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Blown Tri-Five Chevy Wagon Crashes and Flips on Its Roof, Driver Walks Away
Blown Tri-Five Chevy Wagon Crashes and Flips on Its Roof, Driver Walks Away

11 May 2021, 14:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The driver launches hard and it takes just a couple of seconds for the car to lose traction and go sideways, hit the wall, and flip on its roof

 
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air El Camino Is a One-Off Build With Edelbrock Power
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air El Camino Is a One-Off Build With Edelbrock Power

11 May 2021, 11:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This one-off El Camino started life as a 1957 Tri-Five wagon; it had its roof chopped off and the rear section of a four-door sedan fitted in place

 
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Drag Races "Stock" C8 Corvette, Gets Severely Punished
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Drag Races "Stock" C8 Corvette, Gets Severely Punished

11 May 2021, 07:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Blue Oval muscle king and the Golden Bowtie's mid-engined sports car got together at the drag strip and put on quite a show

 
VW Golf R Big Turbo Drag Races Ford Mustang, It's Not Even Close
VW Golf R Big Turbo Drag Races Ford Mustang, It's Not Even Close

10 May 2021, 11:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The German hot hatch came to the drag strip well-prepared for teaching its muscle car rival a lesson and the announcer didn't exactly help the latter

 
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

 
McLaren 720S Drag Races Porsche GT2 RS, Result Is Just What You Would Expect
McLaren 720S Drag Races Porsche GT2 RS, Result Is Just What You Would Expect

9 May 2021, 17:35 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Two of the fastest cars available on the market today go head to head in a 1420 horsepower, straight line acceleration test, but only one can prevail.

 
Brand-New Shelby GT500 Hits the Drag Strip, Takes on Older Mustangs
Brand-New Shelby GT500 Hits the Drag Strip, Takes on Older Mustangs

9 May 2021, 13:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2021 Shelby GT500 with the Carbon Fiber Track Pack isn't ideal for drag racing, but it makes for an exotic appearance at the strip

 
1977 Ford Mustang ProStreet Is an All Out Street Monster, Barely Been Driven
1977 Ford Mustang ProStreet Is an All Out Street Monster, Barely Been Driven

8 May 2021, 06:23 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Sometimes, you don't even need to see a spec list for a vehicle to realize its potential, because looking at its rear tires can reveal all of its secrets.

 
Old Pontiac Star Chief Comes Back to Life as "Joker" Gasser, Runs 9s
Old Pontiac Star Chief Comes Back to Life as "Joker" Gasser, Runs 9s

7 May 2021, 13:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Pontiac looks like it came from the 1960s NHRA racing scene, but it's actually a beat-up 1957 Star Chief modified into a nostalgic gasser

 
2020 Ford F-150 "Crazy Coyote" Drag Races Dodge Charger Scat Pack with a Bang
2020 Ford F-150 "Crazy Coyote" Drag Races Dodge Charger Scat Pack with a Bang

7 May 2021, 13:09 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The two slabs of America got together at the drag strip, with the 2020 F-150 also using the opportunity to battle other machines

 
1,000 HP Dodge Challenger Hellcat Races 1,000 HP Corvette ZR1, Throws Big Punch
1,000 HP Dodge Challenger Hellcat Races 1,000 HP Corvette ZR1, Throws Big Punch

7 May 2021, 12:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In theory, the Dodge Charger Hellcat and the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 are not competitors. However, things are a bit different in real life

 
1962 Studebaker Lark Hides Vortec Surprise Under the Hood, Runs 9s
1962 Studebaker Lark Hides Vortec Surprise Under the Hood, Runs 9s

7 May 2021, 11:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Studebaker Lark is not your regular dragster build. It packs a Vortec inline-six instead of a V8 and it runs the quarter mile in less than 10 seconds

 
Tom Bailey Is Building the Sickest 1955 Chevy Nomad Gasser Out There
Tom Bailey Is Building the Sickest 1955 Chevy Nomad Gasser Out There

6 May 2021, 16:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A departure from his race-winning Camaro, the Nomad is a gasser-style dragster with a full-tube chassis and a straight front axle

 
1,600 HP Toyota Supra Races a Dragster, Photo Finish Required
1,600 HP Toyota Supra Races a Dragster, Photo Finish Required

6 May 2021, 14:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Given the fact that the Mk IV Supra is now a cult car thanks to its tuner reputation, does it surprise you that this example battled a dragster?

 
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE Races Corvette Z06, Head Start Only Makes It Worse
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE Races Corvette Z06, Head Start Only Makes It Worse

6 May 2021, 09:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While the ten-speed automatic of the ZL1 is sharper than the eight-speed auto packed by the Z06, the weight advantage of the 'Vette is considerable

 
Gutted Ford Mustang GT Races Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye, Drops a Surprise
Gutted Ford Mustang GT Races Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye, Drops a Surprise

6 May 2021, 08:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It's worth mentioning that while the Hellcat Redeye came to the battle in stock form, the Mustang GT featured bolt-ons and a diet

 
Dodge Charger Hellcat Races Stripped Ford Mustang GT, Gets Severely Punished
Dodge Charger Hellcat Races Stripped Ford Mustang GT, Gets Severely Punished

6 May 2021, 07:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In his quest to make the Mopar sedan quicker, the driver of the Dodge Charger Hellcat might've bet on the wrong aftermarket card

 
650 WHP LT1-Powered Corvette C7 Races Tuned Z06, Winner Pulls Away Convincingly
650 WHP LT1-Powered Corvette C7 Races Tuned Z06, Winner Pulls Away Convincingly

5 May 2021, 15:30 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Even though both these C7 Corvette models are tuned, and their power outputs are possibly very similar, one car still managed to dispatch the other

 
Modded Nissan GT-R Nismo Races Porsche 911 Turbo S, Savage Trampling Follows
Modded Nissan GT-R Nismo Races Porsche 911 Turbo S, Savage Trampling Follows

5 May 2021, 09:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While this Porsche 911 Turbo S, a member of the 991.2 generation, only packs minimal mods, the Nissan GT-R Nismo it battled comes with a more serious treatment

 
Ford F-250 6.4 Power Stroke Big Turbo Races BMW M4, It's Not Even Close
Ford F-250 6.4 Power Stroke Big Turbo Races BMW M4, It's Not Even Close

5 May 2021, 08:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / What type of technical setup could've determined the driver of the Super Duty truck to take on the German sportscar? Well, things don't appear to be that simple