Tag: Drag Racing

The Hellcat Charger is one of the most ridiculous platforms ever offered to the common man. It uses a massive supercharged V8 engine that produces a whopping 707 horsepower.

The humble wagon used to be a fixture in the American automobile industry. It was the family hauler that could go for trips to the grocery store, or across the country in relative comfort for all occupants.

The Chevy Chevette was an absolutely terrible car. It was a horrendous piece of garbage. However, that all changes when you rip out the 85 horsepower factory motor and slap in a 555ci V8 with a pair of 82mm turbochargers. Then, and only then, does it become something absolutely amazing.

Two titans of the industry have gone head to head with one another for the past 50 years. Chevy and Ford, Ford and Chevy.

For years, the humble Honda Civic has been the butt of many jokes. It’s been the laughing stock of the performance world. Until now.

Drag racing is an American staple. It doesn’t matter where you are in the country, what time of day, or who you talk to, everyone has lined up at the lights one time or another and blasted down the road.

We may sometimes joke that speed is what gets us through life, but this next story, speed literally got a family through one of the worst situations imaginable.