Sunday, 25 November 2012

World's Best Drag Race

The video features a drag race between 11 Supercars on an empty airstrip. Presented by Motortrend, this 1.5 million dollar amped up drag race is one of the spectacular in drag racing history.  Following are the cars with the specs:





































































SR. No.SupercarsHorsepower (hp) / Torque (lb-ft)
1BMW 1-Series M335 / 369
2Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca444 / 380
3Porsche 911 GT3 RS450 / 317
4Chevrolet Corvette Z06/Z07505 / 470
5Ferrari 458 Italia557 / 398
6Nissan GT-R530 / 448
7Audi R8 GT560 / 398
8Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG563 / 479
9Lexus LFA552 / 354
10Porsche Cayman R330 / 273
11Lotus Evora S345 / 295


With such cars in the grid, it is practically impossible to decide which one will cut the finish line ribbon first. But after a breath-taking quarter mile race, the results are as follows:

















































































PositionSupercarsFinish Time (sec)Top Speed (mph)
1Nissan GT-R11.2121.8
2Ferrari 458 Italia11.3125.6
3Audi R8 GT11.5125.1
4Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG11.7124.1
5Lexus LFA11.9123.7
6Chevrolet Corvette Z06/Z0711.9122.5
7Porsche 911 GT3 RS11.9120.7
8Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca12.4115.0
9Porsche Cayman R12.7111.0
10BMW 1-Series M12.8110.2
11Lotus Evora S12.9109.9



Such drag races are very rare as it require lot of effort, cost, teamwork and planning. But it finally pays off.




[youtube width="465" height="335"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm_TXu5Ekrw[/youtube]

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