At the NMRA world finals in Kentucky last weekend, Ford’s all-electric Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800 broke the world record for the fastest EV-powered quarter-mile pass with a full-bodied drag car. It crossed the line in 7.623 seconds at 182.16mph.
“I’m very proud of the accomplishments our team was able to achieve with SCJ1800” said Brian Novak, Ford Performance supervisor, drag racing and off-road racing. “Everyone gives their all coming up with new optimizations and strategies to raise the bar and it’s impressive when you consider how much of this car has been ground up development by our team.”
The Super Cobra Jet 1800 was driven by Pat McCue, owner of MLe Racecars. McCue also was the pilot for the previous record achievement at the NHRA Pomona Winter Nationals back in March 2024.
“Driving this car at over 180mph is wild,” said McCue. “Working everyday with our team at MLe Racecars and the amazing engineering talent at Ford Performance in the development and the progression of the Cobra Jet 1400 to the Super Cobra Jet 1800 has been a wild ride of its own!”
