Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320
Andy Frost Comes Out Swinging – 2016 Shaping Up To Be Titanic Battle For Quickest Street Legal Title
(Lead photo by Mark Skinner) – While 2015 was a year of uneasey peace in the war to hold the title of the world’s quickest street legal car, 2016 is shaping up to be anything but....
This 1968 Motion Phase III Camaro Is A Green Monster On Wheels – Not Cheap, Either!
When we look back at the muscle car era, there are certain things that we like, certain things that we love, and certain things that stop us in our tracks. When we see any car with the words Motion...
Funnies and Fuel Altereds at Barona Drags – Worsham, Densham, & Lee in May 28th Epic Nitro Battle!
When Mello Yello nitro drag racers get some time off for the Memorial Day weekend, the last weekend off the NHRA circuit from now till July, instead of taking a break Del Worsham, Gary Densham...
Shop Tour: A Look At The Awesome Operation Inside Aerospace Components – Made In The USA!
Earlier this Spring we took an opportunity to spend a day with Kim and Al Kussy who are the founders and leadership at Aerospace Components in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company has been a massive...
Drag Coverage: More Cool Cars and Great History From The Nostalgia Nationals At US60 Dragway In Kentucky!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Despite the threat of rain and unseasonably-cool temperatures lots of cars came out to play. In this gallery we’re featuring older stuff from the car...
Craigslist Find of The Year! An Unrestored 1969 Hurst Olds Survivor – 13,000 Original Miles!
This is one of 913 1969 Hurst Olds models ever produced and it is a 13,000 original mile survivor that is now being sold on Craigslist. Restored versions of this car garner very large sums of money....
FAST Releases XFI 2.0/XIM Super Cobra Jet Engine Harness – Choice Of Many Winners!
One of the things that most people do no realize is the fact that when you see a Mustang Cobra Jet, Drag Pack Challenger, or COPO Camaro at the strip, there’s a better than average chance that...
UDATED: Shirley Muldowney Has Lung Removed- Vows To Fight Cancer Diagnosis
Drag racing legend Shirley Muldowney underwent surgery yesterday in Charlotte, North Carolina to remove a cancerous lung after being diagnosed with Stage 2 lung cancer. Muldowney has vowed to fight...
US-60 Drag Racing Action: Bracket Action and Test Passes From The Nostalgia Nationals
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Back again in Hardinsburg, KY for the Spring version of the Nostalgia Nationals featuring the Straight-Axle Mafia, car show, swap meet, and plenty of...
eBay Find: Is This The Former “King Fish” Funny Car? Maybe, Maybe Not, But It Is A Logghe-Chassied Plymouth ‘Cuda!
Three words: Nostalgia Funny Car. Like the thought of alcohol or nitromethane exhaust hanging around the burnout box, a blower howling like you stepped on the tail of the devil’s dog, and the...
Billy Glidden To Drive The Mickey Thompson Equipped, Precision Turbo and Engine Pro Mod In E-Town!
Other than Ricky Smith completely steamrolling the rest of the field, the biggest story to come out of the 2016 NHRA J&A Services pro mod series is the fact that Billy Glidden has been named the...
A Bracket Bomber From The Day They Bought It, This 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Coupe Is On The Number No Matter What!
I walked through the staging lanes of Beech Bend, looking over the cars that were waiting to head out for their tuning passes, when I saw a shape that is etched into my memory: a...
Race Coverage: Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod Association At Virginia Motorsports Park
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – After a few attempts and race cancellations due to weather, the Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod, finally got it’s season start. For a couple times, this year,...
To The Maxx: Our 572 Big Block Chevrolet Makes 850 On The Motor With ProMaxx 340 Heads
(Words and Photos by Richard Holdener) What does it take to make big power these days? Well, the easiest route is obviously using some type of power adder like a turbo, supercharger or even the...