Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, ENGINES, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Looks Like Garbage, Runs Like Stink: This Little Aussie Mazda 323 Station Wagon Is Basic And Runs 8.50s!
If there’s anything more fun than a (mostly) stock bodied car on a narrow tire running middle eights on a drag strip, I’d really like to know about it. From Drag Week to the various 8.50...
Show and Go: This 1986 Pulling Footage Rules Because Of Awesome Trucks, Big Revs, and Showmanship
Now this is some awesome video fun! Let’s take a trip back to 1986 and act like a fly on the wall of this truck pull. The class we are going to watch is the 6,200lb Modified four wheel drive...
Drag Racing Update Video: What Happened In Drag Racing Last Week? More Than You Think!
In my work for the NHRA, I have been keeping tabs on stuff that’s been going on around the sport of drag racing. While we might not be racing currently, it doesn’t mean that...
Vintage Drag Racing Video: 8mm Footage Set To Classical Music From The 1964 NHRA US Nationals!
This is one of those videos that you watch when you know you have the drag racing thing bad. Why? Well it is some really amazing 8mm footage set to classical music from the 1964 NHRA Nationals. The...
Ride On The Roll Bar Of An Awesome 1960s Formula Junior At Goodwood – Small Engine, No Weight, and Speed!
We love the minimalist nature of the 1960s Formula One cars. Sure, they were dangerous as hell and could not survive a rough contact with curbing let alone a shunt with a fixed object but they sure...
The Song Of Our People: Listen To This Big Block Chevy Scream Out Nearly 9,000 RPM On The Dyno
No, this video does not contain power numbers. It does contain the beautiful noise of a big block Chevy roaring up to 9,000 RPM on the dyno while wearing a set of vertical exhaust stack style...
The Lear Charger Is The Most Awesome Pre-Historic Jump Pack You Never Knew Existed
William Lear was one of the most incredible minds of the 20th century. He invented the car radio, founded Motorola, created auto-pilot and numerous other aeronautical advances, created the freaking...
Ride With Andy Wolfe As He Hammers A Vintage Mustang Around Goodwood Like A Boss! The Sounds!
We know that some of you, depending on what state you live in are stuck at home for a while. Heck, everyone’s kind of supposed to be but there’s there’s some real deal lockdown...
Watch Art Arfons Blast An English Runway At 275mph In This 1970 News Clip – Awesome!
When it comes to personal hot rodding heroes, Art Arfons ranks damned close to number one on my list. Ok, he IS number one on my list. A guy from very humble beginnings, he was a self taught master...
Watch AA Fuel Altereds At The March Meet Right Here! Eliminations Action Was Awesome!
If you don’t know who won the March Meet AA Fuel Altered class then we don’t want to spoil it for you, but we will say that we are very excited about it because he’s one of our...
Retro Drag Film: This 1970 Ford Drag Team Showcase Is One Of The Neatest Videos We Have Seen In A While!
This is pure, absolute, 100% drag racing history bliss. You are about to see the 12-minute showcase of the Ford Drag Team, circa 1970. This is such a cool piece because it covers the efforts of Ford...
Shot On Ice: Check Out This Cool 1969 Ford Film About Shooting The James Bond Film Ice Race Sequence
There was a James Bond film released in 1969 known as “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” and while it is primarily known as the only Bond film to star George Lazenby, it is also the...
Watch This Wild Kendick Dragster Four Engine Go Kart Run Around A Karting Track – Totally Awesome!
So fair readers, I have failed you (again). I have been picking away at the internet for weeks to get some information on the wild ass machine you are about to see in this video. The title of the...
QuarantinePiece Theater: Watch The 1971 Movie Drag Racer – Campy Plot, But Every Hero and Boss Car Of The Era Is In It!
The world of drag racing cinema is not exactly loaded with Oscar wining performances of complex plot lines, but it is loaded with some bitchin’, easy watching films and this one, the 1971 movie...