Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 NHRA News, 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320, BangShift News
NHRA Insider Podcast: Erica Enders and Scott Palmer Talk Fire, Risks, and The Challenges of The Western Swing
It’s another week and it’s another episode of the NHRA Insider podcast! This time it’s the Western Swing warm up show and the guests are Erica Enders and Scott Palmer. The last time...
2019 Hot Rod Power Tour Coverage From A Rest Stop: Images From Hot Rodding’s Most Massive Moving Event
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –No I didn’t get to go and I have never been though it’s on the bucket list. My car is still down and I have very little vacation time thanks to health...
2019 Highway Creepers Car Club 6th Annual Rock N Rods Car and Bike Show Photo Coverage: Cars, Trucks, Patina, Paint, Fun!
(Photos by Scott Liggett) – We’re back with more cool photos from the Highway Creepers Car Club’s 6th Annual Rock N Rods Car and Bike Show. The 300+ car soiree took place in April and...
The C8 Corvette Will Be Revealed Tomorrow. What Would You Like To See Out Of The Mid-Engined Vette?
It’s like Demon déjà vu all over again, the way Chevrolet has teased us about the upcoming C8 Corvette. From that first test mule that was composed of Holden Ute body panels back in 2015 to...
Rough Start: 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna 454 – Do What Scares Others.
It’s hot rod black. It’s got the required 7.4 liters of thumping big-block Chevrolet under the hood. It’s got the rally gauges with the tachometer, as they all should have come....
Morning Symphony: Putting A 260ci LS Engine To Redline At Full Load For Five Minutes!
“You never know until you know”. That brand-new car that followed you home should work perfectly fine…it is brand new after all, right? What’s to say that the transmission...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What One-Off Engine Would You Like To See Reproduced?
Elsewhere today you’re going to see a video from Uncle Tony’s Garage on the A-925 dual overhead cam Hemi that Chrysler was putting together during the height of the NASCAR war with Ford...
Pressure-Cooked: Here’s What Happens When A Tire Explodes Inside Of A Lada
My introduction to split-rims came the first time I was in a motor pool with an older Deuce and a Half parked at the back. What I knew about truck I had: automatic transmission, closed cab. What I...
Woosh, Scream, Roar, Whine: This Video Shows Off A Load Of Differently Powered Pulling Tractors In Rapid Fire Action
This is a fun video that shows, in rapid fire, why people like us love tractor pulling so damned much. There’s no delays here, there’s no crashes, hangups, or miscues. Nope, this is a...
Photo Coverage: 2019 Highway Creeper Car Club Rock N Rods Car Show
(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – Back in April, we attended the Highway Creepers Car Club’s 6th Annual Rock N Rods Car and Bike Show. This is one of our favorite shows to attend...
2019 NHRA New England Nationals Photos: Images From The Pits In Epping, Hard Work In The Heat
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – We often think about the drivers and the fans when temperatures at a drag race soar. That’s all well and good but the crew men and women who are working on...
ALS Cruising For A Cure 2019: Here’s Our Final Load Of Images From The Event!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This is the finale of our coverage from this event. If you get the chance come to this one in person and support a great cause. The weather is usually...
Smoked: This New Documentary Podcast Series About The Rise And Fall Of IMSA and Indy Racer Randy Lanier Rules
Yes, this is the summer of bad ass automotive podcasts. A week or so ago we told you about the killer documentary podcast called Larger Than Life which is about the street racing legend “Big...
