Drag Racing

Over the last several seasons in the NHRA Funding Car racing series, Toyota has had a drag racing car based on the Camry. “Based on” is quite a loose phrase for funny cars as they really look nothing like production cars, nor do they share any of the drivetrain.

Driving an 800+ horsepower performance car down a dragstrip is a pretty amazing thing. I speak from personal experience. The launch is best described as being fired out of cannon, as you race towards the 1/4 mile mark in about 10 seconds with a top speed around 140 mph.

The 2018 Ford Mustang is gearing up to shoot to thrill, and nothing says “rubber is target numero uno” quite like a snazzy track-exclusive tech feature. OK, so the Dodge Demon still retains its place at the head of the shoot first, file police reports later pack, but that doesn’t mean America’s favorite pony car can’t join in on the fun.

A Lamborghini Huracan is a very fast exotic car right out of the box. If you take that already fast and glorious sounding Italian car and strap on some turbos and other go fast parts, you end up with some sexy automotive insanity.

We can all admit that the new C7 Corvette is a pretty amazing car. When you factor in the performance that you get for the relatively low cost of entry, you have a supercar bargain. But, that doesn’t mean that people just leave it alone.

The Chevrolet Corvette rolls off its assembly line in Kentucky with enough power for most mere mortals, but that doesn’t stop track junkies from modding them for more power. Case in point, this C6 ‘Vette that’s been tricked out for drag racing by Vengeance Racing.

Back in 2013, Tom Bailey of Bailey Racing revealed the Sick Seconds, a 2100hp street legal car based on a 1969 Chevy Camaro. It tore up drag racing strips, regularly running 6 second+ quarter miles. Tom and his friends at Steve Morris Engines got the car to 2500hp last year, but they soon began working on the car’s even more ridiculous successor.

Hold on to your eardrums for some great footage of a tricked out Lamborghini that’s been bestowed with twin turbos to push it to an astounding 1800 horsepower. The car is owned by Stacy Barnatt, who turned to Underground Racing to take his Gallardo to the next level.

The Supra is one of the most popular cars among tuners, so it’s not unusual to see these old Toyotas beefed up with all kinds of performance mods. But I can definitely say that I’ve never seen a Supra hit 240mph.

Ordinarily, if you put a Volkswagen Golf R on a drag strip alongside a Lamborghini Gallardo, a BMW M6 or a Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG, the VW wouldn’t stand a chance. But with the right engine and tuning, I guess anything is possible, as the guys from German tuning house HGP proved with their massively upgraded Golf R shown in this video shot at Unlim500+.

This modified 1954 Volkswagen Type 2 (“Kombi”) Transporter is one of the more impressive wolves in sheep’s clothing that we’ve seen. Modder Phil Mizzi took his dusty old single cab mutant microbus and fitted it with a 2.9 liter supercharged Autocraft engine.

Granted, the Smart car in this drag racing clip has had its engine upgraded, but it’s still got to be humiliating for the guy in the Shelby GT500 Mustang who is almost beaten by the diminutive racer alongside him.

Filmmaker Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt and his team are currently working on Havana Motor Club, a documentary about the drag-racing community in Cuba. The film follows the quest for a group of Cuban men who are on a quest to hold the first legal drag race in the country since the Revolution in 1959.

Go for a thrilling ride with Volkswagen Polo driver Andreas Mikkelsen and co-driver Mikko Markkula in this first-person footage of their dizzying, dirt- and gravel-covered rollercoaster ride through the hills of Guanajuato. Be sure to watch it in full screen HD for the maximum experience. 

We recently had the chance to see Top Fuel dragsters work their magic on a proper drag strip, and thought that was pretty insane. So the idea of taking these high horsepower bombs on wheels onto sand is beyond nuts.