Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, BangShift 1320
Burned Up Motor Leaves Garlits Short Of 200 On Second Round Of Testing In Swamp Rat 37 Electric Dragster At Bradenton
It wasn’t easy 50 years ago and it isn’t easy now. Don Garlits and the entire operation behind the SR-37 Quest dragster hit a snag in testing yesterday when one of the electric motors...
2014 Hunnert Car Heads Up Coverage: Raw, Fun, Cool Drag Racing The Way It Used To Be – Big Fun!
(Words by Greg Rourke – Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – The Chrome Czars were back at historic Great Lakes Dragaway last weekend for the fifth annual Hunnert Car Heads Up. This...
Eastern Outlaw Pro Mods And Other Crazy Stuff From The Bristol NOPI Event
(Words and Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – I had never been to a NOPI event so when they joined with EOPM for the Bristol, TN event at the famed “Thunder Valley” strip, it was a no...
Watch The Wild Doorslammer Wreck At The 2014 Fuchs Winternationals That May Have Ended Ben Bray’s Career
Thirty year old Ben Bray is second generation drag racing royalty in Australia. His dad, Victor Bray is their country’s John Force. The guy is known in all corners and his career arc is much...
Watch An Aussie Comp Eliminator Survive A Nasty Wreck At The 2014 Fuchs Winternationals
There’s an old saying that “even a bad day at the race track beats a good day at the office.” Under normal circumstances when we’re talking about a first round red light or a...
Listen To A Live Audiocast From The Ohio Mile Today! Live Streaming Audio Of All The Action On The Track Starts At (About 8am EST)
Are you working in the shop today, maybe doing some stuff around the house, in the yard, or going on a long drive? Heck, maybe you have no friends and you’re just a hermit looking for something...
Don Garlits And The Swamp Rat 37 Electric Dragster Are On The Track Today In Search Of 200 MPH! Up To The Minute Updates Here!
As we reported last month, Don Garlits and the Swamp Rat 37 Team have been hard at work in search of the first electric vehicle 200 mph pass in a 1/4 mile. Lawless Industries has partnered with...
Video: Watch Stick Shift Master Mike Crow Rip Through the Gears At Drag Week In His Nasty Dart!
Warning! If you are a fan of kick ass, stick shift drag racing, the sensation you experience after watching this video may last for more than four hours. If that is the case, call American Powertrain...
FRIDAY BOOM: Watch a Wild Compilation of Huge Crashes From the 2011 ADRL Season
While the ADRL may be dead and buried in an unmarked tomb at the bottom of the sea, it is important to remember the legacy that it left wit respect to Pro Mods. The organization certainly kicked the...
Watch a Chevy Wagon Pull A Massive Wheelie At George Ray’s Wildcat Drag Strip
George Ray’s Wildcat Drag Strip is a destination spot for any hot rodder. It is literally the place where time stood still, where the term “insurance company” would garner you...
Watch a Monte Carlo Drag Car Pull All Four Wheels Off the Ground and Still Win a Drag Race!
There are a couple things that make this simple video great. The first is the absolutely massive wheel stand that the Monte Carlo drag car goes into on the newly resurfaced strip at Cecil County...
This Video Featuring Bob Glidden’s Greatest US Nationals Moments Has Old Footage, Big Mac On The Mic, And Lots Of RPM
Since this year will mark the 60th anniversary of the US Nationals, the NHRA has been releasing a series of videos featuring the competitors that have best exemplified the race over the years....
Tom Bailey’s Drag Week Winning Camaro Hit’s The Dyno And Makes 2500 Horsepower At The Tires!
Tom Bailey’s Project “Sick Seconds” 1969 Camaro won Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week with record performances never seen before. He ran 6.70s at 213 mph in 2013, and expects to...
This View Of Andy Jensen’s 3.87 Pro Mod Lap At Maryland International Raceway Gives You An Idea About How Violent These Things Are
Andy Jensen is like the JD Salinger of pro modified. The guy is normally so tied up with his successful engine building business in Pennsylvania that he has a hard time pulling himself away to go...