Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Watch Phil Hobbs’ Insane Top Fuel Crash From The 1984 NHRA US Nationals – Wrong Side Of The Wall At Full Throttle
Phil Hobbs had a long and decorated drag racing career that spanned from US Nationals glory in the 1960s all the way into top fuel during the 1980s. Ironically, the place that provided Hobbs the most...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: The Meanest 272ci Mouse Motor You’ve Ever Heard – Five Digit RPMs?
Sweet screaming mother of eargasm, this video rules. Not a shocking revelation to say that we loves us some small inch, big RPM small blocks ’round here and this Camaro which is run by Sharp...
Watch These Two Detroit Diesel Powered Rigs Drag Race: Huge Handicapped Start!
It isn’t all that normal to see a seven second spread in any sort of handicapped drag race, let alone one that involves two big rig trucks! Both of these rigs are powered by big Detroit Diesel...
Fun Historic Video: The 1982 NHRA US Nationals Sportsman Finals Were Full Of Cool Cars and Drivers
Why run a video showing the sportsman final rounds from the 1982 NHRA US Nationals on a random Tuesday in January? Why not? It’s the internet. Plus, who does not like to see cool drag cars...
Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 6 – Dry Decking Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block. What Is It, Why Do It, And How Is It Done?
In the sixth episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is going to be dry decking this little supercharged small-block so it will be able to make big consistent power. He’s also...
Murder Nova’s LOST FOOTAGE From Holley LS Fest Texas 2023! First Passes with the 55’s New Twin Turbo Setup! FAST!
At LSFest Texas last year we had some pretty awesome cars show up for the No Prep drag races that were held on the pit road at Texas Motor Speedway. With multiple classes, including Big Tire, Small...
FREE LIVE Drag Racing From The 9th Annual New Year Nationals At Bradenton Motorsports Park – Monday
There are only a couple of races happening before the clock strikes midnight on Sunday to ring in the new year and while we’re sure 2024 is going to be awesome, 2023 isn’t done yet! Our...
Tiny Terror: Six Cubic Inches and Eight Thousand RPM Never Sounded So Good! Tiny Blown V8
We have long loved miniature V8 engines around here, heck miniature engines of all sizes. We doubly love the ones that guys scratch build themselves as a test of their creativity and machining...
Dead Strip Walking: Watch John Force Run At US 30 Drag Strip In 1984 – Gone Forever Months Later
John Force was not JOHN FORCE in 1984 but his star was certainly on the rise and his living was being made in the seat of the Coca-Cola funny car you’ll see in the video below. Force was racing...
Engine Video: A Look At The 1992 Chevy LT5 Small Block Assembly Line And Machining Process
There was nothing as exotic as the 1992 Chevy LT5 small block coming from a domestic manufacturer during that time period. The Lotus designed heads, the Mercury Marine connection for building them,...
FINNEGAN DID IT! HE FINALLY MADE REAL PROGRESS ON HIS DRAG CADDY! Turbo Header Fabrication Is Happening Now!
Finnegan’s Caddy is arguably one of his most popular projects, and everyone that follows it loves the updates as Finnegan gets more done. It’s not been a fast project, but given that Mike...
Watch This Super Stock D/Modified Corvette Attack Orlando Speed World In ’87 – Huge Revs, Bang Shifting!
We have to thank BangShifter Bob Chambers for the link to the video you’ll see below. The footage comes from a Saturday at Orlando Speed World drag strip circa 1987 and it features the awesome...
FREE, LIVE, BIG MONEY BRACKET RACING: Great American Stars and Stripes New Year’s Spectacular – Saturday
There are only a couple of races happening before the clock strikes midnight on Sunday to ring in the new year and while we’re sure 2024 is going to be awesome, 2023 isn’t done yet!...
It Was A HOT ROD CHRISTMAS ! The 3rd Annual Fort Worth CHRISTMAS CRUISE 2023 Made For A Fun Christmas Night!
We hung out with our friends on Christmas night for the 3rd annual Christmas cruise to Fort Worth, and it was a fun time had by all. Racers and hot rodders hanging out and bench racing before hitting...