2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Does 8s Quarter-Mile, the Race Is On 17 Feb 2021, 9:06 UTC ·
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With the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 having landed on the market in the fall of 2019, we ve seen our fair share of custom examples. And while seeing its supercharged 5.2L Predator V8 taken into four-digit muscle territory is nothing new, we can now talk about the first example that completed the quarter-mile task in the 8s range. 4 photos
To be more precise, an S550 GT500 that had been massaged by Pennsylvania-based Evolution Performance recently visited the Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida, where it pulled an 8.97s run, with a generous trap speed of 154 mph (248 kph).
Pro-Street 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Combines 383 Muscle With B&M Mega Blower 16 Feb 2021, 14:30 UTC ·
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For the 1968 model year, regular people like you and me couldn’t get a more potent Camaro than the-block 396 and race-bred 302 small-block V8. The 427 wasn’t available as a regular production option, which is why the likes of Don Yenko and Dana Chevrolet came to prominence. 25 photos
The muscled-up pony featured before your eyes isn’t one of those prized collectibles, but a one-off restomod with pro-street modifications and strip-slaying credentials. Reconditioned only recently, according to the selling vendor, this one-off Camaro was built with no expense spared.
Mickey Thompson Tests Tire Toughness at King of the Hammers
Only 37 of 84 cars finished the King of the Hammers, proclaimed the planet’s toughest one-day off-road race, on time this year. Tad Dowker and Jordan Pellegrino, two racers on Mickey Thompson Baja Boss X tires, were among the finishers.
âThe Baja Boss X is an extreme competition tire designed to tackle the toughest terrains,â Ken Warner, vice president of marketing at Mickey Thompson said. âTested at King of the Hammers and other off-road race and rock crawl events, this tire provides incredible grip and endurance to conquer all obstacles.â
Earlier in the week, we spoke with Heather Tausch, Mickey Thompson’s brand manager, who said they would be testing different tire compounds at King of the Hammers. An already-sticky compound and extra-large four-pitch Sidebiters provide off-road traction on the Baja Boss X. The tire’s Powerply XD angled third ply, plus an extra-thick denie