We were at Palm Beach International Raceway this evening when the owner of a black and blue Bugatti Veyron was coaxed to come over from the road course to make a couple of 1/4 mile runs against a lightly modified Nissan GT-R. One the first pass the launch control was not engaged and the Veryon crept off the line running a 12 flat @ 137 MPH. On the next run the Bugatti Veyron did not disappoint, running a 10.1 @ 139.4 MPH with ease.

Take a look at the timeslip record, pictures and video below:

Stock 2008 Bugatti Veyron 1/4 Mile Run

Take a look at this crazy drag racing crash, looks like this Firebird loses control and hits the wall causing a stuck open throttle. The car eventually turns around and stops doing a full out burnout while the motor is on fire.

Take a look at this trio of Lambo’s running some heads up drag racing in Canada. On the left we have a LP560 Heffner Twin Turbo bolt-on kit making around 900HP, in the middle is the brand new Aventador LP700 making 700HP and on the right is a 2008 Superlerggera with 530HP. The Aventador gets a nice jump using it’s launch control with the LP560TT right with it, the Superleggera gets sadly left behind. Would have been nice to have another camera towards the end of the track to see how the LP560TT did at higher speeds against the LP700.

Check out this video of a Lamborghini Aventador LP700 racing a Ferarri 458 Twin Turbo built by Underground Racing. While the stock Aventador gets beat up pretty bad from the start, it seems to hold up surprisingly well as the speeds increase (it still says 6+ cars behind). The Aventador is powered by a V12 motor pushing out 700HP while the Ferrari 458 has a bolt-on turbo kit that is putting down 700 horsepower to the wheels which is really 800+ horsepower.

Here is one fast SUV, a Supercharged Jeep Cherokee SRT8 putting down 1,000HP and running an astounding 9.5 @ 144 MPH. Take a look at the pictures, videos and timeslip below:

Supercharged Jeep Cherokee SRT8

Here is a heads up drag race between a Lamborghini LP550-2 vs Mercedes CLS63 AMG BiTurbo.  The Lamborghini LP550-2 is a special edition of the Gallardo that is setup for rear wheel drive only powered by a V10 putting out 550HP.   The CLS63 AMG is the latest AMG from Mercedes-Benz with a 5.5L V8 BiTurbo motor putting out 518 HP.   The LP550 stomped on the CLS63 pretty easily which would be expected with it’s lighter weight and additional power. The LP550 ran 11.96 @ 123 MPH vs the CLS63 running 12.5 @ 116 MPH.  Take a look at the pictures and video below.

Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG BiTurbo






Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2

Here is some video of the first Lamborghini Aventador LP700 we’ve seen at the drag strip. The brand new Aventador is powered by a 690 horsepower V12 through a very quick shifting ISR single clutch automated transmission. While this run was only at an 1/8 mile track, the results are very promising with the Aventador running a 7.1 @ 106 MPH without even launching the car and a passenger in the car. This 1/8 mile time roughly translates to mid to high 10′s at 134+ MPH. In the video the Aventador is up against a 1000HP Nissan GT-R, not quite a fair matchup but fun to watch.

2011 Lamborghini Aventador Drag Racing

Road & Track did a heads up all out drag racing comparison of 3 cars in the 2 second club; cars that go from 0-60 MPH in under 3 seconds. The contenders include the 1200HP Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, 530HP Nissan GT-R and the 530HP 2011  Porsche 911 Turbo S.

Summary of results:

2012 Nissan GT-R ($93k)

• 0-60 MPH: 2.94
• 0-100 MPH: 7.3
• 1/4 mile: 11.2 @ 123.4 MPH
• 0-160 MPH: 22.0

2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S ($170k)

• 0-60 MPH: 2.84
• 0-100 MPH: 6.7
• 1/4 mile: 10.9 @ 128 MPH
• 0-160 MPH: 18.7

2011 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport ($2.8M)

• 0-60 MPH: 2.52
• 0-100 MPH: 4.9
• 1/4 mile: 9.9 @ 145.8 MPH
• 0-160 MPH: 12.2

Below is the video, while the cars they are testing are incredible, the Road & Track narration is so dull and boring, the guy sounds like he just woke up, too bad Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear didn’t get hold of these cars for the testing.

Source: Road & Track: 2 Second Club

This video shows a brand new Lamborghini Aventador LP700 racing against a Gallardo LP560 Twin Turbo running at 9psi. The LP560TT at 9psi should be making around 940 horsepower and as the video shows it has a hard time passing the LP700 which is rated at 700HP. Towards the end of the video you can see some nice flames from the Aventador as it lets off the gas.

Take a look at this hacked up Lamborghini Countach setup as full out drag car that has reportedly run in the 6′s when now bouncing off the walls. Doesn’t look like too much damage was done, we’re on the hunt to find a video of it making a pull pass.