suffered a crash at the NHRA race in St Louis. My heart sank because Pete’s been having the best year of his NHRA...

Ride On The Quarter Panel Of A Bad Ass Pinto As It Pulls A 350+ Foot Wheelstand! (Video)

Thunder Valley Dragway in Marion, South Dakota is one hard hookin’ strip. How do we know? Because in the video below you are going to ride on the rear quarter panel of a screaming yellow Pinto...

This Ford Racing Mustang XX.99 Challenge Video Is Pretty Awesome – The 2015 Mustangs Are Strong On The Strip

The full-on media blitz for the 2015 Mustang has begun. From the media junkets to cruise the new cars (Ummmmm….where was our invite?) to the cool videos promoting the cars, it is prime time fun...

This Vintage Video Of Oswego Dragway Is A Look Back At The Golden Days Of The Dead Track’s Life

(By Greg Rourke) – Those that know me know that I love me some sportsman drag racing. To me, a Friday night test and tune is as good as Sunday at the Big Show.  My friends also know I love...

Watching This Massive 1990s, 4×4 , Crew Cab Ford Dually Run 13s At Lebanon Valley Will Make You Smile

Fun fact to know and share: I announced my first drag races at Lebanon Valley Dragway in New York where this video was shot. After trying my hand at SCCA road race announcing and getting enough...

Watch Gene Newton’s Turbocharged Olds Powered 1967 442 Romp Down Into The Deep 8s At Nearly 175mph In Early Testing

We’ve been following the story of Gene Newton’s killer 1967 Olds 442 for some time now. Last time you saw it on BangShift, it was spinning the dyno rollers in THIS VIDEO at DMC Racing in...

Ever Wonder Why Turbo Drag Cars Take A While To Stage? This Drag Week Video Explains It With Great Clarity And Humor

One of the cool things that the Hot Rod staff did during Drag Week was attempt to answer some of the most common questions that came up in the chat room as we were doing the live video broadcast. As...