Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
NHRA Insider Podcast: Talking Dallas, Houston, The Passing of Eric Lane, and More
Oct 21, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on NHRA Insider Podcast: Talking Dallas, Houston, The Passing of Eric Lane, and More
Phil Burgess and Tony Pedgreon join Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast to talk about a wide range of topics from the event in Dallas, the upcoming race in Houston, and the...
Classic YouTube: A 1200HP, Twin-Engined, Twin-Turbo AWD Pontiac Grand Prix That Runs The Quarter In The Nines
Oct 21, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
I didnt even look at the title of the video, but it looked promising enough: a late-1990s Pontiac Grand Prix GTP with some cheapie aftermarket taillights, a plastic vent-looking thing on the rear...
Unveiled: 2022 GMC HUMMER EV
Oct 21, 2020Bryan McTaggart12
The Hummer brand died the death of a pariah. Initially welcomed as the swollen, badass Army surplus monster that Arnold Schwarzenegger fell deep in love with, by the time of the 2008 recession...
Morning Symphony: Launching The B-1B Lancer With The Candles Lit
Oct 21, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
The B-52 is probably going to outlive it by at least twenty years. The B-2 Spirit was ten times as radical and who knows how much more expensive to produce and upkeep. But if you’ve never, ever...
5.9L Of Concentrated Rage: Get A Closer Look At the SSC Tuatara’s Powerplant!
Oct 21, 2020Bryan McTaggart9
4.125 inch bore. 3.375 inch stroke. 360.8 inches. 1,750 horsepower. Every Chrysler fan on Earth is going to be grinding their teeth knowing that an engine that size can do some amazing...
Drag Wars Action Photo Coverage: One Last Collection Of PDRA Images From GALOT Motorsports Park
Oct 20, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Wars Action Photo Coverage: One Last Collection Of PDRA Images From GALOT Motorsports Park
(Photos by David Whealon) – This coming weekend the PDRA will conclude their season with the Brian Olson Memorial World Finals at Virginia Motorsports Park. The lead in to this event was the...
Drag Racing Action Photos: No Mercy 11 At South Georgia Motorsports Park – When The Big Guns Run Wild!
Oct 20, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Racing Action Photos: No Mercy 11 At South Georgia Motorsports Park – When The Big Guns Run Wild!
(Photos by Wes Allison) – I have long loved working at the DuckX productions events known as Sweet 16 and No Mercy. Heck, Lights Out is another amazing drag racing conflagration that happens...
The New 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Isn’t Much Of A Cross, and Eclipse, or Anything Else
Oct 20, 2020Brian Lohnes6
(By Tom Lohnes) – Breaking news, Mistubishi is not out of the car business yet and they actually have announced a “new” model for 2021. We’re not exactly sure that is a good...
The Winners: Watch Beckman, Torrence, Savoie, and Hartford Close The Deal At Dallas!
Oct 20, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on The Winners: Watch Beckman, Torrence, Savoie, and Hartford Close The Deal At Dallas!
It was one of the most “normal” feeling races of the 2020 NHRA Camping World drag racing season last weekend as the tour arrived at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis for the AAA Texas NHRA...
Quick Six: This Video Shows The Six Quickest Laps At The 2020 Goodwood Timed Shootout
Oct 20, 2020Brian Lohnes1
Because 2020 has made everything weird and strange, Goodwood is no different. Instead of running up the hill as has been the tradition, the performance aspects of the event were moved to the Goodwood...
Money No Object: 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Packing 627 Horsepower LSA Swap
Oct 20, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Money No Object: 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Packing 627 Horsepower LSA Swap
We love it. Absolutely, unabashedly adore it. The LSA is a screamer of an engine, the mill that made the Cadillac CTS-V wicked and saw the Holden VF GTS rage. It’s got plenty of guts without...
The Final Word: Take A Quick Look At The Art Of The Crash Barrier
Oct 20, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on The Final Word: Take A Quick Look At The Art Of The Crash Barrier
Nobody ever wants to have to have the opportunity to thank a crash barrier for doing it’s job…because if that has occurred, it’s already a pretty messed-up day. When control is...
Gone, Baby, Gone: Ride Along On The SSC Tuatara’s 331 MPH Record-Setting Run In Nevada
Oct 20, 2020Bryan McTaggart10
331 MPH. I want to put this into perspective. The fastest I’ve ever been in a car I’ve personally owned with a known measurement is 130.287 in Angry Grandpa at Wilmington in 2015. The...
Shop Of Dreams: Uncle Tony Meets The Hot Rod Hoarder’s Collection!
Oct 20, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
Tommy Lee Byrd has been a friend of BangShift.com for years. His calm, pleasant demeanor belies the gearhead that he is. The dude will get close to the action as a photographer (he was standing right...






