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Nitrous-Fed 1968 Pontiac Firebird Runs 8s With Ease, It's Still Road-Legal
Nitrous-Fed 1968 Pontiac Firebird Runs 8s With Ease, It's Still Road-Legal

18 Jun 2021, 10:11 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The massive bulge on the front hood is the only notable feature that prevents this sleeper from being the most deceptive pony car out there

 
1957 Chevy Wagon Looks Like It's About to Fall Apart, Runs 10s at the Drag Strip
1957 Chevy Wagon Looks Like It's About to Fall Apart, Runs 10s at the Drag Strip

14 Jun 2021, 15:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This four-door wagon packs a twin-turbo V8 and a lot of punch. It's not quickest dragster out there, but it's still a work in progress

 
Someone Turbocharged a Chevrolet COPO Camaro and It's Downright Insane
Someone Turbocharged a Chevrolet COPO Camaro and It's Downright Insane

11 Jun 2021, 15:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Supercharging seems the way to go for high-power, factory-prepped COPOs, but someone decided a blower isn't enough and took the turbocharged route

 
1972 Mercury Comet Dragster Is No Slouch, Pulls 4-Second 1/8-Mile Runs
1972 Mercury Comet Dragster Is No Slouch, Pulls 4-Second 1/8-Mile Runs

11 Jun 2021, 10:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With output beyond Mercury's dreams for this car, the Comet is now able to pull four-second 1/8-mile runs on a regular basis

 
Crazy 1959 Chevy El Camino Build Packs 10.4-Liter V8, Is a Rocket on Wheels
Crazy 1959 Chevy El Camino Build Packs 10.4-Liter V8, Is a Rocket on Wheels

4 Jun 2021, 09:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1959 Chevy El Camino isn't your regular grocery getter; it's shorter and narrower than the usual truck, and it runs the 1/8-mile in just 5 seconds

 
Mazda RX-3 Hits 201 MPH at the Drag Strip, Sets Radial Rotary Speed Record
Mazda RX-3 Hits 201 MPH at the Drag Strip, Sets Radial Rotary Speed Record

3 Jun 2021, 13:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The RX-3 prepped by PAC Performance crossed the finish line to stop the clock at 7.03 seconds and 201.16 mph, setting a new record for radial rotary cars

 
Ford Anglia Gasser Is Wild and Unpredictable, Gets All Four Off the Ground
Ford Anglia Gasser Is Wild and Unpredictable, Gets All Four Off the Ground

2 Jun 2021, 10:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The owner made sure to keep the audience entertained with a few long and smoky burnouts and wild off-the-line wheelies, including one with all four wheels up

 
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Dragster Crashes and Flips, Driver Escapes Unhurt
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Dragster Crashes and Flips, Driver Escapes Unhurt

31 May 2021, 13:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Veteran racer "Mean" Dean Marinis go through a terrifying crash in his 1969 Chevrolet Camaro-based dragster at the Summit Motorsports Park in Ohio

 
Procharged Chevrolet Malibu Wagon Is Not Your Grandma's Grocery Getter
Procharged Chevrolet Malibu Wagon Is Not Your Grandma's Grocery Getter

30 May 2021, 16:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The owner of this wagon ditched whatever was under the hood and went with a procharged V8. The grocery getter now runs the 1/8-mile in six seconds

 
Blown 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Is Crazy Fast, Pulls Wheelies and 9s
Blown 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Is Crazy Fast, Pulls Wheelies and 9s

27 May 2021, 09:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1956 Bel Air looks like it could win a concours d'elegance on Saturday and then hit the drag strip to pull fast quarter-mile runs on Sunday

 
Blown 1940 Willys Gasser Is Pure Eye Candy, Packs More Oomph Than a Hellcat
Blown 1940 Willys Gasser Is Pure Eye Candy, Packs More Oomph Than a Hellcat

24 May 2021, 20:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This is a no-expense-spared build with tremendous attention to detail; it's all candy inside and out plus a mean Hemi V8 under the hood

 
Diesel-Powered Ram 1500 Does 4-Second 1/8-Mile Pass, Sets Pro Street Record
Diesel-Powered Ram 1500 Does 4-Second 1/8-Mile Pass, Sets Pro Street Record

23 May 2021, 10:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 4.96-second run is proof that diesel-powered drag truck are getting increasingly faster. Will we see a 4.8-second record soon?

 
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Is an Award-Winning Hand-Painted Gasser, it Can Be Yours
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Is an Award-Winning Hand-Painted Gasser, it Can Be Yours

21 May 2021, 20:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The glorious livery, the attention to detail, and the period-correct features brought this gasser a few awards and a feature in the American Tri-Five Magazine

 
Big Block Camaro Dragstar Drag Races a Chrome Pink GT-R, Obliteration Follows
Big Block Camaro Dragstar Drag Races a Chrome Pink GT-R, Obliteration Follows

18 May 2021, 13:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Hoonigan crew make fun of the Camaro guy for using daddy's money to beat a girl in a drag race, but it's pretty cool that the dragster stayed in the family

 
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Drag Races 1,000-Horsepower Nissan GT-R, Crashes Hard
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Drag Races 1,000-Horsepower Nissan GT-R, Crashes Hard

17 May 2021, 15:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With both builds rated at around 1,000 horsepower, it was a promising encounter, but the race didn't have a proper outcome

 
Schoneck and Cynergy Join Forces to Create Carbon-Fiber Fox-Body Mustang
Schoneck and Cynergy Join Forces to Create Carbon-Fiber Fox-Body Mustang

17 May 2021, 13:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The plan is to bring the very first carbon-fiber Fox-body Mustang body to the drag racing market for classes like Pro Modified and Top Sportsman

 
"Mister Ed" Is a Retired Dodge Hemi Dart Dragster, Costs Challenger Demon Money
"Mister Ed" Is a Retired Dodge Hemi Dart Dragster, Costs Challenger Demon Money

16 May 2021, 20:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Proudly showing off its race-spec V8 in the absence of a front hood, this 1968 Dart goes by the name "Mister Ed" and is a full-fledged vintage dragster

 
1970 Plymouth Duster Dragster Has a Touching Family Story, Runs 8s
1970 Plymouth Duster Dragster Has a Touching Family Story, Runs 8s

16 May 2021, 14:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Meet Gary and Jim Spark, two racers who have been working on and racing the same dragster for decades. And they just ran identical quarter-mile sprints

 
Procharged Corvette C6 Flexes Carbon Fiber and Lambo Doors, Runs 10s
Procharged Corvette C6 Flexes Carbon Fiber and Lambo Doors, Runs 10s

13 May 2021, 10:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While it may look like a ZR1, this C6 features a procharged LS3 instead of the supercharged LS9 mill, but it's fast enough to run the quarter-mile in 10 seconds

 
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Outlaw Looks Like a Real-Life Hot Wheels Car
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Outlaw Looks Like a Real-Life Hot Wheels Car

10 May 2021, 11:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevy Bel Air nostalgia gassers are cool and all, but nothing beats an Outlaw based on this iconic design. A dragster that Hot Wheels needs to replicate