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Iconic Hot Rod Styles: From Rat Rods to Track Roadsters
automotive3 days ago

Iconic Hot Rod Styles: From Rat Rods to Track Roadsters

Jalopnik profiles nine iconic hot rod styles—Street Rod, Rat Rod, Track Roadster, T-Bucket, Lowboy, Highboy, Gasser, Pro Street, and the Deuce (1932 Ford)—explaining how each differs in purpose and construction, from safety- and reliability-minded street rods and rusty-budget rat rods to aero-focused track roadsters, fenderless lowboys and highboys, high-traction gasers, and showy, drag-inspired Pro Street machines, with notes on origins and how definitions vary across groups like NSRA and magazines.

via Jalopnik|
#automotive#car-culture#classic-cars
Demon 170 Obliterates 750-HP Mustang in Drag Race
automotive10 days ago

Demon 170 Obliterates 750-HP Mustang in Drag Race

At a drag strip, a 750 hp RTR Mustang faced the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170, a factory-built 1,025 hp drag car. The Demon won decisively, running a 9.45 seconds to the Mustang’s 10.37 seconds in the quarter-mile (145 mph vs 135 mph), highlighting the Demon 170’s extreme straight-line speed despite the Mustang’s substantial power and RTR tune.

via SlashGear|
#automotive#dodge-challenger-demon-170#drag-racing
Mourning Kyle Loftis: The 1320Video Founder Who Redefined Automotive Media
world20 days ago

Mourning Kyle Loftis: The 1320Video Founder Who Redefined Automotive Media

The automotive and drag racing world is mourning Kyle Loftis, founder of 1320Video, whose death has been reported with undisclosed causes. Loftis built 1320Video from handheld clips in the mid-2000s into a leading automotive media brand that popularized grassroots street and drag racing and helped ignite a generation of automotive YouTube coverage, leaving a lasting legacy and inspirational impact on racers and creators.

via Engine Builder Magazine|
#1320video#drag-racing#kyle-loftis
Hart opens JFR era with Gainesville Top Fuel victory as NHRA kicks off 75th anniversary season
sports2 months ago

Hart opens JFR era with Gainesville Top Fuel victory as NHRA kicks off 75th anniversary season

Josh Hart, in his debut with John Force Racing, won Top Fuel at Gainesville’s NHRA Gatornationals, beating reigning champion Doug Kalitta. Chad Green won Funny Car in back-to-back Gainesville victories, Matt Hartford took Pro Stock, and Richard Gadson claimed Pro Stock Motorcycle on his birthday, as NHRA’s 75th anniversary season starts with a dominant showing across classes.

via NHRA|
#chad-green#drag-racing#gatornationals
Mustang Dark Horse Edges BMW M4 in U-Drag Showdown
automotive3 months ago

Mustang Dark Horse Edges BMW M4 in U-Drag Showdown

A supercharged Ford Mustang Dark Horse (810 hp/615 lb-ft) defeats a stock BMW M4 Competition (503 hp/479 lb-ft) in Edmunds’ U-Drag duel, thanks to superior braking stability and cornering grip that overcome the M4’s early launch. Across two heats the Dark Horse leads after the braking zone, wins by two car-lengths in the first race and by a clear margin in the second, aided by a better power-to-weight ratio (5.09 vs 7.49 lbs/hp). Quarter miles run 11.4s at 129 mph for the Mustang vs 11.6s at 124 mph for the M4; best overall times 32.9s vs 33.7s. The Mustang also costs less: about $90,111 tested with the supercharger kit, versus $108,945 for the BMW.

via Carscoops|
#automotive#bmw-m4-competition#drag-racing
Chevy Corvette ZR1X Delivers 1.68-Second 0-60 on Prepped Drag Strip
automotive4 months ago

Chevy Corvette ZR1X Delivers 1.68-Second 0-60 on Prepped Drag Strip

GM's electrified Corvette ZR1X reportedly rips from 0 to 60 mph in 1.68 seconds and runs a sub-9-second quarter mile (8.675 seconds at about 159.6 mph) on a prepped drag strip, using stock components and launch control. The run comes with caveats about surface prep, and GM notes the ZR1X also achieves 1.89 seconds to 60 with the ZTK aero on unprepared tracks; starting at $209,700, it positions the American car against Rimac Nevera and other top accelerators as a new performance benchmark.

via Road & Track|
#0-60#automotive#corvette