Sentences with word «dragstrip»

Cobra Jet Mustangs are what legends are made of and it was fifty years ago, the original factory muscle took to the staging lanes at dragstrips everywhere, and along with the resulting wins, an automotive icon was born.

Embellishing high - line vehicles from General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Lexus, and Toyota, as well as building custom creations like the World record holding Venom GT, HPE has evolved into a state - of - the - art facility that includes the world's first state accredited Tuner school, a 40,000 - square foot workshop and showroom, and the Lonestar Motorsports Park with an International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) sanctioned quarter - mile dragstrip on 143 - acres near Houston, Texas.

Most Americans are infinitely more likely to drive their Charger to the local dragstrip on test - n - tune night, and maybe even race it in anger.

They promptly took it racing; Denielle's mother, Anne, cleaning up on area dragstrips with «The Beautiful Brute» while her father swapped in a variety of Mopar drivetrains, including Max Wedges.

Hennessey Performance is also the only tuner in North America that operates its own test track — the Lonestar Motorsports Park 1/4 mile dragstrip facility which is adjacent to the HPE workshop & showroom.

** Acceleration performance figures are based on ideal conditions with an experienced driver on a prepped 1/4 mile dragstrip running on drag radial rear tires.

Developed for enthusiasts looking for top qualifier dragstrip performance from a streetable tire, the Proxes TQ is versatile enough to drive to and from the track yet focused enough to provide the traction that racers demand.

He made his film debut in The Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959), then secured the continuing role of Beau McCloud on TV's Tales of Wells Fargo (1961 - 62).

Jailbreakers, Motorcycle Gang, Reform School Girl, and Dragstrip Girl somehow went with the A-list to Lionsgate, who released them yesterday the overpriced, manufactured - on - demand DVD - R route.

Late»50s and early»60s issues continued to cover the traditional hot - rodding venues — Bonneville, Indianapolis, Pikes Peak and NHRA - sanctioned dragstrips across the country — but other forms of motorsport were appearing regularly, too.

Our last two Australia's Best Driver's Car events delivered us real headaches when it came to dragstrip testing.

Glowing car journalist reviews and youtube dragstrip win videos are the proof of success.

«Welcome to The Detroit News Dragstrip Racer.

Coil - over suspension, race wheels and stickier dragstrip - optimised tyres complete the upgrades.

However, despite the dreams of enthusiasts, our world isn't connected by dragstrips and S - curves.

This is quicker than just about anything else on the road, however to achieve it requires a well - prepared dragstrip, ideal temperatures both ambient and mechanical and of course the mastering of a fiendishly complex launch procedure.

Standard fitment items include power driver seat and navigation but most shoppers will be interested in the available Demon Power Crate that unleashes the full 840 hp and adds dragstrip readying components such as skinnier front tires.

Challengers let you choose from 305 - hp daily drivers to an 840 - hp dragstrip champion.

The sale of the Lonestar Motorsports Park dragstrip might be partly motivated by that goal.

According to Motor Trend, the sale will include a stipulation that Hennessey Performance Engineering be allowed to continue using the Lonestar dragstrip for vehicle testing.

By 1967, Simmons was committed to the performance parts business, but he also owned and operated the Helena Dragstrip.

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John Hennessey and his merry band of performance car builders like to go fast, so much so that they have their own 1/4 mile dragstrip next to their workshop.

But it comes with this evil, addictive feature called «launch control:» Find the nearest dragstrip — or in our case, a long private road owned by a friend — and come to a stop.

Now comes the return of the Mustang Cobra Jet dragstrip race car by Ford Performance that's 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.

, cars that Tesla routinely beat at dragstrips?.

In the summer of 1962, Anne Armstrong beat the guys at a local dragstrip one Saturday, and got out of the Beautiful Brute to show that she was very pregnant.

Hennessey is also the only tuner in North America that operates its own test track - the Lonestar Motorsports park 1 / 4 - mile dragstrip facility which is adjacent to the Hennessey workshop & showroom.

You can argue about rally prowess, inclement - weather capability and dragstrip performance, but there's no denying weight is the enemy of track performance.

Among the «Rebel Highway» films to have run so far are John McNaughton's Girls in Prison, Joe Dante's Runaway Daughters, Mary Lambert's Dragstrip Girl, Allan Arkush's Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Hennessey Performance's (HPE) main facility operates from a 30,000 square foot facility and is located adjacent to Lonestar Motorsports Park, the company's test track and IHRA sanctioned dragstrip.

Hennessey Performance Engineering — maker of some of the highest - performance Ford Mustangs and F - 150s available — has listed its quarter - mile dragstrip at the Lonestar Motorsports Park for sale for a mere $ 2.7 million.

Back in 1962, Anne Armstrong ran 11 - second - flat quarters on the dragstrip, right up to Denielle's birth.

It has special properties which cool intake charge, enabling high boost levels, burns clean, and has some truly magic properties at the dragstrip.

Then again, you don't have to check your blind spot very often on a dragstrip or road course.

It's not much of a dragstrip superhero, but the long profile has aged well, and it will look right at home at your local cruise - in or car show.

This one may have sacrificed the former just for the dragstrip - but we shall see - if it retained any of Hellcat's roadmanners - it will be awesome - and with the wide tires - by far the best looking too.

«You wanted to win on the dragstrip,» he said, «you came along a Hemi or Max Wedge, and you knew that was going to be tough business.»

Wait, a dragstrip?

We were in a totally relaxed frame of mind all the way to Big Sur, except for a few moments when our driving companion demonstrated that the GT350 does indeed have the dragstrip credentials that its line - lock electronics promise, when he put down about 100 feet of rubber with an old - fashioned dragstrip getaway.

Switzer Performance took their biggest and most powerful performance package for the Nissan GT - R to the dragstrip today.

Two 2012 GTRs and a modified 2009 are taking some passes down the dragstrip.

Jeremiah Burgess owns this modified 2004 SVT Cobra in OEM Oxford White that is no stranger to the dragstrip.

With that much engine we expected more from the Durango during the acceleration testing at the dragstrip, but when we factored in the SUV's curb weight and NV244 full - time four - wheel - drive system, we were again reminded that what we want to use a 4x4 for and what the design team had in mind are not always the same thing.

My twitter and youtube feeds are full of new spottings and First Time videos, but this video of two Corvette Stingrays on the dragstrip running against each other was something I had to share!

Hennessey utilized the factory wheels and tires on THE EXORCIST for this test but they do offer upgraded wheels and tires for the dragstrip and a road race wheel and tire package.

Hennessey Performance is also the only tuner in North America that operates its own test track - the Lonestar Motorsports park 1 / 4 - mile dragstrip facility which is adjacent to the HPE workshop & showroom.

We also plan to test our car's 0 - 60 mph and 1/4 mile performance at the dragstrip as well as handling and braking on a road course.