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Stories about: drag racing

Saturday Night Street Racing Texan Style
Saturday Night Street Racing Texan Style

18 Jun 2012, 10:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Drag racing was born long before the days of Need for Speed or the Fast and the Furious. Sure, it’s an activity that is frowned upon if done on a public road, but you can’t stop people f...

 
Audi Allroad Sleeper Wins Drag Race with Ferrari 458 Italia
Audi Allroad Sleeper Wins Drag Race with Ferrari 458 Italia

18 May 2012, 14:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Audi Allroad might have four-wheel drive, but that is the only theoretical strong point of this in a drag race. However, an owner that’s just crazy about his C5 Allroad (this is the first ...

 
Granny Runs 11 Second Quarter-Mile in a Mercedes C63 AMG
Granny Runs 11 Second Quarter-Mile in a Mercedes C63 AMG

11 May 2012, 15:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is truly a wonderful story of both love and passion for automobiles and racing them. Kathy Countiss, a woman in her 60s, regularly goes to drag racing events along in her tuned C63 with her hus...

 
Quickest EV in the World is a Drag Bike
Quickest EV in the World is a Drag Bike

8 May 2012, 13:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Lawless Rocket is an amazing machine. The Orange County Choppers built bike’s motor pumps out a staggering 1,610hp and the acceleration it can achieve is mind-boggling by any standards. ...

 
Lizzy Musi’s Drag Racing Crash - Filmed from Multiple Angles
Lizzy Musi’s Drag Racing Crash - Filmed from Multiple Angles

2 May 2012, 16:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The 21 year-old drag racer Lizzy Musi lost control of her 68’ Camaro dragster during a qualifying round of Summit Racing Top Sportsman at the 2012 ADRL Spring Drags III at Bristol Dragway. ...

 
2013 Ford Cobra Jet Mustang Unveiled
2013 Ford Cobra Jet Mustang Unveiled

2 Dec 2011, 09:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2013 Ford Mustang has a fresh attitude, both technically and aesthetically, being ready to fight the competition and thrill the public. Since we’ve already covered the... civilian versions...

 
Funny Car Sets New Quarter Mile Record: 3.995s
Funny Car Sets New Quarter Mile Record: 3.995s

20 Sep 2011, 23:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This piece of news is dedicated to a funny car, but we can assure you that it is as serious as it can be. You'd better watch the funny car on the right of the drag strip closely, as you're...

 
Record Indy Winner Purse Offered by Mopar HEMI Challenge
Record Indy Winner Purse Offered by Mopar HEMI Challenge

16 May 2011, 15:19 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Mopar, the automobile parts and service arm of Chrysler Group, announced today it as decided offers Mopar-powered Super Stock/A-HEMI (SS/AH) competitors a record $15,000 winner’s purse and a t...

 
Gulf Racing Top Fuel Drag Bike Previewed
Gulf Racing Top Fuel Drag Bike Previewed

17 Mar 2011, 08:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / This year, official Gulf distributors from around the world have come together in a cooperative effort, to sponsor UK-based King Racing team, with the Gulf racing livery to adorn a 1500-hp Top Fuel ...

 
Krawiec and Harley V-Rod Win at Gainsville
Krawiec and Harley V-Rod Win at Gainsville

15 Mar 2011, 11:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Eddie Krawiec opened the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Series Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing season with a victory. Krawiec posted the quicke...

 
Porsche 356 Stuka Drag Racer
Porsche 356 Stuka Drag Racer

6 Jan 2011, 11:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Anyone that’s been behind the wheel during a drag race event knows that this kind of activity has is own subtle pathways - thins are not as simple as “floor it!”. Of course, it&rsq...

 
Harley-Davidson Re-Signs Hines, Krawiec, and Coolbeth for 2011
Harley-Davidson Re-Signs Hines, Krawiec, and Coolbeth for 2011

27 Dec 2010, 10:56 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / All three of its factory sponsored riders will be returning to their respective race teams in 2011, Harley-Davidson recently revealed. This means that three-time PSM champion Andrew Hines and 2008 P...

 
Harley and AHDRA Launch New Bagger Racing Class
Harley and AHDRA Launch New Bagger Racing Class

20 Dec 2010, 13:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson and the All Harley Drag Racing Association (AHDRA) announced today the launch of a new Draggin' Bagger drag racing class for the 2011 racing sea...

 
2012 Mustang Cobra Jet First Info
2012 Mustang Cobra Jet First Info

29 Nov 2010, 19:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's been quite a year for ponies and muscle cars, with a blend of success and utter lack of interest from consumers affecting this segment of the market. What you can always bet on though in t...

 
SEMA Launches New Website: Racers Against Street Racing
SEMA Launches New Website: Racers Against Street Racing

12 Jul 2010, 09:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Only few are aware of the dangers of street racing, with those aggressive driving stunts that put their lives and others' at risk, so the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) is making...

 
Hot Rod History
Hot Rod History

24 Jul 2009, 06:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With all the TV reality-shows now on the market, it has become all but impossible not to at least notice these oversized, overpowered monsters on wheels. Defined, usually, by their retro-look coveri...