Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Drag Strip Time Machine Video: A Day At Great Lakes Dragaway Circa 1977 – Top Fuel, Pro Stock, More!
Apr 05, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Strip Time Machine Video: A Day At Great Lakes Dragaway Circa 1977 – Top Fuel, Pro Stock, More!
There are few tracks in the world of drag racing that have the history, the feel, and the outright awesomeness of Great Lakes Dragway in Union Grove, Wisconsin. Sure the place may be a little rough...
1320 Video Tours BoostedBoiz INFAMOUS Car Collection Of Record Holding Hondas And More, Plus A Garage Tour
Apr 04, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 1320 Video Tours BoostedBoiz INFAMOUS Car Collection Of Record Holding Hondas And More, Plus A Garage Tour
I know we’re not super into Hondas and imports around here, but you have to live under a rock not to know abou the Boosted Boiz antics and records. These dudes take anything Honda powered and...
This Color Video From Seattle International Raceway In The Early 1970s Is Spectacular – Funny Cars!
Apr 04, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on This Color Video From Seattle International Raceway In The Early 1970s Is Spectacular – Funny Cars!
Seattle International Raceway has been an important part of the Northwestern Drag Racing scene for a long, loooong time. The NHRA has run their Northwest Nationals at the facility for decades and...
Newbern And Finnegan Are Battling It Out At The Track With The Rubber Duck And Newbern’s Fox Body Mustang!
Apr 03, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Newbern And Finnegan Are Battling It Out At The Track With The Rubber Duck And Newbern’s Fox Body Mustang!
Newbern is back at it with his drag and drive Fox body Mustang and this time they are out in Alabama duking it out with Finnegan in the Rubber Duck Firebird. It doesn’t go like Newbern hoped....
This Vintage Ad For Irwindale Raceway Will Make you Long For SoCal Living 50 Yars Ago
Apr 03, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on This Vintage Ad For Irwindale Raceway Will Make you Long For SoCal Living 50 Yars Ago
There’s nothing like the history of southern California drag racing. A few years I spent days cruising SoCal to see the locations of many old strips. Between the finals and the exploration, was...
It Is 4/03 So Let’s Look At Some Olds 403 Dyno Videos! The Ignored Big Bore Small Block Can Make Power
Apr 03, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on It Is 4/03 So Let’s Look At Some Olds 403 Dyno Videos! The Ignored Big Bore Small Block Can Make Power
The Oldsmobile 403 was a pretty short run engine produced from 1977 through 1979 and while it appeared in some performance minded cars of the era like the Firebird, Buick Riviera, and Olds 442, it...
Will Dennis Taylor’s 1941 Willys Project Live Again? Pulling Apart The Blown 392 Hemi To See What’s Wrong Before The Rebuild.
Apr 02, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Will Dennis Taylor’s 1941 Willys Project Live Again? Pulling Apart The Blown 392 Hemi To See What’s Wrong Before The Rebuild.
This one is going to be fun, not only because it is a cool car that Dennis and Deb put together years ago, but also because when Dennis and Alex started tearing into it to find out what the problems...
Street Freak – Part 3: Tube Chassis Fabrication Continues! Twin Turbo Lambo Powered, Mid Engine, 25.2 Drag And Drive Volvo!
Apr 02, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Street Freak – Part 3: Tube Chassis Fabrication Continues! Twin Turbo Lambo Powered, Mid Engine, 25.2 Drag And Drive Volvo!
Here’s the third video in the series, and the tube work is coming along really well. It looks awesome and this thing is going to be amazing. I can’t wait to see this thing hauling ass! If...
Happy 4/02! Let’s Look Back At Chevy’s 402ci Big Block From The Early 1970s
Apr 02, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Happy 4/02! Let’s Look Back At Chevy’s 402ci Big Block From The Early 1970s
There’s not a lot of mystery about what the 402ci big block actually was, right? You are basically looking at a 396 that was bored .030 to get the extra six cubic inches. Mechanically, the pair...
Newbern Bought An Old Jr. Dragster For His Kid, It Needs And Engine And The Brakes Are Junk. So He’s Putting An Engine In It!
Apr 01, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Newbern Bought An Old Jr. Dragster For His Kid, It Needs And Engine And The Brakes Are Junk. So He’s Putting An Engine In It!
Yep, Newbern is making sure his kid Luke is ready for the racing life and that meant grabbing a Jr. Dragster that came available for cheap. The engine on it was junk, so he’s making other...
Happy Nailhead Day! Let’s Celebrate The Buick 401 For All Of Its Torque Making Goodness
Apr 01, 2024Brian LohnesComments Off on Happy Nailhead Day! Let’s Celebrate The Buick 401 For All Of Its Torque Making Goodness
It may get annoying but this is Muscle Car Engine Month around here and we’re expecting you guys to keep us on our toes when it comes to celebrating all of the great mills that have graced the...
2024 ICE BREAKER NO PREP ACTION PHOTOS: GRIPPO’S ACTION SHOTS CAPTURE IT ALL FROM THE FAMED MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY
Mar 31, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 2024 ICE BREAKER NO PREP ACTION PHOTOS: GRIPPO’S ACTION SHOTS CAPTURE IT ALL FROM THE FAMED MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY
Here’s our fourth gallery of photos from Grippo’s Ice Breaker No Prep coverage and if you missed the first few, or the cool video he shot, then use the link below to check that out too!...
Ford Drag Racing Feature Video: The NMRA Florida Spring Break Shootout Featuring Coyote Stock, BigFoot, A Swap Meet, Moto X And More!
Mar 31, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Ford Drag Racing Feature Video: The NMRA Florida Spring Break Shootout Featuring Coyote Stock, BigFoot, A Swap Meet, Moto X And More!
Our friend Evan Smith was on hand for the National Mustang Racers Association race in Florida and caught all kinds of fun action to share with all of you guys. Evan is a longtime racer and enthusiast...
Kalitta Motorsports and Toyota Racing Give A Rundown On Top Fuel Engines With This Bitchin Cutaway Engine Display!
Mar 31, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Kalitta Motorsports and Toyota Racing Give A Rundown On Top Fuel Engines With This Bitchin Cutaway Engine Display!
Toyota Racing and Kalitta Motorsports teamed up to take a Top Fuel engine and do a cutaway version so people can really see the inside of one of these beasts. It’s funny, because even a lot of...






