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Winner of the Racelogic PerformanceBox VBOX

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The winner of the Racelogic PeformanceBox is BuraQ with his 2011 BMW 335is running very low 12′s at Palm Beach International Raceway. Keep those links up as we’re announcing the details of our next giveaway soon, a GoPro HD HERO2 Motorsports Edition worth $299! Congrats to BuraQ, take a look at his record below: 2011 BMW 335is RENNtech

First Lamborghini to run the 1/4 mile in the 8′s by Heffner Performance

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Heffner Performance in Sarasota, FL just ran the world’s first 8 second 1/4 mile pass for a Lamborghini in their newly built 2008 Lamborghini Superleggera outfitted with a custom twin turbo “Elite” package.  Running at 24.5 psi on race fuel along with a customized e-gear transmission that shifts amazingly fast (see the video below), they [...]

2013 Nissan GT-R Dyno and Drag Racing Test Part 3

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We are continuing on with our testing of the 2013 Nissan GT-R, back in March we ran some initial tests where the car ran 11.01 @ 123.18 MPH, then in April with a little better weather we were the first to run a bone stock Nissan GT-R in the 10′s running 10.87 @ 125.26 MPH. [...]

Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Top Install Removal Video

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We were at the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster’s unveiling today in Miami, FL where we snapped a few pictures and took some video of them installing the new Aventador Roadster’s two carbon fiber roof panels.    What used to be a complete nightmare (20+ minutes) with Lamborghini’s last V12 Roadster the Murcielago Roadster, is now a simple two minute [...]

Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Wheelie and Crash

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The Ford Mustang Cobra Jet is factory produced all out drag racing car that runs high 8′s at over 150 MPH.  At a cost of over $100k we’re thinking they should include some time at driving school.  Take a look at this unfortunate accident where the driver does a huge wheel stand and ends up hitting [...]

McLaren MP4-12C vs Ford GT One Mile Drag Race Video

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Here is a good heads up one mile drag race between a McLaren MP4-12C vs a Ford GT modified with a pulley  and tune.   The Ford GT hangs in there pretty well with the latest and greatest technology of the MP4-12C only losing ground while shifting it’s manual transmission vs the MP4-12C’s super fast dual [...]

2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG BiTurbo All Wheel Drive 4Matic

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As performance cars continue to become more and more powerful the point of diminishing returns comes up pretty quick when they are sending all that power to just 2 wheels. What’s the point of having 500-700 or even more horsepower if all you do is spin the tires when you try and use it. In [...]

Win a GoPro HERO2 Motorsports Edition

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We’re giving away a GoPro HERO2 Motorsports Edition valued at $299 to a lucky DragTimes.com user who adds their timeslip link in their signature in any automotive discussion forum.   If you run your own website or blog you can use the link as well to enter*.  We’ve made adding the link super simple: Step 1: Add [...]

Ford GT vs Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 GoPro Video

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Here is a heads up race between a 2005 Ford GT and a 2010 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 at the recent StreetCarDrags Event at Palm Beach International Raceway.   The Ford GT has a pulley and tune upgrade by Heffner Performance and the ZR1 is stock.  Both were running on street tires and struggling a bit [...]

2013 SRT Viper tested drag racing 1/4 mile

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The new SRT Viper was tested by Motor Trend against the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 in a heads up performance comparison down the 1/4 mile and at Laguna Seca Raceway. Powered by a 640 horsepower 8.4L V10 the SRT Viper ran a 11.4 @ 128.7 MPH, which tied the ZR1. The ZR1 edged out the Viper [...]

Tesla Model S P85 Dyno Video

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We have some video and dyno results of the first Tesla Model S Performance on a DynoJet in Texas.   With no RPMs to record,  no transmission and instant torque it’s interesting to see how electric cars demonstrate their power on the dyno.  The DynoJet recorded a max power output of 368 horsepower at the [...]

Tesla Model S Performance sets World Record for the Quickest Production Electric Car

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We had some time to test out the brand new Tesla Model S Performance at the StreetCarDrags.com event this weekend at Palm Beach International Raceway.    The Tesla Model S Performance is a zero emissions all electric car with an AC induction motor pushing out 416HP and 443 ft-lbs of torque from 0-5,100 RPM. The [...]

DragTimes Contest Winners

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January 30th, 2013 The winner of the GoPro HERO2 Motorsports Edition is Brad driving a Ford Escort ZX2 running high 13′s at Muncie Dragway, IN.   November 30th, 2013 The winner of the GoPro HERO2 Motorsports Edition is Andrew driving a Dodge Neon SRT-4 running low 12′s at Famoso Raceway, CA. September 21st, 2012 The winner of the Racelogic PeformanceBox is [...]

Turbo Ford Mustang gets totally airborne half way down the drag strip

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A turbo Ford Mustang at South Georgia Motorsports Park gets totally airborne half way down the drag strip.   Take a look at this amazing video and how he recovered without hitting the wall or anything else.

McLaren MP4-12c vs Ford GT 1 mile race

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Here is a great video of a 2012 McLaren MP4-12c running heads up against a Ford GT with a pulley, tune and throttle body upgrade in a 1 mile rolling start race.   The McLaren is bone stock and hasn’t had the 2013 factory upgrade done yet that adds another 30-40 horsepower.  We’ve had similar [...]

Lamborghini Aventador Donuts AWD Burnout Video

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The DFC club was out for a breakfast cruise when one of it’s members in his Lamborghini Aventador proceeds to pull off some pretty wicked AWD donuts in a mall parking lot.   Take a look at this $450k, 700HP V12 smoke machine burn through some expensive tires!

Infiniti G37 Loaner car runs 13 flat drag racing

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Take a look at this Infiniti G37 loaner car that was taken to the drag strip and ended up running the best time ever for a stock Infiniti G37. Powered by a 328HP 3.7L V6 the base model sedan ran an impressive 13.09 @ 106.38 MPH. The VBOX recorded a 0-60MPH time of just 4.78 [...]

Supercharged Chevrolet Corvette LSX runs in the 8.56 @ 160 MPH.

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Here is a great video from RoadTestTV of a 900 horsepower supercharged Corvette Z06 running an 8.56 @ 160 MPH at Palm Beach International Raceway.   This superfast Corvette swapped it’s standard 6 speed manual transmission for a PowerGlide transmission allowing for amazing launch off the line.

McLaren MP4-12C runs 10.55 @ 134.56 MPH Drag Racing 1/4 Mile, quickest stock production car behind the Veyron

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We had some time testing out the 2012 McLaren MP4-12C to get some real world all out drag racing and performance results at Palm Beach International Raceway.   The McLaren MP4-12C is powered by a 3.8L Twin Turbocharged V8 pumping out 616HP through a 7 speed dual clutch transmission.  The car we tested had the 2013 [...]

Porsche 911 Turbo S runs in the 9′s with 0-60 MPH in just 2.4 seconds

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We were at Palm Beach International Raceway and came across this 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo S built by Champion Motorsport in Pompano Beach, FL.   With a host of bolt on modifications, a set of Mickey Thompson Drag Radials and AWD PDK launch control, this Turbo S set new record for a stock turbo Porsche [...]
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