The most fearsome drag racers on earth feature automatic transmissions that funnel power to the ground quickly and effectively. However, there is a class of drag racing machinery out there that competes for the title of the world’s quickest car with an H-pattern stick shift.
Holding this crown is a heavily-modified Ford Mustang that recently stormed down the quarter-mile in 6.81 seconds at the recent World Cup Drag Racing finals in the U.S. Prior to setting a new record, the title was held by a Toyota Supra.
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Obviously, this is no ordinary Ford Mustang. For example, the first-generation Coyote V8 has been thoroughly upgraded with forged internals and sports ported and polished heads. A pair of massive turbochargers have also been fitted and while we don’t know how much power the car is pumping out, it is obviously deep in the four-figure range.
As for the transmission, it is no ordinary stick shift. In fact, it is a four-speed unit from Tick Performance that has a slipper clutch and is designed for clutchless gear shifts.
During the car’s very first run over the weekend, it raced against the record-holding Supra and run the quarter-mile in 6.81 seconds. After this run, the owner discovered that there was a slow leak in one of the tires and with that fixed, was confident he could go even quicker. However, the best he was able to deliver was another 6.81-second run.