drag racing
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Shelby is offering modern examples of some of its rarest race cars.
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Ford Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800 electric drag racer due April 13
Ford looks to have readied a successor to 2020's Mustang Cobra Jet 1400.
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The NHRA is creating an electric car class for drag racing
The National Hot Rod Association will introduce an electric car class starting in 2022.
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The NHRA is preparing for an electric drag racing future
The whine of electric cars could soon become a staple of NHRA drag racing as the presence of EVs expands.
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Electric Ford Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 hits harder than expected
Ford's electric Mustang drag racer packs over 1,500 horsepower and runs the quarter-mile in the 8.0-seconds bracket.
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2021 Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak is the quickest yet
The latest Challenger Mopar Drag Pak will deliver quarter-mile ETs in the sevens, from the factory.
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The Ford Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 is an electric prototype drag car that promises 8-second runs in the quarter-mile.
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2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 is rarer than a Demon
Just over 1,000 of the drag specials were built.
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Mopar rolls out the 2020 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak at SEMA
Mopar's latest Dodge Challenger Drag Pak puts a focus on suspension and other chassis upgrades.
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Mopar looks to have a big-power Challenger drag special for SEMA
Mopar's newest Dodge Challenger looks to be its biggest and baddest yet.
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Private owner builds Hellcat-powered Ram Rebel TRX before FCA
A Hellcat-powered Ram Rebel TRX may be in the works, but this private owner beat Ram to the punch by swapping in a Hellcat engine.
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You can buy the world's only eCOPO Camaro
The electric eCOPO Camaro that ran a 9.51 quarter mile is going up for auction during Monterey Car Week.
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Matt Hagan’s latest NHRA Funny Car packs over 11,000 horsepower.
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Dodge Demon and Ford GT line up for half-mile drag race
Place your bets. Two of the hottest pieces of American machinery lined up for a half-mile drag race to see whether straight-line speed or aero trickery and light weight materials capture the crown. We're talking about the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon and the Ford GT. Video from DragTimes shows both...
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2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 now cleared for NHRA competition
Last year, Dodge dropped the Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320—a mouthful of a name with a short quarter-mile time. Ahead of customer deliveries, Dodge announced on Tuesday that the car has been cleared to race in NHRA Stock and Super Stock competitions. Clearing the muscle car for racing in both...
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Modified McLaren 720S enters the 8s in the quarter-mile
The McLaren 720S is an incredibly quick car straight from the factory but with some fairly standard mods it can be turned into an insanely quick machine.
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Twin-turbo Chrysler 300 SRT8 sleeper hides Hellcat upbringings under the hood
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles never gave Hellcat power to the Chrysler 300 from the factory, but that didn't stop one owner from doing it themselves. YouTuber TalonTSi97 captured this 2014 300 SRT8 with a Hellcat engine block and twin turbochargers from Hellion. Needless to say, it's quite a beast. The...
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Electric Chevy eCOPO Camaro breaks into 9-second territory
Chevy had a 9-second quarter-mile time in its sights, and the electric eCOPO Camaro has done just that. The electric drag racer has clocked a 9.837-second run. Thanks to video published by DragZine on Monday, we can see how much the eCOPO has improved. Just a few weeks ago, the electric eCOPO...
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Chevrolet revealed its all-electric drag racer concept, the eCOPO Camaro, at the 2018 SEMA show last October, but now the race-prepped monster has made its first pass. Video published to YouTube last Monday shows the eCOPO Camaro makes hardly a peep as it launches off of the line and pulls a wheelie on the way down the dragstrip. Don't be confused by the rumbling and lumpy idle present in the video. That's the pickup truck the electric Camaro lines up against. It's easy to hear the (lack of) sound the eCOPO Camaro makes when the driver does a burnout to warm up the tires. When Chevrolet...
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2019 COPO Camaro marks 50 years of Chevy's dragstrip special
Chevrolet's COPO Camaro dragstrip hero turns 50 next year, and the Bowtie brand is celebrating with its 2019 COPO Camaro. Unveiled late on Monday ahead of the formal debut Tuesday at the 2018 SEMA show in Las Vegas, the 2019 COPO Camaro will be available with special 50th anniversary touches that...
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Chevy unveils electric Camaro drag racer, estimates 9-second quarter-mile
Chevrolet is out to prove that cars like its Camaro have a bright future in the world of electrification, at least as far as the dragstrip is concerned. The automaker late on Monday unveiled the eCOPO Camaro concept ahead of the formal debut Tuesday at the SEMA show in Las Vegas. The concept is...
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Epic drag race sees fighter jet, F1 car, sport bike, and Tesla do battle
With drag racing, there's always going to be winners and losers. It's a simple matter of getting to the finish line first and doing so by traveling in a straight line. One of the fastest ways to win a drag race, outside of an NHRA Top Fuel event, is with a race-ready sport bike. This remains true...
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2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet debuts with 5.2-liter supercharged V-8
It was 50 years ago that Ford dealer and racer Bob Tasca came out with the original Mustang Cobra Jet. Now Ford has unveiled a 50th anniversary special based on the sixth-generation Mustang, and it's the fastest and most powerful Mustang drag racer ever offered by the factory. The big news is that...
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2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 revealed: long name, short quarter-mile times
By the time you've digested and decoded the mouthful that is the 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320's prolific name, rest assured the muscle car will be nearly halfway down a dragstrip. That's because the big naturally aspirated brute that debuted in Denver on Thursday is built for one-way...
Aaron Cole