What is perhaps best about the 2002 SVT Cobra in the following video is that, although it's obviously got some big drag tires on, it looks pretty unassuming. That is, until it starts shooting flames out of the hood. The turbocharged and nitrous-injected Mustang derivative is at the strip with the goal of getting into the nines. We won't tell you how it ends, that would ruin the suspense, and a drag racing video with suspense is a wonderful thing.

The video also illustrates how complex drag racing can actually be, with it taking genuine strategy and effort to get the times down.