Rat Rod Diesel Pickup Used for Towing and Drag Racing

Looking over from Europe at the kinds of crazy modded pickups folks have over in the US, one is impressed by their diversity. We have canyon carvers, EVs, ones that sound like 1980s rally cars and even ones that never officially existed…

Montgomery Cop on a Harley Davidson Filmed Drag Racing a Civilian [Updated]

Yes, yes, we know; police officers should always uphold the law no matter what, but they're also human beings and we can't help ourselves from finding the following cop's response to a civilian calling him to a harmless street drag race, how can we say it; very human…

Even though no harm was done, the law is the law, and after the motorcycle civilian who asked the unidentified cop to race him at the lights, Lawrence Lee Spillers, shared the footage from his helmet camera on YouTube, the Montgomery (Alabama) Police Department learned about it and launched an investigation.

The department’s police chief, Kevin Murphy, told KLTV news that the officer seen in the video shot this past Sunday has since decided to resign his position from the force.

“When a member of the Montgomery Police Department fails to adhere to our core values of honor, duty and loyalty, it is my duty to ensure they will not represent the MPD, or serve the citizens of Montgomery any further,” said Murphy. “The officer in question no longer wears the badge of the Montgomery Police Department.”

The motorcycle cop, who does not want to be named, issued the following statement:

"I don't have any hard feelings against the department. All my life and throughout my career I have tried to be humble and reserved, but I'm not perfect. If I could start over I would have never done what I did. I appreciate everyone's support. I can't believe how everything has turned around for me. I guess it's the will of God."

As for the other protagonist, Lawrence Lee Spillers Spillers, he stated:

"We posted [the video] thinking, you know, it was something fun, something you don't run across every day and that's why we did it. Our intentions were to never get the cop in trouble, and we definitely didn't think he would lose his job."

Updated: As pointed out by reader Tinky-Winky in the comments, WSFA reported that the "the Montgomery Police Department is confirming that the motorcycle officer who was captured on video drag racing with a private citizen will get his job back"

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Clash of the Titans: Nissan GT-R Goliath by Switzer vs GT-R Alpha 12+ by AMS

Two of the most powerful and fastest Nissan GT-R R35s tunes in the world clashed together at the latest Unlimited 500+ drag race even in Moscow.

On the left side of the starting line, we have the blue-colored GT-R Alpha 12+ from AMS Performance rated for 1,550HP (there's an even more powerful AMG model dubbed Alpha Omega), while on the right side, the silver GT-R R1K-X Goliath from Switzer laying claims to an impressive output of 1,700HP.

We won't tell you the final winner, but we will mention the times of the cars in the two times they raced each other in the 1 mile (1.6 km) run:

Race 1: 22.531 seconds with an exit speed of 386.68km/h (240.27 mph) for car A, and 22.561 seconds at 397.35km/h (245.66 mph) for car B

Race 2: 22.251 seconds at 400.0 km/h (248.55 mph) for car A and 22.086 seconds at 385.43 km/h (239.50 mph) for car B.

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Aussie Ships 1972 Valiant Charger to the U.S. for Drag Racing

While unknown to the masses here in the States, the Chrysler Group's Valiant Charger is one of the most iconic sports coupes to come out from the land Down Under. One of them was recently shipped to the U.S. to take part in the 2013 Drag Week – and not just any Charger, but a very potent specimen built by John Faraone.

We don't know if it still holds the record, but at some point, the 1972 Charger with the 572 cubic-inch (9.4-liters!) twin-turbocharged V8 engine held the record for Australia's most powerful street car (see second video) with over 1,900 wheel-horsepower!

During the drag races and after overcoming some technical issues, Faraone's Charger broke into the 7 second range for the quarter mile run. See the action clips in the video below.

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