February 27th, 2025
Racer X is looking to reclaim his dignity after Dragtimes own Brooks Weisblat thumped him last year. Today, the vehicles are virtually the same with a few tiny exceptions. Like most auto enthusiasts, both these guys are very competitive. This has all the makings of a great race. Let’s check out the hardware. Dragtimes is now running a newer Tesla Model S Plaid (this time with the Track Package). This rambunctious Tesla EV utilizes a trio of electric motors to generate 1,020hp and 1,050 lb.-ft. of torque. Fully charged, the all-wheel drive Plaid can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph Read More
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February 3rd, 2025
U-Drag racing offers a unique vantage point that combines drag racing with road racing. It is an excellent measure of just how well a vehicle accelerates, brakes and handles in a corner. Competitors line up and start much like a drag race. Once they have accelerated through the quarter-mile mark, drivers must hit the brake and slow the vehicle in order to navigate a single hairpin turn. Having successfully maneuvered through the turn, the driver must accelerate back to the original starting line. First one to cross the start/end line is the victor. Simple, right? Today’s race will be between Read More
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February 2nd, 2025
We race the Tesla Model S Track Pack vs the Ferrari SF90 from 0-190 MPH down an airstrip.
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January 31st, 2025
Unplugged Performance (UP) is taking the Tesla Model S Plaid to the next level. This video takes a look at an UP Tesla Model S-Apex Plaid build customized for media giant Joe Rogan. Needless to say, this car exhibits all the standard features of the S-Apex platform and adds a few custom touches. The first thing to grab you is the 19-piece carbon fiber widebody kit that increases the width of the Tesla by 80-millimeters. Up front, integrated dry carbon fiber brake ducts allow cool air to flow across the front rotors for improved stopping under any driving situation. Koenigsegg Read More
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December 10th, 2024
Greetings gearheads, speed freaks and moto maniacs of every ilk. Welcome to lovely Rochester, New York. On the agenda is the Star-Spangled Shootout, a No Prep event that has drawn some of the biggest names in amateur drag racing. With a winner-take-all cash pot of $27K, this looks to be a wild weekend of No Prep action. Following 1320 Video through the pits, we encounter Charles and his “wind-up” Fox Body Mustang. This Ford is LS swapped with a pair of 86-millimeter turbochargers. Chuck is making big power. What’s up with the wing placement, you ask? In theory, it plants Read More
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November 15th, 2024
Brace yourselves for some south of the border shenanigans in this clip. That’s right, we are going to the land of spicy hot cuisine and wide-open interstates for some roll racing fun. The competitors include a naturally aspirated Chevrolet Camaro LT1 (nitrous and an E85 tune) and a Tesla Model X (600-pound weight reduction) in Plaid mode. Let’s see how this shakes out. In the right lane is the Gen 6 Camaro LT1. The LT1 Package is equipped with a naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V8 engine mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission. In stock trim, the Camaro LT1 could produce 455hp Read More
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October 8th, 2024
by Edward Monroe We are headed out to the Showtime Dragstrip in Clearwater, Florida for some head-to-head drag racing action. The focal point of the video is a grudge match between a Hellcat swapped Plymouth Barracuda and a Tesla Model S Plaid. Obviously, the vintage Mopar has been engine swapped to a modern powertrain and control system. Supercharger and crankshaft pulleys have been upgraded to increase boost and the car is tuned to burn E85 fuel. Maximum output potential is estimated to be 850hp to the rear wheels. The Tesla is stock with the exception of some weight reduction. It Read More
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August 12th, 2024
Sounding a lot like an angry bumblebee, the Frustrate Honda Civic Hatchback is a savage on the streets. Equipped with a big turbo 2.4-liter four-cylinder (high-performance connecting rods and pistons) engine and an all-wheel drivetrain (from a Honda Pilot), this hatchback has earned the name “Frustrate.” The muscle-bound import will be thoroughly tested this evening. In the first race, the Honda will take on a Tesla Model X Plaid with some degree of weight reduction. As expected, the Tesla jumps out to an early advantage. Unexpectedly, the little Honda spools up and drives around the Model X near the trap Read More
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April 30th, 2024
This one is for Toby Vitatoe – the king of Kansas City street racing. Toby passed away a few years ago but his memory lives on in the heart of these competitors. With that in mind, let’s get down to where the rubber meets the road – in Mexico. Immediately following the driver’s meeting, the lone Tesla P100 D Plaid was matched up against Carole Baskin in his Ford F-150 with a big block motor and twin turbochargers. The all-wheel drive (electric) Tesla took the early advantage and won by a car length over the rear-wheel drive pickup that failed Read More
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April 22nd, 2024
Tonight, we have competitors representing two contrasting styles of transportation. In the first lane, the car is loud and obnoxious. It is belching race gas fumes and slinging bits of burnt rubber everywhere. The exhaust note from this car is deafening. In the opposite lane is a vehicle that requires no traction optimizing burnout. There are no exhaust fumes and – most riveting – it makes virtually no sound. Let’s get a closer look at these sleds. The beautifully loud and menacing automobile is the Chevrolet Corvette Z06. It’s a C7, or seventh generation, if you are curious. Under the Read More
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