It’s one thing to go fast, but it’s another when you can do it with a daily driver with air conditioning. We take a look at some of the fastest full weight 2011 Mustangs currently out there.
Car Features
The New Pony Express? A Look At The Fastest 2011 Mustang Street Cars
by Kevin Daugherty
on May 16, 2012
In 2009, Michigan native Kevin Sievers sold his tried-and-true ’70 Mercury Cougar to begin a new project: this very trick naturally-aspirated 2010 Ford Mustang built by Gilsbach Racecraft that competes in the Outlaw 10.5 category at Milan Dragway and other heads-up events.
This gorgeous Malibu is a great example of an 80’s smog era car turned brawler muscle car using new modern technology while still maintaining the factory appearance and lines. Jim Williams’ Procharged Malibu is based out of Missouri and once dialed in will see duty in True Ten Five events around the Midwest.
The COPO Camaro is officially on its way, and it won’t be long until these beasts start tearing up a drag strip near you. In the meantime, out friends at GM Performance Parts sent us over the Official Spec Sheet for the COPO to tide us over. Reading it through, we found quite a few good surprises. Check it out!
Four-eyed Fox-body Mustangs don’t get the respect they deserve. But a South Florida Sheriff’s Deputy named Joe Guertin dropped a sealed Coyote 5.0 engine into his old ’85 Mustang, and drove it to a 2nd place finish at the inaugural NMRA Coyote Stock Nationals, and we have the details on his unique Mustang.
Randy Seward: The Crazy Story Behind 4,000-Miles In An 8-Sec ‘Stang
by Andrew Wolf
on March 29, 2012
57-year old Randy Seward may not wear a suit of gadget-infested armor or run, bike, and swim ungodly distances in succession, but what he’s accomplished is nothing short of surreal in the drag racing world and worthy of the term Ironman. Read the story of his 4,000 mile trek in an 8-second Mustang right here.
On Friday’s qualifying pass, Jay launched the car at 4,000, which resulted in a big wheelstand that nearly yanked the rear tires off the ground. This ’32 ain’t no show-stopping trailer queen, she’s a quarter-mile fighter.
Charlie Cooper started in October 2011, with a brand spanking new 2011 F-150, and ran 12.90s with only an intake, exhaust and tune. From there, he stepped it up and installed a ROUSH supercharger that has helped push his truck into the low 11 second zone. Come in and check out the feature on Charlie’s 5.0 F-150!
Chris Lancaster’s ’66 Mustang couple is one of those rare old Mustangs powered by a modern mod motor. With at least 1,000 horsepower on tap, one wouldn’t expect to see this ‘Stang on the street. But Chris drives it on the road regularly, when he isn’t winning drag races that is.
After focusing his attention on his day job aboard the Vance & Hines Screamin’ Eagle Harley Davidson that culminated in a second NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle crown in 2012, Eddie Krawiece has turned his focus back to his “Project Radial-ation” Camaro, and we’ve got the goods on the impressive engine buildup.
Escobar Installs Twin Turbo Coyote 5.0 in SVO for 2012 True Street
by Rob Cossack
on February 8, 2012
The winningest driver in True Street history had a quiet 2011 season as he took time off to update the car. Chris Escobar is back for 2012 with a new combination and a take no prisoners attitude, setting his sights on dominating the class. His goal is to be the first into the 7s with a Coyote 5.0.
Scott Birdsall, the chief fabricator behind Chuckles Garage in Santa Rose, Calif. set off in 2009 to construct a period-perfect Gasser from the ground-up, beginning with a 1962 Ford Falcon that would adhere as much as possible to the 1965 NHRA rulebook.
The guys over at Calhoun Racing are putting together a new combo for the new season. With the help of GForce Motorsports, this once Outlaw True Ten Association Ultimate Street and Texas True Ten 5 Extreme Street champion machine is being transformed into a hopeful Outlaw Drag Radial contender.
With the NHRA’s much-awaited preseason testing in Florida just days away, several of the top nitro teams are unveiling new looks and new sponsors as the start of the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle season in Pomona draws near.
Less than two months after a devastating accident in Las Vegas that destroyed his 1969 Firebird Drag Radial machine, Washington native Eric Petersen is set to return with his supercharged big block between the fenders of a virtually brand new 1952 Chevrolet Pro Modified machine for PSCA and NPSA competition.
Courtney Force, the youngest of 15-time champion John Force’s four daughters and who has spent the last four seasons learning both the on and off-track aspects of professional drag racing, will make her professional driving debut next month in Pomona in a Ford Mustang Funny Car sponsored by Traxxas.
Some 40 years after Volkswagen legend Joe Horvath’s original Scorpion dragster was lost forever, he and the Scorpion name are set to make a return to the quarter mile with a pair of Californians in two very unique new race cars to compete in NHRA Competition Eliminator – a class that simply reeks of uniqueness.
Chris Alston Jr.’s Wicked-Quick ’64 Chevy Nova Outlaw 10.5 Machine
by Andrew Wolf
on December 27, 2011
When your family has over thirty-five years in the racing chassis and components industry, you’re sure to take an approach that your customers can relate to. And that’s exactly what Chris Alston Jr., the heir to the Chris Alston’s Chassisworks business, has done with his wicked-quick Outlaw 10.5 Chevy Nova.
When Jon Bowles pulls up to the starting line, it may appear as though he and his black ’92 Mustang are the definition of sneaky and stealthy, but when the 347 cubic-inch, 88 mm-turbocharged engine is spooled and the hammer is dropped, all eyes are on them. We talk with Jon about his Mustang campaign.
Flashback Friday: “TV” Tommy Ivo’s Legendary Four-Engined “Showboat”
by Andrew Wolf
on December 16, 2011
In 1961, famed actor and drag racing legend “TV” Tommy Ivo rolled out a creation that would become one of, if not the greatest exhibition vehicle of all time. With four Buick V8 engines strapped to the framerails, Ivo’s all-wheel drive dragster was a true marvel.
