Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320

Matt Hagan Makes Quickest Unofficial Funny Car Pass In History – 3.954?! Time Slip Inside

(Photos: Matt Hagan’s Twitter feed) – Sure it was only a test hit but what a test hit it was! The duo of driver Matt Hagan and crew chief Dickie Venables, along with their hard working...

Step Aside Sonny: Rich Sedelnick Is Still Pounding Drag Strips All Over New England At 81 Years Old

(Words and photos by Mike Bradford) – Since the beginning of time men have searched near and far for ways to live longer and happier lives.  The fountain of youth may be a mythical glowing...

Awful Windy In Here: Watch This Turbocharged Nova’s Passenger Door Do All Kinds Of Creepy Stuff At High Speed

(By Jason Sands) – Good buddy Brian Peterson decided that the 9.0’s at 149mph that his nitrous Nova was running wasn’t good enough so he switched to twin turbos instead. The car...

…..And Then There Were Three – Andy Frost Releases Plans For His Red Victor And His Hopes To Grab The Record Back

It has been a watershed year in the world of the “World’s quickest” street legal car battle with Larry and Chad’s wild S10 creation running roughshod over the existing records...

Video: A Young (and Uncomfortable) John Force Hosts A Bitchin’ Profile Of Connie Kalitta From The Mid-1990s

If there is one thing that you’d never call John Force these days it is camera shy, but even Force took some time to get the level of comfort he has on the small screen today. This video stands...

Watch Top Sportsman Racer Jerry Holt’s Massive Inferno In Tulsa – Manifold Explosion And Gas Fed Fire!

This is a starting line inferno of the highest order right here. Top Sportsman competitor Jerry Holt had completed his burnout and had staged his car at the Lucas Oil event on the strip at Tulsa...

Relive The 1996 Chevy High Performance Nationals At Heartland Park Topeka Through These Great Photos –

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Believe it or not I don’t have hundreds of photos from this one and I cannot recall why. I do know it was my first time seeing Nick Scavo’s awesome...

Watch Mike Knowles and Kevin Fiscus Experience About As Close A Call As You’ll Ever See In Pro Mod WITHOUT A Wreck

The St. Louis NHRA races as a crazy one for Pro Mod. Peter Farber’s car smashed the wall, Rickie Smith went out early and extended the championship hopes of competitors like Von Smith and Troy...

Nostalgia Silly Season News: Ronnie Swearingen Signs On With Nelson Racing – Will Tune California Hustler In 2015

Fresh off a championship effort and years of consistent success with Dan Horan Jr.,  noted crew chief Ronnie Swearingen has been announced as the guy turning the screws on the California Hustler...

Three Minutes Of Wheelstands And Edge Of Control Action From Small Tire Cars At The APSA Grand Final In Sydney, Australia

The other day we showed you some cool footage of a radial tire car in Australia pulling the front end at half track  and deeper into some runs. Now we’re back with some starting line action...

The Top Fuel Sand Drags Experience: 7,000hp, Nitro, And Paddle Tires

Truth is, I have never been to the sand drags. Here in New England the “sand drags” is ripping away from any stoplight after the snow melts and all the sand that has been spread on the...

Watch The Gumout Top Fuel Team Tear Down And Rebuild A Nitro Burning Hemi In Less Than Two Minutes!

Modern top fuel teams are a far cry from the quaint operations of old. A well coordinated effort between a bunch of crew guys that see the engine getting torn completely down between runs in times...

Watch The Daddy Dave S10 Leave The Starting Line With Fire In The Pipes And The Wheels UP At Kennedale Raceway

There are lots of wheelie videos out there on the internet. It is cool to see anything hike the front tires up in the air and leave the starting line like a scalded dog, but there is something to be...

Twin-Engined Freak Show: This Dodge SRT-4 Has Slicks On At All Four Corners For A Reason

The Dodge Neon SRT-4 is pretty impressive for an American attempt at a turbocharged front driver. Box-stock they would run 13.9 in the quarter and could be massaged for more power easily, which...