Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Drag History Video: Here’s the Broadcast Of The 1988 IHRA Texas Nationals – The Weekend The 5-Second Barrier Fell
They’re just numbers. They are just digits on a slip of paper or on a scoreboard. That’s what the world sees. That’s what people who have never measured themselves against time,...
If You Are Fabricating Anything From Sheetmetal These Fun And Easy Punch Flare And Bead Dies Are A Must Have
Bomber seats, interior panels, boxed sheetmetal structures, furniture, you name it, these Punch, Flare, and Bead Dies are a welcome addition to the toolbox. They make parts stronger, cooler looking,...
Compact Car Demo Derby Action: The 2018 Grand Valley Stock Mini Demo Derby Smash Looks Like Fun.
Anyone who’s every given your buddy a gentle nudge from one car to another, or flat out shoved others around in junk trucks, knows that the thought of bashing your car into another is tempered...
Putting In Work: All The Truck Pulls From The 2018 Butler Homecoming In Illinois!
Just like most racing events, the more I can relate to what is going down the track, the more I tend to enjoy the view. I like seeing street cars at the dragstrip, cars driven into the autocross that...
No Mercy Week: Take A Look Back At DeWayne Mills’ $50,000 Payday In PTC Radial Vs The World!
As you read this racers and vendors are stacking up at South Georgia Motorsports Park for No Mercy. This is the wild Donald Long promoted radial tire drag race that features classes like x275,...
Watch Robert Hight’s Explosive Final Round Win From The AAA Insurance Nationals At Gateway Motorsports Park
It was an incredible and scary finish to the nitro funny car category as Robert Hight took his AAA sponsored Chevrolet Camaro across the finish line at the sponsor’s race just before the car...
Non-Standard Equipment: Yes, That’s A Track-Ready HMMWV, And It Rules!
Why, hello, old friend. For years, the AM General HMMWV was a consistent pain in my hindquarters. For someone who was meant to work on helicopters, I spent more than my fair share of time dealing...
MCM Bought A Classic Race Car! Check Out Their Holden HQ!
If there is anything that we can critique about Mighty Car Mods, it’s that they tend to be averse to both Australian and American cars. American cars in general have to be something of a pain...
Gestalt Therapy: Who Needs A Shrink When Banger Racing Cures All Of Your Stress?
Talking only goes so far. You can explain how bad your week was…how work was insufferable, how the kid is being a mouthy little pain in the left cheek and is sanding down your last nerve with...
Dyno Video: Watch An Old School Caddy 331ci V8 Topped With a 4-71 Blower Churn Out Noise and Horsepower!
Cadillac’s 331 ci overhead valve V8 was introduced in 1949 and it was a fantastic engine for the time. Along with the 303ci Oldsmobile engine released the same year, they really paved the way...
Driving A Slow Car Fast: Hop In For A Honda Civic Hell Ride In Poland!
The entire time that Piotr Wiecek and “Danger Dan” from Hoonigan are moving in this Euro-market Honda Civic, the laughter doesn’t stop. Not one second. Why is that? Let’s look...
Comedy Revival: Rescuing Two Ford Trucks From The Alberta Woods After A Long Slumber
“I’ll get to it one day, kid, now f**k off.” That line was spat at me by the owner of a 1971 Plymouth Satellite that I tried like hell to buy in 1999. The car wasn’t in bad...
Muddy Mower Fun! Who Says You Can’t Go Bogging On A Riding Mower?
Fall has barely set in at BangShift Mid-West, but you wouldn’t know it by stepping outside. Almost overnight, temperatures in the 90s and bright sun have been displaced with much cooler...
You Won’t Believe All The Cool Stuff The Barn Find Hunter Found At This Place
Hagerty’s Barn Find Hunter is a pretty cool show that we often find ourselves wanting to be on. After all, what car guy wouldn’t want access to some of these amazing spots with such...