Tag Archives: drag racing

VIDEO: It’s easy to forget how weird import drag racing was

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Ben Hsu

Back in 1996 the idea of a front-wheel-drive Honda being anything but an economic commuter was still an alien concept to most Americans. But, it had grown big enough that even a public broadcast show like Motorweek was reporting on … Continue reading →

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World record-holding Honda Civic drag car destroyed in crash

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Ryan Senensky

Some sad news in the world of import racing came last Thursday, when it was announced that Speedfactory Racing’s world record-holding EG Civic was destroyed in a crash. What’s even more tragic, it was wrecked in a final world record … Continue reading →

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25 YEAR CLUB: 5th-Generation “EG” Honda Civic

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Ryan Senensky

As Honda gets ready to unleash a new generation of high-performance Civics — including the long-awaited Type R — upon us, it is only appropriate that the car that propelled the 90s tuner movement into mainstream America finally join the 25 … Continue reading →

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MOTORSPORT: When NHRA opened the doors to Japanese funny cars

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Chris Nicholson

When I was a kid in the 70s, a Japanese manufacturer being represented in the pro ranks of NHRA drag racing was a laughable idea. Sure, Datsuns were competitive in road racing with production-based cars, but sanctioning bodies such as … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Drag racing outside Makuhari Messe circa 1992

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Ben Hsu

Makuahri Messe is the big convention center in Chiba that hosts events the Tokyo Auto Salon and (before its move to Big Sight) the Tokyo Motor Show. If Tokyo city is at the 11 o’clock position of Tokyo Bay, then Makuhari is at … Continue reading →

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Vintage Japanese Drag Racing at Fuji Speedway

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Ben Hsu

Old School Japanese Drag Cars Break out the earplugs before watching this footage of vintage Japanese iron doing the Zero-Yon (0-400m, approximately a quarter-mile), circa 1986. Unlike the nostalgia drag racers of the US, these cars sport canister mufflers and … Continue reading →

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