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Mar 27, 20211320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, RACING & ACTION, Videos

Our FREE LIVE Streaming Video Coverage Of The Spring Fling Million In Las Vegas Continues Today! 5-Days Of FREE RACING!!!

That’s right folks, we’re SUPER excited to be bringing you 5 days of awesome bracket racing from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway at the 2021 K&N Spring Fling Million presented by Optima Batteries. While the big show starts on Wednesday, we’ll be live on Tuesday afternoon for the American Race Cars, Todd’s Extreme Custom Paint, Dragster Shootout Race. The winner will take home a rolling American Race Cars 240″ Dragster chassis with a complete custom paint job by Todd’s. This is a big shootout for 32 cars and will be the perfect way to start off the weekend here in Vegas.

We will be live Tuesday afternoon, and then all day Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for all the racing action. Check out the flyer below for details on the payout and event prizes, but know that Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday racers will be going after $30,000 to win. Friday is the big money Million race which has a guaranteed purse of $250,000 to the winner regardless of entries. We’re pretty sure this race is going to be off the hook based on our last west coast race this year. Given the fact that all the heavy hitters are heading cross country for it as well, this promises to be one hell of an event.

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Mar 06, 20211320 Drag News, 1320 Spotlight, BangShift 1320

Rocky Mountain Race Week AND Road Week Registration Is Open! Sign Up Now!

If you dream of driving your hot rod cross country, racing it each and every day, and meeting all kinds of other people that are doing the same thing, then Rocky Mountain Race Week is the event for you. And if you want to go hang out with your friends that are doing it, or just want to follow along to witness the insanity, then sign up too! Rocky Mountain Race Week has two entry options. The Race option and the Road option. Either one offers you the trip of a lifetime and stories for days. And did we mention beautiful scenery and a drive you’ll never forget? Yeah, this is the drag and drive event of 2021 and we’ll be there so you should be too!

Registration starts today and if you want your shot at this great trip in June, then now is the time to sign up. There are classes for everything from your 14 second daily driver to your 5 second street race car, and everything in between. It is spectacle on wheels, the circus your parents warned you about, and a test of true grit for racers. For those of you who decide that all you want to do is cruise along and watch, I guarantee there will be lots to see and plenty of shenanigans.

If you aren’t into shenanigans, then this probably isn’t the event for you. Just saying.

Oh, and did I mention there is Tens of Thousands of Dollars up for grabs? Yeah, even the 14 second guys are going for $1,000 prize! The big boys can take home more than $20,000 if they do it right!

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Jan 19, 20211320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, BangShift News, HISTORIC, MISC, RACING & ACTION, Videos

The Rad Man Wins: Watch Connie Kalitta’s Historic Victory In Top Fuel At The 1994 NHRA US Nationals

When it comes to people who personify guts, endurance, and an incredible will to succeed, Connie Kalitta’s name is going to be in the conversation. As a guy who started an air freight empire with a dragster and an airplane he bought from Ted Halibrand, it has been dogged determination and hard work that have continued to propel him to this day. Connie Kalitta had been trying to win the US Nationals since the late 1950s and over the years he came close, but had never actually won the race. Astonishingly it took him all the way to the mid 1990s before he was able to claim a proper win at The Nationals. As a guy who had done and continues to do so much for the sport, this was a moment of celebration no just for him but for the many people he had helped and influenced over the years.

It was fitting that Eddie Hill was on the other side of the track on this late night finish. Why? It made this pair the oldest TF pass in the history of the sport by virtue of the drivers’, ummm, life experience.

The run is great and the top end interview is even better. You can tell how much this one means to the big guy.

Hit the image of Connie to watch him win the 1994 NHRA US Nationals – Legendary stuff!

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Peak 80s Goodness: This United States Hot Rod Association Promotional Video Is A Gearhead Highlight Reel That We Love

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Nov 18, 20201320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, Apex Video, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, ENGINE, ENGINES, MISC, Tech Stories, Videos

Not A Supercharger: This All-Billet Four Rotor Engine Build Is Awesome And Wild!

It was 1991 when Mazda won the 24 hours of Le Mans with their famed C787B race car which was powered by a four rotor version of the company’s rotary engine called the 13J (also built as the 26B). Instantly, rotary engine fans everywhere wanted a four rotor mill. It was never made as a production line engine but over the years people have gotten creative and stacked the rotors in about every form you can think of, building their own and even larger versions. This being said, using factory parts has it drawbacks and this video goes over those drawbacks and shows an-all billet version of the engine going together. Sure it looks like an overgrown blower, but this is actually a big horsepower maker.

Filmed in Australia where the rotary engine has a really strong following (chased only by the USA on this front) we are at the Promaz engine building shop to see how they assemble one of these and to learn some of the tricks of the trade as well as some of the inner workings of these amazing billet parts.

You are looking at probably $45,000 worth of engine before it has even been completed here. These things with boost can produce 1,500+ horsepower so it’s not like there isn’t payoff but it’s big money for a very specific way of making horsepower.

Watch the build and appreciate the engineering!

Press play below to see an all-billet four rotor engine get bolted together –

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The Desert Truck Of Your Mopar Dreams: This Dodge Bodied Class 8 Baja Truck Is Nearly Done - Unique And Awesome!

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Sep 06, 20201320 Drag News, 1320 Videos

The JEG’s Bracket Bash By SFG Is LIVE AND FREE For $25,000 Today! Watch Yesterday’s $50,000 Race Here Too!

More Labor Day big money bracket racing baby! While they are going for $100,000 at Thunder Valley, there are tons of racers going after $50,000 at National Trail in Ohio! It’s the home of JEG’s, so it is a natural fit to have them on board as the Bracket Bash presenting sponsor and with $25,000 on the line Friday, $50,000 Saturday, and another $25,000 Sunday, you know there are some racers named Coughlin out there running for the money as well. Everyone knows the Coughlin family for racing professionally, and for owning and running JEG’s mail order parts house, but they are all die hard drag racers and love to come out bracket racing at fun events around the country. Because it is labor day weekend, and the US Nationals are happening in Indy, we know some of them will be there looking for wins as well.

Overall it’s a crazy busy weekend of drag racing around the country so while many are making hot dogs and burgers on the grill, and others are floating on a lake or river, the drag racing community is getting after it hot and heavy going for the big money. We think this is going to be an awesome race to watch this weekend and thanks to our friends at MotorManiaTV you can watch the whole thing right here LIVE and FREE.

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BangShift Tune-Up: "Head Against The Wall" by Anew Revolution (2010)