Sentences with phrase «drag strip»

Working at drag strip has taught me one thing.

Where is the nearest drag strip in relation to this station?

I always go to the 1/4 mile drag strip outside of town to test the new modifications I make to the engine and always have a blast.

It's accurate (compared to «official» timers at the local drag strip) and has a no - nonsense interface.

Every feature was chosen to optimize drag strip performance.

Our decision to go with a traditional drag strip standing start ended up a win for the S7.

Combining weight, many driven wheels and a small planet's worth of torque is the most devastating route to drag strip greatness.

Excellent selection of car, career mode with a lot of depth, old fashion drag strips and the ability to tune any car in the game really makes this stand out by miles.

Between 1965 and 1975, Hurst campaigned heavily - modified Plymouth Barracuda racers on drag strips around the nation.

On Saturday, Orlando Speed World drag strip in Bithlo will host the NHRA / Summit ET bracket series.

The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon exists to rocket down drag strips at a a fabulously quick pace, and a new video answers the burning question whether the rear - drive machine has enough performance to take down an all - wheel drive Lamborghini Huracan at the strip.

With a curb weight starting at 3230 pounds for a six - speed manual version, 0 - to - 60 drag strip runs at or under seven seconds seem possible.

The Speed World drag strip next door is racing Friday and Saturday.

To expunge the SRT Demon and Hellcats from drag strips and local cruise - ins, the new Hennessey «Exorcist» package turns the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 into a 1,000 - hp monster.

Google maps says it takes about three hours to drive there, but let's say hypothetically there was just one straight stretch of drag strip connecting the two states and you were driving on it in you 2014 Cayman S.

Officially, the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is the fastest accelerating production car that can dominate drag strip, having hit the quarter - mile in 9.65 seconds at over 140 mph.

Now comes the return of the Mustang Cobra Jet drag strip race car by Ford Performance — targeted to be the most powerful and quickest version from the factory yet, capable of running the quarter - mile in the mid-8-second range while topping 150 mph.

The power meets the ground through Goodyear 335 / 30/18 size tires optimized for drag strip action.

Yes, you lose a second in zero - to - 60 times, but I've visited many drag strips around the country and never once saw a Land Rover in the water box.

Also includes entry into Car Craft Summer Nationals Show for both days including unlimited drag strip fun runs, autocross, car show, license plate and gift bag.

Hennessey Performance, which brought us the bonkers Velociraptor 6x6, the Venom F5 and the one US drag strip where Dodge Demon owners aren't banned, has borrowed a Challenger Hellcat Widebody and done some, err, research.

As inappropriate and ludicrous as the concept the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R is — an all - American muscle car that's been treated to some European - like performance mods to make it suitable for tracks, not drag strips — we're still very glad it exists.

Sonoma Raceway (formerly Infineon Raceway) is a hilly road course and drag strip located in California.

The Ford Explorer Sport also stands out as one of the few 3 - row SUVs on our list (the Range Rover Sport Supercharged and the next - up X5 are the other two), which means you can bring the extended family along for your next drag strip pass.

Pre-registration for the new drag racing school begins January 12 and it will be held at Bondurant's world - class facility at the Wild Horse Motorsports Park, an official NHRA drag strip.

A Google search for the Irwindale drag strip (Faraday Future's proving ground) indicates that it is indeed an eighth - mile track, not the more conventional quarter - mile length.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Vehicle Registration — includes car chow entry, unlimited autocross runs, unlimited drag strip fun runs, license plate, gift bag and entry for driver plus one passenger.

Ford has announced that the 2018 Mustang Cobra Jet will be the most powerful version ever created as the iconic drag strip race car celebrates its 50th anniversary.

It, too, is made to devour drag strips, but in between track outings it doesn't spit and gurgle at you, demanding you either drop the hammer or be miserable at 50 mph; it's equally comfortable doing both.

Ford Motor Co. says it will make just 68 of the 2018 Mustang Cobra Jet drag strip cars, which can top 240 km / h.

During the developmental period of the GT, Goldman was instrumental in mentoring and partnering with Hennessey to obtain the Lonestar Motorsports Park drag strip facility.

Dragway 42 unveils lofty plans for worldclass new drag strip.

The Challenger SRT Demon is a street - legal drag strip racer boasting 840 horsepower that can lift its front wheels under full acceleration.

You may have noticed as well that the Widebody's stylish fender flares are essentially the same ones you'll find on Dodge's ultimate drag strip destroyer, the Demon.

Ford, Dodge and Chevrolet have been pulling out all the stops, trying to turn their high - horsepower drag strip kings into machines that can also conquer the twisties.

That engine makes 420 horsepower, for some serious drag strip bragging rights.

Alpina automobiles aren't normally thought of as drag strip champions.

Reading between the lines, these most - popular options suggest that a great many buyers will have their cars regularly pulling up to street lights, not just drag strip Christmas trees.

At Sonoma Raceway, as at most amateur drag strips, drivers compete in a format called bracket racing.

Garlits arrived early at the New Jersey drag strip, began tinkering with the latest of his creations, which he calls The Swamp Rat, and was immediately surrounded by a crowd of the curious.

The car's rear - mounted engine escaped unscathed, so it is safe to say it will run down more drag strips in the near future.

A long, straight highway entrance ramp in metro Detroit that once served as an illicit drag strip.

Then we head over to the Indy drag strip.

(Invented the «True Street» drag racing class in 1993, whereby contestants must prove street legality, drive a predetermined street route, usually 30 to 50 miles to prove street worthiness, then on the same tank of gas complete three back - to - back drag strip passes which are averaged together to create a field ranking.)

According to Hennessey, its HPE1000 Dodge Demon has achieved a 9.14 - second quarter - mile time at 152 mph at Hennessey's private drag strip.