If you think drag racing is boring, we encourage you to take a closer look at the sport's early days. When Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen were first lining up to shoot ...

After a huge buildup and a massive media scrum, surely due at least in part to a fresh Hollywood movie, the Hot Wheels-branded Snake and Mongoose Funny Cars, which were sold together along with ...

On paper, the 770-hp F-150 is the clear favorite here. In theory, pickup trucks are not meant to be raced. They are made to be used primarily for work and adventures outside the paved roads.

A body moving through a fluid experiences a drag force, which is usually divided into two components: frictional drag, and pressure drag. Frictional drag comes from friction between the fluid and the ...

Let’s see what we have on the starting line in today’s drag race. Representing the pure American muscle power is the Shelby F-150 Super Snake with its monstrous 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine.

Buckaroo, the British-bred four-time stakes winner, has had a methodical preparation for Monday’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Australia since he resumed racing after a four ...

The Final Drag racing weekend of the year at Grand Bend Motorplex is Sept 26-28th. Grand Bend to host two drag spectaculars in August Ontario's Grand Bend Motorsplex ...

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Flying snake is a misnomer, since, barring a strong updraft, these animals can’t actually gain altitude. They’re gliders, using the speed of free fall and contortions of their bodies to catch ...

This iconic snake, with its bulbous head and red, yellow, and black bands, is famous as much for its potent venom as for the many rhymes—"Red and yellow, kill a fellow; red and black ...