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.
The New Pony Express? A Look At The Fastest 2011 Mustang Street Cars
by Kevin Daugherty
on May 16, 2012
In the first of a two-part series and as an ode to those that can make a high-powered car hook in a rainshower, we’ve compiled a list of ten of the best wheelstand videos on the street. Enjoy, but don’t try this at home, folks!
On this Mother’s Day, we honor the family matriarchs that make up this great sport, from those who balance motherhood with their own driving careers and those who simply provide moral and mechanical support for their sons and daughters in their racing adventures.
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.
At 76 years-old, Vic Edelbrock Jr. shows no signs of calling it quits. Recently we got the opportunity to sit down and talk with Vic Jr. about the early days of Edelbrock, his father, and the current state of motorsports. Read the exclusive interview here.
Jeg Coughlin, who’s nothing if not meticulous, has gone on the offense following his second failure to qualify this season. And he said he thinks Houston, where he DNQ’ed last weekend at the O’Reilly Spring Nationals with his JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge Avenger, just might be where he turns around his new program.
Along with NASCAR legend Richard Childress, drag racing legends John Force and Kenny Bernstein will be inducted together this Thursday evening into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame at Talladega, Ala. Tony Stewart, 2011 Driver of the Year, and 2011 ARCA champion Ty Dillon also will be recognized.
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.
Just three years ago Kristen Dennis had only dreamed of one day becoming a professional racer. After all, what would a mother of two from Magnolia, Texas – population 1,100 – do with a fast car and a big dream? As it turns out, win. And win a lot.
Today Antron Brown is seeking his first championship and is a constant threat to the establishment. Actually, long before this fifth season in a dragster, he has become the establishment.
The topic of rising fuel costs and its affect on the motorsports industry has become an annual discussion amongst journalists, and each season, the topic takes on an added degree of concern as the affects become more clear and widespread.
Lucas had been on a magic-carpet ride through the first four races of the season, winning the Gatornationals and earning three No. 1 qualifying positions. He had been as high as second in the standings, but it came crashing down at Concord, N.C., at the Four-Wide Nationals
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!
Chase Copeland is living every kid’s dream – driving a five-second race car, winning national events, and contending for championships in his early 20s.
Sometimes, the best plan is not having a plan. For three-time Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Super Stock world champion Jimmy DeFrank, that formula just seems to work.
Current NHRA Funny Car points leader Robert Hight has more going on in his life than most know. Not only is he married to John Force’s eldest daughter Adria, he is also the President of John Force Racing. We sit down with Robert Hight and talk about what’s going on in his world of racing.
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.
The innovative team at Accessible Technologies Inc., the name behind the ProCharger supercharger brand, opened their doors to the powerTV team, allowing us a virtually all-access look inside the design, manufacturing, and assembly process that goes into their self-contained supercharger systems.
If there were ever a sticky subject in the drag racing community, it’s illegal street racing, and it’s a subject that politics is fueling rather than preventing.
