Tag: drag strip
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Rookie Camrie Caruso is already making his mark in the NHRA Pro stock class
In just the second race of her budding Pro Stock career, Camrie Caruso made NHRA history at the Arizona Nationals near Phoenix last weekend. She knocked ... -
Vroom Drag Meet is back with its 6th edition: Vroom 2022 dates, times, categories and registration details
Each year, VROOM brings together passionate runners and racing enthusiasts across the country to engage in serious competition. The goal? Racers are required to clock the ... -
AutoMatters & More: first exclusive photos! Drag racing on Toyota’s new GR Supra at the 2022 NHRA Winternationals
VISCERAL. Merriam-Webster Online (my go-to dictionary) defines this word as “felt or as if in the internal organs of the body”. Remember that word as you ... -
Reasons to be giddy about the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series
Okay, so the pandemic that has plagued the world for the past two years and pushed so many companies into boardroom discussions about sustainability, protocols and ... -
Staging for Drag and Drift Nights
The stage is set for another edition of the Ebrahim K Kanoo Drag and Drift Nights today at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC). The event offers ... -
Original Owner Coronet Outruns Challenger Scat Pack in Drag Race
Find out if a modern Dodge can beat a classic Dodge in this muscle drag race. Via: YouTube A Dodge The Challenger 392 Scat Pack takes ... -
The state’s Republican committee spent nearly $60,000 on Riverhead candidates in the 2021 races
The New York Republican State Committee spent nearly $60,000 on campaigns for candidates in the Riverhead Town offices last year, according to campaign disclosure reports filed ... -
Riverhead Greenlights EPCAL Drag Race Events for 2022
Drag racing at Calverton Enterprise Park was given the green light for 2022 by the Riverhead Town Board on Wednesday. The Board has approved four events ... -
Best of Driver Battles 2021: Racing New Supras, McLaren, Evo X, Corvette and S2000s and more
January 8, 2022 Story by Mark Masker The past year has been lousy for a lot of things, but pilot battles were not one of them. ... -
Don Barton’s 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
Race cars are more than fast moving machines, they can be an important part of a family and its history. Don Barton’s 1955 Chevy Bel Air ... -
Why eBay Motors has the right racing wheels for your car
If you are going to race competitively, you need the right set of wheels and tires to be successful. That means ditching your original OEM street ... -
1,400-horsepower twin-turbo Viper sets quarter-mile record in six seconds
The Dodge Viper has been out of production for five years now. That hasn’t stopped diehard fans of the American supercar from pushing the platform to ... -
Fully bolted Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 drags ‘fastest’ Corvette C8, it ain’t even close
Normally, the happy new owner of a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C8 has a lot of bragging rights. And rightly so, because it compares favorably in terms ... -
Spencer Gulf Drag Races Association Seeks To Bring Racing To Pirie | The recorder
A bid to build a state-of-the-art drag racing center could make Port Pirie a major tourist destination. Spencer Gulf Drag Racers Association [SGDRA] requested approval and ... -
1967 Dodge Charger is a gem of gold over gold, needs a new home
While not as stylish as the second-gen car, the original Charger has a lot to boast about. Along with its sleek fastback look, it was also ... -
Quad bike overtakes police car on drag track in surprising race
The two vehicles engage in close combat, until the four-wheeled ATV overtakes the Ford Police Interceptor. Via YouTube Quarter-mile drag races are all about traction, power, ... -
Steve Dinan races dragsters with his 900 HP BMW M8
Steve Dinan was, is and will forever be a legend. The man created Dinan Engineering, one of the first tuning outfits for BMW in the United ... -
Tesla Plaid gets into a crazy fight with the 1,000-horsepower McLaren 720S
For a while, the McLaren 720S dominated the drag racing scene for production cars, being the model everyone wanted to beat. It wasn’t that long ago, ... -
2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Is Entering Drag Racing, Can Old Dogs Learn New Tricks?
When it comes to super-fast Fords, all eyes are on the latest Mustang Shelby GT500. In case you forgot, this is the most powerful production car ... -
Malta to host European Drag Championship once Ħal Far Drag Track is completed
Malta could host the European Drag Racing Championship in April 2023 pending the completion of the drag track in the Ħal Far industrial area. Malta Motorsport ... -
825-HP Super Snake Drag Races Demon, everything goes south
And today we take a look at two of the more spectacular versions of the two cars. They are both about to face off in a ... -
Can the Ford Mustang EcoBoost stand up to a Nissan Skyline GT-R R32?
Its V8-powered siblings, especially the menacing Shelby GT500, may be more suited for a day on the drag strip, but despite having a smaller, quieter engine, ... -
Why electric cars are the new collector’s classics
Most vehicles lose a third of their value as soon as you take them away from the dealership, before a decade or so of decline leads ... -
Tommy Ivo’s four-engine Buick Wagonmaster is the world’s most extreme grocer
And by “crazy” I don’t necessarily mean ridiculously powerful and fast. Tommy took matters into his own hands with two and four engine machines. Ivo first ... -
Old Chevrolet LUV truck is unlikely dragster, tears apart on drag track
Do you remember the Chevrolet LUV? It was a light pickup truck offered in North America by GM from 1972 to 1981, when the Chevrolet S-10 ... -
Ram truck launches 1,500 horsepower Cummins diesel, burns out all four wheels
Pickup trucks might not be as fast as full-fledged dragsters on a quarter or 1/8 mile, but they’re just as exciting to watch. To me, it’s ... -
Drag racing is coming back to LI: ‘Race Track, Not Street’ event draws large crowds to Calverton
More than 1,000 spectators watched the streetcars hurtle down an unused track at Enterprise Park in Calverton during the inaugural weekend of the “Race Track, Not ... -
This is what the coolest muscle cars of the 70s look like with wide body kits
For decades, the United States has pumped high-powered straight-line machines to pretty much win drag races and NASCAR. Many dream of harnessing horses under the long ... -
2022 Chevrolet Copo 572 powered by Chevrolet’s biggest V8
Chevrolet returns to drag strip with update COPO Camaro for 2022, and it will be powered by a big block engine. The last muscle car bear ... -
Jerry Summers: Drag Racing in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama
In addition to stock car racing, the Chattanooga area has been a hotspot for the popular sport of drag racing. At the height of this type ... -
Tesla Model 3 thinks it can beat Dodge Challenger Hellcat, Oh Boy, that’s wrong
With all the Tesla Model S Plaid drag racing videos, you’d imagine people weren’t exactly excited to field other Teslas against a muscle car like the ... -
Ferrari F12berlinetta Drag Races Porsche 911 Turbo S, takes a serious hit
Ferrari ditched the F12berlinetta in 2017, replacing it with the 812 Superfast, but it remains one of the fastest and most exciting grand touring cars. But ... -
1965 Chevrolet Malibu SS is an unrestored vintage dragster, needs TLC
While there is no solid evidence for the car’s racing career, it looks like a full-fledged dragster of the time. The massive bulge on the bonnet, ... -
Tasca and Troy Coughlin Jr. say electric vehicles could bring a new level of excitement to NHRA
The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing series is committing to an EV class in its Summit ET series for 2022. While racer Troy Coughlin Jr. enjoys ... -
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Dodge Challenger – It Begins
To be fair, that wouldn’t make a whole lot of sense, as we know there’s nothing that can hope to keep pace with the quarter-mile, and ... -
Bracket races give everyone a chance to compete | Sports
There is room for everyone and almost all types of cars. That’s the beauty of bracket racing. From specially designed dragsters and pumped up muscle cars ... -
Bandimere Speedway, Colorado State Patrol is reshaping the community, one race at a time
Courtesy of Bandimere Speedway (Facebook) The “Take It to the Track” event aims to provide pilots with a controlled drag racing environment. Through a partnership with ... -
Jet cars showcased Saturday at Yellowstone Drag Strip | Sports
Curt White will compete in his jet car at the Yellowstone Drag Strip on Saturday. Chuck Haynes will compete in his jet car at the Yellowstone ... -
The two main weather readings you need for drag racing
Acquiring weather data makes you a faster and more consistent drag racer as it allows you to make fine tuning adjustments based on current conditions⦠but ... -
Funny Car Chaos: Great Drag Race Comes to Kearney Raceway Park | State and regional news
Video courtesy of Funny Car Chaos. High-powered, nitromethane-burning fun cars are the main attraction of the two-day event, which will feature more than 150 racing cars, ... -
The 9-second quarter-mile Corvette C8 was kicked out of the drag race for being too fast
YouTuber Emelia Hartford and her vicious Corvette C8 have recently become talking points in the automotive community. Hartford and its eighth-generation Vette have been everyday partners ... -
Pioneer Twin-Turbo destroys everything on the Strip, even Hellcat 8 seconds
What an absolute monster of a car. This heavily modified first-generation twin-turbocharged Chevrolet Trailblazer will waste any exotic supercar you can think of, and it’s certainly ... -
Chuck Parker’s 1955 Chevy Made Famous By “ Street Outlaws ” Races Blown Camaro
The beautiful Tri-Five Racer takes on a twin-turbo Camaro nicknamed “Big Booty Judy”. Who is Chuck 55? If you are new to the world of drag ... -
2021 BMW M8 Drag Races Dodge Challenger Hellcat, Gets a Lesson in Humility
The BMW M8 Competition, whether it’s a two-door model or the four-door Gran Coupe incarnation we have here, offers A-level sprinting capabilities. Yet you won’t see ... -
Cummins-traded Mustang hits the Drag Strip for the first time
Nicknamed the “ Smoke-Stang, ” YouTuber Westen Champlin takes the Ford car on its highly anticipated debut race. When it comes to ridiculous builds, YouTube is ... -
Blown LS HJ wagon wins hearts and innings at Northern Nats 5
WINNING hearts in the Super Street class at Northern Nats 5 lagging behind, Graham Hilton in his astonishing 1975 HJ Holden wagon narrowly lost in the ... -
All-new Shelby GT500 hits drag gang, takes on older Mustangs
Bringing a brand new Shelby GT500 with just 300 miles on the racetrack might sound like a bad idea, but that’s how they did it back ... -
1967 Chevrolet C10 takes the R / C Slash Action on the Drag Strip or the streets
Few things in automotive life are more common than seeing a large window C10 short bed truck showcasing a series of customizations that make it perfect ... -
Big Turbo vs Blown Camaro No prep race almost ends in disaster for a ’69 Chevrolet
The Battle of the Alamo No Prep event took place a few months ago, but social media still can’t get enough of the thrilling action involving ... -
Dodge Challenger Hellcat races Chevrolet Corvette Z06, destruction is over
The Dodge Challenger Hellcat and Chevrolet Corvette Z06 C7 were introduced for the 2015 model year. And while they’re obviously not direct competitors, enthusiasts have driven ... -
Ram TRX Drag Racing Owner One Ford Flex Was Up For A Surprise
The Ford Flex is considered by many to be a simple people mover. However, there are a few people who are aware of the performance gains ...