Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320
Two-Time NHRA Funny Car Champ Tony Pedregon Joins 2016 FOX Sports TV Coverage!
Photos courtesy of NHRA Media and Mike Burghardt NHRA and FOX Sports officials announced today that two-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Tony Pedregon will provide the analysis and color...
This Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Looks Like The Support Vehicle, But Don’t Buy That Line For A Second
One of our favorite vehicles from the 2014 LS Fest was this Chevrolet W/T that had the sleeper motif down pat: toolboxes in the bed, paint rougher than a Wednesday afternoon stripper, and the ability...
This Seven-Second Ford XR6 Is Awesome Because At It’s Core, It Was A Family Car!
Australia’s Ford Falcon XR6 is a neat piece. It’s a decent size, packs the Barra 4.0L six as an engine option, as well as having every other reason why we want to import anything from...
This Blown Holden Ute Has Us In Fits! 8-71 Blower, Six Speed And A Bed? That’ll Do!
If the top of the engine assembly is near the top of the vehicle’s roofline, then happiness is sure to abound once you strap yourself into the driver’s seat…or, at least...
Camaro Summer? Camaro Summer Meets Street Freak Meets Custom
Holy crap! As the owner of a First Gen Camaro Convertible there is a part of me that wants to cry when I see this car. Okay several parts of me. But, you have to give it to the guy that built this...
Watch This Mean Pontiac Firebird Erupt Into A Blazing Inferno After Smashing Both Walls At The Drags Strip – Stuck Throttle And Fire!
There are nightmare scenarios in racing that event the best, most talented, and experienced racers cannot extract themselves from. This video shows one of those horrifying situations when driver Mike...
Aussie Drag Challenge! Check Out The Scene From Australia’s Take On Drag Week!
The proof that Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week is an institution of it’s own is taking place in two locations : the spinoff Drag Weekend that is going on in the American Southwest, and the...
J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series Finishes At NHRA Vegas!
Mike Janis has already experienced a memorable season in the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, holding the points lead over the past three events. Janis now hopes to finish the job in...
Giant Mustang Wheelstand At Byron Dragway
This Fox Body Mustang stands on the bumper like a mad man after bending and breaking the wheelie bar, and we’re junkies for Mustang wheelstands. We’re not sure why the driver lifts, cause...
Spirit Animal: This AMC Has A 390 Under The Hood, Lots of Street Miles Under Its Belt, And 10-Second Time Slips In Spades
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – (Editor’s note: It has been nearly exactly a year since we first ran this feature and since it has popped back up onto our radar we thought we would run it...
The Street Car Super Nationals In Las Vegas Is Now The JEGS Street Car Super Nationals!
We’re very excited to announce that JEGS is now the title sponsor of the Street Car Super Nationals in Las Vegas! The baddest drag race in the country will not only be bringing you all the...
Want To Buy A Real Deal No Miles COPO Camaro? Here Is Your Shot
This is a real deal COPO Camaro that has never been raced. It has been in a collection in Arizona and is in perfect, as delivered, condition and ready for you to smoke the hides off of it! Finding a...
BangShift Project Files: Why Are We Featuring A Left-For-Dead Buick Regal GS? Because It’s Being Built Up For One Of The Coolest Races We’ve Ever Heard Of!
Are you familiar with the concept of ChumpCar or the 24 Hours of LeMons? That’s where you take a $500 beater, make it safe enough to race without killing yourself, and beat on it until you...
Orange You Glad We Found This This Sweet 1970 Charger R/T For Sale?
We only wish we could have met the person who bought this car new. Why? They had to have been a character, right? Who walks into a Dodge dealer, sits down and options a 1970 Charger with a 440, a...