Tag: drag racing
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UGR Lamborghini Huracan STO wins TX2K22 with a 233 MPH pass
A Lamborghini Huracan STO set the racetrack on fire with a 233 mph pass earlier this weekend. The Underground Racing built twin-turbo Huracan STO won the TX2K22 Roll Race Nationals. The UGR Huracan STO is one of the most recent builds that turned up to the event this year. While the exact performance numbers are…
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1500 HP Porsche 911 Turbo is a wheelie popping rocketship
The Porsche 911 Turbo might look tame compared to some of its rivals, but it is by no means a slow car. In fact, there are numerous videos of the 992-gen that show just how quick this thing really is. The following video isn’t about a stock a 911 Turbo though. The car featured in…
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Is the McLaren 765LT the fastest production car over a 1/4 Mile?
According to Brooks from Dragtimes, the McLaren 765LT has set the fastest quarter mile time for a production car. It’s even quicker than the purpose-built Dodge Demon! On the initial passes, the 765LT clocked a 9.47 second quarter mile on stock Pirelli P Zero tyres. On much sticker rubber, the times dropped to 9.40 seconds.…
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Ferrari F8 Tributo pops a wheelie chasing a sub-10 second quarter mile
The Ferrari F8 Tributo might be the base variant of Ferrari’s mid-engine range, but it still is a 720 hp supercar. Brooks took his stock F8 Tributo to the drag strip with the aim to achieve a sub-10 second quarter mile. This time out, he also tried the various driving modes to get the best…
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The World’s Fastest Ford Mustang isn’t a really a Mustang
The world’s fastest Ford Mustang doesn’t look like your average pony car you see at dealer lots. This car might look like a Mustang, but underneath it’s a purpose built dragster. The Mustang NHRA Funny car has 11,000 hp, which catapults its from zero to over 330 mph in just 3.8 seconds. Now, the Shelby…
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This Nitrous Corvette C8 is prepped for the Drag Strip
This could be one of the first Corvette C8s modified for drag racing. It even has a nitrous kit installed. Thanks to its mid-engine layout, the new Corvette C8 should have better traction compared to its predecessor. But, with a bottle of nitrous on-board, the car would need more than that for the tires to…
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McLaren 720S can do 0-60 MPH in 1.8 sec with just 2 Mods
With just a few modifications, the McLaren 720S can take on drag racing heavyweights. Floor the throttle pedal in a McLaren 720S and you will hit 60 mph in 2.8 seconds. At least, that’s what McLaren claims. However, according to Brooks of Dragtimes, a few modifications can make the supercar a lot faster. These could…
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Chevy Camaro ZL1 Owners: You got to do this Performance Update ASAP!
GM has released a new drag strip-focused performance update for the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 which will help you take on the Demon owner next door. Are you a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 owner who wants to take the street-legal track-focused muscle car to a drag strip to challenge that Dodge Demon? Then this is the performance…
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Video: Dodge Demon Catches Fire on the Drag Strip
You’ve seen your share of Dodge Demon on fire videos? Here is one more and this one could’ve been saved much earlier if the marshal and owner hadn’t gotten into an argument. YouTuber MotorTube has filmed this awful sight of a Dodge Demon going up in flames on a drag strip in Ann Arbor, Michigan.…
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Top Gear’s Rory Reid pits a Honda NSX against a Litchfield Nissan GT-R Godzilla
Who will emerge victorious when a Honda NSX and a tuned Nissan GT-R Godzilla engage in a drag race? Top Gear’s Rory Reid finds out. Rory Reid from BBC Top Gear oversaw the making of this YouTube video featuring the battle of Japanese sports car royalty – the Honda NSX and the Nissan GT-R. Not…
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Sibling Rivalry: McLaren 600LT battles McLaren Senna in a Drag Race
In another incident of sibling rivalry, the McLaren 600LT takes on the mighty McLaren Senna. You don’t need a crystal globe to predict the result of this drag race. Let’s address the elephant in the room first. What you are about to see below is not a quarter mile drag race. It’s more of a…
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Sibling Rivalry: Lamborghini Huracan beats the Aventador SVJ in a Drag Race
How the hell did that happen? The Aventador SVJ was supposed to win this drag race with its hands tied behind its back. But the Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4 had other plans. The big brother in the family is always under pressure to be at the top of his game, every time and every day.…