but I've always heard about the legendary drag racing – and as a massive petrolhead, it's something I've always wanted to watch. Never did I expect to see a 300mph jet-powered "funny car" propel ...

The skirmish seen in the video embedded below revolves around a mighty 1970 Ford Torino Super Cobra Jet 429 dressed in ... part of the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race series, a "heart-pumping ...

One year ago, NHRA Funny Car driver Bob Tasca III made a pass of 341.68 mph. It was the first time in history that a wheel-driven dragster (as opposed to a jet car) had topped 340 mph on a quarter ...

The Ford Mustang is no stranger to drag racing ... ‘We saw the Cobra Jet 1400 project as an opportunity to start developing electric powertrains in a race car package that we already had ...

It is a dimension where cars drag-race fighter jets on blazing sunset ... However, the road-going fighter jet looks like it can brag about a zillion horses. One of those metaphors is in the ...

The usual suite of drag car chassis upgrades also feature. Ford has fitted the Cobra Jet with a full roll-cage, beefier suspension, uprated brakes and a pair of enormous Mickey Thompson rear tyres.