Vintage Drag Racing: Late 1960's - Early 1970's (Jeff Beck "Big Block")
This piece is based on 1960's and 1970's Drag Racing photographs by Charles L. Gilchrist, and is dedicated to "Piston Heads" and "Gear Jammers" all over the world. enjoy!
Produced by CG Imaging
Music "Big Block" by Jeff Beck from the album "Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop".
If you like these hot drag racing images, check out the artists website:
www.CharlesGilchrist.com
Warren Johnson tests at Zmax Dragway
Scenes of Warren Johnson and the GM Performance Parts GXP Racing team testing at the new Zmax Dragway in Charlotte, NC in anticipation of the inaugural Carolina Nationals. Making eight runs, WJ set the top speed of the day at 207.43 mph. Taped on Thursday, September 4, 2008.
Mopar Jegs Testing | 2012 NHRA Pro Stock Drag Racing
Jeg Coughlin Jr. will join veteran racer Allen Johnson as the only two drivers in the Pro Stock class directly sponsored by Mopar.
"Jeg Jr. is a proven winner, with four Pro Stock championships on his résumé," said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar Brand - Chrysler Group LLC, "We are thrilled to add an elite driver to Team Mopar, and we look forward to sharing in his great success at the drag strip next season."
"I'm extremely excited to join forces with Mopar in 2012," said Jeg Jr., the only racer in the history of the NHRA to win a national event in six different classes. "The entire Coughlin Brothers Racing team has high expectations for the 2012 season and we expect to field a premier program with our Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Avenger team, from top to bottom."
Mitsubishi Colt CA0 1.6 on Dyno
My Mitsu Colt CA0 1.6 GLXi on the Dyno @ Verhoeven Tuning.
It has a 1.6, 16 valve 4cil. A 4G92 engine. 117.8 bhp @ 6690 RPM and 137 Nm of torque @ 5257 RPM
Larry Young Chevy S10 @ Milan Dragway - 9/29/2012 - Nostalgia Classic
Nostalgia Classic meeting at Milan Dragway. The little S10 pulled an impressive wheelstand but had to give up 2.5 seconds to the other car and just got beat to the punch by a couple of thousandths of a second :(
Mitsubishi Colt CJ0 - 4G93 - Exhaust and Autobahn
2 shots of my latest car, a Mitsubishi Colt CJ0 with a 4G93 engine (was 4G92!), one short trip with direct Exhaust sound and view, and a longer Shot on the german Autobahn.
Interesting parts:
0:00 - 2:52 Exhaust direct sound
6:05 - 7:00 up to 200km/h
13:55 U-turn - took the wrong road :D
14:40 - 15:40 up to 210km/h
18:55 - 20:05 215km/h
23:55 - 24:30 0-100 Sprint
25:15 - 25:40 0-100 sprint²
World's Greatest Drag Race 2!
It's back! The World's Greatest Drag Race returns with nine of the world's best supercars, sports cars, and muscle cars for 2012 facing off in an epic quarter-mile sprint for glory... and ultimate bragging rights! This year's field includes all nine contenders from Motor Trend's 2012 Best Driver's Car competition. We have the Lamborghini Aventador, Nissan GT-R Black Edition, Ford Shelby GT500, McLaren MP4-12C, Jaguar XKR-S, Porsche 911 Carrera S, Subaru BRZ, Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series and Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 -- all gathered together on an abandoned airstrip at El Toro Marine Base to find out which car is the fastest. Obviously these nine competitors display a wide range of power and performance, not to mention price tags. So why are we lining them all up again for one gigantic, over-the-top drag race? It's simple... Because We Can!
World's Greatest Drag Race 2 concludes our special 2012 Best Driver's Car Week here on the Motor Trend youtube channel (http://www.youtube.com/motortrend) and on MotorTrend.com (http://www.motortrend.com). We hope you've enjoyed all of this week's videos and we look forward to rolling out an all-new batch of amazing cars and amazing videos for you next year for Motor Trend's 2013 Best Driver's Car.
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