Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, HISTORIC, RACING & ACTION, Videos
Awesome Bonneville Video: This 1989 Home Movie From The Salt Has Us Revved Up For Speed Week!
Speed Week 2019 is just a couple of months away and that has us dreaming of the gearhead Valhalla that we have come to know and love over the years. The Salt, The Great White Dyno, Bonneville,...
Cool Video: This 1983 Documentary Tells The Story of Ford’s 1983 IMSA Mustang GTP Debut
1983 was an awesome year for IMSA racing. Hell, the whole 1980s was an awesome set of years for IMSA racing. The biggest story of the year was Ford Motor Company jumping into the series with a...
Historic Drag Racing Footage: Sacremento Raceway Circa 1973 With Funny Car, Top Fuel, More! Legends!
It is always so awesome to find a piece of drag racing footage that we have not shared with you before, especially when that footage is fro California in the early 1970s. This one is bitter sweet...
86 ‘Em: This MotorWeek Look At The 1986 Grand Am SE and Fiero GT Is Fun History
Pontiac in the 1980s was really making the best out of what they had to work with and frankly, that was OK. GM positioned Pontiac to be the “excitement” brand out of the lineup that still...
Chicago Fire: Watch What Happened To Jeff Diehl When The Header Failed On His Funny Car
Just when you think you have seen it all. This video, taken several years back at the NHRA Rt 66 Nationals in Joliet, Illinois shows the effect of a funny car losing a header during a run. While...
Amazing Video: This Mechanical Breakdown Of A 1949 Indy 500 Winning Roadster Is Amazing
In 1949, Bill Holland won the Indy 500 driving Lou Moore’s race car. These guys had a good program but they were not exactly on the super hero level as some of the other competitors, making...
Video: Danny Sullivan’s 1985 Spin and Win At The 1985 Indy 500 With Interviews and More
One of the most historically crazy moment from the history of the Indy 500 happened 34 years ago this weekend with Danny Sullivan’s famed “spin and win” move during the 1985 running...
Indy 500 History: The Amazing And Largely Forgotten Success Of Cummins Diesel Engines At The Brickyard
Since this is Indy 500 week we were thinking that it would be fun to look back on some of the neat stuff that has happened at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the years. Plus, the...
Pony Wars Episode 2 Is LIVE! Watch The Mopar Come Together And See How It Compares To The Ford And Chevrolet
The 2019 Horsepower Wars Pony Wars Competition started off with 3 stock pony cars and ended with three evil beasts that made stupid power and hauled ass. We took a 2019 Camaro SS, a 2019 Mustang GT,...
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Watch This 1,400hp GT350 Run 9.07 With A Stick!
Turbochargers are like fire. Man’s best friend and his worst enemy. We love them for what they can do in terms to making horsepower and impressive performances and we hate them for what they...
Formation Flying: British Touring Car Championship Racing At Brands Hatch In 1992!
I loved British Touring Car Racing. Regular cars turned into race cars, with dashboards and lights and the whole nine yards, with drivers working like a wheelman after a bank heist. Screaming...
The World of Pro Drag Superstars: This 1985 TV Show Features Garlits Vs Kalitta, Roger Gustin, and More!
Now THIS is some killer stuff. We have no idea what channel “The World of Pro Drag Superstars” aired on back in the 1980s but we know that we did not get it or if we did, the Curtis...
They Said I Could Never Finish, So I Finished First: Amazing Video Of The Improbable Rally Champ Ewy Rosqvist
There are few greater gifts in life than to be underestimated. Some people play those cards wrong, choosing to be offended or otherwise wounded by the slight of others but champions and heroes...
