A Drag Racing Showdown: A Game of Clean Launches and Rolling Rallies

The stage was set for a thrilling drag racing competition, with three unique vehicles vying for supremacy. The Toyota Hilux Dakar Rally car, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX "NASA", and the Subaru Impreza WRX STI Gr Yaris were ready to put their engines to the test.

First, the competitors would engage in a traditional drag race, where they would launch from a standstill and accelerate down a quarter mile strip. The rules were simple: clean launches from everyone, no cheating. However, as it turned out, NASA had other plans. According to the engineer, the car had been fitted with an extra 120 horsepower, making it a formidable opponent.

The starting gun fired, and the vehicles took off like rockets. The Subaru Impreza WRX STI Gr Yaris got off to a strong start, crossing the finish line in 12.8 seconds. The Toyota Hilux Dakar Rally car was hot on its heels, completing the quarter mile in 12.4 seconds. Meanwhile, NASA was struggling to get off the line, but as soon as it did, it surged forward.

As the dust settled, it became clear that NASA had jumped the start, giving it a narrow lead over the Hilux. However, this was not enough to secure victory, and the Hilux took the win in the traditional drag race. But there was more to come - the competition would continue with a rolling rally format.

In the first round of the rolling rally, the competitors started at 40 kilometers per hour, shifting into second gear as they approached the finish line. The goal was simple: be the first to cross the line. NASA took off like a bullet, but its high speed made it difficult to control.

The Subaru Impreza WRX STI Gr Yaris was quick to follow, and by the time NASA had slowed down, Matthew's car was already ahead. However, as soon as they crossed the finish line, disaster struck - the Yaris began to spin out of control, struggling to maintain traction on the slippery surface.

Meanwhile, NASA continued its charge, gaining speed with each passing second. It looked like the car was going to take the win in the rolling rally format. But just as it seemed certain, Matthew called for a hold on the competition, allowing him to re-group and reassess his strategy.

As the competitors regrouped, the announcer revealed that they would be trying again, with clean launches from everyone once more. This time, however, the rules had changed - instead of racing at full throttle, they would focus on rolling starts.

The starting gun fired, and the vehicles took off slowly, accelerating into second gear as they approached the finish line. The Subaru Impreza WRX STI Gr Yaris got a strong start, but NASA was hot on its heels.

As the cars neared the finish line, it became clear that this time around, NASA had learned from its previous mistakes. It maintained traction and speed throughout, crossing the finish line in a blistering 14 seconds.

The Subaru Impreza WRX STI Gr Yaris struggled to keep up, eventually losing ground as NASA pulled ahead. In the end, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX "NASA" took the win in the rolling rally format.

A Final Check: Brake Test and Reversing

As the competition drew to a close, the organizers announced one final challenge - a brake test from 100 miles per hour. The competitors would need to slow down their vehicles as quickly and smoothly as possible in order to cross the finish line first.

The starting gun fired, and the vehicles took off like rockets once again. However, this time around, the goal was not to gain speed but to lose it. The Subaru Impreza WRX STI Gr Yaris struggled to slow down, eventually spinning out of control.

In contrast, NASA managed to brake smoothly and quickly, crossing the finish line in record time. As for Matthew's car, it performed admirably, stopping just a fraction of a second behind NASA.

A Post-Race Interview

As the competition drew to a close, we caught up with Matthew to talk about his experience competing against NASA and other talented drivers. "I'm really not happy," he admitted, "but I do hear you very well." It was clear that Matthew had given it his all, but ultimately came up short.

NASA's engineer also took the stage, sharing some insights into the car's performance. According to him, the extra 120 horsepower had made a significant difference in the traditional drag race. However, when the competition switched to rolling rallies, NASA struggled to maintain control at high speeds.

As for what's next for NASA, the engineer revealed that they're working on an idea to make the car even faster - by reducing spin and optimizing traction. It's clear that this is going to be a car to watch in the future.

A Final Thank You

Finally, we'd like to extend our thanks to all of the competitors who took part in this thrilling drag racing competition. From NASA to Matthew's Gr Yaris, each driver brought their unique skills and styles to the table. We can't wait to see what they'll do next.

And so, another exciting chapter comes to a close - but we know that there are plenty more adventures to come for these talented drivers and their incredible vehicles.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's quickest in a drag race a Toyota gr super a Toyota gr Yaris or a gr Dakar Hilux which has just won the 2023 Dakar Rally what we're going to find out because I'm going to drag race them over the standing quarter mile because I'm at Watson and you're watching Carlisle Buy sell car wow now let me tell you about this Supra it's got a three liter straight six turbo puts out 387 horsepower and 500 newton meters of torque drives the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox it costs 55 000 pounds and weighs 1.5 tons to find out about the gr Yaris we're going to speak to its driver his name is Matthew bomel and he's a co-driver for the winning Dakar High looks machia how are you hi I'm fine and you yeah I'm good thanks I'm good so you've had a bit of success recently haven't you winning the DACA and all that but I think yeah you might not be so successful today even though you're in a car right now which you're very familiar with aren't you yes of course I I drive a nice so it's of course the smallest engine of the three cars parked there but I will try to fight anyway so tell me about the engine you've got one you should know it right off the top of your head yes of course it's a 1.6 liter a three-cylinder turbo engine it's giving 264 horsepower all-wheel drive so I will use this for a nice acceleration also oh I've got one of those as well we can be gr Yaris buddies buddy hey how you doing mate hey Arizona anyway it's also got 360 newton meters of torque and it's quite light 1280 kilos so lighten this and less expensive 33 000 pounds for that version which is the circuit pack finally we come to the gr Dakar Hilux and it's driver NASA alatia NASA how you doing I'm doing very well my friend but I think it's not really fair you know to race Supra and gr IRS I think it's fair so we're going to do it anyway all right um and you know you're always winning how many dakars have you won I won that car five times I think is not enough it'll probably win it six times next year but anyway can you give me the details of the thing that you're driving what engines in it yes V6 to Turbo 3.5 liter so that's the engine that you have in the Land Cruiser only hasn't it been detuned because the FI say you have to have what is it 360 horsepower instead of the standard 415 horsepower but talks the same isn't it don't you still have 6 650 newton meters Yes actually you know the rule of FIA you don't need to change and you don't need to tune the engine just to keep exactly what we get from the manufacturer so that engine is exactly is not modified in any way shape or form it's what you have apart from being slightly detuned for that power output to meet the regulations but the rest of that thing it's so modified that the only Hilux bits are tail lights the indicator stalks and Bonnet badge is that correct yes absolutely is correct are those door handles like from a Hilux I don't know yes he's just making it up now it's not that we've got Matthew in the car going no no no that's not correct I think NASA just kind of concentrates on the driving anyway let's get on with this but before we do if you haven't done so already please make sure you subscribe to this Channel and hit the Bell icon to turn your notifications on that way you won't miss a single upload and we've got some cool drag races coming out soon there's a very special one which you won't want to miss so make sure you subscribe now before we race we're gonna do the customary colorway soundtrack so I'm going to rev up this three liter straight six all right then Matthew sorry Matthew if you want to rev up I've just noticed with both Matthews and both with gr's yes yes anyway rev up your GR and NASA now I will show you the real sound it doesn't sound like that in the road game Land Cruiser FYI you hear it no I didn't hear anything mate didn't hear a thing is it broker does it not work I couldn't hear anything yeah ignoring me anyway um probably wise Steve now if you're thinking about selling your car you can do it through car I've dead easy you just upload some photos give a brief description then dealers all across the country will bid on your car then you just exit the high staff and they'll come to your house take the car away put them in your account couldn't be easier if you want to find out more about that now click on the pop-up and up there for the link in the description below I'm gonna do a later date just simply Google help me Carl wow and we will help you save your car the easy way Mr this let's finally race going Sideways come on come on foreign yes I'm waiting for this apron matter I thought you had me off the line great start from you but yeah I've got so many skills I just made the card faster I add an extra 50 horsepower to any car I drive the fight was nice until the end uh NASA you were in it for a while but not quite got enough power that's because the FIA detune it they shouldn't detune it uh yes now we are running standard tune you know but you will have a big surprise later all right so there's a man that's that got a laptop connected to NASA's Hilux Matia does um NASA usually play Fail does he sometimes cheat I don't know what they are doing there but I think we are lost my friend just we check the data only that's it anyway Matthew while NASA is busy checking the data is all right I will say yes the start was good have you ever launched your own gr it's always better to launch someone else's isn't it I have no idea normally I drive on snow so always the start is very slow you know here you have more attraction okay all right well it looks like NASA is yeah I was saying he's ready come on he's destroyed me come on Supra come on Cobalt come on it's gonna be on the line oh my God that was close I don't know who won that NASA I'm not sure whether I caught you up at the end what do you reckon how do you think I win but I think Matt start a little bit before Nasir you need to do it again can we have a student inquiry did I jump the start this is what they say normally in Raleigh you have 10 second penalty my friend you are you are you are losing the game hold on a second matter we need to speak to the actual umpire can someone just have a look at the footage and see if I jump the start damn it's mean I win no no no no we're gonna do it again the rules are that we have to have clean launches from everyone so we'll do it one more time okay right do not jump do not jump God they're so fast off the line come on now Supra come on come on foreign oh God you were NASA but come clean were you really just checking the data actually I asked my engineer you know to have more horsepower it's mean 480 horsepower what so you've had an extra 120 horsepower what's the talk up to now as well go and tell me I think we can reach 880. no wonder he won so then what exactly happened well when it was de-restricted the Dakar Hilux won it completed the standing quarter mile in 11.9 seconds the super took 12 seconds and the gr Yaris came last it crossed the line in 12.8 seconds however when it was restricted in its Dakar Rally racing mode the Hilux actually took 12.4 seconds to complete the standing quarter mile now we have a rolling race we're going to start in second gear about 40 kilometers an hour and then I'm going to call it in we'll race over the quarter mile C which vehicle passes the core mile Mark first okay right three two one go he's got is cheated foreign I might have jumped the star in the drag race but you definitely jumped the star in the rolling race yes I agree with your sorry guys you ready now so you're gonna do it properly yeah okay boss I will do it properly all right come on then let's get into second gear everyone level come on Matthew are you ready three two one go oh it's close where am I gonna put that we got him now you see I was at Fiona so are you happy with your run I am really not happy but I because I don't hear you very well okay would you like one last go let's do it last go let's do this so here we are three two one go oh it's close this time but I think I'm pulling past yeah this is too quick NASA I think you might need to go see your engineer again and see if he can give you even more power I didn't think so we can go more on this you know well done you win so NASA's come up with an idea that he thinks this thing is so quick with its new tube that it can actually be beat in a drag race when it's too much spin at the beginning you know what we need to do though let's take the launch out of it and we'll do a rolling race you must be very happy with that you finally won something I am happy okay then Matthew it's gonna be a rolling Grace for about 14 second gear go for it get to 40. level three two one go not quite it was close at first very close but in the end the gr y rs1 because it's you know when you do like off-road the car is carrying very heavy yeah yes and will spin If Only They were going to have a brake test from 100 miles an hour when we reach the cones full emergency stop whichever vehicle stops in the shortest distance wins now if you'd rather watch another drag race instead with some more crazy Red Bull stuff click on the pop-up button up there for the link in the description below if not stay here let's see what happens there's no abs okay everyone try and get leveled here we go here's a line wait a minute did I what everyone stay where they are I need to check something I know the Yaris won yeah so be happy Matthew when the holidays was in the sand but let me just check something here to you I wasn't expecting that now sir you just about beat me I think so yes but Matthew his was breaking early it's supposed to be your co-poly should like have his back and just go where whatever oh I forgot your racing driver so you're super competitive anyway gotta say a huge thank you to NASA Matthew for taking part and being such good sports and to Toyota kazoo racing W2 RC for letting us play with their Dakar winning Hilux also thanks to Alpha tank Toyota from Dubai who have lent us the super and the Yaris to Prime Productions AMG for helping organize this event and to Al Jazeera Aviation club for letting us air Runway and of course to Red Bull for making all of this happen anyway I hope you'll enjoyed the video if you did give it a like click on those windows there for some more videos on that box there to sell your car through car oil and let dealers all across the country bid on your car thanks for watchingwhat's quickest in a drag race a Toyota gr super a Toyota gr Yaris or a gr Dakar Hilux which has just won the 2023 Dakar Rally what we're going to find out because I'm going to drag race them over the standing quarter mile because I'm at Watson and you're watching Carlisle Buy sell car wow now let me tell you about this Supra it's got a three liter straight six turbo puts out 387 horsepower and 500 newton meters of torque drives the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox it costs 55 000 pounds and weighs 1.5 tons to find out about the gr Yaris we're going to speak to its driver his name is Matthew bomel and he's a co-driver for the winning Dakar High looks machia how are you hi I'm fine and you yeah I'm good thanks I'm good so you've had a bit of success recently haven't you winning the DACA and all that but I think yeah you might not be so successful today even though you're in a car right now which you're very familiar with aren't you yes of course I I drive a nice so it's of course the smallest engine of the three cars parked there but I will try to fight anyway so tell me about the engine you've got one you should know it right off the top of your head yes of course it's a 1.6 liter a three-cylinder turbo engine it's giving 264 horsepower all-wheel drive so I will use this for a nice acceleration also oh I've got one of those as well we can be gr Yaris buddies buddy hey how you doing mate hey Arizona anyway it's also got 360 newton meters of torque and it's quite light 1280 kilos so lighten this and less expensive 33 000 pounds for that version which is the circuit pack finally we come to the gr Dakar Hilux and it's driver NASA alatia NASA how you doing I'm doing very well my friend but I think it's not really fair you know to race Supra and gr IRS I think it's fair so we're going to do it anyway all right um and you know you're always winning how many dakars have you won I won that car five times I think is not enough it'll probably win it six times next year but anyway can you give me the details of the thing that you're driving what engines in it yes V6 to Turbo 3.5 liter so that's the engine that you have in the Land Cruiser only hasn't it been detuned because the FI say you have to have what is it 360 horsepower instead of the standard 415 horsepower but talks the same isn't it don't you still have 6 650 newton meters Yes actually you know the rule of FIA you don't need to change and you don't need to tune the engine just to keep exactly what we get from the manufacturer so that engine is exactly is not modified in any way shape or form it's what you have apart from being slightly detuned for that power output to meet the regulations but the rest of that thing it's so modified that the only Hilux bits are tail lights the indicator stalks and Bonnet badge is that correct yes absolutely is correct are those door handles like from a Hilux I don't know yes he's just making it up now it's not that we've got Matthew in the car going no no no that's not correct I think NASA just kind of concentrates on the driving anyway let's get on with this but before we do if you haven't done so already please make sure you subscribe to this Channel and hit the Bell icon to turn your notifications on that way you won't miss a single upload and we've got some cool drag races coming out soon there's a very special one which you won't want to miss so make sure you subscribe now before we race we're gonna do the customary colorway soundtrack so I'm going to rev up this three liter straight six all right then Matthew sorry Matthew if you want to rev up I've just noticed with both Matthews and both with gr's yes yes anyway rev up your GR and NASA now I will show you the real sound it doesn't sound like that in the road game Land Cruiser FYI you hear it no I didn't hear anything mate didn't hear a thing is it broker does it not work I couldn't hear anything yeah ignoring me anyway um probably wise Steve now if you're thinking about selling your car you can do it through car I've dead easy you just upload some photos give a brief description then dealers all across the country will bid on your car then you just exit the high staff and they'll come to your house take the car away put them in your account couldn't be easier if you want to find out more about that now click on the pop-up and up there for the link in the description below I'm gonna do a later date just simply Google help me Carl wow and we will help you save your car the easy way Mr this let's finally race going Sideways come on come on foreign yes I'm waiting for this apron matter I thought you had me off the line great start from you but yeah I've got so many skills I just made the card faster I add an extra 50 horsepower to any car I drive the fight was nice until the end uh NASA you were in it for a while but not quite got enough power that's because the FIA detune it they shouldn't detune it uh yes now we are running standard tune you know but you will have a big surprise later all right so there's a man that's that got a laptop connected to NASA's Hilux Matia does um NASA usually play Fail does he sometimes cheat I don't know what they are doing there but I think we are lost my friend just we check the data only that's it anyway Matthew while NASA is busy checking the data is all right I will say yes the start was good have you ever launched your own gr it's always better to launch someone else's isn't it I have no idea normally I drive on snow so always the start is very slow you know here you have more attraction okay all right well it looks like NASA is yeah I was saying he's ready come on he's destroyed me come on Supra come on Cobalt come on it's gonna be on the line oh my God that was close I don't know who won that NASA I'm not sure whether I caught you up at the end what do you reckon how do you think I win but I think Matt start a little bit before Nasir you need to do it again can we have a student inquiry did I jump the start this is what they say normally in Raleigh you have 10 second penalty my friend you are you are you are losing the game hold on a second matter we need to speak to the actual umpire can someone just have a look at the footage and see if I jump the start damn it's mean I win no no no no we're gonna do it again the rules are that we have to have clean launches from everyone so we'll do it one more time okay right do not jump do not jump God they're so fast off the line come on now Supra come on come on foreign oh God you were NASA but come clean were you really just checking the data actually I asked my engineer you know to have more horsepower it's mean 480 horsepower what so you've had an extra 120 horsepower what's the talk up to now as well go and tell me I think we can reach 880. no wonder he won so then what exactly happened well when it was de-restricted the Dakar Hilux won it completed the standing quarter mile in 11.9 seconds the super took 12 seconds and the gr Yaris came last it crossed the line in 12.8 seconds however when it was restricted in its Dakar Rally racing mode the Hilux actually took 12.4 seconds to complete the standing quarter mile now we have a rolling race we're going to start in second gear about 40 kilometers an hour and then I'm going to call it in we'll race over the quarter mile C which vehicle passes the core mile Mark first okay right three two one go he's got is cheated foreign I might have jumped the star in the drag race but you definitely jumped the star in the rolling race yes I agree with your sorry guys you ready now so you're gonna do it properly yeah okay boss I will do it properly all right come on then let's get into second gear everyone level come on Matthew are you ready three two one go oh it's close where am I gonna put that we got him now you see I was at Fiona so are you happy with your run I am really not happy but I because I don't hear you very well okay would you like one last go let's do it last go let's do this so here we are three two one go oh it's close this time but I think I'm pulling past yeah this is too quick NASA I think you might need to go see your engineer again and see if he can give you even more power I didn't think so we can go more on this you know well done you win so NASA's come up with an idea that he thinks this thing is so quick with its new tube that it can actually be beat in a drag race when it's too much spin at the beginning you know what we need to do though let's take the launch out of it and we'll do a rolling race you must be very happy with that you finally won something I am happy okay then Matthew it's gonna be a rolling Grace for about 14 second gear go for it get to 40. level three two one go not quite it was close at first very close but in the end the gr y rs1 because it's you know when you do like off-road the car is carrying very heavy yeah yes and will spin If Only They were going to have a brake test from 100 miles an hour when we reach the cones full emergency stop whichever vehicle stops in the shortest distance wins now if you'd rather watch another drag race instead with some more crazy Red Bull stuff click on the pop-up button up there for the link in the description below if not stay here let's see what happens there's no abs okay everyone try and get leveled here we go here's a line wait a minute did I what everyone stay where they are I need to check something I know the Yaris won yeah so be happy Matthew when the holidays was in the sand but let me just check something here to you I wasn't expecting that now sir you just about beat me I think so yes but Matthew his was breaking early it's supposed to be your co-poly should like have his back and just go where whatever oh I forgot your racing driver so you're super competitive anyway gotta say a huge thank you to NASA Matthew for taking part and being such good sports and to Toyota kazoo racing W2 RC for letting us play with their Dakar winning Hilux also thanks to Alpha tank Toyota from Dubai who have lent us the super and the Yaris to Prime Productions AMG for helping organize this event and to Al Jazeera Aviation club for letting us air Runway and of course to Red Bull for making all of this happen anyway I hope you'll enjoyed the video if you did give it a like click on those windows there for some more videos on that box there to sell your car through car oil and let dealers all across the country bid on your car 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