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2015 John Force Chevrolet Camaro Funny Car to Run in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
2015 John Force Chevrolet Camaro Funny Car to Run in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series

16 Jan 2015, 15:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / John Force Racing and the golden bowtie brand just announced they will join forces to back the 18-time NHRA Funny Car championship team starting with the 2015 season. The agreement will see all 3 of...

 
2013 Copo Camaro 427 Races Ancestor from 1967 and Wins
2013 Copo Camaro 427 Races Ancestor from 1967 and Wins

11 Jan 2015, 05:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Copo Camaro is a bespoke drag racing machine built on a production car body. This allows it to race in one of several NHRA categories – full-throttle adrenaline-packed stuff. This ...

 
2015 Corvette Z06 Races Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale: Wheelspin Matters
2015 Corvette Z06 Races Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale: Wheelspin Matters

8 Jan 2015, 10:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Using a Lamborghini to measure the performance of the freshest go-fast pieces of American metal seems to be the latest fashion in terms of highway racing. We’ve already seen a Lamborghini Gall...

 
2015 Corvette Z06 Races Challenger Hellcat, Viper and Corvette ZR1: Stock Drag Strip Challenge
2015 Corvette Z06 Races Challenger Hellcat, Viper and Corvette ZR1: Stock Drag Strip Challenge

7 Jan 2015, 14:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / People considering the Golden Age lies in the past has always been one of the greatest issues of the performance automobile world, but the Detroit Big Three have been hard at work to change all that...

 
2015 Corvette Z06 Races 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat in Texas
2015 Corvette Z06 Races 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat in Texas

7 Jan 2015, 10:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / GM has only started shipping 2015 Corvette Z06 units late last year and yet the blown ‘Vette has already offered us plenty of entertainment, from racing Vipers to battling the ZR1 on the dyno....

 
Watch a Supercharged V8 Chopper Rider Drift His Motorcycle through the Quarter Mile
Watch a Supercharged V8 Chopper Rider Drift His Motorcycle through the Quarter Mile

5 Jan 2015, 09:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When you’re out there on the drag strip, trying to launch a motorcycle, the balance required on your side is more like a ballet. The same goes for those times when you manhandle your bike side...

 
Watch a 1973 VW Bus Pull a 9s Quarter Mile... Wheelstand, Driver Is 72
Watch a 1973 VW Bus Pull a 9s Quarter Mile... Wheelstand, Driver Is 72

30 Dec 2014, 11:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / How does a 9-second pass at 130 mph (209 km/h) sound? Sure, these numbers may not impress anybody when talking about custom-built rides, but what if we told you they were achieved on two wheels, in ...

 
2015 Corvette Z06 Races 2014 Viper TA and Nissan GT-R, Z06 Wins This Time
2015 Corvette Z06 Races 2014 Viper TA and Nissan GT-R, Z06 Wins This Time

30 Dec 2014, 10:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve come a long way since that day at the beginning of the month when a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 battled it out with a 2014 Dodge Viper TA and lost. The fight only sparked even more battl...

 
World’s Fastest VW Golf R Is a 10s Quarter Mile Car on Stock Engine Internals
World’s Fastest VW Golf R Is a 10s Quarter Mile Car on Stock Engine Internals

29 Dec 2014, 18:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hot hatches weren’t exactly built for the quarter mile run, but today we’re here to talk about a Volkswagen that feels at home on the drag strip. We are talking about a car that currentl...

 
1,000 HP Nissan Skyline GT-R: Watch a Driver Wrestle his R32 for an 8.6s Quarter Mile
1,000 HP Nissan Skyline GT-R: Watch a Driver Wrestle his R32 for an 8.6s Quarter Mile

29 Dec 2014, 14:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / People talk about the electronics in the R35 GT-R all the time, almost as if Nissan had replaced its famous Takumi engine builders with wizards who casted a VooDoo spell on Godzilla - you just push ...

 
2015 Tesla Model S P85D Drag Race Versus Model S P85: Standing and Rolling Start
2015 Tesla Model S P85D Drag Race Versus Model S P85: Standing and Rolling Start

29 Dec 2014, 13:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve been working hard to uncover Santa Claus this season and we are now ready to reveal his identity. The man in the red suit is actually... the Tesla Model S P85D. Think about it, the dual-...

 
2,200 HP Camaro Z28, Twin Turbos on a 1960s Muscle Car
2,200 HP Camaro Z28, Twin Turbos on a 1960s Muscle Car

27 Dec 2014, 06:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The drag racing scene nowadays is topped by Lamborghini Gallardos and Nissan GT-Rs that like to play on the 2,000 HP border and it's all thanks to the twin-turbo god. But what about the times w...

 
Triple-Turbocharger Duramax Diesel in Chevy C10 Smokes Hard at Dragstrip
Triple-Turbocharger Duramax Diesel in Chevy C10 Smokes Hard at Dragstrip

24 Dec 2014, 15:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Did you know that Paris has banned diesel engines? Sure, they're a bit more efficient, but that smoke they're putting out is deadly. No such problems in America, where a classic 60s Chevy ...

 
Toyota Supra Uses Massive Turbo to Race and Smoke Tuned BMW S1000RR
Toyota Supra Uses Massive Turbo to Race and Smoke Tuned BMW S1000RR

24 Dec 2014, 11:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Especially during the winter, street racers behave completely different to the rest of the drivers. We all know this kind of people enjoy a snowstorm simply because it allows for more intense drifti...

 
Tesla Model S P85D Races Lamborghini Aventador, Tesla Goes to Racer’s Mom
Tesla Model S P85D Races Lamborghini Aventador, Tesla Goes to Racer’s Mom

24 Dec 2014, 09:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Remember the guy who raced the twin-engined Tesla Model S against a Ferrari and a Lamborghini Aventador? He only filmed the Prancing Horse race, but the man explained he was expecting delivery of hi...

 
Nissan GT-R Races Ferrari FF From 0 to 155 MPH
Nissan GT-R Races Ferrari FF From 0 to 155 MPH

22 Dec 2014, 13:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Nissan GT-R and the Ferrari FF have more in common than it might seem at first sight. First of all, the two offer rather close performance, with the Prancing Horse having the edge here. Nonethel...

 
2014 Dodge Viper TA Races Lamborghini Huracan, Ferrari 458 and 650 HP 2015 Mustang
2014 Dodge Viper TA Races Lamborghini Huracan, Ferrari 458 and 650 HP 2015 Mustang

22 Dec 2014, 10:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Remember the 2014 Dodge Viper TA that caused a massive stir by walking a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 earlier this month? The snake was supposed to race another C7 Z06 over the weekend, but the latte...

 
Lexus LF-LC Drag Racer Does 6s Quarter Mile Runs with 2JZ
Lexus LF-LC Drag Racer Does 6s Quarter Mile Runs with 2JZ

19 Dec 2014, 12:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The world of drag racing never stops to amaze us. Shortly after discovering that old video of a C4 Corvette doing slides on the snow back in 2009, we stumbled upon this wondrous speed machine. It�...

 
Mustang Does Two Wheelies, Wins Camaro Drag Race Like a Douchebag
Mustang Does Two Wheelies, Wins Camaro Drag Race Like a Douchebag

19 Dec 2014, 12:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Only those who don’t drag race will never wheelie - we’re working on a sticker that reads that right now, but the reason for which we are here is that we want to show you what happens wh...

 
Fastest Nissan GT-R in Europe Pulls a 7.8s Quarter Mile, Comes from Russia
Fastest Nissan GT-R in Europe Pulls a 7.8s Quarter Mile, Comes from Russia

19 Dec 2014, 11:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve talked about the Russian drag racing scene on multiple occasions recently and we’re now back on the topic. We told you Russians take their races more than seriously and now they&rs...