Limiting traction has been a popular concept in street-legal drag racing since it went mainstream over 30 years ago with HOT ROD's Fastest Street Car Shootout. In those days, the Super Street category ...

It's no accident that all the really fast, small-tired cars (like those that run in NMCA's Super Street or NHRA's Stock Eliminator) yank the front tires 2 feet in the air on the starting line.

A custom electric Porsche 944 takes on the McLaren 720S in a quarter-mile drag race. The Porsche uses two electric motors, massive instant torque, and a lightweight build to launch hard from the ...