drag racing

  • 1955 Chevy crashes on the drag strip, ends with driver's legs sticking out windshield

    Drag racing is great for many reasons. One of those many reasons is that it produces some truly spectacular crashes. This is one of those crashes. MUST SEE: Moron Drives Off Flatbed Tow Truck To Avoid Parking Ticket: Video At the Colorado Street Outlaws race at Pikes Peak International Raceway, a guy and his 1955 Chevy drag car start the scene off like any other day at the strip, lined up against a Camaro. He comes out of the hole like a shot, but then things quickly go pear-shaped. After a near-save, the ’55 Chevy rolls down the strip, tumbling several times before coming to a...

  • 2014 Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals
    NHRA Carolina Nationals First Step On Countdown To One

    The National Hot Rod Association is entering its final countdown this weekend, with the Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals running through September 14. Being the first event in the Countdown to the Championship, the Carolina Nationals promises to pack excitement for fans and racers alike—while...

  • Supercars face off in amazing series of drag races
    Supercar Drag Race Shootout Pits F40 Vs. Aventador Vs. 12C Vs. 9ff Vs. Ford GT: Video

    This is, quite possibly, one of the best supercar drag race shootouts ever. It’s simple, unadorned, and doesn’t even bother with trap speeds or ETs, but it shows a progression from amazing to amazinger as the head-to-head straight-line tests unfold. MUST WATCH: 8x8 Mercedes-Benz Actros...

  • Don Garlits broke the 200 mph mark 50 years ago
    ‘Big Daddy’ Don Garlits Broke The 200 MPH Mark 50 Years Ago Today: Video

    These days, seeing a car hit 200 mph isn’t all that special—there are American-made muscle cars and sports cars available for less than $150,000 that will do the deed. But 50 years ago, it was a serious feat, especially to do it in a quarter mile. MUST WATCH: This Is How You Test...

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  • Electric Miata drag race car does burnout
    Electric Miata Smokes Tesla Model S P85: Video

    It’s no secret that one of the great keys to speed is lightness, and the Miata has that in spades—even when converted to electric drive as the drag monster in this video is. So it’s perhaps no surprise the Miata demolishes the Tesla Model S on the drag strip. But it’s still...

  • Supercharged Smart car does wheelie

    Take one part Smart ForTwo, add equal parts Toyota Paseo Sprintex 1.5-liter engine and supercharger, mix well, and take to the drag strip. This is a recipe for beating Shelby Mustangs. MUST SEE: Maserati MC12 GT1 Race Car Sounds Off: Video At least, it’s one recipe for taking the drag-radial-shod pony car to task. And to be fair, the Smart driver didn’t quite win, lifting just before the lights to let the Mustang cruise past. It was still a close race, with the Smart turning a 13.90 to the Mustang’s 13.67 ET. The Smart car’s advantage is all in the hole shot. Despite a...

  • Big block-powered Smart ForTwo drag car
    Big Block Smart Car Pulls Wheelies, Sounds Like The Apocalypse

    The Smart ForTwo is the butt of many jokes, often for good reason. Recently, it's even become the target of some malicious practical jokers in San Francisco. This is one Smart car that's not taking any guff, however. ALSO SEE: Audi 200 Turbo Tears Up A Snow-Covered Mountain: Video Okay, so it's a...

  • 2015 Ford Mustang electronic line lock
    2015 Ford Mustang GT Gets Standard Electronic Line Lock: Video

    The 2015 Ford Mustang GT is equipped for drag racing, but actual racing will void the warranty.

  • Diesel drag truck crashes spectacularly
    Diesel Drag Truck Destroys Track In High-Speed Crash: Video

    If you've ever doubted the might of a highly tuned diesel pickup, let this video put that to rest, even as it plants the seeds of a nightmare in your mind. Rolling coal and accelerating like a supercar, this diesel Dodge slams into a barrier and does a barrel roll that will stay with you. DON'T...

  • AMS Performance 'Madness' hearse is scary fast
    Watch A Turbo Hearse Run A 9-Second Quarter Mile: Video

    If you’ve died and don’t want to be late to your own funeral, this is your ride. Built by AMS Performance, this turbocharged Caprice hearse claims to be the fastest coffin-carrier in the world. It can run the quarter-mile in the high-9-second range, as it demonstrates in this video...

  • Woman proves cars can be fun at any age
    Your Grandma Isn't This Cool: Video

    A lot of people think that aging is, somehow, a bad thing. Sure, it beats the alternative, but the fun drains out of life as the time does, right? As this enthusiastic woman proves, that's not the case--or at least it doesn't have to be. DON'T MISS: This Is What A 1,200-HP Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V...

  • Moits Racing driver Paul Mouhayet saves it when the car's chutes fail

    There are times in racing when you know things have gone wrong, but there's no time to worry--you just have to jump in and deal with it, or end up crashed, or worse. This driver knows all about that after his chutes failed to deploy in a 250-mph car at a drag race in Australia. We learn of the details from BangShift: The Moits Racing Mustang, driven by Paul Mouhayet, made this run during the Jamboree finals in Syndey, Australia. After rocketing down the strip, the 250-mph Mustang needs to stop--or end up in the sand traps (or the wall), likely flipped, rolled, or otherwise torn up. MUST...

  • Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale takes on Porsche 911 Turbo at the drag strip
    Lamborghini Super Trofeo Stradale Drag Races Porsche 911 Turbo: Video

    The Lamborghini Gallardo will soon be replaced by the new Huracán, but that doesn't mean it's obsolete just yet--in fact, it appears to have something to offer against even the 991 Porsche 911 Turbo, at least when it's in Super Trofeo Stradale form. MUST WATCH: LaFerrari Duels With Ferrari...

  • Front-drive drag car blows a tire on the dyno
    Front-Wheel Drive Drag Car Blows Tire, Self-Destructs On Dyno

    While it might seem like a pretty safe environment, dynos pack a lot of hidden danger. From roasting trunk occupants with flames to blowing engines to shredding tires, the simple task of measuring your car's horsepower can go sideways in a hurry. Case in point: This turbo wrong-wheel drive drag car...

  • 7,000-horsepower dirt dragster launches
    7,000 Horsepower Top Fuel Dragster On Dirt: Yes, It's Crazy

    Have you ever wanted to feel the exfoliating joy of a 40-foot-high, 300-foot-long sandblaster of a rooster tail? Then you want to get to know Dennis Rieck and his dirt-loving Top Fuel dragster, Hammerdown. When Rieck drops the hammer, sand flies. Everywhere. Why? Because he's dropping the hammer on...

  • Two Tesla Model Ses face off in the quietest drag race ever
    The Quietest Drag Race Ever: Tesla Model S Vs. Tesla Model S

    Earlier this week we brought you video of a Tesla Model S giving a 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray a run for its money on the straight strip. Today, there's no doubt the Model S will win--because it's racing another Model S. It's the quietest drag race ever. Leaving the line with little more than the...

  • 828-cubic-inch Ford V-8 dyno test
    828ci Ford V-8 Turns 2,000 Naturally-Aspirated Horsepower On Dyno

    This pro-stock Ford racing engine produces nearly 2,000 horsepower without forced induction.

  • Twin-engine 1932 Ford sedan delivery hot rod up for sale at Hemmings

    You want something unique to cruise around town in, you say? You'd like something with a decent amount of horsepower, you say? You're not too concerned with waking up the neighbors or the consistency of the atmosphere, you say? Well then, here's the car for you. It's a highly custom 2,500-horsepower, twin-supercharged-V-8 (that's two supercharged V-8s in series) 1932 Ford sedan delivery. And it's up for sale at Hemmings.com right now. MUST SEE: Twin-Turbo Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Shoots Massive Flames On The Dyno: Video Yes, believe it or not, it's street legal--at least in certain parts of the...

  • 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Prototype
    2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Prototype Sells For $200k

    A prototype version of the 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet drag racer, possibly the last for the current-shape Mustang, was sold at auction last week for $200,000. That’s close to $100k more than the asking price for a basic Mustang Cobra Jet but all those extra dollars will be going to aid the...

  • 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray runs 12.23 quarter-mile--and Hennessey will soon upgrade that
    First Customer-Owned Corvette Stingray Runs 12.23 @ 114.88--Bone Stock: Video

    Hennessey Performance Engineering does many things we envy, from the Venom GT to its ridiculous/awesome CTS-Vs. But this we don't so much envy--we've already driven the Stingray hard. We can't say it surprises us, either. But it's still impressive. A bone-stock, automatic-transmission Stingray, the...

  • 1,100-horsepower Chevy Nova does a burnout...with a trailer
    Watch An 1100-HP Car Do A Burnout, With A Trailer: Video

    Why do a burnout while towing a trailer? Why not?

  • Extreme Ford Pinto does 345-foot wheelie
    World's Coolest Pinto Does 345-Foot Wheelstand: Video

    There are roughly 3.4 million reasons not to like the Ford Pinto, but there's one really, really good reason to like it: this. It's nowhere close to a stock Pinto, of course, and it's not alone in its unlikely transition from fire-prone econobox to fearsome dragstrip demon, but this little yellow...

  • 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Prototype
    2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Prototype Heading To Auction

    The 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet is a highly focused vehicle whose main goal is to run for a quarter-mile at a time as fast as possible. It's very good at doing this. That's because Ford fitted the car with a supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 engine, a T4 racing gearbox, a roll cage, special drag wheels...

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