1/30/18 Drag Racing News

Random thoughts Drag racing alive and well in Southern California San Bernardino County Sun
Funny Car driver Robert Hight defeats teammate Courtney Force during the semi final round of eliminations Sunday November 12, 2017 at the 53rd annual NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Hight won his second NHRA season title but lost to Tommy Johnson Jr. in the race final.

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Video: Remember When High School Kids Built A Chevy S10 For Drag Racing? GM Authority (blog)
It’s been almost a year since the internet was first introduced to this video of a Chevrolet S10 pickup truck that had been transformed into a beastly drag racing machine by some high school kids. The teenagers gave the truck the grunt it would need to power through the quarter-mile by swapping in an LS …

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Zoian Racing Toyota Clocks Import World Record 5.66 In Orlando! Dragzine.com
Mere days after re-taking the elapsed time world record for inline six-cylinder-powered and import doorslammers with a stunning 5.70-second pass, Puerto Rico’s Zoian Racing and driver Victor Flores stunned the drag racing world yet again, recording an out-of-this-world 5.660-second, 255.34 mph pass …

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Pritchett Joins Army Racing Lineup PR Newswire (press release)
In addition to representing the U.S. Army on the racetrack during the 24-event NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series campaign, Pritchett will join Schumacher and Brown in the Army’s initiatives away from the track, including local high school programs at each track on the circuit, the Army’s Centers of …

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Dodge Challenger Demon Breaks the 9-Second Quarter-Mile Barrier The Drive
The Dodge Demon had only enjoyed 15 minutes of fame after its New York City reveal when it was already being attacked for its massive 840-horsepower and drag-racing capabilities. Despite some folks’ fear that the Demon was simply too much for the streets, the ultimate muscle car has brought …

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Brian Lohnes Garners Robert E. Petersen Award At MPMC! Hot Rod Network
You’re probably familiar with Brian Lohnes as the Editor-in-Chief of bangshift.com, host of Put Up or Shut Up, and voice of both Hot Rod Drag Week and NHRA drag racing. If you thought you were a car guy, think again because Brian’s passion for the hobby is on a whole other level. He embodies the …

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Culture clash: McLaren 570S drag races Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk DriveMag
On that note, enter the 707-horsepower 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk sharing its engine with the ilk of the Hellcat and capable of beating the Dodge Demon on its own turf: drag racing. Oh, and it also holds the status of the world’s quickest SUV since it can blast from 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) in …

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This Turbocharged Ferrari 308 Has a 570-HP Racing Engine Built for Bonneville RoadandTrack.com
The car, built by ATS Racing, uses an engine assembled by Bob Norwood (the same Norwood responsible for this impeccable P4 replica), originally purposed for top speed drag racing at the Bonneville salt flats. The race car project never came together, so Norwood gave the engine to the owner of this …

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