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The awkward moment a Golf R street racer launches in reverse, hits car behind

Published 13 October 2021
By David Mullen
A video has been released showing a collision in Spain between two street racers, neither of whom were racing each other...
Sibling rivalry drag race: Audi RS3 Saloon vs Audi RS4 Avant

Video: Audi RS4 vs Audi RS3 drag race

It's rare for different performance cars from the same company to be similar to each other on-paper, but that's exactly what's happened at Audi.
Published 21 July 2018
Kia with a sting in its tail beats Ford Mustang muscle car in a drag race

Kia Stinger beats Ford Mustang in drag race

MOST DRIVERS buy a Kia because they are sensible cars, at sensible prices, with a seven-year long warranty – which is, again, jolly sensible. But
Published 15 March 2018

Drag racer sends flaming fuel into crowd

Twelve people have been injured after burning fuel sprayed into the crowd at a drag racing event in central Australia.
Published 04 September 2017
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Video: Porsche 918 Spyder battles a Koenigsegg Agera...

If hypercars are all about posturing and oneupmanship, it is inevitable that their owners would want to square up, man to man, wing mirror to wing...
Published 10 December 2014