---
title: "Watch This 4,000 Horsepower Firebird Destroy the Drag Strip"
description: "This Firebird is a few horsepower away from taking flight."
date: "2017-08-27"
modified: "2017-08-28"
authors:
  - name: "Max Goldberg"
    job_title: "Associate Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/max-goldberg"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/13855/watch-this-4000-horsepower-firebird-destroy-the-drag-strip"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "Drag Race"
  - "Horsepower"
  - "pontiac firebird"
---

# Watch This 4,000 Horsepower Firebird Destroy the Drag Strip

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James "Birdman" Finny is arguably the most feared man in the no-prep drag racing circuit. He is currently rocking a 4,000 horsepower 572 Hemi V8 that can rip unreal drag times when the track is sticky enough. As you can see in the video below, the massive [Firebird](<https://www.thedrive.com/vintage/2049/should-i-invest-in-collector-cars-ask-the-drive>) struggled a couple times to make a straight line, but Birdman kept things in order and ended up winning a hefty sum of money at the end of the night.

Unfortunately, it is hard to figure out real drag times from the video, but we know they are neck-snapping quarter miles. From the looks of it, Birdman is very much in his prime and running a great car at the moment. If anyone knows more about the build, please leave some information in the comments below as this Firebird is a force to be reckoned with.

https://youtube.com/embed/Qfq9YM_ovy0

## Author
Before working at *The Drive*, Max Goldberg raced the streets of Westchester in an ambulance as a licensed Emergency Medical Technician. He has boundless enthusiasm.

### Author social links  
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