8.5 outlaw racing is generally pretty entertaining thanks to the smaller tires on the backs of these cars. Still, I don’t imagine Jason Ayers was banking on this much excitement. Everything starts innocuously enough. Both cars leap off the line, with the Mustang getting a little bit of wheel spin. Disaster strikes at about half […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | August 12, 2013
Everything in drag racing happens fast. So it’s easy to transform your ride from a ferocious 1/4 mile destroyer into something Gunnery Sergeant Hartman might describe as a “modern art masterpiece.” And that’s what happens in this clip. When the driver of the Camaro gets loose just after the drop, he nails the wall, bounces […] More »
By: John Coyle | July 25, 2013
Few drag-racing events are as insane as King of the Streets (KOTS). It’s claim to fame: High horsepower cars on an unprepared track running heads up for big money. As you’d guess, there are close calls every year and 2013 was no different. Here’s a crazy video of a Fox-body and a third Gen. Camaro […] More »
By: Justin Fivella | June 26, 2013
Erica Enders became the first woman to win a Pro Stock race this past July when she beat Greg Anderson in Chicago this past July in her Chevy Cobalt. Coming in fourth in the overall standings for the season, the Texas-born racer has had a remarkable year. Tonight, she’ll be honored in Indianapolis by the […] More »
By: Andreanna Ditton | December 7, 2012
This Inferno Orange bruiser is the only one of a kind, and will be auctioned off at Barrett Jackson in January. It uses the same supercharged 327 and Turbo 400 three-speed as the “standard” Copo cars, and with that beefy cage, I don’t think its rigidity will be compromised too much. But if I was […] More »
By: John Coyle | October 31, 2012
