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3,500 HP Camaro Dragstrip Testing Goes Terribly Wrong
3,500 HP Camaro Dragstrip Testing Goes Terribly Wrong

2 Jun 2013, 08:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Dragstrip accidents are not uncommon, especially when we're talking about quarter-mile monsters that pack four-figure horsepower ratings. And unfortunately some of those crashed have resulted i...

 
1,200 HP Pontiac Trans Am Tears Up the Drag Strip
1,200 HP Pontiac Trans Am Tears Up the Drag Strip

28 May 2013, 12:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1969, the Pontiac Trans Am shared Chevrolet Camaro’s platform for more than 30 years. Retired eleven years ago, the Trans Am is still driven by enthusiasts and even put to some r...

 
900 HP Toyota Supra Runs 8-Second Quarter Mile
900 HP Toyota Supra Runs 8-Second Quarter Mile

24 May 2013, 16:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you followed our website, you might have found out that the guys over at Evolution Performance put a lot of effort and more than a year’s hard work in their 8-second quarter mile running 20...

 
Volvo Amazon Becomes Hemi-Powered Monster
Volvo Amazon Becomes Hemi-Powered Monster

24 May 2013, 16:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Volvo Amazon was a pretty cool Swedish vehicle that was sold from 1956 through 1970. While some of them have survived to this day, others aged so badly that they had to be scrapped. However, ...

 
Fox Body Mustang Takes Off during Midnight Madness
Fox Body Mustang Takes Off during Midnight Madness

24 May 2013, 13:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Last weekend’s Midnight Madness event provided some real crazy action to those that attended the Maryland International Raceway, when Chris Evans almost took off while doing a X275 radial-tire...

 
A Black Flame Harley from Mean Machines
A Black Flame Harley from Mean Machines

21 May 2013, 14:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Though rather accustomed to adding their "mean factor" to Triumph bikes, Oz-based Mean Machines workshop will not hesitate to turn a Harley-Davidson Sportster into an evil bike. Wenley And...

 
2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Tested at the Drag Strip
2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Tested at the Drag Strip

7 May 2013, 12:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Scheduled to enter the assembly line starting July 2013, the 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet has completed its first testing session on the drag strip. The last NHRA Stock and Super Stock machine bas...

 
Honda CB Superstrada, the Classified Moto Way
Honda CB Superstrada, the Classified Moto Way

7 May 2013, 11:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One does not meet Honda and Superstrada in the same sentence too often, but since we're talking about Classified Moto's bike building art, we're already in the land of "we did it...

 
Parenting Level - Kerosene
Parenting Level - Kerosene

29 Apr 2013, 07:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / So, you are a gear-head and your kid is starting to share the same symptoms? Why not be his superhero dad and buy him one of these jet-powered junior dragsters? The turbine-powered machine was de...

 
1,200 HP Ford Truck Rocks the Dragstrip with 9-Second Quarter Mile
1,200 HP Ford Truck Rocks the Dragstrip with 9-Second Quarter Mile

26 Apr 2013, 14:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / There’s something about overly powerful trucks today. First we had the 1,000 HP Li’l Red Express, and now we stumbled across this 1,200 HP Ford Lightning that showed off at the recent 20...

 
Dragster’s Bodywork Blows Off, Flies Into Crowd
Dragster’s Bodywork Blows Off, Flies Into Crowd

24 Apr 2013, 12:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Drag racing is one the most dangerous sports on four wheels... and that’s a fact. And while new safety regulations and advanced technologies have reduced the number of injuries among drivers a...

 
1,250 HP Bare Metal Monster Hot-Rod Dyno Pull
1,250 HP Bare Metal Monster Hot-Rod Dyno Pull

22 Apr 2013, 13:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / California based custom car builder Eddie’s Chop Shop released a new video with its newest creation, a whopping 1,250 horsepower hot-rod, striped down for racing purposes. While other hot-r...

 
2013 Harley-Davidson Breakout on Display in Germany
2013 Harley-Davidson Breakout on Display in Germany

3 Apr 2013, 09:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Harley-Davidson's latest addition to their line of bikes, the Breakout, will be available in Germany on April the 6th, during an exclusive event hosted by amazing custom builders Thunderbike. ...

 
Dragster Loses Wheel, Still Wins Race
Dragster Loses Wheel, Still Wins Race

1 Apr 2013, 16:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Top Fuel drag racing events are known for their loudness, excessive speeds and spectacular crashes.. especially the crashes. When 12,000 hp gets out of control, expect to see twisted metal, fire a...

 
Roland Sands' Awesome Drag 48 H-D
Roland Sands' Awesome Drag 48 H-D

30 Mar 2013, 10:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Put Roland Sands Design and Harley-Davidson in the same sentence and things are already thilling. The latest RSD machine, the Drag 48 is however, so much more than a sentence: it is a statement! ...

 
2014 Star Bolt R-Spec Amazing Photo Shoot
2014 Star Bolt R-Spec Amazing Photo Shoot

13 Mar 2013, 14:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The R-Spec is the upgraded version of Star Motorcycles' new star, Bolt. We cannot stop admiring the amazing work Yamaha has put up for this bike: the changes are as subtle as they get, and the ...

 
Enter 2014 Star Bolt
Enter 2014 Star Bolt

12 Mar 2013, 12:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After some teasing, Yamaha's new bike saw the light, proudly displaying the manufacturer's cruiser segment Star badge. Already tagged a 2014 bike, the Star Bolt is a middleweight street pr...

 
Star Motorcycles Shows the 2014 Bolt
Star Motorcycles Shows the 2014 Bolt

11 Mar 2013, 10:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like we were right speculating that the new bike Star Motorcycles have been teasing was to be a medium-displacement class machine, at least for the cruiser standards. Well, the Bolt, for th...

 
Walz Hardcore Benchmark, Custom Excellence Starting at €124,900
Walz Hardcore Benchmark, Custom Excellence Starting at €124,900

28 Dec 2012, 13:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / How about €124,900 ($164,550) for the starting price of a motorcycle... a bit steep, isn't it? Well, this is clearly serious money, but they can get you an even more serious bike: a Hardco...

 
Destino Samurai: 4 Bikes a Year, Made to Fit
Destino Samurai: 4 Bikes a Year, Made to Fit

27 Dec 2012, 15:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Feel like your old Japanese cruiser needs another personality? If you're truly ready for a dramatic change, then maybe you're one of the few lucky guys on the yearly list of Destino Custom...