Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, CRASH & BURN, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Vintage Drag Racing Film: Santa Pod Circa 1978 With Rocket Funny Cars, Hot Rods, and The End Of The Last Top Fuel Slingshot
Having had the chance to hang out with some dedicated drag racing fans from the UK at the NHRA Gatornationals last weekend, I have had Santa Pod on my mind this week. The place has loads of awesome...
5 Wild Top Fuel Cockpit Fires: It’s Getting Hot, Hot, Hot, In Here! Big Fire, Big Drama.
Check out this short video from NHRA featuring five of their wildest Top Fuel fires. We’ve seen plenty of crazy fires and explosions in drag racing, but there is something crazy about a cockpit...
Watch Norm Day’s Insane Flaming Wreck At The 1986 NHRA Northstar Nationals In Brainerd, Minnesota
If there is a more nightmarish scenario than being in a burning funny car that’s upside down I don’t know what it is. As you will see in this 1986 video from the NHRA Northstar Nationals,...
Street Freak – Part 2: Tube Chassis Fabrication Starts! Twin Turbo Lambo Powered, Mid Engine, 25.2 Drag And Drive Volvo!
Here’s the second video in the series, where the real work starts as the tubing starts being cut and fit for a layout that can only be described as awesome. I can’t wait to see this thing...
Watch Ron Capps Stop His Car Like Fred Flintstone At The NHRA Seattle Race In 2009 – Low Speed Drama
Having known Ron Capps for several years now, we can tell you that he is a great funny car driver, a good dude, and someone who is quick to act to handle any situation, no matter the speed....
Watch Pro Mod Action From 1990 The First Season It Stood As A Pro IHRA Class – Sox, Cannon, McAmis, More
I was 10 years old in 1990 and by that time a big chunk of my brain had already been consumed by cars and specifically drag racing. I was reading any magazine I could get my hands on with drag cars...
Watch The Most Impressive Flaming Front Wheel Drive Engine/Transaxle Failure We Have Ever Seen
Formula One fans will likely recognize the name of the Interlagos course as that is where those open wheeled wonders compete in Brazil but what they may not know is that the place doubles as a drag...
Exploring Thailand’s Drag Racing Culture With 1320Video: We’re Talking 7 Second 4-cylinder Diesel Pickups!
In the last video that we shared of 1320Video’s adventures in Thailand, they showed all kinds of crazy fun show trucks, but also gave us a glimpse of the insane drag racing action that goes on...
Finnegan Wants A Rematch Against Freiburger As A Blown Gasket Cost Him The Race!
There is nothing worse than losing a race because of a simple parts failure, and in most cases you just want to fix it and get a rematch as soon as possible. That’s exactly the case with...
Watch The Most Bizarre Pro Mod Race Ever – Both Cars Break and Coast To Identical 31-Second Elapsed Times
Pro Modified is known as one of the most exciting classes in drag racing, because of the parity between cars and power adders, as well as producing fast, eventful, and unpredictable races. This...
Watch This 447ci Jon Kaase Racing Engines Built Boss Absolutely RPM To The Moon
The NHRA’s competition eliminator class is one of the most BangShifty zones of motorsports in the world. One of the last true unabashed places for complete mechanical creativity in the sport...
When The Wheels Fall Off: Watch Daniel Wilkerson’s Crazy Crash From The 2009 NHRA Memphis Event
While the NHRA no longer races in Memphis, they did in 2009. Memphis was a place that had all the predictability of an overheated barrel of nitroglycerin. Between weather than ranged from hotter than...
Wolf In Rabbit’s Clothing: Watch This Turbocharged VW Make 1,000hp To The Tires
For about 20 years now I have had a quiet love affair with round headlight equipped VW Rabbits. We road raced them in college and I gained a big appreciation for the tough, fun, and ultimately...
FREE LIVE NHRA Regional Racing Action: Division 4 Lucas Oil Drag Racing At No Problem Raceway – Sunday
Free live drag racing starts here and continues all weekend long from the NHRA Regional at No Problem Raceway In Louisiana. We’re talking all kinds of Sportsman Drag racing which means wheels up...