The Rocket-Powered Beetle-Driving "Mr Pitiful" Is A Black History Month…

February has decided to be a pal to me this year and grow an extra day, which I really appreciate. I'm glad for this freak 29th appendage because I really wanted to commemorate Black History Month before it ended with this post about one of my favorite drag racers, Kansas City's Roy Drew.

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Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pack Finally Revealed

Mopar_Drag_Dodge_Challenger.jpgAfter more than a year of anticipation, Chrysler has taken the wraps off the Drag Package for the 2008 Dodge Challenger (Read our three-part review of the SRT8 here!). At least 100 of the Mopar muscle machines will be built, each tailored for the specific NHRA category in which the buyer wishes to compete. The big…

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1546 HP Twin Turbo Dodge Viper GTS Dyno Run

This has to be the loudest UPS truck we've ever heard. It's really important to notice during this dyno run how the hand held camera is shaking during one of the pulls. So it may not be quite as insane as the 2,200 hp quad turbocharged V8 we saw on Friday, but it's definitely more streetable, and has up to 100% more…

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Dodge Challenger Super Stock Racer On Sale In March

challengerSS.jpgIt's been a while since we've heard anything about Dodge's turnkey drag racer Challenger Super Stock. But now Allpar is saying the Super Stock is going to be available sooner than expected. This doorslammer, which serves up the quarter-mile in 11 seconds, may be available to buyers as soon as March, over-the-counter,…

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Isetta in Drag: The Whatta Drag

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As its name attests, the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum is the venue for all manner of microcar, from the Grataloup to the Vespa 400 and right up to the towering Isetta. In fact, funny story. There was this Hot Wheels car called the Whatta Drag. It was part Isetta, part drag bike and all the kind of Hot Wheels car that…

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Worsham to Run Blue Max at Bakersfield

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Oh, word. Del and Chuck Worsham's replica of Raymond Beadle's famed Blue Max funny car is running at the Goodguys March Meet in Bakersfield. We're so there; after all, the 'Max was one of the cars that made us fall in love with drag racing in the first place.

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