Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Spotlight
John Mihovetz Runs 6.009 At 244.38 MPH To Become The Quickest and Fastest Mod Motor Car Ever
Nov 07, 2014Chad Reynolds3
And according to him he’s not done yet! John sent us a text earlier this evening with the time slip attached showing his 6.009 at 244.38 mph run to become the quickest and fastest Mod Motor car...
Toyota’s Wild Flip Top, Supercharged V8, Production Bodied Funny Car Is Even More Awesome In Person – Yes, We Just Said Camry And Awesome
Nov 06, 2014Brian Lohnes16
Yesterday McTaggart ran a press release about a crazy SEMA car that Toyota had built to display at the show. When I first saw the release, my head about spun around because I have been zipping all...
Watch A Group Of Guys Try To Kill Themselves While Running A Twin Turbo VW Trike On A Chassis Dyno
Nov 06, 2014Brian Lohnes10
Hey, we have done our fair share of borderline dumb stuff but this video really goes into an area of danger and complete disregard for safety that we’ve not ever ventured toward before. What...
Want To Buy A Tool Condo? This eBay Ad Is Hawking A Sweet Set Of Snap-On Tools – Just Bring $100K
Nov 06, 2014Brian Lohnes10
Professional mechanics depend on their tools to make their living. Just like a truck driver needs a functional rig to deliver his loads and get paid, a pro wrencher needs all of the tools he can...
Want A Historic Funny Car Body? This Historic 1971 Camaro Body Is For Sale…To The Right Person – Check It Out
Nov 05, 2014Brian Lohnes2
It is always cool when a funny car body with history comes up for sale, especially when it is a neat one like a former Bob Sullivan Pandemonium car. For you drag racing history geeks out there you...
Toyota Just Figured Out How To Build A Proper Funny Car Out Of Their Camry-This Thing Is Killer!
Nov 05, 2014Bryan McTaggart13
Toyota actually called this car the Camry Sleeper, and it takes clanking brass ones to roll into SEMA with a silver Toyota Camry into the show, call it a “sleeper”, and actually pull it...
Watch Dave Connolly Make His First Top Fuel Run And See His Reaction At The Top End (Video)
Nov 05, 2014Brian Lohnes2
It is official, Dave Connolly is no longer just a top fuel driver in name only. During post event testing at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Connolly made his first rips in a top fuel dragster...
Mustang King Cobra Bows With All Of Ford Racing’s Bolt-On Parts, Bringing Over 600HP To The Street
Nov 05, 2014Bryan McTaggart10
Um…what about the Mustang II? While we’ve got nothing against the Mustang II King Cobra, the truth is it was a malaise-era muscle car that looked more than it actually did. But after...
SEMA 2014: We Hung Out With The North American Eagle LSR Car And Its Crew As They Unloaded It From The Hauler – 45,000HP Gearhead Nirvana
Nov 04, 2014Brian Lohnes12
It was a scene that brought on thoughts and feelings of what it could have been like to watch Craig Breedlove, Art Arfons, Nathan Ostich, Walt Arfons, or any of the other land speed heroes of the...
Mauravez, Leal, Gwynn, Edwards Headline Awesome List Of 2015 International Drag Racing Hall Of Fame Inductees
Nov 03, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Mauravez, Leal, Gwynn, Edwards Headline Awesome List Of 2015 International Drag Racing Hall Of Fame Inductees
The list of worthy and deserving inductees that will be added to the amazing roster of current members of the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame has been announced and it is a good one. There are...
Watch Street Outlaws Star Big Baller Coupe Destroy His Mustang, Rolling It Nearly 10x At A No Prep Race In Oklahoma
Nov 03, 2014Brian Lohnes13
We didn’t plan on today becoming wreckage Monday but the videos are coming at us from all corners of the internet hot and heavy featuring badness from last weekend. No prep racing is a small...
Watch Deric Kramer’s Catastrophic Pro Stock Crash From Las Vegas
Nov 03, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch Deric Kramer’s Catastrophic Pro Stock Crash From Las Vegas
Boy, this is a rough one. Pro Stock racer Deric Kramer experienced one of the more violent pro stock crashes we have ever seen at Las Vegas last weekend during qualifying at the NHRA race. In a...
Carnage Video: Rear Engine Funny Car Backflip!
Nov 02, 2014Brian Lohnes1
While rear-engine fuel dragsters took over the Top Fuel world in the 1970s, the rear-engine Funny Car never really made it off the launch pad. Yes there was mild success with them in the hands of...
Peak Antifreeze To Sponsor John Force’s Funny Car For 2015 And Beyond
Nov 01, 2014Chad Reynolds11
That’s right folks. It was announced this afternoon that John Force will carry the Peak Antifreeze and Bluedef Diesel Exhaust Fluid brands on his funny car for 2015 and beyond. In addition,...