Category Archive: 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Santa Pod Raceway Turns 50 This Year – Here’s A Cool Video Promo
On Easter 1966, Santa Pon Raceway opened in England as Europe’s first and (at that time) only dedicated drag racing facility. It began as many drag strips here began as an old airfield (Pod...
Jegs Sportsnationals 2016 Is On May 27-29 at Beech Bend Raceway Park In Bowling Green
The Jegs SPORTnationals 2016 is on! The schedule for 2016 was just announced and is right here, as the event is returning to Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky. We’re excited...
Quick Blast: A Collection Of The Stranger Funny Cars Of The Seventies!
When you think of the funny car bodies of the 1970s, what comes to mind? Split-bumper Camaros and big-body Mustangs? Vegas and Monzas against Mustang IIs? Arrows and Mitsubishi-made Dodge Challengers...
Down Under Thunder: Modified Street Blown Class Racing From Sydney!
A good drag racing class name should give the casual fan a solid image of the car they are about to see tear the 1,320 a brand new one. Think about it: “Pro Stock”…should be...
Good Deal: MAHLE Becomes The Official Piston, Piston Ring, and Engine Bearing of Engine Power TV
It is always good to see a deal come together where everyone involved comes out ahead. It is also always good to see a deal come together involving some of your pals and in the case of the recent...
The “Vader” Trans Am’s Last Run With A Flat Hood…Stock-Bodied Sucker Maker!
You have to love a black Pontiac Trans Am that is legitimately fast. I know the colors are supposed to be white/blue, or black/gold, but all-black, especially on the third-gen cars, just suits...
There’s Pontiac Unobtanium For Sale On eBay! 2×4 Pontiac Super Duty Intake And Carbs
You know we love rare muscle car parts around here and they don’t come much more rare than legit Pontiac Super Duty stuff. Not the 1970s Super Duty stuff but the early 1960s equipment that was...
NHRA Celebrates 50 Years Of The Funny Car! A Year Long Tribute To The Plastic Fanastics
In 1966, a brand new class of competition emerged in NHRA when hot rodding enthusiasts of the era were trying to squeeze more performance out of their gassers, super stocks and muscle cars. With a...
NHRA’s Newest Super Slow Motion Video Is Wreckage Central – Wild Stuff
After clipping one million likes on Facebook the other day the NHRA put on a super slow motion video on their page and it is pretty cool. For starters everyone involve in the “excitement”...
Spruce Up Your Goat With A New Rear Window Molding Set From OPGI
Restorations are a funny thing because once you start, your eyes get way more tuned into what they should be seeing versus what they actually are seeing. Case in point. If you are doing your muscle...
NMCA Announces Xtreme Pro Mod Class – Eighth Mile Action And The Gloves Are OFF
Well here’s another interesting development in the drag racing world. Hot on the heels of their Factory Super Car class announcement last week, the NMCA has dropped another announcement that...
New Video Series: NHRA History Lesson With Lewis Bloom – The First Topic Is Pro Stock!
One of the things that the NHRA has been working really hard on this off season is revamping their approach to not only television, but their entire media side. Lots of people freaked out when the...
This Freaky Truck Is For Sale In (Drumroll Please….) Florida: Midships Blown Big Block And All
Todd Aldridge is the man who sent us the Craigslist link for this truck and we’re not sure whether we should give him a high five for the tip or relocate our email address without telling him....
The New Old Spice Rocket Car Land Speed Racing Commercial Is Bizarre And Funny
Ever see something, wonder what the hell you just watched and then watch it a second time? That’s exactly what I did on Sunday night while watching the Green Bay and Washington game. It...