Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320

Top Gas Dragster And All-Time Hot Rodding Great George Bolthoff Passes – Engine Building Career Spanned Continents

(Photo credit – WeDidItForLove.com) – The common conception among people when thinking about 1960s drag racing is that it was a sport filled with young guys that were greasy handed...

John Force Racing And PEAK Announce Major Sponsorship Expansion

Photos by Mike Burghardt Words by JFR Media John Force Racing and PEAK announced a major expansion of their sponsorship agreement today to include full-season primary sponsorship of John Force’s...

Big Finish For 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series! – Friday Report

Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt   With post card perfect weather and a light Friday spectator crowd at historic Auto Club Pomona Raceway, the first round of funny car qualifying for the Auto...

SEMA 2015: Moroso Had The Full Breadth And Depth Of Their Products On Display

When we swung by the Moroso booth at the 2015 SEMA show, their reps were fully engaged talking turkey with dealers, distributors, and people who had questions. One of the things that few people...

PDRA Brian Olson World Finals Action Photos: More Great Images From VMP

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – The PDRA named their world finals this year after Brian Olson. Brian was a good friend of mine and a man who I had spent LOTS of time with over the years announcing...

Dyno Thrash Video: Watch The 2016 Mustang Cobra Jet Engine Package Get Hammered On The Pump

When Ford rolled out the 2016 Mustang Cobra Jet at SEMA, everyone loved the way it looked and immediately began asking the pertinent questions like, “how quick is it?” Of course Ford...

El Camino Sleeper! This Factory Stock Appearing ’84 Is Tougher Than You Think – Not An LS

G-body El Caminos are cool. Right now in many parts of the country they can be bought for pretty short money as they do not have the nostalgic appeal that older ones do. That is good if you are a...

The Car Bros Hit SEMA and SEMA Hits Back – This Is Hilarious

I’ll admit right off the bat that I am a Car Bros fan boy. Every time these guys launch a video I latch on like a 14 year old girl at a boy band concert. I think the guys are witty and funny...

Hot Rumor: NMCA Set To Announce Class Described As “Pro Stock Class Everyone Wants”

There ain’t much that would make us tap the keys this late on a Friday night but BangShift.com has learned through multiple trusted sources that the NMCA will be announcing a new class next...

BangShift Special Access: Brand New 0 Mile 2015 COPO Camaro For Sale Right Here!

We don’t need to tell you how bad ass the 5th Gen COPO Camaros are, or the fact that they share the same heritage that created the COPO 9560 and 9561 Camaros back in 1969, but we will. Like the...

Who Would Own The Streets? Which Would Make A Better Street Race Sleeper?

As a wagon freak I tend to love it when I see one that either is, or would make, a great sleeper. But then I also look at other sedate looking sedans and think hmmmm that would haul ass with a turbo...

Drag Video: This Look At How The Farks Supercars/American Racing Headers Guys Battled For A Championship Rules

It came down to a final round. It was the end of the weekend at Holley LS Fest and the championship for the Real Street category of the Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series was on the line. In one...

PDRA World Finals Action Photos: Our Last Blast From VMP As We Prepare For Vegas!

(Photos by David Whealon) – The PDRA rounded out their 2015 campaign on a high note at their World Finals on the strip at Virginia Motorsports Park a few weeks back. The race served to do two...

Carnage Video: Here’s Seven Nasty Drag Racing Wrecks In High Definition

It has been a little while since Urban Hillbilly Action Videos brought us a straight up carnage-fest but here it is. A collection of seven crashes that highlight almost seven completely different...