05/07/2026
My first intro to drag racing was from my dad, going to races in Perth and Albany-Western Australia in the mid/late 80's, then in Houston of course.......and w/his 2002 Z06. The 2nd was from Kyle Loftis w/1320Video.com.
So many beautiful tributes pouring in these past couple of days about Kyle's sudden passing. He sure made a powerful introduction and impact on the auto racing world from a lens that brought us up close and personal to racing and attracted millions of automotive enthusiasts around the world in every single age group.
The biggest word and message I've taken from what I know about Kyle over his 20 year history was kindness to all.
Let us build an even stronger and closer automotive community, and continue to be inspired by the good this brings to our lives.
On behalf of WPS & TWCC, my heartfelt condolences go out to Kyle's family, friends, and fans. May you forever Rest-In-Peace Kyle Loftis. ~With great respect, Dana
“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
*Thank you, Scarlet Venom GT 🙏
Man… this one hurts.
The car world lost someone who helped shape entire generation's of motorsports culture.
Kyle Loftis wasn’t just “the founder of 1320Video.” That title doesn’t even come close to explaining what he meant to this community.
Kyle was one of the people who took what used to live in parking lots, backroads, drag strips, forums, late-night meets, shaky cameras, and word-of-mouth stories… and brought it to the world. Before every car had a camera pointed at it, before every build had a content strategy, before automotive media became what it is today, Kyle was already out there capturing the rawest parts of car culture.
Not polished.
Not corporate.
Not watered down.
Real people.
Real cars.
Real risk.
Real passion.
Real stories.
1320Video became more than a YouTube channel. It became a window into a world that millions of us were obsessed with, inspired by, and proud to be part of. Kyle helped make street cars, drag racing, roll racing, no-prep, sleepers, garage-built monsters, and grassroots racers feel larger than life. He showed the world that the people behind these builds mattered just as much as the cars themselves.
That is why this loss hits so hard.
Because for a lot of us, 1320Video wasn’t just entertainment. It was motivation. It was the video you watched at 2 a.m. that made you want to build something. It was the clip that made you fall in love with horsepower. It was the reason some people picked up a camera, started a channel, built a car, went to their first meet, or believed there was actually room in this world for their passion.
Kyle stood in that same rare space as people like Ken Block — not because they did the exact same thing, but because they both changed how car culture was seen.
Ken Block made automotive chaos cinematic.
Kyle Loftis made grassroots horsepower unforgettable.
Different lanes. Same wall of influence.
Kyle helped prove that car culture did not need permission from traditional media to matter. He showed that the real heartbeat of motorsports was not always behind velvet ropes or million-dollar teams. Sometimes it was in a trailer, a gas station, a staging lane, a random street, a busted knuckle garage, or some guy with a camera who loved the scene enough to keep showing up.
And that is what made him special.
He didn’t just film cars.
He documented history.
He documented people chasing impossible goals.
He documented the madness, the laughs, the failures, the close calls, the wins, the heartbreak, and the friendships that make this community what it is.
When someone like that leaves, it does not just feel like losing a creator. It feels like losing one of the people who helped give the culture its voice.
My heart goes out to his family, friends, the entire 1320Video crew, and everyone who had the privilege of knowing him personally. I can’t imagine the weight they are carrying right now.
For the rest of us, all we can really do is honor what he built.
Keep showing up.
Keep creating.
Keep building.
Keep telling the stories.
Keep loving this culture the way he did.
Kyle Loftis leaves behind more than videos. He leaves behind a movement, a blueprint, and a legacy that will keep living every time someone points a camera at a car, captures a moment, and reminds the world why this community means so damn much.
Rest in peace, Kyle.
Thank you for everything you gave motorsports.
Thank you for inspiring a generation.
Thank you for making the car world feel bigger, louder, closer, and more alive.
1320 forever. 🏁
1320Video.com
Written by Scarlet Venom GT
