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Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Runs Fastest Quarter-Mile Ever

Posted on 13 April 2017 by Ken Zino

With 840 horsepower and 770 pounds-feet of torque from a supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V8 engine, the new 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is the most-powerful production muscle car in history. It posted the world’s fastest quarter-mile with an elapsed time (ET) … Continue reading →

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2017 COPA Camaro Lottery Open for Potential Buyers

Posted on 2 November 2016 by Ken Zino

Camaro drivers took seven class wins out of eight NHRA Stock classes and a Super Stock class win at the 2016 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. COPO Camaro racer Jeff Lopez was the Stock Eliminator champion. Continue reading →

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Dodge Charger Sets Funny Car Speed Time Records in Kansas.

Posted on 22 May 2016 by Ken Zino

Hagan also claimed the No. 1 qualifier spot and set NHRA national records for time and speed at the drag race. Continue reading →

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Riding the Rails or Jim McCraw On Swamp Rat and Big Daddy

Posted on 13 May 2014 by Jim McCraw

After suffering a clutch explosion in one of his Swamp Rat front-engine dragsters at the NHRA Winternationals, Garlits spent a year rethinking fuel dragster design and reinvented the rear-engined dragster while he was in a wheelchair, a design which had been tried many times before without success. Continue reading →

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Camaro COPO Drag Racing Car Ready to Burn Out in 2012

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Ken Zino

The new COPO Camaro, if it is competitive, should be fastest Camaro ever offered by Chevrolet since current national records for quarter-mile times in these classes are in the nine-second range. The Camaro starting at $89,000 cannot be registered, titled, licensed, or driven on public roads or highways. COPO is specifically offered for off-highway, competitive NHRA use only. Continue reading →

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Drag Racing 2013 Cobra Jet Mustang Revealed

Posted on 5 December 2011 by Ken Zino

The 2013 Cobra Jet Mustang has two 5.0-liter Ti-VCT engine options – a naturally aspirated engine with Cobra Jet induction system, CNC ported heads, high-lift cams and low-drag accessory drive; or a Whipple supercharged version with CNC port-matched manifold and heads, and what’s said to be a proprietary 10-rib supercharger drive system for high-rpm use without belt slip. Continue reading →

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National Hot Rod Association Tax-Exempt Status Attacked

Posted on 24 January 2011 by Ken Zino

The IRS has received a complaint challenging the tax-exempt status of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) from the Washington law firm of Caplin & Drysdale. The complaint alleges that the drag racing organization’s activities mimic those organized by for-profit automobile entertainment companies. Continue reading →

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