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720 HP Shelby Mustang GT500 Almost Crashes into Ford Focus ST during Drag Race
720 HP Shelby Mustang GT500 Almost Crashes into Ford Focus ST during Drag Race

22 Sep 2016, 20:09 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / There's always the risk of something like this happening when two cars try to accelerate as fast as they can, especially when one has 720 hp on the rear axle

 
Lambo Aventador Almost Runs Over Cameraman on the Drag Strip
Lambo Aventador Almost Runs Over Cameraman on the Drag Strip

10 Jul 2016, 13:07 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / That moment when a simple but stupid decision could have made the difference between life or death if it weren't for the driver's reflexes

 
Hennessey Lonestar Motorsports Park Up for Sale for $2.7 Million
Hennessey Lonestar Motorsports Park Up for Sale for $2.7 Million

21 Apr 2016, 09:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you have $2.7 million to spare, you can buy a 55-acre property that happens to include a 1/4-mile drag strip, staging lanes, everything you could wish for

 
Toyota Supra Torpedoes to 347 km/h On the Drag Strip
Toyota Supra Torpedoes to 347 km/h On the Drag Strip

9 Mar 2015, 09:22 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Ahh, the passion-starting Toyota Supra is back to raise our heartbeat again, this time on the drag strip in Bahrain, courtesy of EKanoo Racing

 
Your Awesome 2013 Small Tire Drag Racing Compilation Video Is Here
Your Awesome 2013 Small Tire Drag Racing Compilation Video Is Here

3 Dec 2013, 15:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The guys over at “The Racing Vids” have put an end to this year’s drag racing season with a 57-minute long compilation that should keep any drag strip enthusiasts busy for a while....

 
10-Second Fox-Body Mustang Tows Trailers to the Drag Strip
10-Second Fox-Body Mustang Tows Trailers to the Drag Strip

29 Nov 2013, 10:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Having a Fox-body Mustang that’s able to complete the quarter mile in 10 seconds isn’t something we haven’t seen before, but this menacing grey pony is a bit special. It tows a tra...

 
Ford Cortina Sedan Becomes Menacing Dragster
Ford Cortina Sedan Becomes Menacing Dragster

28 Nov 2013, 17:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1962 as a large family car, the Ford Cortina went on to become one of Britain’s most popular cars. Although the series was discontinued in 1982 after five generations, Cortinas a...

 
Diesel Ram Truck Runs 10-second Quarter Mile
Diesel Ram Truck Runs 10-second Quarter Mile

6 Nov 2013, 16:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Pickup trucks making quarter mile runs are no longer a rare sight. We’ve shown you anything from mid-engined Chevys to wheel-standing trucks, but we have yet to see a diesel-powered Ram doing ...

 
Turbocharged Mustang GT Sets New Quarter Mile Record
Turbocharged Mustang GT Sets New Quarter Mile Record

9 Oct 2013, 11:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Less than four months have passed since Evolution Performance set their 8.46-second quarter mile record with the 2013 Shelby GT500-based “Green Goblin”, and the guys over at JPC Racing k...

 
Wicked Chevrolet Nova Does 400-foot Wheel Stand
Wicked Chevrolet Nova Does 400-foot Wheel Stand

3 Oct 2013, 12:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Yesterday we showed you an awesome wheel stand performed by a heavily modified Ford Pinto. We thought it was the coolest drag-related video we’ve seen this week, but that changed today when we...

 
First 7-Speed Manual 2014 Corvette Stingray Hits the Drag Strip
First 7-Speed Manual 2014 Corvette Stingray Hits the Drag Strip

3 Oct 2013, 09:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After showing you the very first customer-owned 2014 Corvette Stingray running the quarter mile earlier this week, time has come to have a look at the first seven-speed manual Vette while being put ...

 
Mid-Engined Funny Car-Like Chevrolet Truck Is Out of This World
Mid-Engined Funny Car-Like Chevrolet Truck Is Out of This World

24 Sep 2013, 15:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Do you recall the 10.4-liter Chevy pickup truck we introduced you to back in July? The insane piece of machinery that did some awesome wheel stands at the drag strip? You do? Well, forget about it, ...

 
Graham Ellis Survives Horrific Crash at Santa Pod
Graham Ellis Survives Horrific Crash at Santa Pod

23 Sep 2013, 12:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Pro Mod racer Graham Ellis survived a horrific accident last Saturday during qualifying for the National Finals at the Santa Pod Raceway, when his turbocharged Plymouth Superbird hit the guardrail a...

 
All Motor 1968 Ford Mustang Runs 10-Second Quarter Mile
All Motor 1968 Ford Mustang Runs 10-Second Quarter Mile

31 Aug 2013, 09:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Now here's a thing you don't see every day! A naturally-aspirated first-generation Ford Mustang running the quarter mile in 10 seconds. No supercharging, no nitrous, no nothing. All motor ...

 
Jet-Powered Semi Truck Will Barbecue You Away
Jet-Powered Semi Truck Will Barbecue You Away

29 Aug 2013, 09:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What's the coolest truck in the world? Some people might be tempted to think of Optimus Prime, but even he doesn't have party tricks like this bad boy. This semi truck has been turned i...

 
Drag Porsche 911 Does Crazy Wheel Stand
Drag Porsche 911 Does Crazy Wheel Stand

12 Aug 2013, 14:14 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / How often do you see a Porsche 911 at the drag strip? Not often enough, that’s for sure! Even though these sportscars weren’t built for drag racing and very very few drivers would rather...

 
Supercharged Camaro Runs 9-Second Quarter Mile
Supercharged Camaro Runs 9-Second Quarter Mile

8 Aug 2013, 13:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The red 2010 Chevrolet Camaro you’re about to see in the video below has become the fastest street Camaro on 93 octane back in May, when it completed the quarter mile in 9.83 seconds at 138.5 ...

 
Willys Drag Race Goes Terribly Wrong
Willys Drag Race Goes Terribly Wrong

1 Aug 2013, 13:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Out of production for nearly 70 years, the Willys Coupe is still an important name in the drag racing business. Once a reputed player, the Willys Coupe is now usually raced during nostalgia meetings...

 
Pro Mod Dragster Hits Christmas Tree
Pro Mod Dragster Hits Christmas Tree

30 Jul 2013, 14:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Drag strip accidents are known to happen. Big horsepower, driver errors and various vehicle failures can lead to heavy, yet spectacular crashes on quarter mile tracks. As you might have already g...

 
All Motor Fox-body Mustang Runs 9-Second Quarter Mile
All Motor Fox-body Mustang Runs 9-Second Quarter Mile

8 Jul 2013, 14:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The era of mass produced cars powered by high-displacement engines seems to have come to a halt, with most important automakers looking to fit their almost entire lineup with small turbocharged powe...